I'm currently in the middle of building a Sporton. A Harley Davidson Sportster motor in a Norton Featherbed frame. It's intended for racing in the Period 3 Sidecar class within Australia.
The motor will initially be a "small" one, stock bore and stroke or 900cc's. Once the chasis has proven itself and the rider and passenger are comfortable with how everything is going this can be increased to around 1200cc with a stroker kit and a set of big bore barrels. , Sporton Details. We don't intend setting any track records with this thing, it's all just for fun.
The Queensland Titles were held in Warwick, Queensland in 2010. Legend Racing kindly loaned me a Triumph based outfit "The Yellow Duck" and we managed a podium finish ! Legend Racing If there's a better way to spend your time I've yet to discover it. The Australian Titles this year are to be held at Phillip Island. We intend to be there on the Sporton.
The Aussie Tittles are on Sept 7-8th
This is the "Small Motor" I'm putting in the new outfit until I'm happy that the chassis etc works OK. I'll be building a "Big Motor" (1300cc's) shortly This one puts out around 65 BHP and should be good for what we need. I'll be hoping for 90+ HP out of the big motor.
Ducati Singles have been another of my indulgances over the years. First motorcycle I ever owned as a 250 Narrowcase Ducati. I've built a couple race bikes ans restored a couple road bikes.
I currently have a number of bikes for sale. In truth I guess, all of my bikes are for sale BUT ! According to that old saying - "All you need is the money" and the money for some of my bikes would be substantial. Right now I have a 1962 Harley Davidson XLB Sportster. This may well be the only 62 XLB in the World. So it really would be a true collectors item. At $10,000 AUD the bike is cheap even if it was a run of the mill 62 Sportster. You have to remember this is a 48 year old motorcycle, not as old as me but still in the "Vintage" catagory Further details on request.
Possibly. Once the Sporton is finished I may consider building replicas. No garuntees on this as the whole process of hand built racing motorcycles is very time-consuming and demanding to say the least. But it strikes me as a shame that I expend so much time and energy to build the first one which could very well serve as a template for more. A number of people have asked me if I would be willing to sell the Sporton and the answer there is no, but if once it is done someone wanted me to build a replica I would be willing at least to consider this.
Period 3 Ducati 350 racer. A really nice example of Ducati's famous singles. This is a narrowcase bike and has been extensively modified to make it competative. The bike was only completed about 6 months ago and still requires some minor sorting. But all of the basics are just so right. The bike is extremly easy to ride and would make a fantastic first bike for anyone wanting to get into Classic racing. Again, contact me for full details But not Yet !,