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Clubroom => Vintage Track => Topic started by: SON on February 01, 2014, 12:16:45 am

Title: Flattrack Twins,
Post by: SON on February 01, 2014, 12:16:45 am

Talking to Howdy Castles today,
He thinks in QLD there would be an XR750, a Triumph and a Norton that would ride a Twins class at North Brisbane,
Is there any others north of the Hunter??
Ash Beeton from North Coast VTwins must have something???

Title: Re: Flattrack Twins,
Post by: firko on February 01, 2014, 11:22:47 am

The Shell OW72 shown below is in FNQ I believe. I sent the owner a couple of emails but didn't get a reply.
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                              WANTED
                                                                                                   (http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k495/firko2/10Oct22-WantedYamahaParts_zps200e74d4.jpg) (http://s1112.photobucket.com/user/firko2/media/10Oct22-WantedYamahaParts_zps200e74d4.jpg.html)
ENGINE PARTS for SHELL Yamaha 750. I have a Shell Yamaha 750 flat tracker here in Australia and I need engine parts including pistons, piston rings, gaskets, head gasket (85mm), cam, exhausts, Shell "slipper" piston kits. I am interested in any Shell items particularly NOS.

Please email [email protected] with what you have for sale, or know of where or who I can contact to source these items

I remember a decade or so ago that there used to be a decent community of big twin flat trackers based around Mildura. I can recall a half dozen of them turning up to a vintage meeting there in the 90's. I met a bloke who had jigged up and was building Redline and Champion replica big frames in the area and they were quality, TIG welded items. One of the blokes regularly attends the Bonanza with his Shell / Redline Yamaha 750 so he'll have the scoop on 'who and where' of that region.
                                                                                                          Below: the Mildura based Redline seen at HBBB
                                                                                         (http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k495/firko2/frankandbonanza152_zpsa0684bc7.jpg) (http://s1112.photobucket.com/user/firko2/media/frankandbonanza152_zpsa0684bc7.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Flattrack Twins,
Post by: steve234 on February 01, 2014, 11:27:36 am

I could put you in contact with those guys if you like Graeme. They are regulars at Action Park Raceway. XR750, Triumph Matisse and Maico framed triumph.

Cheers,
Steve

Title: Re: Flattrack Twins,
Post by: SON on February 01, 2014, 04:36:38 pm

Yes please, I remember there was a few guys at the Ivan Mauger meeting at Redlands Bay? About 10-12years ago, also Qld speedway rider Henry rode an XR750 I think M&W owned that bike

Title: Re: Flattrack Twins,
Post by: SON on February 08, 2014, 06:03:20 am

Bump,
There was a few XRs north of the border

Title: Re: Flattrack Twins,
Post by: allan hughes on February 08, 2014, 08:51:13 am

jay springsteen rode at the redcliffe meet
brad and mark sold morgan and wacker
see mark and his kids sometimes
i will ask if the still have the xr750
but i would say is was a loaner given its value ftw al

Title: Re: Flattrack Twins,
Post by: steve234 on February 18, 2014, 11:56:06 am

pm sent Graeme.