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    Thread: Alan Taylor
Post: RE: Alan Taylor

I could not get hold of Alan and have taken the learhers to a lass in Peal
Rc588 General Discussion 3 7,610 15-08-2016, 08:50 PM
    Thread: Alan Taylor
Post: RE: Alan Taylor

Hi Nick Thanks for that Nick hopfuly some one will put me in touch with Alan. I will look out for you in the padock. I will also be in one of the marqees at jurby puting the Rotary Owner club stand o...
Rc588 General Discussion 3 7,610 10-08-2016, 08:53 AM
    Thread: Alan Taylor
Post: Alan Taylor

Hi all My trevor nation leathers need the name badges reefiting, the previous owner removed them to have his own name on them. I have the origonal badges that were removed, i have read Alan Taylor s...
Rc588 General Discussion 3 7,610 09-08-2016, 02:20 PM
    Thread: 1988 NW 200 and TT pictures wanted
Post: 1988 NW 200 and TT pictures wanted

Hi all I am after pictures  or even video of Trevor Nations No 5 bike from the 1988 NW 200 and TT to help with my restorations of my Norton Rotary race bike restorations. I have confirmed my Rc/rcw ...
Rc588 ALL Photographs and Video Shots etc... 0 13,097 19-05-2016, 09:24 PM
    Thread: Fully British-built TT bike for Norton by 2017
Post: RE: Fully British-built TT bike for Norton by 2017

hi all I new I had a copy of the senior tt Norton race sheet for 1992, 193mph through the speed trap at sulby, roll-on the classic tt Regards Rc588
Rc588 TT Related Posts (Only) 60 116,181 22-06-2015, 10:43 PM
    Thread: What would you do to support Malcom - please list it?
Post: RE: What would you do to support Malcom - please l...

I Agree with a 1 of payment via pay pal or credit card so malc has details. I help moderate the Roc forum and apart from spammers have never had to delete or lock a post. In the Majority we all know ...
Rc588 TT Related Posts (Only) 51 89,654 21-06-2015, 06:31 PM
    Thread: Bad behaviour during TT?
Post: RE: Bad behaviour during TT?

To confirm 1 motorbike stolen, I could smell silly cigs at parliament square during the racing. The chap who got 8 months in jurby prison for no insurance and speeding. Though the behaviour on our ca...
Rc588 TT Related Posts (Only) 51 103,567 21-06-2015, 05:43 PM
    Thread: Fully British-built TT bike for Norton by 2017
Post: RE: Fully British-built TT bike for Norton by 2017

(08-06-2015, 05:36 PM)Splashdown Wrote: There's obviously something I'm not getting with this Norton situation. Their result on Sunday was basically abysmal. Cam Donald is a superb rider, (lapped 13...
Rc588 TT Related Posts (Only) 60 116,181 16-06-2015, 09:22 PM
    Thread: Fully British-built TT bike for Norton by 2017
Post: RE: Fully British-built TT bike for Norton by 2017

(04-06-2015, 11:15 AM)c iom tt Wrote: There are always two sides to every story. The issues with some customers not getting there bikes when promised or there deposits back in the early days are wel...
Rc588 TT Related Posts (Only) 60 116,181 16-06-2015, 09:05 PM
    Thread: Fully British-built TT bike for Norton by 2017
Post: RE: Fully British-built TT bike for Norton by 2017

Superbike The duckhams bikes were indeed twin shock, Hislop was invited to race the spare one, and why the comment was made he would have lapped the tt 2 seconds quicker than on the NRS. At the clas...
Rc588 TT Related Posts (Only) 60 116,181 31-05-2015, 10:17 AM
    Thread: Fully British-built TT bike for Norton by 2017
Post: RE: Fully British-built TT bike for Norton by 2017

oops one my mistake no comma  Abus only payed £5,000.00  to sponsor the tt bikes Hislop rode. Regards Rc588
Rc588 TT Related Posts (Only) 60 116,181 30-05-2015, 11:13 PM
    Thread: Fully British-built TT bike for Norton by 2017
Post: RE: Fully British-built TT bike for Norton by 2017

Hi All Abus paid £5000.00 sponsorship for the 1992 tt bike's hardly big money The Rc and Rcw engines were  built out of from parts out of the reject bin. Within the rotary's 1st year it won nationa...
Rc588 TT Related Posts (Only) 60 116,181 30-05-2015, 09:47 PM
    Thread: Fully British-built TT bike for Norton by 2017
Post: RE: Fully British-built TT bike for Norton by 2017

So fast they have only just beet the old rotary lap speed. given course changes an tyre improvements in my head they have not managed that. We have heard this rubbish before remember the rotary engine...
Rc588 TT Related Posts (Only) 60 116,181 23-05-2015, 06:49 PM
    Thread: Is he the Best?
Post: RE: Is he the Best?

hi all There is one record non of your aformentiond riders have achived, to win a TT, Mgp and the manx Trials, that honour go's t0 Splashdown, he is the only person to ever do this. I also think whe...
Rc588 TT Related Posts (Only) 25 937,374 11-03-2015, 11:40 PM
    Thread: TT 2015 date blunder
Post: RE: TT 2015 date blunder

Hi all we have hand no problem with the mgp for the full 2 weeks for the last 5 years the other half has worked at the school, and the school dates have not changed. Our camp site was full of famil...
Rc588 TT Related Posts (Only) 13 29,122 12-02-2015, 08:14 PM
    Thread: TT 2015 date blunder
Post: RE: TT 2015 date blunder

Gi all its not just the tt its also the mgp, normaly the other half comes out for practice week at the tt with my son, this year practce week is in term time so they cant go, saves me £400 bit its sh...
Rc588 TT Related Posts (Only) 13 29,122 11-02-2015, 11:55 PM
    Thread: Classic tt parade lap
Post: RE: Classic tt parade lap

£195 to do the parade lap and jurby this year vmcc member non vmcc member jurby only £45
Rc588 Manx Grand Prix & Former Classic TT 31 64,650 21-01-2015, 10:58 PM
    Thread: Classic tt parade lap
Post: RE: Classic tt parade lap

To clarify from the iom vmcc website PM - Closed Roads Parade to be run under ACU PR5 rules, for road machines only. Machines must be at least 25 years old, speed will be controlled by traveling marsh...
Rc588 Manx Grand Prix & Former Classic TT 31 64,650 21-01-2015, 10:06 PM
    Thread: John Mcguinness on rotary Norton
Post: RE: John Mcguinness on rotary Norton

(06-01-2015, 06:41 PM)captainsparkledotcom Wrote: (06-01-2015, 03:54 PM)cregnybaa Wrote: (06-01-2015, 03:22 PM)spannerman Wrote: (06-01-2015, 01:08 PM)cregnybaa Wrote: Well it seems that the c...
Rc588 TT Related Posts (Only) 11 23,060 21-01-2015, 06:57 PM
    Thread: Classic tt parade lap
Post: RE: Classic tt parade lap

Hi All Some of the facts previously stated are not quite correct The vmcc parade operate the 25 year rule for all the events except jurby at the classic tt/manx. it must be a road bike, road leagle ...
Rc588 Manx Grand Prix & Former Classic TT 31 64,650 18-01-2015, 01:28 PM