E 'was auctioned by Bonhams last October and sold at the modest sum of approximately € 90 thousand .....
is an exemplary single claim of motorcycle racing, 4 cylinder 500 cc, which Helmut Fath (ex-Pilot And Sidecar Champion) made by assembling Seeley
(the specialist who know well) with the engine URS plurivincente already in the Grand Prix Championship Sidecar (the only rival of the BMW boxer).
This bike, as mentioned, should be unique and was taken, once prepared by Colin Seeley, John Blanchard in the race to the pilot ....
This bike, as mentioned, should be unique and was taken, once prepared by Colin Seeley, John Blanchard in the race to the pilot ....
not remember particularly in the period 60 / 1 end of the 70 motorcycles with engines "Private" in official competitions, few, very few if at all absent, but this has a remarkably successful Palmares.
Period Blanchard / Seeley remembers a race at Ulster GP points and a 4th place at Brands Hatch.
The engine was built and designed by Khun Peter (engineer, already Renmotor and Horex) to run in the Sidecar is certainly a nice piece of engineering with special insights and a high level of quality construction, very reminiscent of the 'MV and Gilera double shaft. Four cylinders, short stroke, 80cv to 13 thousand rpm, twin overhead camshafts and two valves (Dick) per cylinder (inclined 15 ° to the front). And for the first time a fuel injection system from Bosch ..... you've got it right ....
then later replaced with carburetors Keihin Rickman version and / or Dell'Orto 68/70 and even a system of "dual duct inlet for the cylinder.
The period lasted Seeley with unfortunately little misunderstandings have separated the two partners and the engine kept alive by URS Blanchard on a frame Rickman ( another old friend) suddenly becomes interesting for Mr. MUNCH (that of the Mammoth ....) which needless to say (in joint venture with billionaire Bell) again in this beautiful race track still with Rickman frame.
not many were produced, in the end all official races for the team and some private Munch later. Excellent results also for this version of the bike with an engine that URS has used the drivers Kaczor, Austria 1 st and 2 nd Hockenehim Hoppe '69 and 1 st and 2 nd in Austria in '70, earning a good 4th place again Hockenheim and several "best around" in other races (1970).
Or winning first (against a given MV Agusta) in unofficial races of the World Championship with Tony Jeffereis and some good placings in the Championship race at Brands Hatch as 3rd in '71 (behind MV and Suzuki, "Agostini" & "Sheena").
short, not a combination (chassis + engine URS Seeley / Rickman) recently ....
We like to see them Scareno as were the wonderful "special" Coffee!
Dave67 ( David Innante )
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