Club Specials Build?

[redax5]

Julian,
I have actually bought that frame shown on the Montydon website.
It is in storage at Keith's place in Glasgow, about to depart for Australia in January.
Looks good in the photo but in real life there are not two parrallel or square to each other beams in the whole structure.
Even by eye you can see that the headstock is not perpendicular to the swingarm axis
Basically, it is a very poor attempt at frame building, if we didn't have other items to ship home I'd just throw it in the rubbish bin.

Note though Mike did not make these frames himself so is no reflection on his workmanship.

Red

 

[Davo]

Who's Simon Cowell?

Redax

Wot, with no mullet????? :

 

[redax5]

I have no idea who Simone Cowell is.

 

[Grant]

The two Motodds above have very different rear suspension arrangements, so not the same bike.
Lovely looking beasts though.
Now Red, when will the frames start rolling off the production line???

 

[Scrumpy]

Yes Grant they are Mk1 and Mk3 models, but my question is, is the Mk1 green frame Todd the same Todd as featured in post number 12. The earlier pictures show the bike as it was in France some time ago, e.g. the double picture and the one from JLO's site. I dont know which came first. The bike would then if what I was told by the current owner is correct have evolved into the green framed bike on Andy Wagner's site. Then further evolution into the pictures of the incomplete green frame Todd on Ebay.

Scrumpy
 

 

[julian]

Red,
That's a shame as the design looks ok other than needing a big cruciform under the tank area!
Always the trouble with getting others to do your manufacturing I suppose!  Sometimes you wish you had done it your self!
Will be very interested to see what yours looks like, I do like the looks of trellis frames even though they are a little modern for my tastes.

Best regards,
Julian

PS.
A couple of pics of a tig welded trellis frame I finished earlier this year for a good friend of mine and me to play with  
Not a Motodd though I'm afraid  

 

[phil37]

Andy Wagner definately has a Mklll - my own overall favourite - simple yet functional - easy to overcomplicate above this level. - Regards - Phil

 

[julian]

What is this?

Julian

 

[laverdakeith]

Mk 5 Motodd.


    Keith

 

[impamentor]

This is/was Mr Todds MK IV, note front shock under the RHS frame tube (you can just make out the nodder) also take a look at the adapted timing cover I think Phil was in the early stages of his own ignition system or just trying to make the original better?. I recall he mentioned this was 'just' a 1/2 speed pickup system enabling more accurate mechanical timing adjustment.

Graham

 

[Scrumpy]

Julian,
Possibly part of this.

Scrumpy

 

[impamentor]

Now, that does look nice ........

 

[julian]

Until your balls get sucked down the inlet! 

You see Scrumpy, we are taking your mind off of your leg!
I think you are right!
Too modern looking for me though.
Bikes always look better when they look like proper bikes and have those nice big Ceriani drum brakes instead of discs!


Julian 

 

[Grant]

I saw one in the flesh once, think it was Ralph's one (the last one I believe.....).
The proportions are wrong, too low, too long, a mish mash of styles.
Not my cup of Darjeeling.

The Mk 3 Motodd is the best vintage of the 5 versions in my opinion.

 

[sfcrgs]

Whilst trawling the net I found this pic from March 2010. Looks as good now as the older pics I have seen. Vote SFC or RGS - na Motodd

Scrumpy

The previous owner of this photo lives in southern France, this is what he wrote on a forum:

Damn! yes that's me down! it makes me young again! So mine is a Mk1 with the orange box is a Mk2 engine on silent, the swingarm is also very different, this bike was the only one in France to my knowledge its owner was a friend of Charles Clermont-Ferrand he sold to a guy who is in the room Laverda Germany WAGNER Andy he is seen in the photo. And the latest model of the Mk3 the post above. Ben already in conduct that has nothing to do with 3 cylinders of origin, much lighter, handy, says more wheels 17 '... it helps, but it's really day and night, there is a difference of 30 kg in the 2 bikes.

Yes it makes me really happy to see these pictures, I did not know existed. Thank you very much ... I sold this bike to pay for the Mk3 with the motor 1200 to 120 ?, at the time I sold it to Philip GALTHIER a friend who lived in Alsace, I have no news since a long time, I do not know if he still has but a priori I do not think it is separated, not his style ... It was also the owner of the motorcycle earlier in another topic, one that is black and white with the first photo of mine, with an alternator belt deported on the front, this engine was an engine plant endurance he sent very strong!

 

[Ed Case]

'Fraid it's the blue/orange one for me, seen Ralphs a few times including once at a Pinkstertreffen when a multitude of Continental attendees were seen crawling underneath it with cameras, subsequently BMW brought out a range of bikes with a simplified version of the front suspension, cant imagine where they got the idea from !.
                  Years ago I saw Toddy thraping one of his Motodds around Mallory Park on an ILOC trackday, very impressive, couldn't argue with the way it went or the way in handled but it struck me then and still does as one big ugly mutha.

 

[Scrumpy]

Bertrand,
You do not believe that the 2 green frames are the same bike? I will send you the message I received from the owner, my French is not too good.

Cheers Scrumpy

 

[Laverdalothar]

Hi Ian,

is it still for sale btw? Not that I had space in my garage, but...

 

[Scrumpy]

Lothar,
I sought more info from the guy but he never replied or the message was not delivered. I am looking for it at the mo.

Cheers Scrumpy

 

[phil37]

  I know I'm biased Ed, but you can't call them ugly! - My 2 favourite photos - B&W looks very dramatic - I love aggresive looking bikes as you can probably tell - Regards - Phil