Many moons ago early 1980's Hunters Lodge garage outside Axminster was the agent for a bike cant remember the name, it was basically a V8 engine with the forks bolted on the front and a swinging arm bolted on the rear. In a straight line unbeatable, however if you revved it to hard going into a corner the centifugal force threw the beast on its side. I have a hunch that loony Lord Heskith had something to do with it after he stopped playing in F1, but I may be wrong. Dont think many were sold and even fewer picked up when they fell over as they weighed half a ton
The bottom photo reminds me of it,
-- Edited by gaschef on Friday 6th of December 2013 01:44:39 PM
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Morbidelli 850V8 sports tourer that, after a decade of development, was on the verge of starting production in 1998. Unfortunately, after the first three customer bikes to meet a strong order book started making their way down the handbuilt production line, the bike was disappointingly cancelled.
Many moons ago early 1980's Hunters Lodge garage outside Axminster was the agent for a bike cant remember the name, it was basically a V8 engine with the forks bolted on the front and a swinging arm bolted on the rear. In a straight line unbeatable, however if you revved it to hard going into a corner the centifugal force threw the beast on its side. I have a hunch that loony Lord Heskith had something to do with it after he stopped playing in F1, but I may be wrong. Dont think many were sold and even fewer picked up when they fell over as they weighed half a ton
The bottom photo reminds me of it,
-- Edited by gaschef on Friday 6th of December 2013 01:44:39 PM
Boss hoss if i remember correctly and they were interesting to ride !
This is the one mentioned by Gaschef and confirmed by Hampster
Over to you now, thanks.
Martyn
That looks very much how I remembered it, apart from at the time a house in Axminster was less than the price of the bike, and the braking of a fully laden artic was better than the brakes on the bike.
Mind you could by three house in chard for the same price
Just glad the old grey matter is not yet failing, anyone remember the Suzuki re5 another interesting concept or how about a 600 panther, or an ariel 3 and let's not forget the jolly old velocette le noddy bike, I remember the local copper on his trying to catch me on a cb 200 and failing
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NO this is reality, normality is a heap of mass produced machines that very few will remember, only the truly outstanding will survive , but there are very few original outstanding machines being built today that will stand the test of time, or decaying grey matter of those who remember them. I would love to have another blast on a TZ 750, anyone remember the loony who entered one in the Bol ,dor 24 hour race. I remember the reporter who saw it cross the finish lines words that it was rattling that badly it sounded like twoskeletons copulating on a corrugated iron roof Praise indeed
Pictures please martyn
-- Edited by gaschef on Friday 6th of December 2013 09:13:16 PM
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