laird387 Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 HI, As no doubt you have read, Guy Martin will be riding in the Kinlochleven event this year. He will be using an Ariel HT5 loaned by Simon Sharp one of the partners in Hope Engineering, Barnoldswick, the specialist precision engineers already involved in other of the Martin TV activities such as the buggy. To give you some idea of the preparation of Simon's bikes, here is a photograph taken by Barry Robinson, at a trial in Yorkshire recently, of Simon on another of his bikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducman Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 Riding gear looks a bit posh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mspenz Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 A beautiful bike but he should be wearing something waxed & dirty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie prescott Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Hi Guy's. Word has it that a Guy is building a replica of one of these. Photo Courtesy Roy Kerr. Regards Charlie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallo Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Another late entry? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gautrek Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 What a hideous looking exhaust on that first bike. Whats wrong with nice sweeping bends. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gautrek Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 See what i mean about sweeping bends. This is my next project. A 1937 350cc model 85 Panther. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducman Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 (edited) One year there was a Panther(pink)in the Manx 2 Day Classic Trial,was it you gauterk? Edited February 13, 2016 by ducman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gautrek Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 One year there was a Panther(pink)in the Manx 2 Day Classic Trial,was it you gauterk? Nope mate. I'm to s*** to do anything serious like that. I bet it was Andy Widdle ( think thats his name) on his panther Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aawil Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 hi gautrek you are probably thinking of andrew waddell, he has been away rebuilding an old derilect country house ,but as it is now nearing completion was talking about riding again , are you sure your mod 85 is not a 38/9 model or have you fitted a later top end , i trust you are still riding your other panther ,i have a half built new panther l/weight outfit based on a 1955 2 stroke , as i am getting old and the big 600 panther is getting a bit heavy to force through sections , just off to hospital for a rebuild on the knee then i will be back ,, will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird387 Posted February 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 (edited) Hi will, Andrew Weddle was at the Talmag, from Presteigne look you, with his 1935 model 80 based Panther, as you will see in Issue 38 of ORRe. I reckon his helmet pre-dates the bike................. Good luck with the knee, and remember you mustn't kneel down ever again.................. Edited February 14, 2016 by laird387 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gautrek Posted February 14, 2016 Report Share Posted February 14, 2016 hi gautrek you are probably thinking of andrew waddell, he has been away rebuilding an old derilect country house ,but as it is now nearing completion was talking about riding again , are you sure your mod 85 is not a 38/9 model or have you fitted a later top end , i trust you are still riding your other panther ,i have a half built new panther l/weight outfit based on a 1955 2 stroke , as i am getting old and the big 600 panther is getting a bit heavy to force through sections , just off to hospital for a rebuild on the knee then i will be back ,, will Yes I spoke to him at the talmag. One of 3 panthers there . Yes you are right the engine is twin port 1938 engine. But its a RP frame I have with 250 brakes. Plus the gearbox is from my 1937 trial bike. So I am calling it 37. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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