Memorable Motorcycles An Inside Look
…ISDE winners. Frank Melling sits on his newest 'toy,' the Walmsley G.50, a hand-built bike made in the vein of classic British Grand Prix racers. Pictured with Melling is the man who built his cherished motorcycle, master builder Fred Walmsley.The converse was true too. Sometimes I would ride a factory…
Memorable Motorcycles La Baneza
…Toseland's Tech 3 Yamaha team! But our bike most definitely is a star. We are blessed with our Walmsley G.50 Matchless, a modern reproduction of one of the great Grand Prix bikes of the 1960s. The Walmsley G.50 is stunningly beautiful and comfortably capable of winning at La Ba?eza - given a decent rider…
Frank Melling's Year in Review
Probably the highlight of the Memorable Motorcycle Man's year was his acquisition of the Walmsley G.50, a hand-built classic-styled British Grand Prix bike based on the Matchless G.50. Go, Frank, Go.At Your Age You Should Know Better(A Year in the Life of a Recidivist Biker) January: The Manchester…
Memorable Motorcycle Matchless G.50
…motor and we spent a lot of time simply making the bike fit me. I didn't just ride the PE but became part of it. The big two-valve single of the Walmsley G.50 produces a claimed 50 hp at the back wheel, over 10 percent better than the original works bikes and more than plenty to get Melling's heart…
Melling's Bike of the Year
…business partner, Carol, we invested everything in a mind-numbingly expensive 1962 Grand Prix bike - freshly manufactured by G.50 tuning maestro, Fred Walmsley. (You can read the whole story in?Matchless G.50 MMC article) The first season was a learning curve for us, and a settling in process for the bike…
MotorcycleUSA's Best of 2007
…the chant, folk... Nuts and bolts! Nuts and bolts! He got screwwwed...Most Memorable Motorcycle: Matchless G.50We may not have chosen the vintage Walmsley Matchless G.50 as Bike of the Year, but it was for our Memorable Motorcycles correspondent.Our Memorable Motorcycles correspondent, Frank Melling…
Euro Gossip August 2005
…British names, AJS/Matchless (7R & G50) parts and complete machines will now be available from Fred Walmsley. Previously these were manufactured by George Beale, now famous for his Honda Six replicas. Walmsley, who prepared Barry Sheene's classic racers prior to his untimely death, has taken the business…
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