Can anyone help? I want to fit a Velorex to a 1979 Triumph T140. Any ideas on how to mount the lower rear coupling? I have to have room for the kickstart, so the mounting probably needs to be around the position of the RH footrest, but there seems to be no suitable space on the lower frome tube. Do I have to manufacture a bracket that fits in place of the footrest? If so, anyone done it?

Regards

Eric Pritchard   450 829 3593  eric@rocler.com

Coming to Canada from St Petersburg Florida in early 60's on my 500cc Triton race bike with a home made chassis and tradsman's box on it went fairly well, except for emptying the water out of my "Wader" waterproof competition magneto at least twice as it rained most of the way. I ran that same bike at Daytona the following year to 10th in the FIM race. Within a couple of days I found employment at Derick Browns shop "Toronto Honda Ducati" on Bloor street. Derick seeing my penchant for 3 wheels offered a BSA Gold Star race rig which Bob Henry and I raced 1-2 years. We did quite well winning several races and at Nelson Ledges lapped the field, including Lue Herman who was the guy to beat at the time. however at the last round of the year held at Harwood Acres during the race the front forks collapsed in the fast right hander called Gunnery at the end of the straight. Bob and I stayed aboard as the rig slid along on the frame taking out several hay bails. From then on I built my own rigs preferring my own mistakes to some one else's. Derick 'silver tongue' Brown owned a ex police "Pie Wagon" which was known to tear around the down town area some times with John Edyvean aboard as monkey, who witnessed Derick talking his way out of a ticket once or twice.

Derick convinced a judge in a speeding case that the radar picked up the wheel balance weight rather than the bike (Maybe original thought counts for some thing), the judge threw the case out. This same Pie Wagon I believe made it to Mosport with little success. Derick or John may have more details on that incident.