- Joined
- Sep 26, 2009
- Messages
- 2,210
True, It's 1939, ..drum brakes, 4 speed box, crude forks and solid rear.plus no fairing. topped off with 40 odd b.h.p...yet a lap of 90 on the I.O.M...not to mention the most basic of tyres...but which Norton 500 rider was it? ...answers on a post card.. and the track was no where as good ...yet 180 bhp R1 new comers .with super fat tyres only just beat that 1939 record...The old boys must have flown Spitefires!!
Seeley920 said:Both....I've been racing for 30 years, I should know!! Manxes are capable of higher cornering speeds than lots of modern bikes, Supermonos, Rob North Tridents etc.....try coming to a race meeting. The fastest lap of the weekend usually goes to a 500 single, not an unlimited bike....same rider before you come back with some response!!!swooshdave said:Seeley920 said:I remember a few years back, one of my mates took a manx, still on 19" tyres to a modern trackday at Cadwell park, out with big Dukes, 7/11 GSXRs etc.......he was 4 secs a lap quicker than anything else there!!
Rider, not bike.