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I am hoping a photo will appear with this reply. It is the Owen Greenwood Triumph outfit, as he raced it with the VMCC. The photo is from VMCC Darley Moor, Aug. 2000 when Bill Curvis was the owner/rider.

Tony Bannister in the background.

Correct Tony. It's rather frightening to think this photo was taken 15 years ago - even Tony Bannister looks young here!

Hiya, I stumbled across this post while trying to track down some photos/videos of Bill Curvis (I'm his son). He doesnt really do technology but happy to put anyone in touch with him if they want to discuss the Triumph (or anything else racing related!). & if anyone does have any good photos/videos knocking around I'd love to see them!

Thanks,
Will.

with ref to dick tapken outfit bought from ripley .it came from graham Clifton who bought the frame and forks from Owen greenwood late 1966and built up with 16" spoke wheels with gold star brakes (crap for an outfit) with a 650 triumph tuned by Dudley Johnson of Matlock (it flew)graham and I had raced grass a few years with a paddy lynch modified Norton framed outfit .our first meeting on the road was darley moor 1968 gualified for b final up to 2nd out of hairpin 1st lap it went straight on at paddock (crap brakes) anyone got any photos from this meeting hope this gives dick a idea where his outfit came from no more road racing until 2007 f350 mock cutts(passenger)

george,well thank's for a reply great to hear about my first outfit remember buying and collecting the outfit from ripley had to put it on the wall and 3 of us wheeled it out the entry first removing some ladder's ,yes the motor was a flyer but,the brake's were non existant !! i fitted a twin leading brake plate thought it will stop now away we went at darley braked for park ,anchor plate broke completly out of the hub straight through the banking very lucky just cuts and bruising for myself and ray my passenger ,had 2 good year's starting how to race ca'nt remember who or where it went still riding next year will be my 53rd season and still get a great kick from it !!

Hi dick darley moor not very lucky for that outfit when we crashed at paddock bend it broke the sidecar wheel spindle did the bike have number 7 on it? Mick

george ,my very first ride we had on that bike was at oulton park we finished 11th ,never ever thought we would attain the speed of those that passed us but we did !!,wonder where it ended up. i ca'nt even remember who i sold it too? do'nt think we ran 7 usually a good number for me lol dick

I used to passenger a Greenwood outfit in the sixties. It was purchased from Dick Maplethorpe at Holbeach and it still exists ( in a diapidated state ) in a yard near Peterborough. It was Triumph powered, RRT2 gearbox, Manx rear hub, 7R front brake.

Well I can’t help you with the kneeler outfit. But I can tell you where the sitter went. It’s currently in my garage getting prepared for next season. It had a crash at Gedinne a few years ago, bending the fork legs, and hasn’t raced since. I’ll try to post some pictures somehow.