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    Beasley Manxman mystery

    Dec 01, 2021 2 minutes

    Reading racing motorcycle history, I’ve found yet another annoying inconsistency. The copy states Doug Beasley competed in the 1948 IoM Lightweight TT riding a 250cc Excelsior Manxman with bore and stroke measurements of 68x68mm. Why this error, when Excelsior factory literature states the 246cc Manxman has bore and stroke dimensions of 63x70mm?

    Rog Downing, email and telephone

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    Coventry engineer

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