Category X-Orange Formula.

[ferrus]

Superb work Carl, and great photo's to make a very enjoyable thread.

 

[sinnerman]

Orange for me!

You give me too much kudos mate, your knowledge, connections and sympathy to the past are right up there with the best.

Cheers Ed.

It did me good loading up all the Dave Yates images through the thread, you can see from the images how the frame angles/geometry differ from the Orange Formula, Lester was a great help to be fair, he couldn't remember which one was which other than to say it was one of the first three.
But when you compare to the Overburys, its clear geometry was evolving, BB heights, chainstay lengths, headangles etc.

I found some very short racing videos, but in the space of a year you can see how things were changing so fast.

 

[sinnerman]

Superb work Carl, and great photo's to make a very enjoyable thread.

Thank you.

 

[ferrus]

Your threads are always enlightening and often entertaining and inspiring mate. It's good to have you back.

 

[sinnerman]

Your threads are always enlightening and often entertaining and inspiring mate. It's good to have you back.

Thank you. Im sure some would disagree. Its good to be back too.

So which you would have chosen, stood outside the shop window in the 80s...?

 

[27motorhead]

Your threads are always enlightening and often entertaining and inspiring mate. It's good to have you back.

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