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| posted on December 12th, 2020 at 10:21 PM |
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return of the vw drag bike
thought i'd do an update on the vw bike , havent done for few year's , i ended up purchasing the ex Thornley bros bike , purely by accident , mate
of mine found it ,in sad condition ,but hey, with all good intensions of restoring it , but had second thoughts about it and offered it to me , as he
knew i built an raced one many yr's ago , this one (one of many Thornley Bros campained ) was built in 1980 last raced 1985 , 2 ltr supercharged ,
crowerglide ,2speed Lenco, all there ,just blower an manifolds missing (no idea what happed to them ), will be used for Nostalgia meets an car bike
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| posted on December 12th, 2020 at 10:23 PM |
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return of the vw drag bike
as found
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GooNoo2180
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| posted on December 12th, 2020 at 10:24 PM |
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return of the vw drag bike
as was
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| posted on December 12th, 2020 at 10:25 PM |
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return of the vw drag bike
Rick Thornley riding
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| posted on December 12th, 2020 at 10:30 PM |
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Oh wow. How cool is that. I hope you can also race it at some of the VW drag meets
From your ole' mate Jeff
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| posted on December 12th, 2020 at 10:33 PM |
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return of the vw drag bike
as is now
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| posted on December 12th, 2020 at 10:33 PM |
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return of the vw drag bike
now
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| posted on December 12th, 2020 at 10:36 PM |
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return of the vw drag bike
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| posted on December 12th, 2020 at 10:48 PM |
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yes thats the plan Jeff ,....... and thanks whoever sorted those posts out
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| posted on December 13th, 2020 at 07:18 AM |
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Pete
I remember Ric hes used to live or his girlfriend lived on King Georges Road at Roselands
His mate lived in my street so thats how i got to meet and talk with him never saw the bike run
Its great you can restore it and hopefully have a run
Where is Ric nowdays
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| posted on December 13th, 2020 at 08:45 AM |
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Great project!
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| posted on December 13th, 2020 at 08:48 AM |
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Hi Dave ,Rick is in Tasmania now , he was on Gold Coast for while , Jim is still in Sydney
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| posted on December 13th, 2020 at 09:30 AM |
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Great bit of history. Rick used to work on the local council and we would talk about the good old days
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| posted on December 13th, 2020 at 10:19 AM |
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Yes Steve pretty much why i bought it , such a great piece of history, as i said blower and manifolds were sold separately , they cant remember who,
other than he was a hillclimb guy , i presume vw , i was lucky enough to purchase a marshall blower(identical ) an S.U's off good freind Jeff Unwin,
its a long shot but , but if any body knows the where abouts or who purchased blower an manifolds yr's ago , it 'd be a lot easier than remaking it
all....... just manifolds , never know whats lying around still , as this bike was........ photo credits to Jim Thornley
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| posted on December 14th, 2020 at 09:48 AM |
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Pete
Are you going to be the pilot when its up n running
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| posted on December 14th, 2020 at 10:59 AM |
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yes i am Dave ......... i think i still got it in me
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| posted on December 14th, 2020 at 01:11 PM |
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Car YES
Bike NO
your sack must be bigger than mine hahahaha
where did you get the bike from of Ric and his Brother or has it been in a few different hands over the years
what happened to your Bike
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| posted on December 14th, 2020 at 09:48 PM |
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, Jim and Rick sold the bike less blower about a year after Castlereagh closed , to a guy at Liverpool ,where it sat for 35yr's
was going to fit a Harley mota ,a mate hunted it down on a rumour where an who had ,bout a year ago , and bought it , i bought it from him after
changing his mind about yr ago
........ my bike in 77 i dismantled it , frame went to tip , Fuel injection went to Henry Spicak, engine sold to Vw guy at Crow's Nest (dont have
many pics of the old thing
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