The Place

For steve

never fancied ridin a classic but i would like a go on that please

Is the pit lane still that bad!!

That is lovely. A real classic outfit

Yer right Steve - Dave Wallis was the owner - used to go rather well on it too IIRC

Have driven an NSU powered outfit a couple of times, compared to the Trumphs that I had then it was boodly awesome

Who built it though? Was it dave kay or something like that? I think he also built repro mv's but im a bit hazy. I know it was built half kneeler because he Couldnt fit on a full kneeler, dodgy leg or summat.

Did half a dozen laps of Snetterton on one many years ago .As far as I can remember it felt so smooth after my Norton!!

It wasnt Dave Wallis, it was Alan Wallis wasnt it ? A couple of years ago he was making road going outfits in Coalvile for charnwood sidecars.

Alan Wallis of course Well done Mike

Ah yes - Alan Wallis - got me Wallis's mixed up with me Grometts

Did he not race that at some time with CRMC?

I'm sure he did, that would be the only place I would have seen it when dad raced there. Do you remember Kay that had an NSU? Was it that one? I remember there was a taller one around as well early on but it's hazy (and it's only 8 o'clock before you start on me )

Spot the AMC / Quaife gearbox running backwards, same as the Fath URS.

yes alan wallis biult this bike it was his second one he built the first one it was a modified feather bed with 16 inch wheels trying to make it look like a gerlera 4 very nice to had many good race with him when i had a windle norton then he built the 10 inch wheeled one from a gt 750 suzuki windle to take the nsu i used this one for about 10 years and loved it to bits i wish i had it back o well

PERRY, Gilera4

Camathias & the rest who raced in this era were heroes, engines as powerfull as most that are raced today, 16 inch wheels, drum brakes, leathers that gave no protection! No wonder so many riders & passengers lost their lives.
Still remembered after 40 years