Whatever happened to the SP370?

[David Lahey]

And again after I painted the bike to look nice in about 1983

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[dkupf]

Feetupfun. I heard a story the other day the Gladstone club were going to let us run the old bikes on there club days. I don't know if its true or not.Hope so Darcy #674

[LWC82PE]

i think the 500 yamahas and hondas killed them. we didnt get the DR 370 here did we?

[suzuki27]

I had a red SP 370 in the early 80's which my friends named the "Ironing Board"-due to the flat seat/tank arrangement.It was responsible for giving me the worst kick-back of my life,leaving me writhing in the gutter before a couple of pensioners came and helped me up.It resulted in a partially torn tendon and 2 weeks on crutches-they had an issue with the kickstarter. Still, I liked the old girl.

[David Lahey]

I don't know why I kept this cutting but it may be interesting to people who remember the SP370.
I think it was in the (Brisbane) Courier-Mail in about 1980.

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[fatboyracing]

I have a complete motor for one no idea what it was when I brought it a guy told me it was a rm 400 motor on the phone and I said I would take it when it arrived I rang him and said you have sent me the wrong motor this is a 4 stroke . He said no that was the RM motor perhaps someone had put the sp motor in a rm frame and confussed him.
If any one would like to buy it going cheap would cost a lot to transport to mainland from Tassie but perhaps could pick up when down for the nationals.

Cheers
Fatboy

[Tony T]

pm sent. Just what I need............. another SP project................ 

btw If anyone ever hears of a Dick Mann SP/DR370 frame, I'm your man. Been after one for years.......... Apparently only 25 ever built and probably none in Australia.

[Tony T]

Hey Fatboy
Did you get my pm?
I might take that SP engine off your hands.