So whaddabout Aussie made motorcycles ?

Rossi · Post by **Rossi** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:56 am

mmmmmm interesting eh ??

http://www.ozebook.com/ausmc/australia.htm

SnypR · Post by **SnypR** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:51 am

l saw that Hunwick/Hallam bike at Winton years ago, sounded better than a Duke and went better than the Jap bikes.

Was that bike the first to have the no frame, as in, everything was bolted of the engine

ducati_paul · Post by **ducati_paul** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:23 am

SnypR wrote:
Was that bike the first to have the no frame, as in, everything was bolted of the engine

How long ago was that? the Britten was also of the "I have no frame" stable .... and was raced VERY Successfully!

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:38 pm

ducati_paul wrote:
SnypR wrote:
Was that bike the first to have the no frame, as in, everything was bolted of the engine
How long ago was that? the Britten was also of the "I have no frame" stable .... and was raced VERY Successfully!

isn't the Britten ...a Kiwi?

ducati_paul · Post by **ducati_paul** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:56 pm

Sure is!

I wasn't including it in the "Aussie" model bikes just the "No Frame" model bikes

Poyda · Post by **Poyda** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:26 pm

They were an ugly bit of gear. Like atrain wreck, couldnt help but be interested. Went like a wombat with a bindii in its sphincter from what i heard.

I saw the Britten out at OP years and years ago. did some hot laps, That was a horn sounding machine

SnypR · Post by **SnypR** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:59 pm

ducati_paul wrote:
SnypR wrote:
Was that bike the first to have the no frame, as in, everything was bolted of the engine
How long ago was that? the Britten was also of the "I have no frame" stable .... and was raced VERY Successfully!

Im guessing it was around 97-98 about when it was released.

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:20 pm

i use to have a thing for the "VEE TWO"

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:34 pm

SnypR wrote:l saw that Hunwick/Hallam bike at Winton years ago, sounded better than a Duke and went better than the Jap bikes....

I watched Mal Campbell race the Hunwick Hallam at Oran Park back in the mid-90's. It was very fast. He was racing it during the Shell Superbikes series.

Here are a couple of photos......

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:48 pm

wow cool pics..
are those wet tyres or did they use to run treaded ??

freaky lookin bike...

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:04 pm

it was pretty wet from memory.......yeh it was a freaky lookin' bike alright.........but went like all powers of piss !!

zzzak · Post by **zzzak** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:08 pm

You only build a bike when you make your own engine as Britten (the Kiwi) did.

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:30 pm

what engine was used in this bastard child??

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 9:56 pm

It was a motor that Rod Hunwick built from scratch......with help from the Hallam boys........their own design, it is a shame that the expected road-based model was never released on the market......

Strika · Post by **Strika** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 10:05 pm

Gosling1 wrote:It was a motor that Rod Hunwick built from scratch......with help from the Hallam boys........their own design, it is a shame that the expected road-based model was never released on the market......

Bad timing more than anything and a few people issues. Timing mainly though. In order to go mass production, they needed capital. And loads of it. So the only way was to float the company. just prior to the float, the stock market crashed! the project was iced and remains that way. The issues with reviving it now are large, as the entire thing would have to be re-engineered with future ADR requirements in place. As such without the continual developement it's a white Elephant now!