A picture a day....biker banter (Vol 4)
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srob said:
Get them found and posted 
I'll be taking another box of negatives back with me the next time I'm home, my late uncle was a prolific photographer, so far I have scanned just under 2,000 of his negatives and slides, and there are boxes to go!A couple to while away the time...
one of his friends enjoying the view over Loch Lomond and Ben Lomond
My father at Rannoch Moor, sometime during WW2 on his JAP engined 350 Cotton
One of my father's friends on my father's 350 Cotton
AntiLagGC8 said:
Those pictures are amazing Alicat. I've love to see more!
I havn't found all of his pictures yet, I remember him showing me an album of his and father's trip to Europe by motorbike in the late 40s early 50s but I have not seen the album while cleaning up his house yet.
If we're doing oldies, here's my grandfather on his then new Arial. I'm thinking it's a Model F, so that would make it 1929/30.
I knew he bought the bike new in Cheynes in Aberdeen, and he lived in Keith, Banffshire at the time so I guess it was taken around there. I've actually still got the box brownie camera it was taken with - it was my grandmother's and sits on a shelf in my office. I'd rather have the Ariel though!
I've ridden quite a few of the backroads in the area to see if I can find the spot but not enough to go on. I guess I should have asked him when he was alive. He was born in 1899 and died in 2003 so one of the few folks to see 3 centuries...but always the way, you don't ask when you have the chance.
He was always in to bikes and I had him out on he back of my Norton Commando then my z900 in the mid/late 70s when he was not far short of 80 years old.
I knew he bought the bike new in Cheynes in Aberdeen, and he lived in Keith, Banffshire at the time so I guess it was taken around there. I've actually still got the box brownie camera it was taken with - it was my grandmother's and sits on a shelf in my office. I'd rather have the Ariel though!
I've ridden quite a few of the backroads in the area to see if I can find the spot but not enough to go on. I guess I should have asked him when he was alive. He was born in 1899 and died in 2003 so one of the few folks to see 3 centuries...but always the way, you don't ask when you have the chance.
He was always in to bikes and I had him out on he back of my Norton Commando then my z900 in the mid/late 70s when he was not far short of 80 years old.
Nice picture, love seeing these oldies.
Alas, I was 8 when my grandfather passed on in 1964, he was 91 so he was born in 1873, I've head tales of him and his motorbike with wicker basket sidecar, my aunt used to ride it too but that was frowned on as a lady would not sit astride such a machine
during ww2 my father as a young man bought the 350 Cotton, it was missing a carburettor which he sourced and fitted but never had the time to get the bike up and running, but my grandfather did and at the age of 67 took the bike for a run round the "three lochs" and right through the Naval base on Gareloch near Faslane, where he got the petrol for it was always a question that he never answered
My father used to borrow my bikes to take out for a run, and to keep up the tradition I have borrowed my son's too
Tho not of a bike, this is my grandfather with his last car taken the year he passed away, 1964.
Edit: One other thing, he worked in the Argyll Motor Works in Alexandria, he was the foreman joiner, he built cars for a living... from wood
Alas, I was 8 when my grandfather passed on in 1964, he was 91 so he was born in 1873, I've head tales of him and his motorbike with wicker basket sidecar, my aunt used to ride it too but that was frowned on as a lady would not sit astride such a machine
during ww2 my father as a young man bought the 350 Cotton, it was missing a carburettor which he sourced and fitted but never had the time to get the bike up and running, but my grandfather did and at the age of 67 took the bike for a run round the "three lochs" and right through the Naval base on Gareloch near Faslane, where he got the petrol for it was always a question that he never answered My father used to borrow my bikes to take out for a run, and to keep up the tradition I have borrowed my son's too
Tho not of a bike, this is my grandfather with his last car taken the year he passed away, 1964.
Edit: One other thing, he worked in the Argyll Motor Works in Alexandria, he was the foreman joiner, he built cars for a living... from wood
Edited by Alicatt1 on Sunday 23 October 16:26
308mate said:
Alicatt1 said:
sjtscott said:
I miss my old Givi E55 in terms in terms of practicality like getting in 3 large bags of food shopping, but having a relatively small and light bike and using a rucksack for my commute is working out ok, just i have to take the car shopping now lol
I do still have the box but no way to fit it to the bike, let alone that it's not suitable for a speed triple
I too have a Givi E55 on my FJR1300, riding 1 up it catches the wind and makes the front very light once you get up to motorway speeds here the bike starts to get unstable and anything over 130km/h the bike is wanting to start a tank slapper. Without the top box on the bike is fine and stable up to vmax.I do still have the box but no way to fit it to the bike, let alone that it's not suitable for a speed triple
Somewhere in Normandy
All that stuff did was act as a massive air brake blunting acceleration and top speed ultimately. Givi said I shouldn't go over 120km/h put on stickers inside the topbox and panniers lolIts a tad breezy at those speeds.. something I needed to do once in my life to tick off the list.
Edited by sjtscott on Sunday 23 October 17:12
My bikes are off the road now until Spring and with the GSXR sold, I have no toy to play with but with Mrs P away this weekend, I borrowed her 2001 CBR600 and did around 300 miles on it..
I know its a cliche but these things really do it all, its so light, comfy, fast enough and manageable at all speeds, suspension is just right for the road, even the brakes are pretty good.. Im sure it would be equally happy on the track(at my level) as it is the road.
These things are perfect for a newbie, a commuter and someone just after some cheap thrills..I may well end up with one myself yet.
I know its a cliche but these things really do it all, its so light, comfy, fast enough and manageable at all speeds, suspension is just right for the road, even the brakes are pretty good.. Im sure it would be equally happy on the track(at my level) as it is the road.
These things are perfect for a newbie, a commuter and someone just after some cheap thrills..I may well end up with one myself yet.
outnumbered said:
The Panigale at today's Silverstone Sunday Service, to which this rear wheel was attached, looked lovely.
I don't think we can award more than 4/10 for rear tyre usage however !
Alicatt1 said:
Gunk said:
I'm sure Yamaha don't recommend a top box on the FJR, that's perhaps why!
Well they do make one for it themselves, and you can get it in the matching colour of the bike, it fits on the standard plate that comes with the bike. It is much smaller than the Givi tho at 39l compared with thr 55l of the Givi. I was not complaining about it just stating that top boxes can upset the handling and for people to take note of it.http://yamabits.co.uk/yamaha-39l-topcase-touring.h...
dc2rr07 said:
outnumbered said:
The Panigale at today's Silverstone Sunday Service, to which this rear wheel was attached, looked lovely.
I don't think we can award more than 4/10 for rear tyre usage however !
tvrolet said:
If we're doing oldies, here's my grandfather on his then new Arial. I'm thinking it's a Model F, so that would make it 1929/30.
I knew he bought the bike new in Cheynes in Aberdeen, and he lived in Keith, Banffshire at the time so I guess it was taken around there. I've actually still got the box brownie camera it was taken with - it was my grandmother's and sits on a shelf in my office. I'd rather have the Ariel though!
I've ridden quite a few of the backroads in the area to see if I can find the spot but not enough to go on. I guess I should have asked him when he was alive. He was born in 1899 and died in 2003 so one of the few folks to see 3 centuries...but always the way, you don't ask when you have the chance.
He was always in to bikes and I had him out on he back of my Norton Commando then my z900 in the mid/late 70s when he was not far short of 80 years old.
As a local to that area that has the feel of Spey Bay or maybe old Dallachy airfield, both close to Keith. I'd need a few more pics to narrow it down though.I knew he bought the bike new in Cheynes in Aberdeen, and he lived in Keith, Banffshire at the time so I guess it was taken around there. I've actually still got the box brownie camera it was taken with - it was my grandmother's and sits on a shelf in my office. I'd rather have the Ariel though!
I've ridden quite a few of the backroads in the area to see if I can find the spot but not enough to go on. I guess I should have asked him when he was alive. He was born in 1899 and died in 2003 so one of the few folks to see 3 centuries...but always the way, you don't ask when you have the chance.
He was always in to bikes and I had him out on he back of my Norton Commando then my z900 in the mid/late 70s when he was not far short of 80 years old.
Cracking photos Alicatt, thanks for posting!
The first one looks like a 30s BSA, something like an Empire Star?
The Cottons are lovely things, their frames were very clever being made out of triangles (for obvious reasons!) as much as possible, for obvious reasons.
Very desirable machines now, as they would have been then
Any more photos of old bikes, I'd love to see them
The first one looks like a 30s BSA, something like an Empire Star?
The Cottons are lovely things, their frames were very clever being made out of triangles (for obvious reasons!) as much as possible, for obvious reasons.
Very desirable machines now, as they would have been then
tvrolet said:
If we're doing oldies, here's my grandfather on his then new Arial. I'm thinking it's a Model F, so that would make it 1929/30.
I knew he bought the bike new in Cheynes in Aberdeen, and he lived in Keith, Banffshire at the time so I guess it was taken around there. I've actually still got the box brownie camera it was taken with - it was my grandmother's and sits on a shelf in my office. I'd rather have the Ariel though!
I've ridden quite a few of the backroads in the area to see if I can find the spot but not enough to go on. I guess I should have asked him when he was alive. He was born in 1899 and died in 2003 so one of the few folks to see 3 centuries...but always the way, you don't ask when you have the chance.
He was always in to bikes and I had him out on he back of my Norton Commando then my z900 in the mid/late 70s when he was not far short of 80 years old.
Another very sporty machine of it's day. The 'black' Ariels are also very sought after now. Just about that time they went to a sloping 4 valve engine, which I learned a bit about earlier this year speaking to a bloke who's built a few. Very, very complicated I knew he bought the bike new in Cheynes in Aberdeen, and he lived in Keith, Banffshire at the time so I guess it was taken around there. I've actually still got the box brownie camera it was taken with - it was my grandmother's and sits on a shelf in my office. I'd rather have the Ariel though!
I've ridden quite a few of the backroads in the area to see if I can find the spot but not enough to go on. I guess I should have asked him when he was alive. He was born in 1899 and died in 2003 so one of the few folks to see 3 centuries...but always the way, you don't ask when you have the chance.
He was always in to bikes and I had him out on he back of my Norton Commando then my z900 in the mid/late 70s when he was not far short of 80 years old.
Any more photos of old bikes, I'd love to see them
Alicatt1 said:
srob said:
Get them found and posted
I'll be taking another box of negatives back with me the next time I'm home, my late uncle was a prolific photographer, so far I have scanned just under 2,000 of his negatives and slides, and there are boxes to go!A couple to while away the time...
one of his friends enjoying the view over Loch Lomond and Ben Lomond
My father at Rannoch Moor, sometime during WW2 on his JAP engined 350 Cotton
One of my father's friends on my father's 350 Cotton
outnumbered said:
The Panigale at today's Silverstone Sunday Service, to which this rear wheel was attached, looked lovely.
I don't think we can award more than 4/10 for rear tyre usage however !
But f
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