Southern Classic Speedway Bikes MEMBERS BIKES  ~  GUEST BIKES Some of the Guest Bikes that have been sent in. ______________________________________________________________________ This beautiful 2 Valve JAWA was sent in by Colin Rayner. Colin tells us he cannot take credit for the restoration. He saw it, as it is now, & fell for in love with it - and understandably so. It was restored by Brian Meredith of Coventry, and Colin believes the bike originally came from Poland. You can send in your photos too - it's as simple as clicking HERE. Many thanks for sharing your piece of Speedway history with us Colin. ______________________________________________________________________ A 1970's Weslake in a Comet Frame, restored by David Ashcroft in 2006. Authentic down to the Weslake Fuel Tank, and with a completely rebuilt Motor. David purchased the Mudguards from Peter Collins himself. ______________________________________________________________________ Not many of these around, that's for sure. A 2 Valve ESO with a 2 Speed Gearbox. Used mainly on the Grass we are told, most of these went to the USA. Photo sent in by Bennie Ludolphy ~ many thanks Bennie. ______________________________________________________________________ This 1949 Langton MkIV with a JAP Engine was sent in by Bennie. Designed by Eric Langton and very similar to the Erskine Staride only a dozen or so of this particular Bike were ever made. ______________________________________________________________________ This is a 1970 Hagon Frame with one of the very early Cole engines fitted. it is currently on show in the Hayne Museum, formerly part of the Richard Forshaw Collection. Pictures from Bennie in Holland. Harry Cole was a Midlands Distributor for JAP, who set out to make a more reliable, powerful and oil leak free version of a JAP engine. The bottom end was basically JAP with a newly designed Barrel and top end with all the Valve gear being fully enclosed. The engine went on the market in 1972 with a price tag of £185. ______________________________________________________________________ This lovely picture of a Rotrax JAP sent in by Bennie Ludolphy from Holland more than deserved a place on the website, and inspired us to start this Guest Bike page. Another great piece of Speedway History from Finland, kept immaculate for future generations to enjoy. Do you have a photo of your Bike that you would like put up on our website? It's easy, send it in to us by clicking HERE. ______________________________________________________________________ This Swedish engine built by Nisse Hedlund was tested by Bengt Jansson in 1968. It was a DOHC unit construction engine with the Countershaft and Clutch built into the Crankcase. The most obvious difference between this machine and most 'conventional' Speedway Bikes is that the Chain is on the right hand side of the engine. ______________________________________________________________________ Sent in by James Culbert from Musselburgh in Scotland his Godden Jawa 897 ~ colour coded right down to the oil catcher. ______________________________________________________________________ The above Photos of this very rare SRM are from Bennie in Holland ______________________________________________________________________ A compilation of Photos sent in by Richard Lewin. Richard is IOW Clerk of the Course and describes this JAWA as his 'New Toy'. The Bike is reported to have been owned by a former Pop Star who aspired to be a Speedway Rider ~ we await the result of further investigations with interest. No further information has been received, but we can tell you that Richard has ridden the bike around the IOW Track, and that it will soon be appearing at Southern Track Riders. ______________________________________________________________________ More from Bennie in Holland - a most unusual 1951 ESO Sprung rear end / designed for Longtrack and Speedway, we are not sure if this bike is an ESO conversion or was done elsewhere. Yet another example of a JAP Copy Engine. The Diamond is made from rectangular tubing and the swinging arm is tensioned by rubber bands which are not shown in this photo. ______________________________________________________________________ Another rare one sent in by Bennie from Holland. This is a Crocker (USA) dated 1934. Ex Richard Forshaw Collection, now on display in the Haynes Museum. ______________________________________________________________________ 2 more from Bennie - see if you can spot what's a bit different about this ESO ................ well .............. That's a bit different isn't it? Leading Link Forks on a 50 Year old Speedway Bike. This Bike was residing in the 'From Cinders To Shale Museum' in Scotland. Many thanks for the pictures Bennie. ______________________________________________________________________ This is about as rare as it gets ~ a Polish F.I.S dated 1957. A bit of research has suggested that the FIS was first made and ridden in 1954. Clearly, virtually identical to the JAP of it's day, some say a blatant copy. It was not considered a threat by JAP at the time, until it broke the Track Record at Ogniwa Rzeszow on it's maiden meeting ridden by E.Nazimek, a Polish International Rider who was killed on track in 1959. A very rare bike indeed, and it is believed that only around 10 of these bikes remain in existence today. Photo kindly sent in by Bennie Ludolphy. _____________________________________________________________________ MEMBERS BIKES  ~  GUEST BIKES