2 Indian Crocker's and a superb full breed Indian at the bottom .. 

 

22 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

A Venom Thruxton? A beautiful bike!

12 hours ago, Isaanbiker said:

It's classic,

Stop it.

Please!

12 hours ago, Isaanbiker said:

only 2656 models were produced of this type,

2655 too many.

And why er so few?
Right, the intention was to make 26000, but after 2000 they realized there were'nt enough people with bad taste left in the world.

12 hours ago, Isaanbiker said:

it's fast,

Stop it, please!

Need new underpants now.

12 hours ago, Isaanbiker said:

has a drive shaft

er, and?

So, no chain then, ok.

12 hours ago, Isaanbiker said:

plus a few more extras I've created and it's mine. Now go and fu__ off yourself!!!

Yeah right!

 

 

 

Aermacchi 350's .. The middle bike is a rare DOHC factory competition bike .. Check out the rear shox on the green bike at the bottom .. 

 

3 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:

Check out the rear shox on the green bike at the bottom .. 

Fournales?

14 minutes ago, thaiguzzi said:

Fournales?

Hahaha .. I just knew you'd pick those up .. as soon as I seen them in the pic' I thought TG'll recognise 'em .. 

41 minutes ago, thaiguzzi said:

Yeah right!

That Vinnie lookalike one is a superb machine .. We do like that one ..

 

12 hours ago, Damrongsak said:

Noodle cart racing.  Or maybe the new hi-speed mocy taxi service?

For some reason best known to themselves Kiwis go clockwise

 

and Aussies as well

 

 

I thought it was just the water in the sink !!

2 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

For some reason best known to themselves Kiwis go clockwise

 

1 hour ago, VocalNeal said:

and Aussies as well

You're comparing sidecar speedway (clockwise) with grass track sidecar racing (clockwise or anticlockwise depending on the bike). 

 

Sidecar speedway is predominantly raced in countries where driving is done on the left side of the road - Australia, NZ, UK, South Africa.  However, even when done in countries that drive on the right, such as the US and Canada, it still goes clockwise.

 

The general rule for grass track sidecar racing is 500cc (originating in Europe, but also raced in the UK) goes anti clockwise

 

1000cc (originating in the UK) goes clockwise

 

I remember our local oval speedway track in NZ, all other events - stock cars, street stocks, saloons, solo speedway bikes, went anti clockwise, but the sidecars always went clockwise.

 

This is where it gets tricky...  From 1959.  Note the added ballast on Bike #30.  And the guy on 139, who appears to have got on the track by accident.

22 minutes ago, ballpoint said:

I remember our local oval speedway track in NZ, all other events - stock cars, street stocks, saloons, solo speedway bikes, went anti clockwise, but the sidecars always went clockwise.

I forgot about the midgets (1:42).  Always good for a prang or two.  Or ten.  And the end of season demolition derby.

 

8 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

For some reason best known to themselves Kiwis go clockwise

Is that where the water in the toilets swirls in the other direction when flushed?

 

 

I was rather perplexed seeing pics of them running clockwise. 

Got an idea who made this chaps .? Some more doubloons to first correct .. Only clue is its black mostly .. 

 

The Australian built Planet, a whopping 1497cc, and capable of 85 mph, back in 1915.

A couple of 350cc racing Nortons:

A 1956 Model F

 

And a 1953 "Silver Fish", at rest ...

 

… and in action, ridden by Ray Amm, who was the root of its other nickname, "the amm sandwich".

Two 1976 Moto Guzzi Le Mans's, restored and tweaked by the same guy, Paul Buxton from Poole, who only does it part time:

 

 

Couple of Soyer's .. Any of you chaps " bean " these before .. sorry sorry but it was just asking for it with a name like that .. 

 

Couple of Norton mix'n'match's ..

Top one with a GSXR1100 lump levered in .. That will not hang around with that engine .. 

Yam' TR1 in one .. and someone's nicked the down tubes on this as well .. 

 

1 hour ago, Justgrazing said:

Couple of Soyer's .. Any of you chaps " bean " these before .. sorry sorry but it was just asking for it with a name like that ..

Saucy!

Where we at chaps with the unknown black bike last page .. Any takers .? 

6 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Where we at chaps with the unknown black bike last page .. Any takers .? 

Panther  ?.

Good try KTM Jeff but not a Panther ..

Stunning.

How cool is this?  motorcycle chariot racing from the 20's and 30's.  Eat your heart out Ben Hur.

 

Feel free to use is as your PC screen wallpaper.

 

 

 

1 hour ago, VocalNeal said:

Feel free to use is as your PC screen wallpaper.

 

 

 

Sorry, does nothing for me.

Could have just as easily come out from underneath the bonnet (hood) of a late model  car.

I don't think i have ever seen an aesthetically pleasing water cooled motorcycle motor.

Sorry.

Much as this contraption below is prolly as useful as a chocolate fireguard, the motor, however, remains aesthetically pleasing.

 

A 1970 850 Norton Comando scrambler outfit, this one was imported into the UK from the States.

I use to do some motor cross mashaling, at the time in the mid-'70s these Comando outfits use to take a lot of beating.

The popular engines at the time were the Comando Bandit? engine what I can remember a high compression engine? guaranteed to knock big ends and main bearings out more than frequently. looked at Google could not find anything. 

A Pope , Trump an' Emblem .. Various capacities upto 700cc'ish and all over 100 yrs old .. 

 

Have we had this already?

 

 

To be honest this is more me.

 

My dream bike. We all need one?