Something for when the Tiv don't run!
Something for when the Tiv don't run!
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ClassiChimi

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12,424 posts

178 months

Friday 5th June 2015
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Hahah, now I have your attention look what a mates made for his lad,, lives on a farm!
I've had a go and it's rapid, centre of balance could do with some work but hey. smile
The things blokes do in sheds,,, ain't that a whole lot of fun for a 14 year old.



phazed

22,464 posts

233 months

Friday 5th June 2015
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Alun, that's not new.

My grandad had an original in East Berlin.

2 stroke motor mounted real low with a roller on the rear tyre.

He used to let me use it when I was about 14!

The original moped. Engage motor,pedal and go....".."...

phazed

22,464 posts

233 months

Friday 5th June 2015
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Sorry, not detracting from the topic Alun

ClassiChimi

Original Poster:

12,424 posts

178 months

Friday 5th June 2015
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That's ruddy marvellous Peter, beautiful. Yeah a bloke down the lane from us had one in the 70's, engine up the front,,,, he also had a bubble car.
He was mad too !!!
My mate never made it, I thought he did but apparently not,
It's a bit iffy on the brakes, they need upgrading, lol,

That bike is fantastic Peter, where is it now?

phazed

22,464 posts

233 months

Saturday 6th June 2015
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Grandad brown bread some years back, actually about 50 years ago and he was in his 80s so bike loooooong gone.

That was a google bike but his very similar.

Life was simple then, Great times.

Just to whine on a bit more, we used to spend all the summer holidays in East Berliin, Trabants, Vartburgs, Tatras, MZs etc, ....."...

ChilliWhizz

12,422 posts

190 months

Saturday 6th June 2015
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I remember going on a day trip from Lydd airport (field and a hut) to Le Touque (speeling?) when I was a very young yoof, and all the locals seemed to be whizzing around on motorised bicycles... I think the little engine ran a roller directly onto the tyre, can't remember if it was front wheel or rear wheel... it was a long time ago..

That's proper tho Alun, designed in a pub and built in a shed....

ClassiChimi

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12,424 posts

178 months

Saturday 6th June 2015
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Hi Richard, me too, went to France as a 13 year old with the school. Kids thrashing about on allsorts of funkie mopeds and I remember distinctly thinking I wanna be French, oh la la
Peter that bike is art, they don't make em like they used to.
East Berlin,,,, so that's like South Wales when I was a kid,,,, derelict ! smile

skiver

658 posts

222 months

Saturday 6th June 2015
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ChilliWhizz said:
I remember going on a day trip from Lydd airport (field and a hut) to Le Touque (speeling?) when I was a very young yoof, and all the locals seemed to be whizzing around on motorised bicycles... I think the little engine ran a roller directly onto the tyre, can't remember if it was front wheel or rear wheel... it was a long time ago..

That's proper tho Alun, designed in a pub and built in a shed....
Le Touquet Richard wink; I flew there from Southend in the 70's in a rented PA28 when a mate first got his ppl., and we hired a couple of those bikes for the day (front wheel drive). Happy days.

QBee

22,466 posts

173 months

Saturday 6th June 2015
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skiver said:
ChilliWhizz said:
I remember going on a day trip from Lydd airport (field and a hut) to Le Touque (speeling?) when I was a very young yoof, and all the locals seemed to be whizzing around on motorised bicycles... I think the little engine ran a roller directly onto the tyre, can't remember if it was front wheel or rear wheel... it was a long time ago..

That's proper tho Alun, designed in a pub and built in a shed....
Le Touquet Richard wink; I flew there from Southend in the 70's in a rented PA28 when a mate first got his ppl., and we hired a couple of those bikes for the day (front wheel drive). Happy days.
Was that with the Wright Brothers, or Monsieur Mongolfier, Richard?

skiver

658 posts

222 months

Saturday 6th June 2015
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Neither....day trip with Guy Gibson hehe

ChilliWhizz

12,422 posts

190 months

Saturday 6th June 2015
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QBee said:
Was that with the Wright Brothers, or Monsieur Mongolfier, Richard?
skiver said:
Neither....day trip with Guy Gibson hehe
Right, that's both of you two off my Christmas card list. How wude...