obriens65 Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 the inter was an overhead cam racer, doubt it would be handy to go shopping and commute to work, and they were single cylinder I bow to your greater knowledge oh learned one
slice Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Tommy, Just looked up your Dads bike reg and it's registered as a TRITON !!! So still out there and has a Triumph engine which truth be told was a better less delicate motor than the NORTON one especially the pre unit ones as the gearbox on the Norton was always a bit suspect after about the first 10 miles. 1
Tommy xs Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Thank you slice I did try to look it up a while ago without any luck must be cos I thought it was a BSA , if I ever win the lotto I'll try and track it down, would love to own it. I think it must have belonged to my Uncle Tom so the original owner is same name as me.
slice Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Took me a while to find it if I'm honest, found it on one of the more obscure websites, most just list it a unavailable. No idea where it is or even if it is still on the road but nice to know it's out there mate.
Moderator drewpy Posted January 27, 2014 Moderator Posted January 27, 2014 Took me a while to find it if I'm honest, found it on one of the more obscure websites, most just list it a unavailable. No idea where it is or even if it is still on the road but nice to know it's out there mate. well done, i tried and couldn't find it
jimmy Posted January 27, 2014 Author Posted January 27, 2014 DirectGov shows it as First registered on 19-03-'58. 500cc & maroon Tax due to expire
Noise Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 At least she's grown taller in the second pic. Ha ha
Tommy xs Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 thank you very much for the info everyone, good thread Jimmy, I'm still looking for some pics of me & my bikes no luck yet
Moderator Airhead Posted January 27, 2014 Moderator Posted January 27, 2014 Hmmm, about 1974 not my bike and dont remember it now, it looks like one of those little Italian enduro peds to me...just my cuppa tea 3
Moderator Airhead Posted January 27, 2014 Moderator Posted January 27, 2014 Another one from a long long time ago, camping in Tenby I think, mines the RD with a Bonnie and an X7 3
Moderator Airhead Posted January 27, 2014 Moderator Posted January 27, 2014 My eldest daughter on my 'New Toy' in about 1998 3
bippo Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Have only been able to find one photo of me anywhere near a bike, and that's from 2005. Taken in Portugal on a DT we hired: Oh back 'then' - those were the days! Not a care in the world, and this was my pride and joy, lovingly restored: Now it's all mortgages, responsibility and a 'practical' car, ha ha! 5
Moderator drewpy Posted January 27, 2014 Moderator Posted January 27, 2014 Hmmm, about 1974 not my bike and dont remember it now, it looks like one of those little Italian enduro peds to me...just my cuppa tea that's when you were an apprentice? 1
Moderator Airhead Posted January 27, 2014 Moderator Posted January 27, 2014 that's when you were an apprentice? Haha, seeing as you asked...this was around 1975 at Openshaw Technical College as an apprentice, I'm in the middle with much hair as was the norm back then in the 'Glam Rock' era...we all started for the same firm and this was not all of us 1
Moderator Airhead Posted January 27, 2014 Moderator Posted January 27, 2014 bippo that mini is absolutely ace
bippo Posted January 28, 2014 Posted January 28, 2014 Thanks Paul - mind you that picture was taken before a full re-spray (same colour), twin tank installation, new fog lights and chrome.I will own another when I have a garage to store it in!
Tommy xs Posted January 29, 2014 Posted January 29, 2014 Haha, seeing as you asked...this was around 1975 at Openshaw Technical College as an apprentice, I'm in the middle with much hair as was the norm back then in the 'Glam Rock' era...we all started for the same firm and this was not all of us Paul was you Known as Hair Head back
sparky67 Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 I've been looking through my old photo's but not found any of me + bike yet, did find these of my Dad don't know what year it was or even what bike, think its a BSA but its not one i remember him having. number plates on the front mudguards lol Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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