How about a 'period' classics pictures thread
Discussion
E31Shrew said:
Can't seem to upload all on one thread. Pic of my Dad in 1948. Think it might be a BSA but not sure.
Definitely a BSA.
I think it is a 1947 BSA A7.
500cc parallel twin. It would probably be a single carb, as the tank badge suggests that it is a standard A7.
It had rather advanced telescopic forks, but a rigid rear end.
It was a pretty fast bike in its day.
My Dad had a 1959 BSA A7 Shooting Star, which had a twin carb development of the same engine in a swinging arm frame. It was a lovely bike, which I used after I passed my bike test in the late 1980s.
Pat H said:
E31Shrew said:
Can't seem to upload all on one thread. Pic of my Dad in 1948. Think it might be a BSA but not sure.
Definitely a BSA.
I think it is a 1947 BSA A7.
500cc parallel twin. It would probably be a single carb, as the tank badge suggests that it is a standard A7.
It had rather advanced telescopic forks, but a rigid rear end.
It was a pretty fast bike in its day.
My Dad had a 1959 BSA A7 Shooting Star, which had a twin carb development of the same engine in a swinging arm frame. It was a lovely bike, which I used after I passed my bike test in the late 1980s.
Edited by E31Shrew on Monday 29th June 20:36
vixen1700 said:
An ex-girlfriend's MGBGTV8 back in '92. Great car which I drove to Berlin and it never missed a beat. Sounded lovely.
Missed that car after moving out.
I had just left university and couldn't really afford to run it.
The handling was rather interesting, but the performance was fantastic, even with the detuned Land Rover spec motor.
Maintenance was a pig. I remember having to unhook the steering column and raise the engine off its mounts to replace the exhaust manifolds (which were unobtainable in original cast iron).
I also suffered from a sticky starter motor, which was best part of an engine out job to fettle.
Fantastic noise.
Pat H said:
E31Shrew said:
Thanks Pat for taking the time to reply...Appreciate it
Your profile suggests that you have a Suzuki Kettle.You bloody masochist...
When Dad died, I interhited his Silk 700S.
Being a 1970s water cooled parallel twin, I suppose is a distant cousin of the Suzuki Kettle.
I have long since sold it, but it was a fascinating curiosity of a bike.
I stuck it in the Old Bike Mart and was inundated by phonecalls. It was bought unseen for £4000 by a chap from Cornwall, who drove all the way to Lancashire to collect it.
But we are getting off topic, as these are hardly period pics.
Here is something a bit more in keeping.
This is an early 1990s pic of my old 1968 Rickman Metisse. It was built up from a box of bits and was powered by a 750cc Triumph Bonneville motor. It was an absolute monster.
Check out that unsilenced megaphone exhaust.
Being a 1970s water cooled parallel twin, I suppose is a distant cousin of the Suzuki Kettle.
I have long since sold it, but it was a fascinating curiosity of a bike.
I stuck it in the Old Bike Mart and was inundated by phonecalls. It was bought unseen for £4000 by a chap from Cornwall, who drove all the way to Lancashire to collect it.
But we are getting off topic, as these are hardly period pics.
Here is something a bit more in keeping.
This is an early 1990s pic of my old 1968 Rickman Metisse. It was built up from a box of bits and was powered by a 750cc Triumph Bonneville motor. It was an absolute monster.
Check out that unsilenced megaphone exhaust.
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