"One shot in particular fired my imagination. Quite a nice action shot showing good details of the bikes construction. "

That was how I started my section on the replica of Richards'64 race bike I was about to construct  (& still am in the process of building). Little did I think that in less than 6 months I would be seeing the real thing!

This is the picture which identified the bike we had found as being one of Richards originals. The most telling "signature" item on this side being the gearchange cover.

This is the cover which came with the bike. Compare its shape to the one in the enlarged picture below.

Its pretty obvious this is the same cover, all the angles look right although the rear section is rather difficult to make out.

Compare the front hub on the original 1964 shot with the as-found hub on the right side. How many Parilla hubs have you seen with 4 strengthening ribs within?

A few more pictures of Richards bike before the work begins to return it to working condition - not "restored" but kept as it was last raced in 1964. 

And I thought the only man with a time machine was "Dr Who"...... 

Compare the exhaust system to the start line pic above

Note the cut away frame rails & upright rev counter. Seat is the slightly wider unit Richard made at the Parilla factory race shop in '64

See the 1964 250 resto section for the latest news on this bike