Re: Tim's SR500 - Nov 2 2010 - wheels!
Regarding the number plates, we're checking to see if there are any more sets in storage - maybe even find a NOS pair. They were sold by Class C Racing Products, which has been out of business for awhile now. They also had a matching aluminum front number plate; the last one of those I had, got sold at Milton in October but maybe in a dark corner of the storage area there might be more...
If there's any interest new ones, I'm tracking down the old patterns and layouts to see if it makes sense to do a run of them. It would be ironic - Vintage Motorcycle Fiberglass selling aluminum parts.
On to the wheels. Yes, dirt trackers occasionally have front brakes - when you're riding a TT course, front brakes are used (a dirt TT course, not a road course) and most dirt track suppliers sell front spools with a disc mount if you need it.
Tim's wheels came off a RM465 which was road raced - originally why it was converted - great on a real short, twisty track, not so much on a faster track, and even trophied at a drag race once, I don't know how times it was dirt tracked or TT'ed. May have been motarded as well.
The bike was always a bit of a beast. I believe it tossed off - at least once - anybody who ever rode it. I know it did me, a number of times.
The last few years it was used, it was 99% playbike on a little short track we had and I can't even remember how many people rode it there over the years.
But now it's time for other stuff and the wheels are with Tim's bike now. And yes, they are the "Real McGuffin".
I started mounting the studded ice racing tires on it after I pulled the tracker stuff off and I then just stopped and thought, what the hell am I doing this for?
I'll start a separate thread about the alloy sidepanels / number plates when I get some news.
Regards,
Pat Cowan,
Vintage Motorcycle Fiberglass
Pacomotorstuff