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[Edbear]

This is a Seeley T500 so dunt think it's one of those..

I miss my old bike, now! Saw a very tidy one in Classic_Z's workshop a while ago, sigh...

[nudemetalz]

Speaking of the "T" family,..I miss my old Stinger. I had one that had (low) chambers, clip-ons and a single seat. Went quite well, saw 80mph once or twice.
My parents used to get peeved when I come home as the static from the ignition used to interfere with the TV signal as I rode it down the driveway !!

[Edbear]

Speaking of the "T" family,..I miss my old Stinger. I had one that had (low) chambers, clip-ons and a single seat. Went quite well, saw 80mph once or twice.
My parents used to get peeved when I come home as the static from the ignition used to interfere with the TV signal as I rode it down the driveway !!

My cousin had a 125 Stinger with the high pipes! I loved it!

Ah, the days of fitting suppressors to plug leads, LOL!

[Grumph]

This is a Seeley T500 so dunt think it's one of those..

By the look of the frame it's late 70's rather than early. Have you shown the pic to anyone at Boyle's ? Is the shop even still in existence ? By the late 70's there wasn't a lot of T500 tuning going on in ChCh as Mike had gone overseas but Wgtn and points North were still doing them. There were a few guys making one off frames up North too but very few in the SI. It's def not a Frepin.
I'm actually wondering if Steve Roberts ever did a Mk2 T500 frame - the tank looks very professional.

[Drew]

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I'm actually wondering if Steve Roberts ever did a Mk2 T500 frame - the tank looks very professional.

There's an emblem on the back cowl I can't make out. Did Mr Roberts brand his stuff?

[jellywrestler]

Titan motor as everyone has said.

how do pick that Drew, and others, as opposed to the first T500 Cobra motors or the later T500 that weren't named titan, any obvious differences?
This is one of Steve Roberts early 70's frames, there's a similarity in the headstock area

[Drew]

how do pick that Drew, and others, as opposed to the first T500 Cobra motors or the later T500 that weren't named titan, any obvious differences?
This is one of Steve Roberts early 70's frames, there's a similarity in the headstock area

I thought all the Ts were titans is all.

That frame does have a similar look at the headstock. Do you know how many were made?

[Grumph]

how do pick that Drew, and others, as opposed to the first T500 Cobra motors or the later T500 that weren't named titan, any obvious differences?
This is one of Steve Roberts early 70's frames, there's a similarity in the headstock area

Jelly - you've probably had more contact with Steve than most, any idea if he ever did a "Mk2" T500 frame ?

The one in the original pic looks like it's taken ideas from the later H1R - the rear subframe in particular - which is why I'm picking late 70's rather than early. But by that time the TR500Mk3's with water cooling were about and this would have been seen as just a club bike hence sold off to club level rider....

[nudemetalz]

Just to go off track a little (bad pun). In the same sequence of pics, here's my RD50 racer which I ended up bucketracing back in '88-89. Took it to Levels where it overrevved constantly and nipped up on me,..so when I was going down the straight I had one finger on the clutch.....

[nudemetalz]

Good idea to go see John Boyle and see what he says. Boy what I wouldn't give to have another go on it today.

[Sable]

I want one.

[Paul in NZ]

My flatmate at the time had a T500 and I can only remember it as a bloody horrible thing compared to something decent like a round tank RD350.. It was long and unwieldy and handled like a wheelbarrow but given the owner I'm sure it was running on tyres made of recycled school shoes at 10psi ... He replaced it with a CB450 which wasnt much better really... My Norton Atlas was better than either of them at everything except retaining its oil...

Regarding the frame. NZ was full of people that you would only have to show a picture to of a race frame and they would knock one up in the railway workshop. Usually twice as heavy and half as strong as the original but a race frame never the less...

[Edbear]

My flatmate at the time had a T500 and I can only remember it as a bloody horrible thing compared to something decent like a round tank RD350.. It was long and unwieldy and handled like a wheelbarrow but given the owner I'm sure it was running on tyres made of recycled school shoes at 10psi ... He replaced it with a CB450 which wasnt much better really... My Norton Atlas was better than either of them at everything except retaining its oil...

Regarding the frame. NZ was full of people that you would only have to show a picture to of a race frame and they would knock one up in the railway workshop. Usually twice as heavy and half as strong as the original but a race frame never the less...

OI! I resemble that remark...

[Road kill]

My first big jap bike was a 72 T500 and I had several others after that.
Comfortable reliable interesting to horrible handling an pretty average looks.
My Mrs and I rode T500's for about 6 years an did lots an lots of miles on them.
Great bikes wish I had one now.

[husaberg]

Frame reminds me of a H1R.


or this

http://www.pulstudio.com/1bike_web_g...500_frame.html

Genuine XR05 frame.

Grumph is it Mo Haley modded Frame?

KB wont let me paste in pics today in this thread

the frame looks like a modded std frame to me with the brace under the tank.