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I watched a video of a race I was in in 2015 this morning, it came up as a Facebook memory.It was at Lydden, Kent, UK. Small tight circuit where handling rider skills has always been more important than power. I have been quicker on my 500 single than my 750 twin!The race was won by Mike Bevan on a 750 long stroke Seeley Norton. Original geometry. Mike is a great and smooth rider, still racing today, though perhaps not winning as much as he did.I was 4th on my original framed Rickman Norton shorts stroke 750. Original geometry. Between us were a couple of bikes, one of 920 and one of 1100cc. None of us was going particularly quickly, Mike is the kind of guy who believes in winning at the slowest possible speed. He is very smooth and likes a bike to be easy to ride.I will say it again, if your Seeley framed bike mishandles, there is something basically wrong with it. They are pretty much the benchmark 1970s race bike.
I watched a video of a race I was in in 2015 this morning, it came up as a Facebook memory.
It was at Lydden, Kent, UK. Small tight circuit where handling rider skills has always been more important than power. I have been quicker on my 500 single than my 750 twin!
The race was won by Mike Bevan on a 750 long stroke Seeley Norton. Original geometry. Mike is a great and smooth rider, still racing today, though perhaps not winning as much as he did.
I was 4th on my original framed Rickman Norton shorts stroke 750. Original geometry. Between us were a couple of bikes, one of 920 and one of 1100cc. None of us was going particularly quickly, Mike is the kind of guy who believes in winning at the slowest possible speed. He is very smooth and likes a bike to be easy to ride.
I will say it again, if your Seeley framed bike mishandles, there is something basically wrong with it. They are pretty much the benchmark 1970s race bike.
