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Where are we going?
Right. Now Christmas and New Year is safely out of the way, it's time to hit the road!Glyn Robinson is heading over to the Phillip Island Classic (27th - 29th January) in Australia. He's packing some Sports Valves and information, so if you're interested in seeing how they work, tackle him as he goes past. [...]
A closer look at the Spondon Ducati
I've had a lot of questions recently about our Sports Motorcycles Spondon as it's quite a rare beast, so I thought I'd write up some technical points of interest. FRAMESPECIFICATIONSCOOLING SYSTEM MODIFICATIONSThe alloy beam frame was manufactured by Spondon Engineering in Derbyshire - which is no longer in business as such. After the brilliant engineer Bob Stevenson died [...]
"The SPORTS VALVES have made noticeable improvements to the front end and it feels extremely planted."
" I have just installed your valves into the forks of my Harris GSX and been to the Shorai. I thought it handled well before, but it's even better. The valves have made noticeable improvements to the front end and it feels extremely planted. Corner entry under heavy braking and mid corner speed are [...]
Celebrating 4 Years in New Zealand (and remembering the fun of moving 48 tonnes of machinery!)
Four years ago, we packed 48 tonnes of engineering gear and bikes into 4 x 40ft containers in the UK and set off for New Zealand. When we arrived, we had the luxury of a whole 6 weeks to find a home for them before they arrived. No pressure! Luckily Steve was already in New [...]
From the Sports Motorcycles Stable
Photo-Shoot Time! Sports Motorcycles Pre-89 Junior 750 - sporting this year's new graphics and weighing in at 127kg - no fuel.Sports Motorcycles Pre-89 Senior Unlimited - Spondon Chassis from 1988. This was one of two prototypes made for evaluation by Steve Wynne before the full batch was produced by Spondon engineers. Weighs in at 170kg [...]
Mike Hailwood's Best TT Race?
"Mike was faced with the agony of riding with no protection for his face at 160mph. The rain was needles on his face, water swilled into his goggles and beaded the outside until he was riding almost blindly round the world's most dangerous circuit. As if this wasn't enough to worry him, there was more trouble [...]
Name the Riders!
Steve Wynne of Sports Motorcycles used to race his own bikes. Here's a couple of photos from the archives taken from one of the first Sports Motorcycles team outings. Check out that cool van! Steve is the guy second from the right. Anybody recognise the others?Steve on number 52, looking very determined!
Mike Hailwood's Contract with Sports Motorcycles, 1978
Here's another treasured piece of Sports Motorcycles history: The contract that sealed Mike's partnership with Sports Motorcycles for the extraordinary 1978 Isle of Man TT.And there's more to come, so keep checking back.
A letter from Mike Hailwood : After the 1978 TT
The Sports Motorcycles bikes at the Isle of Man TT 1979, which Mike refers to in his 1978 letter. See below.We've found a whole archive of Sports Motorcycles articles, photos and memorabilia! And we thought we might as well share it with you, so keep checking back for more. First up is a letter from Mike Hailwood to [...]