Seat identification

uktom77 · Post by **uktom77** » Wed Oct 28, 2020 5:46 pm

Asking for a friend, well someone on another site. Can anyone identify/recognise this seat as being anything specific (I've not seen one like it before) and if so who made it, what it's called so that they can search for one. Or is it a home special?

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Rob Harknett · Post by **Rob Harknett** » Wed Oct 28, 2020 6:49 pm

Looks like a repro with custom fittings to me.

clive · Post by **clive** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 3:28 pm

given the oil tank (which is really rather neat) it seems most likely its home made.

Rob Harknett · Post by **Rob Harknett** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 4:07 pm

clive wrote:given the oil tank (which is really rather neat) it seems most likely its home made.

I thought the oil tank was a converted tool box.

dave16mct · Post by **dave16mct** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 4:10 pm

Clive, if you do a search for G80R, all will be revealed.

Dave.

G15 Roy · Post by **G15 Roy** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 5:09 pm

dave16mct wrote:Clive, if you do a search for G80R, all will be revealed.
Dave.

Looks like the wrong frame for the RR as only made in 1957?

dave16mct · Post by **dave16mct** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 5:24 pm

About 50 made in '57 and 7 in '59. It was a factory built bitsa for flattrack racing in USA. Front frame was a '54, rigid rear, '56 Burman box, shortstroke engine. Oiltank was made from a rigid oiltank. No front brake of course!
Dave.

clive · Post by **clive** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 5:26 pm

dave16mct wrote:Clive, if you do a search for G80R, all will be revealed.
Dave.

Did not know about this factory special, they must have had a lot of rigid toolboxes they needed to shift! The Quizmaster would have liked this one for the quiz, will have to track one down to photo for him.

G15 Roy · Post by **G15 Roy** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 6:14 pm

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dave16mct wrote:About 50 made in '57 and 7 in '59. It was a factory built bitsa for flattrack racing in USA. Front frame was a '54, rigid rear, '56 Burman box, shortstroke engine. Oiltank was made from a rigid oiltank. No front brake of course!
Dave.

Something not right Dave as the angle of the front leg looks wrong for 1954

dave16mct · Post by **dave16mct** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 6:34 pm

Looks OK to me.........

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