« Reply #195 on: February 27, 2013, 11:17:08 am »
Mick those bikes you posted, while being pre 60 eligible are probably raced in the pre 65 class in the UK where Ceriani's are legit (as they are here). I think that it's been deduced by those in authority that 35mm Ceriani motocross forks didn't hit the scene until the early to mid sixties so they can't be used in pre 60. The Norton Roadholder forks were the best hydraulic telescopic forks you could get in the fifties so that's why they were used by almost everyone. If someone can prove that 35mm motocross Ceriani's were available in 1959 I'll be more than happy to use them. I could possibly use my leading link Swenco forks too, the only thing stopping me is their 1960's manufacture.
Jonesy's building a Monark GP similar to the blue bike Mick posted. He's building it in 1959 spec and after some research discovered that the factory used Norton Roadholders right up until 1961 when Cerianis became the choice. That would seem to back the argument that Cerianis weren't around prior to 1960.
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