Exactweld

Exactweld was a motorcycle produced from 1984 to 1987 by Guy Pearson and John Baldwin, at East Grinstead, Sussex.

Pearson and Baldwin wanted a good machine for the grand prix circuit and so produced this highly innovative motorcycle.

It had a 250cc water-cooled, tandem-twin, two-stroke engine with the cylinders inclined forward at 45 degrees. The compact unit had disc valves, electronic ignition and a six-speed gearbox.

The novel chassis used the engine assembly to connect the front and rear suspension systems and had telescopic, pivoted forks in a sheet-alloy fabrication that bolted to the cylinder head and carried the radiator.

Although the machine was powerful and ran well, it took a lot of time and effort to produce. They were eventually swamped by the Japanese market.

Sources of Information

The British Motorcycle Directory - Over 1,100 Marques from 1888 - by Roy Bacon and Ken Hallworth. Pub: The Crowood Press