![]() Bob Wood, and Peter Swallow for their invaluable help. Its maker would like to thank Malcolm Wheeler, George Beale. Other than that, the specification is the same. This timber masterpiece is based on Classic Racer editor Malcolm Wheeler's Seeley G50 Mark 3 with the exception of the primary drive: chain has been chosen for originality, whereas Malcolm's bike has belt drive. ![]() ![]() This Seeley has been equally long in the making, consuming almost 700 man-hours, and was only completed in January 2016.Įvery single part of this Seeley G50 is made of wood: black walnut for the cam-box, hubs, and tyres birch ply for the cylinder barrel, 'head, oil tank, brakes plates, and chain maple for the fork yokes, carburettor, float bowl, and magneto pine for the wheel rims, fuel tank, seat, and gearbox tulip wood for the frame oak for the crankcases and mahogany for the timing case. This amazing Seeley G50 Mark 3 is a direct follow on from its creator's famous 'Planx Manx', a life-size replica of a Manx Norton created entirely in wood that took five years of its creator's spare time to complete.
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