Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

General mayhem: part two…

Messing around at my first race at Crosland Moor, the Ricker (Rickman Triumph to be correct) was one I’d bought off Dave Parry, he of the modified Rickman Montesa Moto Crosser. It was a Mk.3 MX chassis with an ancient Triumph motor, but more importantly it was £50!

Within a couple of weeks I’d found a unit construction 650 motor in bits. Pretty soon it had become my race bike, my road

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