A great looking 'clubman racer' period racer. Do you still have it?
Thanks Graeme, Yeah, I've still got the old DT1 in semi dismantled condition in the garden shed. I built it in 1991/92 as part of a challenge laid down by Geoff Eldridge that I build a DT1 racer while he restored a stocker. He named my project the 'DT1 from Hell' during the build process but unfortunately was killed before it was finished or his own DT1 project even started. Ironically, my restored DT1 is GE's actual bike so I now own both bikes that were intended for the proposed magazine piece.
The racer turned out to be a bit more than a 'clubman racer' and was actually very competitive in the days when the pre '70 class really rocked and most of the really fast guys fielded Pre '70 tackle as well as their pre '75 stuff. Kevin Flood came within a half wheel of beating Boagy at the first Cherrabah Nats after them winning a moto apiece. Another 20 metres and the Yammy would have won. The bike also trophied in many more big meetings both motocross and dirt track with a number of guest riders as well as my good self on board. The old thing was only retired because it'd tried to kill me twice and that I much preferred my Maico for the pre '70 class anyway. Plus, the highly tuned methanol engine ate consumables like Homer devours donuts. If I didn't have so many projects on the operating table right now I'd rebuild her with a mild petrol engine for Classic Dirt fun.
what was that side cover from firko Cr ?
Freaky, the side covers are from a '75 Maico.
