hullangel Posted September 20, 2003 Report Share Posted September 20, 2003 OK sorry i meant his dad John........ :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sliderphil Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Whatever happened to these machines, are they still around? any riders use them? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I will be campaigning the 2005 Canadian speedway season on a nice example of an Antig chassied Wessie. I love the old girl, and for our short circuits, there's no real disadvantage. Check out my website for more info Regards, Sliderphil http://www.sliderphil.netfirms.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Looking back there are certain riders that seem to be at the start of a new trend due to their success with a certain machine - eg. Egon Muller with the GM and Neil Street/Phil Crump with 4 valves. Who was ther rider who started the trend for Weslakes in the first place? Was it Peter Collins? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> PC was certainly among the first batch of riders to use 4-valve Weslakes at a time when the majority of riders were mounted on 2-valve Jawas. And by gum, did it make a difference! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusky Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 OK sorry i meant his dad John........ :roll: <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm sure John was the first. I seem to remember there being an article in the speedway mail with a picture of JL on his Weslake at Hackney. I think it had a bicycle speedo mounted on the handlebars, which looked a little bizzare if I remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 A couple of years ago there was a guy riding a Westlake at Reading in the second half when we were visiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pudding Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 i ride a weslake on the beach @ mablethorpe , its by no means the fastest but niether am i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTom Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 I will be campaigning the 2005 Canadian speedway season on a nice example of an Antig chassied Wessie.I love the old girl, and for our short circuits, there's no real disadvantage. Check out my website for more info Regards, Sliderphil http://www.sliderphil.netfirms.com <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thats funny, I will also be riding a Weslake at Paris Speedway Canada in 2005. We should have a weslake race! Wait a minute we are! At the Dean Benscics Memorial meeting four of us will be racing in a Wessie only race. Long live the old girls as they sure are a pleasure to ride. nice smoth power band and more than enough power for us old lads to have between our legs!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTom Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 i ride a weslake on the beach @ mablethorpe , its by no means the fastest but niether am i <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Pudding, just go have fun!....nice to see another old girl still running and being used for pleasure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 (edited) The first Weslake was raced not in speedway but on Oct 20th, 1974 at Lydden, a grass/chalk surfaced track by Don Godden. The Hagon Shocks showroom has one the last complete factory bike Tig perry was involved in, a SOHC laydown grasser as raced by Martin Hagon. Two bikes were built, Lee Cross had #2 and crashed it. I have the engine from #2 here in California after being re-built at Antig. Antig still have spares for the Weslake, and when I was there new engines too. Go to my website too see a new engine and a laydown pushrod owned by David Perry. http://xtremesport.org Weslake today http://home.adelphia.net/~aeroengine/Weslake.html Edited May 29, 2005 by Malcolm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splatty Posted May 30, 2005 Report Share Posted May 30, 2005 Did I hear or read recently that Weslake (or was it Godden?) is producing a new engine which will be tested and eventually used by Sir Kelvin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM Posted May 30, 2005 Report Share Posted May 30, 2005 (edited) Did hear Don Godden was building engines again, though Kelvin surely won't be the man if his various injuries are still playing him up. Unless it's long track, because that apparently doesn't affect him! A modern-day miracle? Edited May 30, 2005 by AndyM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sliderphil Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 TigerTom, How on earth did you find your way onto here? That aside, Tom is correct, here in Canada we are going to have a two heat "Weslake Challenge". It really is just a bit of fun, however, it will be a competitive race with prize money and we're hoping we are able to write the history books when we see four competitive Wessies on the start line together, some thirty years after their first appearance. And by the way, Malcolm is correct, Lydden, 1974. The Weslake (speedway) story is told as part of my "Speedway Bike History" article on my website. http://www.sliderphil.netfirms.com Regards, Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robolots Posted June 6, 2005 Report Share Posted June 6, 2005 Did hear Don Godden was building engines again, though Kelvin surely won't be the man if his various injuries are still playing him up. Unless it's long track, because that apparently doesn't affect him! A modern-day miracle? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I believe that Kelvin Tatum will be riding a prototype Godden in this years Long Track along with another German rider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merv Posted June 6, 2005 Report Share Posted June 6, 2005 A question for all you weslake fans. who's now the expert on rebuilding weslake's in the uk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sliderphil Posted June 15, 2005 Report Share Posted June 15, 2005 A question for all you weslake fans. who's now the expert on rebuilding weslake's in the uk. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Try asking these guys. Regards, Sliderphil Antig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pudding Posted June 16, 2005 Report Share Posted June 16, 2005 Pudding, just go have fun!....nice to see another old girl still running and being used for pleasure! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i do mate, having fun is what it's all about A question for all you weslake fans. who's now the expert on rebuilding weslake's in the uk. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i think it should be me , due to the amout of time ive stripped & rebuilt it , i should be able to do it with my eyes shut ( just like my riding ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewantodd Posted July 4, 2005 Report Share Posted July 4, 2005 You've got me thinking now mate. I wonder if there's any chance that Mrs Lt will let me mount a Jap in the bedroom. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> is that a male or female jap or was it a chinese????? we will never know lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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