David Taylor, history?

RoadScholar · Feb 4, 2012

When I think of Dave Taylor I think of the heim jointed headsteady. I poked Google a bit and came up with an interview with his son (maybe not his son), which wasn't very helpful. So does David Taylor still live? Has he made other contributions to motorcycling? I head a roumer that he may have had something to do with a light weight frame?

RS

Hobot · Feb 4, 2012

Here's his email from 2005 when quite alive. nortonbikes@btinternet.com
A bit of his-story form 1-21-2005 off NOC UK list.

I'd got the rod steady idea from car suspension and sketched it out years ago but was too tight to spend the £20 to buy the rod link. When Steve S sent out one of his great news flashes showing a link fitted to some guys rear iso I think it could have been Bob P's and as Bob, or who ever, hadn't experienced any vibes I didn't mind blowing the £20. I made up the very first to go onto a Commando that weekend and ran it for that Summer. Once I was satisfied the steady worked I e mailed pics to many on the list. It looked a little like Mike T's cept I made up an alloy "conrod" as the frame bracket. The next step was to make the steady up as I'd drawn it years ago. The rest is history.
Oh! by the way I gave the idea to RGM, I suppose I'm just another Norton nut.
Cheers,
Dave

Steve S.'s Ms Peel has been tri-linked scine 2003. Come on over and catch up on what you're missing out on.

batrider · Feb 4, 2012

He's right on this forum!

rpatton · Feb 5, 2012

Brian Tyree was making rodend iso sets back in 1995. I think he also made up and patented what became the Hemmings adjuster.

DonOR · Feb 5, 2012

I think he calls himself Cash

David Taylor, history?

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