Justgrazing Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 2 hours ago, Randell said: Incredible absolutely fantastic thanks so much. If you like old bike tank art there are 000's out there .. if for example you put " prewar Italian motorcycles " into your search then often a list will be available ( wiki is good for this though they don't always include all bike manufacturers ) for you to work from but if you also click on images then more often than not some really obscure long lost marques will be found that won't sometimes be listed .. or you can be more specific like " prewar Bianchi motorcycles " for example if you have a particular marque in mind .. The Mondial is early 60's .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Yellowtail Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 2 hours ago, VocalNeal said: Sears Allstate Yes, manufactured by (I think) Vespa and sold by Sears & Roebuck.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthai55 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Good Morning Vietnam ! 2 Part series - Part 1 here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm jeff Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 15 hours ago, VocalNeal said: This is also Parilla but you'd have to know. 100 cc kart engine. Straight gear drive ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted June 4, 2021 Author Share Posted June 4, 2021 Yep. Direct drive. I'm old enough that now they are called vintage! When I moved I switched to Yamaha With a clutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randell Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 On 6/3/2021 at 2:13 PM, canthai55 said: Was born in a very small prairie town. My uncle had a blacksmith shop, huge leather bellows hanging from the roof. Added machine tools after WW2, electric powered with a roof mounted shaft and leather belts down to different machines - lathe, mill, grinders, etc. I was born in 51, Saskatoon Saskatchewan . Most the the belt driven shops had been converted over. But was able to see a couple of classic examples . The best example i think was an old foundry making manhole covers and grates for storm sewers for the city. They still had a belt driven system for laths, grinders drill presses etc. My brother was fortunate enough to be able to buy all the equipment when they converted over and old high school shop. But most were these one tone or more solid pieces of equipment.. Now very collectable amount the wood work set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm jeff Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 5 hours ago, VocalNeal said: Yep. Direct drive. I'm old enough that now they are called vintage! When I moved I switched to Yamaha With a clutch. I still have 2 100 cc direct drive karts in England. 1 has a rear disc brake , the other has a rear drum brake. Thats vintage , lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthai55 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 My first go cart was powered by a Maytag gasoline engine. Wooden frame, scrounged wheels, chain drive. No brakes. Used to roar around the neighborhood after school and on weekends. Try that today and SWAT would be over your house in a chopper, cart your parents away to jail for endangering life and property Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthai55 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Randell said: I was born in 51, Saskatoon Saskatchewan . This was in Acme, Alberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted June 4, 2021 Author Share Posted June 4, 2021 2 hours ago, ktm jeff said: I still have 2 100 cc direct drive karts in England. 1 has a rear disc brake , the other has a rear drum brake. Thats vintage , lol. I think the drum brake one is past vintage. As I've never come across one.???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted June 4, 2021 Author Share Posted June 4, 2021 56 minutes ago, canthai55 said: This was in Acme, Alberta Home of Wile E. Coyote? Got my shirt is is very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpoint Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 On 6/4/2021 at 4:07 PM, Randell said: I was born in 51, Saskatoon Saskatchewan . Most the the belt driven shops had been converted over. But was able to see a couple of classic examples . The best example i think was an old foundry making manhole covers and grates for storm sewers for the city. They still had a belt driven system for laths, grinders drill presses etc. My brother was fortunate enough to be able to buy all the equipment when they converted over and old high school shop. But most were these one tone or more solid pieces of equipment.. Now very collectable amount the wood work set. Many of the machines were things of beauty themselves. Check out the carving on the legs of the one in front: But it couldn't have been too much fun working in some of them, with belts whizzing about front, back, and sides: While others were downright boring: Though, some might have been pretty cool to work at: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpoint Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 Back to planes. An interesting photo of a US aircraft carrier in WW2. Spot the odd ones out: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 5 hours ago, ballpoint said: Back to planes. An interesting photo of a US aircraft carrier in WW2. Spot the odd ones out: Taking a guess here B P .. the ones to the foreground like like F6 Hellcats while the ones further back look like Curtiss P40's Warhawks .. possibly .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthai55 Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Maybe time to start a Planes topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share Posted June 7, 2021 9 minutes ago, canthai55 said: Maybe time to start a Planes topic or a train one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowtail Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 4 minutes ago, VocalNeal said: or a train one! I used to travel with a carnival and lived on a train for a few years of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 17 minutes ago, VocalNeal said: or a train one! Then I could tell one or two train stories from Thailand 40+ years ago. Have a couple of bus stories as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowtail Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 47 minutes ago, Damrongsak said: Then I could tell one or two train stories from Thailand 40+ years ago. Have a couple of bus stories as well. Took the train from BKK to HH about twenty years ago. It was pretty nice, but it broke down on the way and they had vans take us the rest of the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share Posted June 7, 2021 Picture thread? I think there is another sub section for interesting (to you) stories! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowtail Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 1 hour ago, VocalNeal said: Picture thread? I think there is another sub section for interesting (to you) stories! Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpoint Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 9 hours ago, Justgrazing said: Taking a guess here B P .. the ones to the foreground like like F6 Hellcats while the ones further back look like Curtiss P40's Warhawks .. possibly .. Here's one of the ones at the back taking off: The USS Wasp was used to transport Spitfires from Glascow to Malta, on two occasions, where they became a major factor in the defence of the island, and therefore, (to try and quench the tears of those who don't seem to realise that this thread long ago developed into a place for the appreciation of all well designed machinery, not just that on two wheels), preventing the capture of dozens of Maltese motorcycles by the Italians and Germans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 2 hours ago, ballpoint said: Here's one of the ones at the back taking off: The USS Wasp was used to transport Spitfires from Glascow to Malta, on two occasions, where they became a major factor in the defence of the island, and therefore, (to try and quench the tears of those who don't seem to realise that this thread long ago developed into a place for the appreciation of all well designed machinery, not just that on two wheels), preventing the capture of dozens of Maltese motorcycles by the Italians and Germans. Interesting .. here's another to show how all-inclusive of things with engines this thread has become .. Carrier launched dragster of the skies the Mosquito .. Bottom pic' , the dome on the nose is an experimental radar seeker developed for hunting shipping and U-boats with the torpedo slung underneath ready to be launched at any suitable detected targets .. Further down is the bewilderingly smart , deadly and expensive F35 , the latest kite to be operated from GB's new carrier and the long awaited replacement to the Harrier with its short take off and ability to hover and land vertically .. though it's yet to be confirmed if Akrapovic will be making a slip on can for this baby .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Nice old FN M70 from Belgium and a early 4 cyl .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm jeff Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 On 6/4/2021 at 1:30 PM, VocalNeal said: I think the drum brake one is past vintage. As I've never come across one.???? The drum brake kart has an Arrows - Hewland engine. Its pretty old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpoint Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Of course, planes and bikes don't have to be mutually exclusive. Here's Max Biaggi introducing the Pirelli Angel GT sport touring tyre onboard the Italian Carrier Cavour, back in 2013. Those of a delicate disposition should remain focussed on the foreground: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpoint Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 And a US marine rides an unspecified motorcycle on an unspecified carrier in an unspecified location: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm jeff Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Justgrazing said: though it's yet to be confirmed if Akrapovic will be making a slip on can for this baby .. Would add 10 BHP , with a re-jet. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpoint Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 The Bajaj V, a fairly nondescript Indian made bike that probably wouldn't feature in this thread at all, if not for the fact that its fuel tank was built using some of the metal from a scrapped Indian aircraft carrier: The carrier it was made from, originally built as HMS Hercules for WW2, the war was over before it was completed, so the work in progress was sold to the Indian navy and renamed INS Vikrant (hence the 'V' in Bajaj V): Can't have been that invincible if they turned it into a cheap motorbike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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