founded 1964 1 founder robin rhind tutt headquarters berwick st james salisbury wiltshire united kingdom products motorcycle sidecars and frames website wasp motorcycles wasp motorcycles is a motorcycle and sidecar manufacturer based in berwick st james near salisbury england that specialises in building competition solo and sidecar machines for motocross trials and sidecar grasstrack 2 as well as the wasp 3 wheel freedom for disabled riders . 3 wasp first saw racing success in 1971 when it won the european championship . 1 wasp sidecars have been the winning chassis eight times in the fim sidecarcross european and world championship . 4 5 in 1972 all of the top eight places in the european championship were riding wasp outfits . 6 contents 1 history 2 products 3 wasp 3 wheel freedom 4 external links 5 references history edit wasp was founded in 1964 by engineer and off road motorcyclist robin robbie rhind tutt 6 who was originally employed by the ministry of defence as an engineering apprentice at boscombe down . 6 7 he designed and built a number of off road motorcycle frames which he used in motocross competitions . 8 other competitors were interested in rhind tutt s frames and commissioned him to build specialist frames so he decided to form wasp motorcycles ltd. the company changed its name to wasp engineering ltd in 1997 9 but continues to trade under the name of wasp motorcycles . 10 a wasp bsa motocross sidecar outfit ridden by former world motocross champion dave bickers was used in the 1979 world war ii film escape to athena disguised to look like a german military bmw r75 . 11 products edit wasp manufacture and modify sidecar motocross 12 sidecar grasstrack side car cross 13 and solo motocross motorcycles . 14 they also produce motorcycle leading link suspension for sidecars 15 and fork conversion kits for road bikes which improve braking and handling ; and manufacture m tisse frames pioneered by rickman motorcycles . 6 10 wasp 3 wheel freedom edit the 3 wheel freedom is designed for use by disabled riders 16 including paraplegic motorcyclists and has an electrically operated ramp to help access . with a tubular space frame bonded to fibreglass body it has independent suspension and a twin piston brake connected to the motorcycle brakes . the design of the sidecar enables it to carry a wheelchair and it can be attached to any motorcycle of over 500 cc . 3 external links edit official website references edit a b wasp motorcycles . grace s guide . retrieved 8 april 2016 . bacon roy ; hallworth ken 2004 . the british motorcycle directory over 1 100 marques from 1888 . crowood . isbn 1 86126 674 x. a b the wasp 3 wheel freedom . wasp motorcycles . retrieved 18 november 2010 . norton wasp . norton motorcycles . 2006 . retrieved 22 october 2010 . sidecar cross racing world champions history of the sport . sideacross.com . retrieved 24 november 2010 . a b c d westlake andy 2008 . off road giants heroes of 1960s motorcycle sport . veloce publishing ltd. pp. 117 118 . isbn 978 1 84584 190 4 . robin rhind tutt . grace s guide . retrieved 23 november 2010 . morley don 1986 . classic british scramblers all post war two stroke and four stroke scrambles motorcycles ajs to wasp . osprey colour series . osprey collector s library . isbn 9780850456493 . companies in the uk . companies in the uk . 2010 . retrieved 22 october 2010 . a b robbie rhind tutt and wasp . wasp motorcycles . retrieved 22 october 2010 . crosse jesse 2006 . the greatest movie car chases of all time . motorbooks international . p. 100 . isbn 978 0 7603 2410 3 . nothcote bill august 2001 . dnepr russengalerie . retrieved 22 november 2010 . chadwick ian 2001 04 23 . british motorcycle manufacturers . retrieved 23 november 2010 . twinshock racing in the uk rt2 wasp outfit . retrieved 23 november 2010 . axon jo . sidecars . shire album s. shire publications ltd. p. 27 . isbn 0 7478 0344 7 . riding for wheelchair users and people with balance problems . national association for bikers with a disability nabd . retrieved 24 november 2010 . v t e british motorcycle manufacturers manufacturing in the united kingdom current ajs ariel ccm cheney greeves hesketh megelli m tisse norton triumph wasp defunct abc 1919 1923 abingdon akd 1903 1925 advance 1905 1947 aer 1937 1940 ajw 1928 1976 ajs motorcycles ltd 1909 2000 alldays & onions 1903 1915 ambassador 1946 1964 ariel 1902 1970 armstrong 1980 1987 ascot pullin 1928 1930 amc 1937 1966 baker 1927 1930 bat 1902 1926 baughan 1920 1936 beardmore precision 1914 1930 blackburne 1913 1922 bradbury 1902 1924 brough 1908 1926 brough superior 1919 1940 bsa 1919 1972 calthorpe 1909 1939 chater lea 1900 1936 clyno 1909 1923 corgi 1946 1954 cotton 1918 1980 coventry eagle 1901 1939 coventry victor 1919 1936 dmw 1945 1971 dot 1908 1978 douglas 1907 1957 dunelt 1919 1935 duzmo 1919 1923 emc 1947 1977 excelsior 1896 1964 francis barnett 1919 1966 greeves 1953 1976 haden 1912 1924 hazlewoods limited 1895 1923 healey 1971 1977 hesketh 1981 1988 humber 1898 1930 hrd 1922 1928 ivy 1911 1934 james 1902 1966 jap 1903 1939 levis 1911 1939 martinsyde 1919 1923 matchless 1899 1966 1988 90 mcevoy 1926 1929 montgomery 1902 1939 ner a car 1921 1926 new hudson 1903 1958 new imperial 1901 1939 norman 1935 1963 norton villiers 1966 1972 norton villiers triumph 1972 1978 nut 1912 1933 oec 1901 1954 ok supreme 1882 1940 p & p 1922 1930 premier 1908 1921 panther 1904 1967 quasar 1975 1982 quadrant 1901 1928 raleigh 1899 1967 rex acme 1899 1933 rickman 1960 1975 rover 1902 1924 royal enfield 1893 1971 ruby 1909 1932 rudge 1911 1946 scott 1908 1965 silk 1976 1979 singer 1900 1915 sprite 1964 1974 sun 1911 1961 triumph 1885 1983 tandon 1947 59 sunbeam 1912 1964 velocette 1904 1971 villiers 1898 1966 vincent hrd 1928 1959 wilkinson 1911 1916 wooler 1909 1954 zenith 1905 1950 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wasp motorcycles & oldid 742062633 categories motorcycle manufacturers of the united kingdom1964 establishments in englandbritish companies established in 1964hidden categories official website different in wikidata and wikipedia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages nederlands edit links this page was last modified on 1 october 2016 at 13 17 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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