Glenn Bartley YAMAHA XT525

Hillclimbing ambitions gave Glenn the incentive to transform his tired but faithful XT into a tight reworked weapon for rapid upward movement

A common trait among the final 10 contestants for Special Build of the Year is an attention to detail. Glenn Bartley’s exactitude as seen in his bike is also a virtue that serves him well as a senior bookbinder at Windsor Castle no less. Glenn’s 1977 Yamaha XT500D has been in his ownership for decades. Once a faithful commuter it was consigned to the shed for a number of years. In 2006 Glenn saw an article on hillclimbing, thought it sounded like something he might have a crack at and that the XT languishing in the shed might just be the tool for the job. The bike evolved over a number of years of competition and was completed in its current incarnation in January of this year. When Glenn first…

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Practical Sportsbikes (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2018

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