I would have said that's definatly an MZ possibly the 250 spot engine; later MZ engines had deeper and more square barrel.
All these years of admiring the story of Kim Newcombe I always thought the Konig was a twin cyl... every day a school day
. He went on to help develop the RG500 square pot.The MZ was interesting, very deep finning on the barrel. I don’t know enough detail about the history, but I did wonder whether this bike might have been from the era when Suzuki arranged for the defection of the Eastern European and effectively stole the design.
This, however, was a GT500 (or possibly the View attachment 429401View attachment 429402View attachment 429403T500), someone here will know!
Even staring at it in the flesh, I too thought it was a twin until someone pointed out the two rear-facing cylinders.
T500, As it has a Twin Leading Shoe front brakeThe MZ was interesting, very deep finning on the barrel. I don’t know enough detail about the history, but I did wonder whether this bike might have been from the era when Suzuki arranged for the defection of the Eastern European and effectively stole the design.
This, however, was a GT500 (or possibly the View attachment 429401View attachment 429402View attachment 429403T500), someone here will know!
How funny - I have always thought the Falco would be a fabulous bike, and it's odd (to me) that you see so few. That one was a lovely example.
I'am sorry to be reading this about falling numbers and restricted viewing; and the Queen Mary empty classic weekend was unheard of; as for the price rises; the supermarket on the way to the track always stuck the prices up classic weekend; we always just thought fair do's to them making a bit because we enjoyedthe whole event that much. As for Gedinne; that's a cracking little event also; not quite as bustly as Chimay ; but again very laid back; just soak the whole weekend up.
That's a fantastic post TopG iv'e never seen that; i do know the circuit was well known back in the day so to speak; we also went the year they opened the full 7-8 k track instead of the usual layout; walking around the track till the marshals blow their whistĺes and you climb back over the fence once the race starts
; the big V8 landrover medi car was worth a listen to when it was tonking around also;; so many fond memories of a fantastic place.
The year they started to use the chicane d bourgoignie where the pub is for the classics all the British contingent threatened to pull out; so they left it open that year and included the following year when they all knew it was to be used; and as someone as already said the camping at the outside of the track up by the side of the fire station was free although you had to cross the bridge to get to facility's inside the track.
I raced there in 2014 when the Chicane d Bourgoignie was only used for modern bikes. The section known as 'Armco Alley' from Virage de Beauchamp to Porte de Mons was flat out all the way through and was the absolute best bit of the circuit. Using the chicane for the Classic bikes totally ruined in. You could also spectate from right up to the Armco, it sounds like that too has changed now.
Supercharger?
No, it looks like it drives a disc valve between the downdraft carb and the crankcase.
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I raced there in 2014 when the Chicane d Bourgoignie was only used for modern bikes. The section known as 'Armco Alley' from Virage de Beauchamp to Porte de Mons was flat out all the way through and was the absolute best bit of the circuit. Using the chicane for the Classic bikes totally ruined in. You could also spectate from right up to the Armco, it sounds like that too has changed now.
Here's George Hogton-Rusling through Armco Alley at 0:42 and 2:36. on a Rob North.
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and through Virage de Beaucham at 0:02
This is me #6 going out for qualifying, sadly Gavin Lupton #9 and Richard Darby (in the Gary Nixon T shirt) are no longer with us. Gavin died at the 2017 Ulster Grand Prix and Richard passed away in 2023.
No question, I've been hooked on them since I was 13, I never dreamt that one day I'd own one.Thanks for that Andy
For me the racing BSA & Trident Triples have got to be the best sounding motorcycle engines ever produced
Thanks for the post number 6; i've had a good few earfulls of your bike there; a mate of mine raced a TZ there quite successfully ; as you come out of the Alley just at the brow of the rise there's a marshals post on the left next to the woods; we used to spectate from there alongside the marshals; so you will have been full pipe past us before the right hander for the start and finish; that's a good picture GHR sucking the froth off my beer as he comes by the pub at full chat;I raced there in 2014 when the Chicane d Bourgoignie was only used for modern bikes. The section known as 'Armco Alley' from Virage de Beauchamp to Porte de Mons was flat out all the way through and was the absolute best bit of the circuit. Using the chicane for the Classic bikes totally ruined in. You could also spectate from right up to the Armco, it sounds like that too has changed now.
Here's George Hogton-Rusling through Armco Alley at 0:42 and 2:36. on a Rob North.
View attachment 430409
and through Virage de Beaucham at 0:02
This is me #6 going out for qualifying, sadly Gavin Lupton #9 and Richard Darby (in the Gary Nixon T shirt) are no longer with us. Gavin died at the 2017 Ulster Grand Prix and Richard passed away in 2023.
. Bloody great times; sorry about the guys you lost bud;; you've still got the good memories to fall back on tho.
Anyone know what this is? Goldwing?
