2000 Seeley 349cc 7R Replica Racing Motorcycle

Frame no. none Engine no. none

• Built new for the vendor in 2000
• Roger Titchmarsh frame
• Walmsley short-stroke 7R engine fitted in 2015
• Last raced in 2019

Many-times British sidecar champion Colin Seeley bought Associated Motor Cycles' racing department when the company went into receivership in 1966. Believing that the engines possessed further potential if combined with state-of-the-art cycle parts, the previous year he had constructed the first Seeley racing frame to house a Matchless G50 engine, and the AMC purchase enabled him to produce complete Seeley G50 and 7R machines. With their improved frames, the four-stroke singles enjoyed renewed competitiveness, Derek Minter winning first time out at the start of 1966 on both the 350cc 7R and 500cc G50-engined Seeleys. The Seeley frame progressed from the duplex cradle MkI to the similar but lighter MkII on which works rider Dave Croxford won the British 500 Championship in 1968. The down-tubes were abandoned with the MkIII, the head-stock and swinging arm pivot of which were linked solely by tubes running diagonally above the engine. Supported by sponsor Gus Kuhn, Seeley-mounted Croxford triumphed again in the British 500 Championship in 1969. Production of Seeley frames was later licensed to Roger Titchmarsh and there have been countless unauthorised copies made over the years.

This Seeley's frame was built by Roger Titchmarsh circa 2000 for the current vendor and originally had a 500ccc Matchless G50 engine installed in it. The vendor took delivery of the Seeley in March 2001 to run it in the INCA/IHRO series. Taking an enforced break from racing in 2002, the vendor sold the G50 engine in June 2005 and the Seeley sat in the workshop until November 2015 when Fred Walmsley fitted one of his special short-stroke AJS 7R engines, complete with tapered exhaust. The vendor campaigned the Seeley for the next four years and last used it at the CRMC's 'Race of the Year' at Snetterton in September 2019. To date, the engine has done only 395 miles from new. The engine has been maintained by Fred Walmsley while the cycle parts have been looked after by race-winning Manx GP mechanic, Phil Crossland. Other notable features of this well specified Seeley include a Hemmings gearbox; Molnar electronic ignition; Maxton suspension front and rear; belt primary drive; Gardner carburettor; Scitsu tachometer; and a Lockheed front disc brake. Dry weight is circa 106kg (233.2lb). The machine is offered with its CRMC registration card; an Excel spreadsheet record of races entered; and a quantity of transmission spares.
Offered without key