JAP Speedway bike at Kempton Park

Jap Speedway bike being warmed up.

[@anythingoldmechanical]

When speedway was at its best, with straight through pipes, & Castrol R!

[@72hourbob61]

I rode a Jawa speedway bike a few times. It's something you need to do as a young person. One foot peg, No brakes, no shifting, No fear.

[@Lilzsnr]

My Dad rode speedway in the 50s early 60s. Had his JAP powered bike nicked from his pub in Tottenham in about 1974. It was copper colour framed with a white seat.

[@kevintheblacksmith]

Love to take it for a spin . Very beautiful bike

[@roberttomakarlsson8025]

Music to my ears!

[@zxvjy]

Love it, well worth the wait.

[@jamesstone7531]

Would have loved to have seen the whole bike, from what i can see she looks stunning. Good job

[@colinblades4082]

Nice, but spinning that back wheel with medals dangling from his neck!!

[@AwsomeVids83]

Colin Blades That's all i could think about during the starting.

[@georgewhiteford9869]

Luckily, nothing else was dangling!

[@malcolmpettett5957]

Your alone on that one

[@MrFastgater]

Music to the ears !!

[@castatymelessspell]

Don't know much about bikes. It a good presentation

[@TomTremayne]

Great bike - Weslake's and Jawa's were great too but listen....if you're EVER starting, inspecting, listening to, diagnosing or putting yourself in any sort of proximity to rotary driven, moving parts (fans, wheels, pullies, belt-drives, axles, etc) please, please, please don't do as the guy does in this video, which is to be wearing a necklace & drawstrings & getting frustrated at around the 1:13 mark, he leans in to try again to start the bike & the stuff round his neck swings within about 2 inches of the spokes. Had the bike of fired at that moment & the necklace caught in the wheel we'd have all been watching one of those horrific accident, decapitiation type videos that do so well on line!

[@mira238]

1:16

[@sprgodalming3337]

EXACTLY what I thought about the dangly bits!!

[@TomTremayne]

@@sprgodalming3337 Well said buddy, glad you agree..........!

[@cojonco]

Love those James A. Prestwich 500 singles and have ridden speedway in my youth. Did fairly well but was 6'4" and 240 lbs--too big for being really competitive. Had the wrong bike also--a 500cc Vincent, with a sprung rear end. Loads of punch, bad handling. Not enough coin nor the desire to ruin a precious vintage scooter.

[@drewpzoot]

What's with all the poxie revving?

[@andrewstafford3618]

Would be more interesting for the viewer if the wheel was slightly buckled.

[@anthonyostle6906]

Need to get someone to spin wheel with a bit more oomph! My dad had 4B's ending ip with a 4v which was crap!

[@stefanlageambecker6077]

Music!

[@SlowlyWithSledge]

I bet it would still beat flat track bike in a race.

[@harrybobb6764]

I'm looking for a engine for my bike like this

[@carlosarandamotos]

muy buenas motos y agrego un dato el apellido de mi abuela es jap saludos

[@cvtsboy]

Look how he was starting the bike with all that stuff hanging from his neck.

[@wheater5]

Yes, I thought he might end up with his nose in the spokes 😮

[@bostonsirish1]

Damn JAPanese motorcycles

[@trabigeil]

Ein geiles Männerspielzeug, echt toll

[@cloudusterable]

It's shame they didn't film from other angles.

[@OnkelM]

Here is our 30 minute film about driving a JAP engine on small Eifel roads near Nürburgring: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYKzYqmpmauCn80

[@SteveMagr]

JAP engine does not start until 1:20

[@dianrendra06]

no brake?

[@72hourbob61]

NO

[@dianrendra06]

amazing bike nice!

[@mhilde7744]

Wish could get those 3 minutes back. What's your next post, paint drying?

[@plymouth-hl20ton37]

M Hilde you must own a F-150 you sound that smart

[@LittleHotels]

Desperately over-polished. No speedway bike ever looked like that. (Sorry to be negative.)

[@LittleHotels]

Chrome or nickel? Nickel would be much more suitable (and common) in this sort of application as chrome can cause embrittlement of the steel.

[@richardpope3063]

Denley AJ, 1929c. maybe the first?

[@stefanlageambecker6077]

Music to my ears!