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1974 Jawa 890
Pictures of this Jawa, courtesy of Geir Overby
Norwegian Geir has restored this Jawa 890 the engine dates from 1974 and the frame 1968-74 it is beautiful to look at. Well done Geir.
Weslake Land Speed Record

If anyone can help Bill send me an email John
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1928 Douglas DT


Douglas in Pieces

1935 Martin Jap


1930 Rudge


Jap



Eso

1966 Eso Speedway. Czechoslovakian built. The bike that signalled the end for the British Jap. The Eso (Czech word meaning Ace) wasn't any faster than the Jap but it needed less work to maintain and could do more meetings between rebuilds. The Eso firm later amalgamated with Jawa and the Eso name was lost in favour of Jawa. The early Jawa /Eso 890 continued to dominate for most of the 1970's. Engine conversions such as Neil Streets 4 valve head became well known amongst riders wanting extra power.
A trademark of the Eso was the clip on handlebars

1967 Eso Ice Racer
Godden

If you have any photographs of a Godden please scan and email to me John
Weslake

Ivan Mauger with the highly successful British Weslake.

1976 Weslake

Weslake took on Jawa in the mid 1970's and for a few years vied successfully with the Czech's although by approx 1983 it had had it's day.
Jawa

Her is an resturatoinobjekt from Norway. It is an 1968 Jawa 890, 2 valves.
Regards Geir Øverby, Kongsvinger

The 1979 Jawa 894 4 valve
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The "poor mans speedway bike" James Carnie aboard a dirt track BSA complete with back stand and what appears to be the rear brake drum. The rules of the day said brakes must be made inoperative, so if it was a brake drum it would have been disconnected.

A different BSA model with a shorter stroke engine and a lower frame

1929 BSA Sloper John Lloyd is said to have used one of these.

BSA's Last effort as far as speedway was concerned. We
think this bike was c1970. Did you own one? Do you know of anyone
who raced one? Send me an email if you can help John
Update: Jim Henry says: Alan Graham raced a BSA in the
70s. His machine, fully restored with a North frame is in Scotland.
If anyone can take a picture of it I will put it on this webpage John
Update: Terry Stone says: This bike may have been ridden by Bill Landells who
rode for Edinburgh or Berwick.
Matchless


Nigel Boocock experimented with the Matchless in 1965. Has anyone any photographs or do you know why it wasn't a success John
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