One for the senior people amongst us. Quasar FF motorcycle.
Discussion
I have been offered a 1979 Quasar, thought to be 1 of maybe just 20 in existence.
It's 850cc Reliant engine starts and runs but the bike needs recomissioning after 20+ years of indoor storage on the Isle of Man.
Anyone know what that would be worth once up and running and maybe with a sympathetic light restoration?
It's 850cc Reliant engine starts and runs but the bike needs recomissioning after 20+ years of indoor storage on the Isle of Man.
Anyone know what that would be worth once up and running and maybe with a sympathetic light restoration?
Not quite that senior...!
DO remember seeing one or two on the roads as I started riding in the 80s.
I'd imagine the bodywork will be harder to get looking good/repair than the mechanicals, so id pay close attention to its condition.
No idea to value BUT there will be a group of Facebook without a doubt that could tell you more on that.
Any Pics?
DO remember seeing one or two on the roads as I started riding in the 80s.
I'd imagine the bodywork will be harder to get looking good/repair than the mechanicals, so id pay close attention to its condition.
No idea to value BUT there will be a group of Facebook without a doubt that could tell you more on that.
Any Pics?
https://quasarworld.co.uk/
I’m sure you’ve found this but I’ve no idea if it’s up to date but it’s got info on every one built.
Your one appears to be there assuming it’s still the only one on the island.
£15k for a roadworthy one.
I’m sure you’ve found this but I’ve no idea if it’s up to date but it’s got info on every one built.
Your one appears to be there assuming it’s still the only one on the island.
£15k for a roadworthy one.
I remember in the mid 80s there were a lot of articles about the Quasar written by Paul Blezard who was an evangelist of feet forward ('FF') motorcycles in general, most of which seemed to be made by eccentrics in sheds. He basically seemed to assume that any other design was merely a 'motorised bicycle' and an engineering dead end. The crash worthiness of feet forward design he regarded as a particular advantage. I could see why, because the combination of improvised manufacture and his press-on riding style meant that his articles were essentially a list of crashes and breakdowns.
A typical paragraph would be something like
'Another demonstration of the safety of the Feet Forward design occurred when I was using the unique Flying Ferret to give a friend a lift to the airport, a badly cambered bend on the M25 tightened up unexpectedly causing me to lose control and somersault over the crash barrier into an adjacent field. We were both completely unscathed and the Flying Ferret was repairable with parts from a scrapped Austin 3 litre, while the Boeing 747 was beyond repair.'
As I recall his big Quasar test was a French trip during which he crashed 3 times.
A typical paragraph would be something like
'Another demonstration of the safety of the Feet Forward design occurred when I was using the unique Flying Ferret to give a friend a lift to the airport, a badly cambered bend on the M25 tightened up unexpectedly causing me to lose control and somersault over the crash barrier into an adjacent field. We were both completely unscathed and the Flying Ferret was repairable with parts from a scrapped Austin 3 litre, while the Boeing 747 was beyond repair.'
As I recall his big Quasar test was a French trip during which he crashed 3 times.
Dr Jekyll said:
I remember in the mid 80s there were a lot of articles about the Quasar written by Paul Blezard who was an evangelist of feet forward ('FF') motorcycles in general, most of which seemed to be made by eccentrics in sheds. He basically seemed to assume that any other design was merely a 'motorised bicycle' and an engineering dead end. The crash worthiness of feet forward design he regarded as a particular advantage. I could see why, because the combination of improvised manufacture and his press-on riding style meant that his articles were essentially a list of crashes and breakdowns.
A typical paragraph would be something like
'Another demonstration of the safety of the Feet Forward design occurred when I was using the unique Flying Ferret to give a friend a lift to the airport, a badly cambered bend on the M25 tightened up unexpectedly causing me to lose control and somersault over the crash barrier into an adjacent field. We were both completely unscathed and the Flying Ferret was repairable with parts from a scrapped Austin 3 litre, while the Boeing 747 was beyond repair.'
As I recall his big Quasar test was a French trip during which he crashed 3 times.
I thought it was Royce Creasy who was the Quasar evangelist, at least in Bike magazine.A typical paragraph would be something like
'Another demonstration of the safety of the Feet Forward design occurred when I was using the unique Flying Ferret to give a friend a lift to the airport, a badly cambered bend on the M25 tightened up unexpectedly causing me to lose control and somersault over the crash barrier into an adjacent field. We were both completely unscathed and the Flying Ferret was repairable with parts from a scrapped Austin 3 litre, while the Boeing 747 was beyond repair.'
As I recall his big Quasar test was a French trip during which he crashed 3 times.
ianrb said:
I thought it was Royce Creasy who was the Quasar evangelist, at least in Bike magazine.
Creasey's FF website is still up (last updated 2003) >>>> http://www.oesten-creasey.eu/hightech/
treehack said:
Same here, always fancied the "ecomobile" or whatever they call them now. Quite a few out there, not cheap though.
The nice ones are fetching about £30K, when they rarely come up. He got £26,000 for one of his in 2019, eg. Small but very enthusiastic market and when there are only 20 to go round, if you want one it's the old supply and demand thing.
My Escort Cosworth was, in reality, a piss poor car to actually drive, but i cannot believe the money some people will pay. I got £15,000 for mine, today about £50,000, madness.
My Escort Cosworth was, in reality, a piss poor car to actually drive, but i cannot believe the money some people will pay. I got £15,000 for mine, today about £50,000, madness.
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