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Charterhouse Auctioneers are pleased to offer this in our Classic & Vintage Motorcycle auction on Thursday 27th August 2020.
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The automobilia auction will start at 11 am and the motorcycles will start at 12 noon with lot 200. Viewing available by appointment.
Lot 244
The 1980 Windle TZ 500/ 700 World Championship and TT winning Sidecar Outfit £200, 000 - 220, 000
In 1979 Sidecar Chassis Constructor Terry Windle was commissioned to build a Chassis for Scottish Sidecar Champion Jock Taylor for the 1980 World Championships / British Championships and the 1980 TT this was the second Chassis Terry had built for Jock, the first Chassis Built was called the Tin Windle, due to its Box Tin Construction, this Chassis flexed and cracked a lot especially on road Circuits like the Isle of Man TT course
This new construction was a Reynolds 531 tubed construction, which was tig welded holding it together, it was far more rigid and stable than the earlier version
Tin Windle, with it being tubular, it handled better, it was built to house the Yamaha TZ500cc or TZ700cc 2 stroke Engines, the TZ500cc for Grand Prixs and the TZ700cc for the Isle of Man and British Championships, rear interchangeable egine mounting plates made the engine changeover so simple and quick
On construction of the Tubular Chassis,
This is as told to me by Terry at East Fortune, when Terry and his Wife came up to see Jocks bike run for the first time in 30 years, he passed on a lot of Information to me about Jocks bike that weekend.
After Terry Windle died, the owner was asked by his Son if he knew where if an ID number on Jocks bike was, he replied yes his father gave him it at East Fortune and told him where to find it on the bike, he told his son he would not divulge it to him, he respected his fathers wishes
During Construction, Jock asked Terry Windle to fit the handlebars as near and as low to the front wheel spindle as possible, as Jock had a theory that the nearer the wheel spindle the more accurate the Sidecar would be to steer through corners, plus your body weight would rest on the fibreglass covering the top tube, thus taking the weight of your arms, this was a Theory Jock truly believed in
1980 Pre Season Testing went good both Jock and Benga settled into the new Windle tubular outfit with ease, Jock commented on the handling of the new tubular Windle, saying its on rails
In 1980 Jock n Benga won the British Sidecar Championship, in 1979 at the TT he had the only DNF in his career failing to finish in the 1st TT Race, they won the 2nd Race lapping at 106. 08 mph putting up a new Lap Record, had 6 World Championship 1st place Podiums and was on all 7 World Championship Podiums that year
Later that year at the British Grand Prix Silverstone he rode the last 3 Laps with a rear wheel puncture, finishing 2nd to Jones n Ayres, that 2nd place secured Jock and Benga the 1980 World Championship
Afterwards Jock said it was his Windle Chassis that won the Championship for them
1980 saw Jock voted MCN Man of The Year
In 1981 on his Trusted Windle with the Yamaha TZ700cc engine, Jock / Benga won both Isle of Man TTs putting up a New Lap Record of 108. 12mph and again win the British Championship, but failed to win the World Championship finishing in 3rd Place, Jock said the new European Chassis LCR and Seymaz were way ahead with their technology and handling characteristics, and were hard to compete with
At the end of the 1981 Season, The Team sat down with Terry Windle and Stu Collins ex-GP passenger and designed a new hub centered steering aircraft aluminium box sectioned long chassis nicknamed The Worm, due to its length it tended to weave a bit on the long straights, Jock ode both the 500cc Prototype Worm in the Grand Prixs and his trusted World Championship and TT Winning Windle Tubular TZ700cc at the British Championships and the TT, he won both the TT Races that year
During the 2nd TT Race and leading on the road, Jock came into Quarry Bends, he looked down at his Temp gauge for a few seconds, left the road ran up an embankment back onto the Road, and set the outwright Lap Record to 108. 29 mph this Lap Record Stood for 7 Years, Jock said he thinks his lap if not for the excursion would have been 110. 00 mph, he said his Windle saved the day
He was having terrible problems with the Long Chassis and stood on only 3 third place Podiums that Year 1982
On the 15th August 1982 at the Finnish Grand Prix at Imatra Jock's Worm, Long Chassis aquaplaned in terrible wet conditions resulting in Jock's bike hitting a telegraph Pole with Jock losing his Life.
Jocks 1980 World Championship and TT Lap Record Winning Windle Yam TZ700cc Sidecar Outfit is now fully restored to what it was years ago,
When Jock died, his main sponsor Tom Wheatcroft who was the owner of Donnington Racing Circuit, asked Dennis Trollope if Jocks Sidecar could it in the foyer of the Donnington Park Racing Museum along with sixteen World Champion Winning F1 cars
Restored lovingly by our passionate vendor, he wishes a new custodian to to look after this important sidecar as he is advancing in years
Motorcycle location: Scotland
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