Howdy all,
Last weekend I attended A Seniors day here in S.A. for old guys and old bikes.
These two old stagers Jim Scaysbrook #35 (left) and Rod Tingate #86 (right) showed us all just how fast A Norton Manx can go.
Just to prove a point, at the end of the day they competed against all types upto 650cc including 600 Sports bikes and were never headed,
winning and coming second by 1/3 of a lap.





Of course there were Matchies and Beesas...





A Jap and a Douglas...






And a 1914 AJS with a 1928 rider




The NOISY part of the day was the warm up for the 18,500 rpm HONDA 250s



Oh yeah there were a couple of rough old Dukes...



And a lovely little Villiers...



Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did...AC.

Thanks for the pics, A.C. The Manxes look great and nice to hear both riders and bikes giving a good account of themselves. That's a tidy G50. And some machines you don't see every day as well.

Here's some more, sorry no 750 Nortons of any discription...
This guy had quite a stable...



There were allsorts...















Pink barrels and the name Penelope where the engine no. should be..? but by hell it went well.



A flooding problem





A great day....AC.

Lovely old fella to talk to,..The bike snuffed on the line and I ran out to give him a hand but before I got
there he was off and running,.. bump and away they went, side saddle. 83 years and going strong.
AC.

Thanks for the pictures AC.
These are always the best race days.
The Queensland Historics are on in June, must remember to take the good camera this year.
Last year there was an old fellow who looked in his 70's who rode his Manx (with lights) up from Newcastle, 1000ks or there abouts one way.
Graeme

davamb wrote:Great stuff AC.

AussieCombat wrote:And a 1914 AJS with a 1928 rider

My favourite by a long way. Hope I'm still fanging at his age.

Me too. There is guy who is 85 coming from time to time to my buddy's shop, still riding his BMW and rebuilding a couple of pre-war Zundapps, take a look at his web site at http://robertsilas.com/

I hope I can still walk straight at that age

Jean

Jeandr wrote:
I hope I can still walk straight at that age

Jean

Straight? I'd just be happy to be able to move forward under my own power.

Fantastic photos.

I sure have loved vintage racing; you never know what you'll find in the paddock!

AussieCombat wrote:Here's some more, sorry no 750 Nortons of any discription...
This guy had quite a stable...

A genuine G45?