SOLD 750 MARTIN monoschock from Belgium

What is special about a Martin, apart from it's rarity, particularly outside France?
Just the copy of other frames.

That one is remarquably similar to a standard frame.

Paul
 
Beucars said:
That's already a couple of years ago..
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"Sam 2 Jan - 20:41". Normally, previous years are shown explicitly.

Youtube-film is from 24.12.2009 - it seems you are right.

Thomas aus LAU
 
Thomas aus LAU said:
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"Sam 2 Jan - 20:41". Normally, previous years are shown explicitly.

Youtube-film is from 24.12.2009 - it seems you are right.

Thomas aus LAU
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Yes, quite confusing Thomas. The 2nd of January fell on a Saturday in 2010 and 2021 and I seem to remember the bike was sold in 2010. Would have liked to own her for hill climb demo racing
 
Paul Marx said:
What is special about a Martin, apart from it's rarity, particularly outside France?
Just the copy of other frames.

That one is remarquably similar to a standard frame.

Paul
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All the Martins I have seen have had wrap-around frames, vasty different from that. They were special because like most other aftermarket sports and racing frames they were light and strong and enabled Japanese engines to be used to their potential. To measure well it appears that the front main section of the frame is standard Laverda down past the rear engine mounts. Has anyone seen this bike in the flesh?
 
Tippie said:
All the Martins I have seen have had wrap-around frames, vasty different from that. They were special because like most other aftermarket sports and racing frames they were light and strong and enabled Japanese engines to be used to their potential. To measure well it appears that the front main section of the frame is standard Laverda down past the rear engine mounts. Has anyone seen this bike in the flesh?
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Martin first made spine frames, à la Egli.
( another one)
I think that he made six spine frames for 750s. N°1 resides near Paris.
Frames allowing japanese engines to be used to their full potential have a competition history Martin doesn't and yet France is full of people who made ultra competitive bikes with japanese engines.

Paul
 
I can think of lots of reasons, but I think the main one is it gives you a wide area from which to triangulate and support the steering tube bracketry. Another is access to the top of the motor (not important or useful on a 750 SF/C). Another is open space for airboxes, carbs and inletttery, fuel tanks ...
I always wondered whether an SF/C motor is strong enough to support the steering tube from the top cover, nothing in between, and a rear end assembly mounted off the rear engine mounts.
 
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