designed by Arthur Carroll is robust and even when not in top condition would still deliver sporting performance. It’s little wonder they became a basis for bikes of the special builder. With plunger frame and iron top end engine a Model 30 weighs about 190 kg. A Featherbed Inter with aluminium head and barrel and its special lightweight tubing frame weighs about 18 kg less, so became the obvious choice for “specials” builders, the marriage of two top shelf items. Better handling, lighter. Many such specials are
