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More clues or pics if required.

2nd clue. Ex racer and engineer.

Ooooh Tony, good one!



Dave Degens, Dresda!

For goodness sake Shrew was it the special brake gave it away?

How did you know that, I've been googling norton riders / racers for an hour getting no where

The bike parts on the bench put me on the right track, as a brit bike man etc

Then the brakes and chicken byriani rim finished the puzzle!


Good one though, its only because i love cafe racers that i know of him at all,

Lucky break Tony!

Not often you get a cup of tea and heaps of info off a guy as talented as this. Dresda Eng is only 5ml from my house but you'd never find it 'cos its in the middle of a field-honest. Believe it or not I was delivering a Ford part for his wifes car,he couldn't be bothered to make it himself. Shrew he had a set of inlet valves with the slimmest stems I've ever seen,he did say the make but can't recall the name-they make valves for him specially. Best morning at work for years.

Clever bloke, probably forgot more than most know in his field by now,

Been at it a while eh Tony!

Are you into your brit bikes aswell Tony?

For my 18th birthday my Gran bought me a brand new Triumph Trophy TR6C american export,high rise bars with number plate between twin high level exhausts on the wrong side left and oil in the frame. Only single carb but 100mph and 40ml/gal. Vibrated itself to death under 40mph. Lol

Tony the Fonz!


(ok i think thats was a tr5 but close enough!)

Cheeky sod I'm not that old. Close tho'.

My dad had an old Triumph cafe racer, about the same time as I had my 'simson'.

Watched classic bike racing a couple of times, and while a bit cliched, it would have to be Manx Norton for me.

Somewhere, i have a cassette tape, sounds of the Isle of man, 65 - 72 or something like that,

MV's, Honda 6, Ducrapi's, etc etc

Its glorious noise!


Im gonna have to look for it now! Lol!