POMEROYS RACE WINNING BULTACO

[JC]

JC and Stan. Just weighed the frame 16 kg. Sadly she's no MK7. Going back to the garage now to end it all! Jerry

Jerry, does that 16kg include the swingarm? (I hope so!)

[jerry]

Includes swingarm, bushes, foot pegs, headstem bearing cups, rear engine mount and pivot axle. Also paint, rust, dust and a bit of rag. By the way John what brand and shade of silver do you paint your bikes? Cheers Jerry

[JC]

Jerry, there's a couple of options for the silver frame:

  Ford Silver fox or Ford silver grey

For the red:
 
  Ford sunburst red or Holden Magma

For the green # plates:

  Toyota bright green

[Stan S]

Jerry, I know it's a Mk7 ad but what the heck it's got Jim Pomeroy written on it

Regards Stan.

[jerry]

Nice Stanley! There was a guy I used to race against called Danny Keogh from Mitcham. His elder brother Bernard bought that bike from the Floods after it's race career. By then it of course had the laid forward shocks. He didn't seem to care for it though. The last I saw of it was living rough in a wood shed in his backyard. I haven't spoken to Danny for years........wonder what happened to it? Jerry PS Any luck with any Bulty bits?

[Stan S]

Nice Stanley! There was a guy I used to race against called Danny Keogh from Mitcham. His elder brother Bernard bought that bike from the Floods after it's race career. By then it of course had the laid forward shocks. He didn't seem to care for it though. The last I saw of it was living rough in a wood shed in his backyard. I haven't spoken to Danny for years........wonder what happened to it? Jerry PS Any luck with any Bulty bits?

No I'm sorry Jerry we can't help you with the bits you need. I don't have any mk7 rear brake stay's left at all which is dissapointing as I will need one soon when I put my 360 back to right side gearshift. We do have a hub but it is newly painted and laced up in a new rim with new staino spokes. It's the only one so I will have to use it myself also.

I don't think that bike in the ad was Gary's as he had his shocks moved up the frame on his mk7's and laid down on his mk8's from new. Thats how they set mine up also before I picked my 125 and 250 up in 74 and 250 and 360 in 75.
I can't beleive you haven't used those detective powers to find out if your mates brother still has the mk7/mk8 250 in his wood shed. If you don't want it let me know .

Regards Stan.

[jerry]

Thanks for looking anyway Stan. Correct me if I'm wrong but I have a memory of Gary riding the MK7 for the first time at Xmas Hills and I'm sure the rear shocks were in the standard position. I remember how quiet and smooth (and fast!) the bike was. Clearly benefiting from Gary's riding!

[Stan S]

Thanks for looking anyway Stan. Correct me if I'm wrong but I have a memory of Gary riding the MK7 for the first time at Xmas Hills and I'm sure the rear shocks were in the standard position. I remember how quiet and smooth (and fast!) the bike was. Clearly benefiting from Gary's riding!

Jerry, here are a few clippings of meetings that the Pomeroy Replica's were raced before the 74 Grand National.

Pakenham March 3rd 1974

Monza Park March 17th 1974

Echuca April 14th 1974

The Laurie Boulter at Atujara Park in SA April 25th 1974

!st Trevor Flood (ist outing for a YZ Cantilever in Australia)
2nd Gary Flood
3rd Steve Cramer

I spent the day at the local hospital after crashing in morning practice.

Keyneton SA April 28th 1974

Christmas Hills May 5th 1974 Grand National

[Daryl Jones]

Sorry its a bit late, but here are some Jim Pomeroy pics and details from the 73 GP season.
They have been scanned from a feature in Cycle Guide (Jan '74)

I havent seen these posted anywhere else.

Also I don't think anyone has noted that the front brake/hub is the lightweight Alloy one (Mk7) not the steel one, as standard on the Mk6.



cheers, DJ

[jerry]

Nice one DJ exactly what I've been looking for. Your correct about the front brake. The bike as best as we can establish was a MK6 hot rodded with MK7 bits and pieces that became available on the MK7 when it was released a little later down the track. It's all in the timing, particuarly back then! Is there any chance you can expand those pictures? Cheers Jerry

[KB171]

Try clickin on each picture,it opens up a bigger shot .

[Davey Crocket]

Geezus Jerry, I thought you must have finished it......dont tell me Geoff is holding you up on a thingamejig.....I've been waiting for a pipe for 3 days now

[GMC]

Blowing up from low res. scans don't usually come out very good but you can just make out the swingarm gusset on the far side of Jims bike.
That just about blows the CMS claim out of the water.

Unless of course they made their early frames with the single plate gussets like the originals.

Geezus Jerry, I thought you must have finished it......dont tell me Geoff is holding you up on a thingamejig.....I've been waiting for a pipe for 3 days now

You'll be waiting 3 months now ya cheeky bugger

[jerry]

Thanks KB. See you tomorrow Geoff. Dont forget my stuff. Cheers Jerry PS Good to see us Mexicans working together despite vile comments from up north.

[Davey Crocket]