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Following their racing successes at
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Because we have sold off some of the old racing equipment of AMC, this does not mean that we have given up the idea of racing. We have sold some extremely old equipment and had we tried to go racing with it, we would have been a laughing stock. After all, Villiers bought the manufacturing rights to
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Seeley soon was devising frames for other engines. The 1967 URS 500 cc four cylinder intended for Grands Prix racing was initially ridden by John
Blanchard, but the Seeley-frame aspect of the project (provided by Colin Seeley Race Developments) ran into problems with personalities and by the
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albeit hampered by the chassis being fitted for smaller Derek Minter and running-in a new engine, he reported the bike – with a six-speed
Schafleitner gearbox – to be the smoothest 7R he'd ridden. Dixon also reported that there was two gearbox options - four-speed or six-speed at extra cost.
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In 1977 Seeley produced for Honda a limited-production of 150 'Phil Read
Replica' TT Formula 1 race-styled roadsters based on the CB750F2 with accessories by Seeley in Honda Britain colours of blue and red, followed by a 1979 updated version called CB750SS in white with red or blue flashes.
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solo race bike to be modified and used with a
Canterbury racing sidecar, for which Seeley was an agent. After some encouraging results on local tracks, Seeley entered his first Grand Prix event, the Isle of Man TT in 1961, finishing in sixth place.
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frame from 1968 onwards, a successful Grands Prix machine campaigned by German Karl Hoppe. Colin Seeley later sold the frame privately, which
Blanchard eventually bought, and using a spare Fath/URS engine was able to create a complete machine.
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By 1958 Seeley had acquired an AJS agency and purchased an ex-works 500 cc scrambler which he was uneasy with; also holding a
Greeves agency, Seeley approached the factory for support and rode scramblers for them in 1958 and 1959.
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borrowed from a friend, where he completed 42 laps during the hour. Pressure of work prevented any further competition until 1957 when Seeley entered his first scramble on a part-exchanged
Triumph twin, followed by grass track,
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In 1956 Seeley established his first retail shop in nearby Nuxley Road, where, with his father Percy, they traded as C.J.Seeley (Sales) Ltd., Motorcycle Specialist, keeping the Old Forge site for service and repairs.
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Other product lines were developed. Seeley fairings were instantly recognisable by the styling and twin headlights, as were megaphone-shape replacement silencers with long reverse-cones which he dubbed
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During the late 1960s and early 1970s when almost all the major motorcycle manufacturers had pulled out of Grand Prix racing, the Seeley-designed chassis became the race bike of choice for
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Production began in July 1966, with the first available G50 500 cc bike being purchased by Swiss racer Ernst Weiss. David Dixon track-tested the 350cc AJS 7R-engined version for
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Abandoning the tall-engine configuration of the single-cylinder Matchless G50 outfit, Seeley campaigned the flat-twin BMW installed in a lower-line outfit called
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motorcycle firm closed their in-house race shops in 1963 due to financial problems, although spares were still available, the actual engines were then obsolete.
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single-cylinder 500 cc engine - was built from Reynolds '531' tubing in early 1966, and was 9 lbs lighter than a standard G50 frame. The prototype had
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In 1976, Seeley's first wife Joan was diagnosed with cancer which ultimately proved to be terminal; in her memory, Seeley established a small charity named
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sudden use of a non-Seeley front-brake from rival Rickman Brothers, resulting in Colin Seeley confiscating his rolling chassis less the brake, caused the
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In 1960, Seeley with his friend – mechanic and employee Wally Rawlings – bought their first sidecar outfit, and ex-Eric Oliver machine based on a
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forks and Girling rear shock absorbers. All machines were hand-built, and, with limited production volumes, have become collectors' items.
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Again in 1979 he produced a Seeley Honda TL200 trials bike, a smaller version of the 360cc works bike ridden by Rob Shepherd, based on the
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in 1971. Sheene used the bike to win the British national championship and declared it the best-handling motorcycle he had ever ridden.
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racer, motorcycle designer, constructor and retailer of accessories. In 1992 he was involved in running the Norton Rotary race team.
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Seeley has been appointed as an official stockist for
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two-stroke twin-cylinder, followed by the 500 cc
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employee Ted Davis racing his Vincent sidecar outfit.
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The Joan Seeley Pain Relief Memorial Trust About Us
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The Joan Seeley Pain Relief Memorial Trust homepage
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874:"Colin Seeley Isle of Man TT race results"
709:, 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020
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643:The Joan Seeley Pain Relief Memorial Trust
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1380:"1968 Isle of Man Senior TT race results"
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252:Matchless 650cc G12 CSR
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1574:"Seeley race results"
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1614:4 February 1981 p.2
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1430:on 26 September 2012
1329:Motorcycle Mechanics
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258:engines prepared by
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1238:21 July 1966, p.86
1088:, April 1965. p.44
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512:1969 Isle of Man TT
504:1968 Isle of Man TT
494:finished second to
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171:Vincent Motorcycles
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