5 minutes ago, Issanman said:

 

That looks exactly like the A7 I had in Japan. I was 16 years old and it was a rocket ship.

Nice looking bike man .. Bet you wish you still had it now .. absolute investment all these bikes are now .. 

There you go mate .. 000's of photos out there of LeMans but here's a couple of personal faves .. 
 

lost a lot of money selling that to come here! Oh well!


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Let's lighten the thread up before someone takes a leap from a balcony in a cloud of moroseness over a dearly loved bike prematurely sold.  If the thought of selling your bike gets on your goat, then get your goat on your bike.

 

 

And, if you still want to jump, then at least tie a rubber band to the bike first.

 

Get the fire brigade even if the bloke in the middle pic' looks like he's line dancing .. 

Hardcore ménage et trois when the bike is in on the action ..

 

 

Edited August 24, 20197 yr by Justgrazing
Sp

The 2019 Classic TT is now on

 

 

The highs and lows of motorcycle racing hit home to Kiwis yesterday when TT legend Bruce Anstey won the Lightweight event in a comeback from a long run battling cancer

 

Tragically, however, fellow Kiwi, Chris Swallow, was killed in a crash at the Ballaugh Bridge during the Senior event.  It was his 12th year at the TT.  RIP.

Edited August 25, 20197 yr by ballpoint

Early 30's SOS water cooled 2 stroke single .. Obviously ..

 

If you didn't see the British Motogp go check Alex Rins simply outrageous overtake on the last bend to nick it by a wheel from Marquez .. second race in succession he's been stuffed on the last bend .. 

 

Alex Rins crossing the line .013 of a sec in front of Marquez at Silverstone on Sunday .. Some are already claiming it to be the best last lap ever in G P motorcycle racing .. Ain't sure about that as Rossi's been involved in some epics down the yrs .. Not to mention Schwantz and Rainey back in the 500 days .. Either way it was pretty gripping edge of the seat racing .. 

 

That was a great finish.  MM was wiggling around a bit there I think.  Notice the lean angles as well.

 

One-off MV Agusta F4Z styled by Zagato:

 

 

Arlin Ness somehow confused a motorcycle with a 1957 Chevy Bel Air:

 

 

Steve Jobs on his 1966 BMW R60/2 :

 

 

 

Motoconfort 125 stroker twin and one of their Kawa wannabe 350 triples in the rare blue colour .. 

 

Edited August 26, 20197 yr by Justgrazing
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Just had to post this pic - don't know if it's been posted before.  I like the rig and the dog.

 

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4 hours ago, Damrongsak said:

Just had to post this pic - don't know if it's been posted before.  I like the rig and the dog.

 

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Not wanting to be the party pooper, nor the bloke with a lack of humour....

...however,

normally the passenger would be leaning out, not in, on that corner, to keep the chair down, thats when i noticed the bike leant over, and not the sidecar.

The bike moves, but the chair does not.

So it's some newfangled health & safety, take-all-the-fun-out-of-sidecars invention.

Don't like it.

Huge fan of proper motorcycles with proper sidecars.

I had an 8 stud iron head, unit 650 (figure that one out - Triumph buffs) bored out to 686cc, in a 4" over rigid frame with a rigid wheeled sidecar for many years as a rat runabout, winter hack, shop jobsworthy.

So, the only suspension was the front end, a stock length disc T140.

That bike, due to the rigid back end & sidecar wheel, was probably the fastest thing on the road when it came to wet, greasy roundabouts. You could go round in 2nd or 3rd gear, all on the throttle, like a speedway bike, with the bike going round at a 45 degree angle, rear wheel spinning like mad, engine revving at 5k, overtaking everything, much to the shock & horror of other drivers, riders.

Fantastic fun.

Used to take my Dobie dog to and fro to work in it too, he loved it, and we became a common popular sight on that road over the years.

Also undertaking cars in inner city single lane roads, by putting the sidecar up, and, onto the pavement would be a good party trick - freaked the unwary passenger out... And the pedestrians...

I'll have to a dig a photo out.

 

6 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

Used to take my Dobie dog to and fro to work in it too, he loved it,

 

Love 'em or hate them .. this bike changed the face of biking 50 yrs ago .. 

Went on a school trip early 70's to Holland .. in the town we stayed for a few days there was a proper rock bar in the same street that we were all told to stay away from ( we were all 13/14 yo ) .. One eve in the half hour we had before curfew me and a buddy ventured down there to see 2 bro's with leather jackets , long hair and beards blast away on a red CB750 fitted with dropped bars .. No lids and as they pulled away the door of the bar opened with Deep Purple's " Speedking " emanating from within .. Ahh them was the dayz .. 

 

Thaiguzzi , the independently leaning sidecar reminded me of the "Sidewinder" teatray sidecar , although that leaned with the bike. When was that , mid eighties ?.

Ariel square 4 racer .. Not one of our finest engines .. As far as I know that is an early one but I'm not bang sure on that .. 

2 square 4's in a car of some sort but that is the only pic' I've got so don't know what sort .. 

 

Another car.  A wooden one, built in 1959 by a boat builder, and powered by a 1952 1000cc Ariel Square 4 engine.

 

 

Edited August 28, 20197 yr by ballpoint

17 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Love 'em or hate them .. this bike changed the face of biking 50 yrs ago ..

One for sale on FB ...

Honda CB750f1 1976
One Owner from New in Thailand
No Accident
Books and Plates
0833244564

Edited August 28, 20197 yr by canthai55

10 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

2 square 4's in a car of some sort but that is the only pic' I've got so don't know what sort .. 

Built in the 50's by a guy called Kevin Neave, using a GN chassis and called KN IV. (His initials, plus it was the 4th car he'd built).

Edited August 28, 20197 yr by ballpoint

Another fun looking car-bike combination.  A Cooper powered by a supercharged JAP twin:

One more to finish it up.  When it comes to cars with bike engines, it's compulsory to include a Morgan:

 

1 hour ago, ballpoint said:

Built in the 50's by a guy called Kevin Neave, using a GN chassis and called KN IV. (His initials, plus it was the 4th car he'd built).

Nice one B P .. 

14 hours ago, ktm jeff said:

Thaiguzzi , the independently leaning sidecar reminded me of the "Sidewinder" teatray sidecar , although that leaned with the bike. When was that , mid eighties ?.

Yeah, think so.

Hideous contraptions as well.

Can't remember exactly, think it was something to do with the 250 learner L plate laws, or being able to ride a bigger cc bike with sidecar whilst still on L plates, or for car drivers to ride a bike without a test or summink equally daft & similar.

Basically it was a dodge, get round existing laws thing, just like Reliant 3 wheelers were.

All of 'em ; pretty <deleted>ty inventions for lazy cheaters who either could'nt drive a proper car or ride a proper motorcycle.

 

Proper 3 wheeler workhorse (500cc air cooled OHV Falcone);

God, i wish i had bought one of these for the shop 25 years ago when prices were still sensible compared to nowadays.

 

Proper (wonderful) chair;

2 hours ago, ballpoint said:

Another fun looking car-bike combination.  A Cooper powered by a supercharged JAP twin:

A Cooper with a Norton Manx engine: must have been great fun!

Edited August 28, 20197 yr by damascase

Next mth t'will be 63 yrs since Johnny Allen broke the land speed record for a motorcycle on a Triumph at Bonneville U S .. Priceless .. Even Lodge got in on the act .. 

 

 

2 minutes ago, damascase said:

A Cooper with a Norton Manx engine: must have been great fun!

Love that transverse rear spring which would make the handling " interesting " .. And I don't see no diff' which would make it even more interesting/challenging through bendy bits .. 

2 hours ago, ballpoint said:

a Morgan:

" chocks away Ginger " 

Not exactly my cup of cha' but the leather flying cap and goggles brigade love 'em .. 

 

2 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

" chocks away Ginger " 

Not exactly my cup of cha' but the leather flying cap and goggles brigade love 'em .. 

 

I know the Suffolk main Morgan dealer well.

You can buy a genuine new one of these in 2019, check out the prices. Start at around 39k GBP, going up to 45kish  for the ones with nice leather, wood, and paint jobs

He is also an official dealer for MV, Indian, S&S, Norton and a bunch of other bespoke brands.

Krazy Horse Kustoms, BSE, Suffolk.

 

Here's an old Triking;