Lyster Frames - Anyone have knowledge?

[smokin_blue]

Hello,
I am starting down the road to a new project that hopefully will involve a frame made in the late 60's or early 70's by Colin Lyster. I have been scouring the web grabbing all the little tidbits I can gather on them. I know some history of them coming to the US and being distributed through The Bike Shop stores on the east coast. I just wanted to check if anyone here had knowledge of them. I am not aware that he ever made a frame directly for the T500 as Seely did. His most well known frames were for Triumphs, CB450's and for old yamaha twins. If all goes right mine will get a title so I can run it on the street and will have a T500 powering it.

let me know if you have any knowlege to share.

Thanks!

[tz375]

In the UK they were distributed by Ian Kennedy IIRC. Colin Lyster didn't make a whole lot of frames, and the ones I have seen had Norton twin motors in them and those motors are quite long with a separate gearbox.

He was from Rhodesia I think. I don't recall seeing too many, even in magazines, but that might make for a very nice T500 special.

[smokin_blue]

Thanks for the tip. I think I may have tracked Ian Kennedy down to a company in Georgia now. I sent him an email but we will see.

here was the first link
http://www.examiner.com/article/vintage ... e-you-meet" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

that led me to
http://www.georgiacycledepot.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[smokin_blue]

Well Ian is indeed in the US now in Georgia. I made contact with him this morning already. thanks again!

[tz375]

There's some details here http://myclassicmotorcycle.blogspot.com ... racer.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; including the picture of Ian Kennedy on the bike that I remember.

Please keep us posted on the Suzuki transplant. Should be a fun project.

[smokin_blue]

I just wanted to let everyone know that I started a build post in the customs section titled Lyster Suzuki T500.