My father raced Super Meteor engine chairs back in 1950's and 60's. He had some close links with the factory although he never got any sponsor ship hedid get technical support and some parts. His bike then was a purpose built chassis by a gent called Jack Marchant who lived in Heathfield in Sussex.
He gave up just after I was born around 1966.
Twenty years latter the CRMC satrted racing and my father put together another outfit, this time a kneeler with mini wheels, i will try and scan some pictures. I became his ballast at the tender age of 17. It kept me out of trouble... of course i then wanted a go with the bars. This stirred my dad into building a new sitter type chassis, which you see in the pictures.
This has super meteor cases, barrels borred to accept interceptor pistons and interceptor heads. Concentric carbs and a standard 4 speed gearbox.
The rear wheel is Norton and the front brake is an 8" inch drum. This enables the bike to be ridden in the Vintage class in the UK.
The pictures are of me on riding at Lydden Hill in Kent at the CRMC event this June. First time out for bike and ridder since 1996. We just rebuilt the gearbox and started her up..
It rides relly well, just the gearbox lets it down, and its rather portly crew...
Im dwelling on the idea of buying a new 5 speed gearbox before we go to the CRMB event in Chimay this July.