Colin Seeley

Seeley's 750 cc BMW team from 1968

Seeley-Honda (1977)

Colin Seeley (born January 2, 1936 in Crayford , Kent , England , † January 7, 2020 ) was a British motorcycle racer and since 1966 motorcycle manufacturer ( Seeley Motorcycles ).

biography

After initially manufacturing chassis for British single-cylinder from Matchless and AJS and then designing chassis for the racing teams from Ducati , Husqvarna , Suzuki and Yamaha , from 1975 he switched to building his own motorcycle frames from Reynolds 531 tubular steel for the Honda CB 750 Four . For a while, Seeley also worked with Bernie Ecclestone to manufacture the Brabham racing cars .

Colin Seeley: Racer ... and the rest Volume I . Redline Books, England 2007, ISBN 0-9544357-1-0 .
Colin Seeley: ... and the rest Volume II . Redline Books, England 2008, ISBN 978-0-9555278-1-4 .

personal data
SURNAME	Seeley, Colin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British motorcycle racer and designer of motorcycles
DATE OF BIRTH	January 2, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH	Crayford , Kent , England
DATE OF DEATH	January 7, 2020