Whilst at work an ex-engineer from Avon Tyres made the suggestion of looking into this blue plastic called Nylatron. A couple of days later he reappeared with a sample and the new concept was born.
Rather than make the chassis from twin plates it was decided to machine out the shape from a single piece where possible.
The headstock to the rear section were formed from a single piece with the batteries mounted at the front of the chassis to improve the front end grip and weight distribution. The motor mount was made from a single piece of alloy that was suspended from the Nylatron spine. The rear swing arm was from standard Thunder Tiger
