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Ooo yea, just putting another thread up about f2 oil catch tray regs in the UK or any FIM regs?

Haven't had much luck with this R1 motor in the windle chassis. New Cam pos sensor (cylinder ID sensor yamaha calls it) new crank pos sensor and we are off racing this weekend. See how it goes!
Starter motor seems to have packed up now though, but have another being loaned to us.

Was curious how ...

Yes Wal thats the way they were made although we wouldnt have had the tie bars as long as that.

Hey Geoff, would you use shorter tie rods altogether, or adjust these ones a bit? there is some threaded section that could be wound in to shorten them maybe an inch.. wouldn't got any shorter than ...

Front brake mounting looks interesting, don't think that was Terry's was it Geoff ?

Re Set-up Kai, I've never owned a Windle chassis, but I have had a few short bikes with big engines, for me personally I found hard rear suspension to reduce squatting under power and soft front with 'droop' to ...

No Kai that is one of the two top tube chassis Terry made for us. If it was mine it was used brand new at the TT in 96. It turned its wheels for the first time down Bray hill , Monday morning practice. We finished 4th + 4th , never got the thing running properly. If it was Ians it was used in the ...

Kickaha wrote:Speedway munters shouldn't be allowed near real race bikes

Tis true.. most of it has been put right though - I'm getting good with fibreglass! might need to try carbon fibre next.. And my welding is coming along too! and soldering and rust removal.. and so on..

I only used a Windle for two TTs then sold them Kai.They do however seem to have lasted perfectly ok for much longer than that. Also your bike is not one of our first two Windles. We had two made with top tubes in 96 for me then 97 For Ian. It looks like youve got one of those..

also, it is ...

I only used a Windle for two TTs then sold them Kai.They do however seem to have lasted perfectly ok for much longer than that. Also your bike is not one of our first two Windles. We had two made with top tubes in 96 for me then 97 For Ian. It looks like youve got one of those. They were the only ...

heres a couple of photos of the windle as it is today, sittin in my shed..
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Waddya recon a Windle of this vintage would be worth over in the UK? I landed it for about 5,000 quid.. (bit less than that actually at todays exchange rate)


..another question ...

oldbelly wrote:Number 10 is me and Craig Hallam in 2000. Number 13+ is Ian and Craig Hallam in 95--- your bike Kai .

Ah I see - can't find one of you on it in 94.. love to have a few more photos of it I'm a sucker for a bit of racing history.

for 2000 the photo looks old haha, thats why I thought it was 94

Definitely don't feel bad about the age of your chassis; my Windle is so old I believe it was intended to have a front exit chair originally. The current chair was built by someone here and the outfit had 10 in wheels originally. With a K6 1000 Suzuki it is not exactly a well behaved machine. I can ...

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Chris

cheers, Chris

It actualy did two TTs Kia.

Even better! I love the TT.. yet never visited the island.. one day soon! I watch a lot of old footage and all the current stuff though - Internet is great isn't it! And have lots of posters and pictures and maps of the course.

Haha, since I'll probably be on here a ...

Oh one more question.. does anyone have some old photos of my Windle when it was at the 95 TT? or any of it racing in the UK in the 90s when it was new?

Kia for the 2000 season Terry built us an F2 chassis to take an R1 motor as well as the 600 Yams . The 1000 motor was left standard ( I bought it new and didnt even have a look inside). We planned to do the British Open class Championship on it and of course the TT with the 600 motor. It was a ...