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1938 R51SS Race bike
Clearly one of Gyro’s favourites, the prewar racer had an amazing run of success with Greg Johnson aboard. “We were never beaten by a legal bike,” Gyro says, referring to some rather dubious machines that have run in the Pre War class, “and it took lap records at every track we raced on. It took three years and 500 cans (of beer) to build with the help of my crew and my good friends Alex and Bill. Greg Johnson detailed the bike (and the other two racers bearing his number 5) and were a credit to him and a sight to behold. We didn’t have the correct wheels as used on the factory bikes, but we used the full width single or double leading shoe which was legal depending on where you raced.“
