Monday, January 9, 2012

Seeley Norton : Building a Vintage Racing Motorcycle

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As any of you with a project bike knows… they can get out of hand. That is how our vintage Seeley MKII Norton motorcycle came about.




©Dan Rose 2012 & Seeley Norton

By Dan Rose : My friends have always been involved with racing at an amateur level, as well as other series like the USGPRU. They like to get on track as much as possible with their vintage Nortons and Ducatis in the WERA and AHRMA leagues. There is an appreciation of period racing machines with there graceful design and dedicated focus. This is what motivated my personal interest in vintage racing and the desire for this bike. As with all vintage racing, the project is about the bike as much as it is about being on the track.

This brings us to Kenny Cummings. He has been a long-standing member of our small community of vintage motorcycle enthusiasts in New York City and we have watched his vintage racing and bike-building career grow over the years.


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1 comment:

Geoff James said...

Stunning photos - someone really knows their art. Great subject matter too - used to see Seeley race bikes in the 60's when growing up in the UK.