Comments for Legacy Motorsport http://legacymotorsport.com An online magazine featuring vintage automobile and motorcycle restorations, racing and related stories Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:14:51 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Auction Wars in Vegas – will this ruin the vintage/collector market? by john Scott http://legacymotorsport.com/events/auction-wars-in-vegas-%e2%80%93-will-this-ruin-the-vintagecollector-market/#comment-1814 john Scott Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:14:51 +0000 http://legacymotorsport.com/?p=2147#comment-1814 I don't think that the auction wars in Vegas will ruin the collector market. I don’t think that the auction wars in Vegas will ruin the collector market.

]]> Comment on Mogulaire Concours d’Elegance by Eric Doner http://legacymotorsport.com/events/mogulaire-concours-d%e2%80%99elegance/#comment-1682 Eric Doner Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:41:43 +0000 http://legacymotorsport.com/?p=1852#comment-1682 I'm a big fan of Eric's and all the shows he held in 2010 and 2011. What's become of Eric Pestana and Mogulaire Concours since this event? Eric's LinkedIn Profile has dissappeared and the mogulaireconcours.com domain appears to have expired. I’m a big fan of Eric’s and all the shows he held in 2010 and 2011. What’s become of Eric Pestana and Mogulaire Concours since this event? Eric’s LinkedIn Profile has dissappeared and the mogulaireconcours.com domain appears to have expired.

]]> Comment on The Third Annual Quail Motorcycle Gathering by neil smith http://legacymotorsport.com/featured/the-third-annual-quail-motorcycle-gathering/#comment-1532 neil smith Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:08:51 +0000 http://legacymotorsport.com/?p=1464#comment-1532 Paul Hudsons New hudson is just possibly just a back up machine for the 1925 IOM TT races, but that is all, and there is no evidence that any of the ordinary road sports bikes being taken over to the IOM by New Hudson that year. The genuine 1925 TT machines are well documented and illustrated in the Motorcycle and Mototcycling UK publications of the day both preceding the TT races and also their successes in the Hutchinson 100 race at Brooklands that year. Six "works" machines were built three junior and three senior, and they are completely different frames and engines to the road machines like Pauls. I say this to keep the history of motorcycling accurate, I have been researching this Marque for 35 years and own five sports and racing machines ranging from 1924 to 1927 including one of the genuine works senior machines for 1925 which fractured its frame towards the end of the race. This machine was later used by Tommy Bullus as a works hack in 1926 after being repaired in the race shop. By then Herbert le Vack had redesigned the whole machine with a new race engine and built his own duplex frames with Sturmey Archer gearboxes. I know the authenticity of this as I corresponded with Tommy when he was still alive, all the 1925 race bikes other than mine, and possibly a junior mount were broken by the race shop in early 1926, as the company did not want them in public hands,(mine, which was given to Tommy Bullus and one 350 which was 'sold/loaned' to a private entrant named Jim Eadington for the 1925 junior race( pics of which are in the Keig collection) The engines had three oil pumps two mechanical and one hand operated from a handlebar lever, massive crank bearings, slipper piston, disc valve oil breather, steel knife egde flywheels, mousetrap Binks carb, or large bore TT binks carb, etc etc. the engine will be stamped with TT then a specific range of digits to identify the builder as will all major components such as gearbox, carb (made specificaly for these machines). I hope this is of interest, I believe it is in the interest to the of future motorcycling historians to have history that is factual. I would be happy to correspond with Paul Hudson on this subject or any relating th New Hudson if he is interested, his machine is still pretty unique as ther are only three or four like his surviving that I have come across, I have both the 350 and 500 versions of his machine one 1924 (350) the other 1926. so perhaps you could pass on my email to him. best wishes Neil Smith Paul Hudsons New hudson is just possibly just a back up machine for the 1925 IOM TT races, but that is all, and there is no evidence that any of the ordinary road sports bikes being taken over to the IOM by New Hudson that year. The genuine 1925 TT machines are well documented and illustrated in the Motorcycle and Mototcycling UK publications of the day both preceding the TT races and also their successes in the Hutchinson 100 race at Brooklands that year.
Six “works” machines were built three junior and three senior, and they are completely different frames and engines to the road machines like Pauls.
I say this to keep the history of motorcycling accurate, I have been researching this Marque for 35 years and own five sports and racing machines ranging from 1924 to 1927 including one of the genuine works senior machines for 1925 which fractured its frame towards the end of the race. This machine was later used by Tommy Bullus as a works hack in 1926 after being repaired in the race shop. By then Herbert le Vack had redesigned the whole machine with a new race engine and built his own duplex frames with Sturmey Archer gearboxes.
I know the authenticity of this as I corresponded with Tommy when he was still alive, all the 1925 race bikes other than mine, and possibly a junior mount were broken by the race shop in early 1926, as the company did not want them in public hands,(mine, which was given to Tommy Bullus and one 350 which was ‘sold/loaned’ to a private entrant named Jim Eadington for the 1925 junior race( pics of which are in the Keig collection) The engines had three oil pumps two mechanical and one hand operated from a handlebar lever, massive crank bearings, slipper piston, disc valve oil breather, steel knife egde flywheels, mousetrap Binks carb, or large bore TT binks carb, etc etc. the engine will be stamped with TT then a specific range of digits to identify the builder as will all major components such as gearbox, carb (made specificaly for these machines).
I hope this is of interest, I believe it is in the interest to the of future motorcycling historians to have history that is factual.
I would be happy to correspond with Paul Hudson on this subject or any relating th New Hudson if he is interested, his machine is still pretty unique as ther are only three or four like his surviving that I have come across,
I have both the 350 and 500 versions of his machine one 1924 (350) the other 1926. so perhaps you could pass on my email to him.

best wishes

Neil Smith

]]> Comment on The “Fronty Ford” – 1920s circle track racer by Benjamin Gradler http://legacymotorsport.com/history/the-fronty-ford-1920s-circle-track-racer/#comment-973 Benjamin Gradler Sat, 17 Sep 2011 18:08:06 +0000 http://legacymotorsport.com/?p=1497#comment-973 They did this right. Just bolted it back together with a minimum of refinishing, or so it appears. A lot of history has been lost over the last thirty years by idiots getting hold of old racing cars and motorcycles, then bead-blasting, polishing, powdercoating and clear-coating them to death and making them look nothing like they ever did in their contemporary history. Good job guys.... They did this right. Just bolted it back together with a minimum of refinishing, or so it appears. A lot of history has been lost over the last thirty years by idiots getting hold of old racing cars and motorcycles, then bead-blasting, polishing, powdercoating and clear-coating them to death and making them look nothing like they ever did in their contemporary history. Good job guys….

]]> Comment on A vintage racer takes on the “Isle of Man Challenge” by Benjamin Gradler http://legacymotorsport.com/motorcycles/an-american-vintage-racer-at-the-isle-of-man/#comment-971 Benjamin Gradler Sat, 17 Sep 2011 17:44:11 +0000 http://legacymotorsport.com/?p=951#comment-971 If someone ran a Norton Manx around the Isle of Man 100mph with a Triumph or Vincent engine in it, no one would say that they did it on a Triumph, they would say that it was done on a Triton or a Norvin. This is not a Goldstar, it is a NorBSA that happens to be using a Goldstar engine, and probably most of the engine is made of a quality of parts that were never available in the fifties or sixties. When someone actually does get a Goldstar around the Isle of Man using a bike with more than 10% Goldstar parts, using the original Goldstar Chassis etc., then I will be impressed..... If someone ran a Norton Manx around the Isle of Man 100mph with a Triumph or Vincent engine in it, no one would say that they did it on a Triumph, they would say that it was done on a Triton or a Norvin. This is not a Goldstar, it is a NorBSA that happens to be using a Goldstar engine, and probably most of the engine is made of a quality of parts that were never available in the fifties or sixties. When someone actually does get a Goldstar around the Isle of Man using a bike with more than 10% Goldstar parts, using the original Goldstar Chassis etc., then I will be impressed…..

]]> Comment on The Moto Melee XIV 2011 by Mike Cecchini http://legacymotorsport.com/roland-chicane/the-moto-melee-xiv-2011/#comment-900 Mike Cecchini Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:05:33 +0000 http://legacymotorsport.com/?p=1937#comment-900 Nice !! Who's the author ? Nice !! Who’s the author ?

]]> Comment on The Moto Melee XIV 2011 by Craig Howell http://legacymotorsport.com/roland-chicane/the-moto-melee-xiv-2011/#comment-894 Craig Howell Sun, 07 Aug 2011 23:44:55 +0000 http://legacymotorsport.com/?p=1937#comment-894 Loved the article and the ride. Lots of photos from the event at the link: http://www.thecreeper.net/motomelee14/ Cheers! Craig Loved the article and the ride. Lots of photos from the event at the link: http://www.thecreeper.net/motomelee14/

Cheers!

Craig

]]> Comment on A Modern Day Board Track Racer – the Psyclone by ken armann http://legacymotorsport.com/motorcycles/a-modern-day-board-track-racer-%e2%80%93-the-psyclone/#comment-892 ken armann Sun, 07 Aug 2011 22:15:21 +0000 http://legacymotorsport.com/?p=1231#comment-892 Great job Fred, now bring it over so we can ride it again and I can get more than 8 seconds of fame on youtube. Great job Fred, now bring it over so we can ride it again and I can get more than 8 seconds of fame on youtube.

]]> Comment on The Moto Melee XIV 2011 by Tom Keeble http://legacymotorsport.com/roland-chicane/the-moto-melee-xiv-2011/#comment-891 Tom Keeble Sun, 07 Aug 2011 15:57:42 +0000 http://legacymotorsport.com/?p=1937#comment-891 Great article. Makes it feel like I was there. Great article. Makes it feel like I was there.

]]> Comment on Ray Abrams: “The Man Behind the Curtain” by Tom Keeble http://legacymotorsport.com/history/ray-abrams-%e2%80%9cthe-man-behind-the-curtain%e2%80%9d/#comment-890 Tom Keeble Sun, 07 Aug 2011 15:34:45 +0000 http://legacymotorsport.com/?p=1625#comment-890 Great job Lorin. I'm glad someone took the time to recognize Ray's contribution to motorcycling. Great job Lorin. I’m glad someone took the time to recognize Ray’s contribution to motorcycling.

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