more bike porn

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2 minutes ago, canthai55 said:

 

Must be one of them Victree motorcycles.  (Or maybe a Ducatree).

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I came across this photo and had to post it for thaiguzzi, who seems to be on one of his breaks from the forum, whether self imposed or externally enforced. 

 

God, with US Triumph importer W.E. Johnson Jr and Rita Hayworth, at Columbia Studios in 1945.  This heralded the start of the Triumph invasion of the US.  Hmm, Triumph Herald.  Has a certain ring to it.

 

[papa al]

I came across this photo and had to post it for thaiguzzi, who seems to be on one of his breaks from the forum, whether self imposed or externally enforced. 

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gone 

don't expect to see here again

papa has his contact info if you want to buy tractor or whatever

[papa al]

3 hours ago, ballpoint said:

Must be one of them Victree motorcycles.  (Or maybe a Ducatree).

A old trials tree-als bike.

[Damrongsak]

8 hours ago, ballpoint said:

Must be one of them Victree motorcycles.  (Or maybe a Ducatree).

Hardwood-Davidson?

 

This Gas-Gas "Contact RR" bike is pretty cool. Has a bit of a seat, lights and a slightly larger gas tank than a trials bike.  247,7 cc or 272,2 cc. Dry weight 72,5 kg (158.7 LBS)  https://gasgas.com/us/trial/565/94/contact-rr

 

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On 11/27/2019 at 10:54 PM, Damrongsak said:

Hardwood-Davidson?

 

This Gas-Gas "Contact RR" bike is pretty cool. Has a bit of a seat, lights and a slightly larger gas tank than a trials bike.  247,7 cc or 272,2 cc. Dry weight 72,5 kg (158.7 LBS)  https://gasgas.com/us/trial/565/94/contact-rr

 

I like that bike.  It would be perfect for the farm.  Gas-gas show a dealer in Chiang Mai on their website, but from what I can see, they only stock one Gas-gas model - the EC300.  A nice looking bike, but, at 550,000 baht, a bit of an overkill for the farm.

 

 

They show quite a few TRS trials bikes on their Facebook site...

 

...including this little beauty, a TRS Xtrack 300, which would do the trick, so I'll definitely pay them a visit next time I'm in Chiang Mai.

 

 

[canthai55]

 

 

[canthai55]

[MartinL]

On 11/27/2019 at 5:22 PM, papa al said:

I came across this photo and had to post it for thaiguzzi, who seems to be on one of his breaks from the forum, whether self imposed or externally enforced. 

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gone 

don't expect to see here again

papa has his contact info if you want to buy tractor or whatever

I hope that's not true, Papa.

 

TV Bike Forum will be MUCH poorer without his input. 

[canthai55]

2 minutes ago, MartinL said:

I hope that's not true, Papa.

 

TV Bike Forum will be MUCH poorer without his input. 

Hear Hear !

Tried to send him a PM - no response yet

Can he receive them now ?

[CGW]

8 minutes ago, canthai55 said:

Tried to send him a PM - no response yet

He does post on the "other" Thai forum. If you know the correct door to open 

[papa al]

2 hours ago, MartinL said:

I hope that's not true, Papa.

 

TV Bike Forum will be MUCH poorer without his input. 

 

2 hours ago, canthai55 said:

Hear Hear !

Tried to send him a PM - no response yet

Can he receive them now ?

PM papa

can forward message via E-mail

[Nickymaster]

TG should just live and let live. Unfortunate that he is not around anymore. Always liked his knowledge and contributions to TV.

[canthai55]

1 hour ago, Nickymaster said:

TG should just live and let live.

He - like us all - is entitled to his opinion

He who has no opinion of his own, but depends upon the opinion and taste of others, is a slave.

Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock

[Nickymaster]

6 hours ago, canthai55 said:

He - like us all - is entitled to his opinion

He who has no opinion of his own, but depends upon the opinion and taste of others, is a slave.

Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock

you clearly have no idea what it means to live and let live

[Justgrazing]

Well worn but double rare late 30's Moto Mazzetti .. 

And another rare machine a Stilma 250 .. 

 

Edited December 1, 2019 by Justgrazing
Sp

[Justgrazing]

2 RAF Typhoons were scrambled yesterday to intercept a jet in U K air space that had lost radio contact .. Giving it big licks to get up to speed both went through the sound barrier over the S E corner of Eng prompting loads of calls to the E S about the sonic boom they created .. 

 

[melvinmelvin]

 

Maybe you guys have seen this one before;

 

 

 

if so, I beg you p

however, it will probably not hurt to see it again

 

Some people take their hobbies all the way ....

 

Been over the top a couple of times myself with boats and cars but never with bikes.

 

enjoy

 

Edited December 2, 2019 by melvinmelvin
typo

[melvinmelvin]

 

wow man,

inhale deeply and enjoy;

 

 

 

sorry if this is a repeat, but ain't gonna hurt you

 

[melvinmelvin]

 

I wonder

I have nee experience with running around with mega fat back wheels

I see that in the US these mega fat back wheels are quite common

 

is it at all possible to move at speed with such wheels on bendy narrow roads?

I am sure they are fine on air strips and drag strips, but roads? Interstate 1 for example?

Or on the roads going from Interstate one over the mountains to Central Valley?

 

 

 

[canthai55]

Fat rear tires make the bike harder to lean into a corner. If the chassis is not engineered to account for the skinny front / monster rear you will find handling is compromised.

That being said - we ran 15" car tires on the rear of our HD's back in the day.

Some still do

[melvinmelvin]

15 minutes ago, canthai55 said:

Fat rear tires make the bike harder to lean into a corner. If the chassis is not engineered to account for the skinny front / monster rear you will find handling is compromised.

That being said - we ran 15" car tires on the rear of our HD's back in the day.

Some still do

appreciate that, but could you run fast? like 80-100 on Interstate 1?

 

[canthai55]

On gentle sweeping bends not so much a problem. It is in the tight and twistys that problems are encountered.

In emergency maneuvers you will find the bike understeers a lot.

But on the Super Slab U should be OK

[ballpoint]

7 hours ago, melvinmelvin said:

 

I wonder

I have nee experience with running around with mega fat back wheels

I see that in the US these mega fat back wheels are quite common

 

is it at all possible to move at speed with such wheels on bendy narrow roads?

I am sure they are fine on air strips and drag strips, but roads? Interstate 1 for example?

Or on the roads going from Interstate one over the mountains to Central Valley?

 

 

 

[VocalNeal]

We used to use car tires on an old Sunbeam. Some still do on cruisers in the US. Apparently there is little effect felt from the profile. Anyone interested can find stuff on the interweb.

[DJ54]

Never seen one of these....

 

7 years or so I decided I’d better get my California MC license. Had been fortunate to not get stopped in 40 some odd year for MC license, 

 

my son said call this place they meet you at the DMV (Dept. of Motor Vehicles) and you pay them to use a Vespa type moto for the

test. OK road it around a little took the driving test and innthe circle pit foot down,... failed. 

 

I was determined rode my sons R75 BMV for an hour. Went next day to DMV tool driving test passed. I think it’s because I could feel 

the control with the shaft drive... on the little scooter it just didnt

feel right....

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In the classic 1963 movie "The great escape", Steve McQueen famously tries to jump the two fences around a German prisoner of war camp on a Triumph Trophy TR6 (made out to look like a BMW R75).  He clears the initial 5ft fence, but doesn't get to attempt the second, 8ft section. 

 

 

Roll forward 56 years to yesterday, when the film "Guy Martin's The great escape" was released.  It shows the build up and attempt to recreate the jumps by Guy Martin, on a very nice looking Triumph Scrambler 1,200.  No spoilers here.  Watch the movie to see if he manages to jump both.

 

 

Get up, stand up.  Stand up when you fly...

 

 

 

[moe666]

5 hours ago, ballpoint said:

In the classic 1963 movie "The great escape", Steve McQueen famously tries to jump the two fences around a German prisoner of war camp on a Triumph Trophy TR6 (made out to look like a BMW R75).  He clears the initial 5ft fence, but doesn't get to attempt the second, 8ft section. 

 

 

Roll forward 56 years to yesterday, when the film "Guy Martin's The great escape" was released.  It shows the build up and attempt to recreate the jumps by Guy Martin, on a very nice looking Triumph Scrambler 1,200.  No spoilers here.  Watch the movie to see if he manages to jump both.

 

 

Get up, stand up.  Stand up when you fly...

 

 

 

That is actually the border barrier and not the camp and how does that bike look like a R75 defiantly a triumph. I owned a r50/5 which looked exactly like the r75.

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22 minutes ago, moe666 said:

That is actually the border barrier and not the camp and how does that bike look like a R75 defiantly a triumph. I owned a r50/5 which looked exactly like the r75.

You're right.  It is the Swiss border.

 

They removed the Triumph badges from the bike, and did some other superficial work, as the premise was the bike was captured from a German soldier, and thus unlikely to be a British bike.

 

"The German military used various BMW rides throughout the war, but none had survived in good enough condition to be used in the film. McQueen, an avid biker, had a great appreciation for Triumph bikes and his stunt double was a Triumph dealer, so the natural bike to use was a Triumph. There were several bikes used during filming, but all were 1961 Triumph TR6 Trophy’s modified to look like the BMW R75s that were common during WWII. The mods were fairly simple: they were limited to replacing the front and rear suspension along with new paint."

http://www.bikebound.com/2015/11/20/the-motorcycle-from-the-great-escape/

[canthai55]

Nicest looking NSR150 I have seen in LOS

Redline 11,000 RPM !

Asking 59,000 THB - and no, not me

Edited December 15, 2019 by canthai55