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Seeley T500 with a difference

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 7:39 am
by Zunspec4
Hi all,

John 'Doc' Warner, a friend on FB is currently fettling this little number and it may appear on the classic parade circuit. I'd love to see it circulating.

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Cheers Geoff

Re: Seeley T500 with a difference

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 11:30 am
by Alan H
Some of us don't do facebook.........

Re: Seeley T500 with a difference

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 4:17 pm
by Zunspec4
Alan H wrote:Some of us don't do facebook.........
It's the monocoque T500 jobbie, Alan

But just for you:

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Re: Seeley T500 with a difference

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2017 4:02 pm
by old racer
This was at Stafford the weekend,
It think it belongs to phill morris.

Re: Seeley T500 with a difference

Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2017 8:36 am
by sportston
Interesting bike, a pity it looks so....(I would like to insert the word "ugly" here, but perhaps that is being unkind) square....
I find the idea of a monocoque motorcycle quite fascinating. I wonder what it rides like

Re: Seeley T500 with a difference

Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2017 12:46 pm
by Zunspec4
The photos I took of this bike at the Brackley Festival of Motorcycling this year.

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It is actually fitted with a front sprocket I donated so it could be geared down. My claim to fame of 2017 :D

Cheers Geoff

Re: Seeley T500 with a difference

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2017 1:34 pm
by sportston
It looks much better with a fairing on. It ties those angular lines in nicely. Perhaps I was too harsh before

Re: Seeley T500 with a difference

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2017 5:18 pm
by Zunspec4
I guess the angular lines are inherent to the type of construction. Colin Seeley was also making the race cars for Bernie Eccelstone at the time so I would imagine he used his knowledge of their construction and applied it to his motorcycle frames.

Cheers Geoff

Re: Seeley T500 with a difference

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 7:34 pm
by Suspensionking
Thats a nice looking machine, would be interesting to ride, from the pictures the engine is quite enclosed, I wonder if there is enough airflow?
I like the twin disc set up, I run a single TZ350 disc on my bike and at the last race I noticed I was running out of brakes on the hard breaking corners at Calafat circuit (spain) considering a brake upgrade for next season.

cheers

Eamonn