Malcolm Newell's Creations
Big Twin Guzzi Quasar
Submitted by paulblez on 30 January, 2008 - 9:28am. Malcolm Newell's Creations
I snapped this photo in Malcolm Newell's workshop circa 1986. We think it might actually be the Guzzi Convert Phasar in a new guise, but we're not sure. We know that Malcolm "robbed" the Tait hub centre steering off the Convert for another project, but we're not certain that it was then turned into this Twin Head Steer big twin Quasar-Guzzi. Nor do we have any idea where it is in 2008......PNB.
Photo: Paul Blezard archive, scanned from the original print by Mark Crowson.Monty's V50 2007
Submitted by paulblez on 12 May, 2007 - 1:14pm. Malcolm Newell's Creations
This shot shows a close-up of the Tait hub centre steering on the V50 which is now over 20 years old. It gives much more lock than a Difazio unit.
The fuel tank has been moved from the original position above the engine to behind the rider. Photo: Paul Blezard May 2007Monty's V50 Creasey-fied
Submitted by paulblez on 12 May, 2007 - 1:09pm. Malcolm Newell's Creations
The V50 Guzzi Phasar now sports a tail unit like the Mk3 Banana's added by Royce Creasey, along with a rear fuel tank.
Unfortunately Monty no longer fits comfortably into it! Photo: Paul Blezard May 074 Quasars & a Phasar
Submitted by paulblez on 15 December, 2006 - 4:37pm. Malcolm Newell's Creations
The FF posse approaching a roundabout on the A21, near Hastings during the 2005 Quasar Rally. Photo: Bleza) Standard vs Widened GS Quasar
Submitted by paulblez on 15 December, 2006 - 4:27pm. Malcolm Newell's Creations
This photo, taken at the 2005 Quasar rally, shows how much Alan Leavy has widened his GS Suzuki-engined Quasar compared to my standard one on the left. PNB Paul Blezard archive6 Quasars and a Phasar
Submitted by paulblez on 15 December, 2006 - 4:23pm. Malcolm Newell's Creations
This photo was taken at the 2005 Quasar rally. (Paul Blezard archive)Guzzi Le Mans Phasar
Submitted by Ian Lindsay on 19 July, 2005 - 11:21am. Malcolm Newell's Creations
Guzzi Le Mans Phasar
Submitted by Ian Lindsay on 19 July, 2005 - 11:20am. Malcolm Newell's Creations
Guzzi Le Mans Phasar
Submitted by Ian Lindsay on 19 July, 2005 - 11:18am. Malcolm Newell's Creations
Harris Rotorasar
Submitted by jbond on 11 January, 2005 - 6:45pm. Malcolm Newell's Creations
Blez in the Norton Rotary Quasar built by Steve Harris at his home in Bitterne, near Southampton.
Sadly it wasn't operational on this occasion and Steve dismantled it without ever putting it back on the road, even though it did at one time have an MoT. This shows the bike in 'open top' mode - there is also a roof. PNB
SR500 Twin Head Phasar
Submitted by jbond on 11 January, 2005 - 6:45pm. Malcolm Newell's Creations
The former owner, Ian Kew (pictured here inhis youth) writes:
Firstly there are a couple of shots of my SR500 THS Phasar as built by Malcolm in the mid eighties. The bike was horrendously unreliable - partly my fault for using a knackered SR500, I only used it because it was cheap, the engine was modified (better oil supply etc.) and it was fitted with twin front disks. My inspiration (in using a single), came from Royce's High Techati which I saw whilst he was creating it, and I still think any engine that is not a single, v-twin or in-line is really unsuitable for a FF machine - unless it is positioned somewhere away from the rider. I rode the Z1300 Quasar and I found the riding position really appalling.
