MOTORCYCLES PAST AND PRESENT

[stuhan]

6 minutes ago, vlad said:

A mate of mine Stuhan lot's of years ago Raced his Suzuki GT500 cc at race tracks. He was a clever lad for improving speed and performance. He had a brainwave of cutting Squares out of the side of the pistons saying it would lighten them resulting in quicker up n down firing inside the Barrel due to the pistons being lighter lol. It worked both pistons detatched from there Con-Rods and destroyed the Engine.

Love these stories

[stuhan]

Guess the model & year [The names to easy]

Edited August 1, 2021 by stuhan

[stuhan]

Guess the model & year

[stuhan]

Name this one

[thaifarmer]

very nice these models. Reminds me about a 2-stroke tomos 50cc I have once. also this plated frame design. east europe stuff

[thaifarmer]

For what it's worth, I visited daily an Indian bike news site because of this country's love for classic models. They are all new but the designs will be appealing to a lot readers of this topic.  https://www.rushlane.com/category/bikes-news

Edited August 1, 2021 by thaifarmer

[thaifarmer]

brand new jawa model

 

[stuhan]

1 hour ago, thaifarmer said:

very nice these models. Reminds me about a 2-stroke tomos 50cc I have once. also this plated frame design. east europe stuff

Have not heard the name Tomos for 50yrs thanks for reminding me,i can just recall ever seeing one.

[stuhan]

58 minutes ago, thaifarmer said:

brand new jawa model

Are they made in India now ?

[stuhan]

This was just the sweetest little bike ever from suzuki, 1 look at it and your hooked.The T/S 90 also had a t/c 90 version for off road riding with a lever on the engine casing allowing you to change the gear ratio.This little bike was a flyer and the power band from 5000 revs lifted the front end easily. 1 downside was top end failures,went through barrel's and pistons for a pastime,no wonder with such high revs all the time, great fun and no weight to it either. T/S100 was a bit of a failure, T/S 125 & 185 were much better.

[thaifarmer]

 

3 hours ago, stuhan said:

Are they made in India now ?

yep, here is the article (11 july)  https://www.rushlane.com/jawa-khakhi-colour-launch-price-royal-enfield-rival-12406551.html

[thaifarmer]

3 hours ago, stuhan said:

Have not heard the name Tomos for 50yrs thanks for reminding me,i can just recall ever seeing one.

I had one like this. Drove it in the winter as not to expose my  "big" bike to the salty roads ;-)

They had this distinguished sound due to forced air blown over the cilinder

 

 

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[yselmike]

6 hours ago, stuhan said:

Name this one

Noddy bike

[yselmike]

6 hours ago, stuhan said:

Guess the model & year [The names to easy]

I know someone who has a bike like that,you could hear it coming from a mile away.The house shook when he rode it into the garage it was unbelievable loud.

[stuhan]

1 hour ago, yselmike said:

Noddy bike

It's a Velocette LE

[stuhan]

59 minutes ago, yselmike said:

I know someone who has a bike like that,you could hear it coming from a mile away.The house shook when he rode it into the garage it was unbelievable loud.

Magic. It's a 1956 BSA Gold Star DB34 5OOcc

[stuhan]

2 hours ago, thaifarmer said:

I had one like this. Drove it in the winter as not to expose my  "big" bike to the salty roads ;-)

They had this distinguished sound due to forced air blown over the cilinder

Yes i remember them now, thanks

[stuhan]

7 hours ago, stuhan said:

Guess the model & year

BSA 770CC V-Twin 1923

[Dedinbed]

7 hours ago, stuhan said:

Name this one

Looks like an Velocette LE painted in plod colours circa 1966 .?

[Bluesofa]

24 minutes ago, Dedinbed said:

Looks like an Velocette LE painted in plod colours circa 1966 .?

A friend bought an old police Velocette to rebuild. It was light blue. I can't remember the engine size, but I thought it seemed pretty small?

[Pongo]

A couple of years ago I visited the USA and went to Springfield Armory, and also spent some time in the area, Springfield was also the birthplace of "Indian Motorcycles". The current Indian dealership had an open day, so there were a few classics dotted around, plus the Assistant Manager was a Thai girl!.

Here are some pics:

[yselmike]

5 hours ago, stuhan said:

It's a Velocette LE

In north Kent the police ones were called noddy bike's.

[Bluesofa]

2 hours ago, yselmike said:

In north Kent the police ones were called noddy bike's.

I vaguely remember that, even though I'm from the midlands.

[stuhan]

8 hours ago, Pongo said:

A couple of years ago I visited the USA and went to Springfield Armory, and also spent some time in the area, Springfield was also the birthplace of "Indian Motorcycles". The current Indian dealership had an open day, so there were a few classics dotted around, plus the Assistant Manager was a Thai girl!.

Here are some pics:

Thanks for these photo's they are great and in my collection now

[stuhan]

9 hours ago, Dedinbed said:

Looks like an Velocette LE painted in plod colours circa 1966 .?

Yeah that's correct