Full Throttle

[Newportnobby]

A Timeshift programme about the glory days of British motorbikes tonight at 10.30 on BBC4.
For someone who, in his yoof, was a Hells Cherub  on Triumphs (Tiger 100, Tiger 750 and 2 x Bonnevilles) I am hoping to see lots of Meriden products and some tasty Norton Commandos

[Kipper]

Having restored/rebuilt some of these old bikes, it will be nice to see what they should have looked like!!!!

[steve836]

 
enjoy!  I used to ride an MV Agusta till an ex friend wrote it off! My first was a fanny barnet I also had a jampot Ajay

[Newportnobby]

enjoy!  I used to ride an MV Agusta

Exotica in my day

[RChook]

If it is a repeat of the prog. I have in mind then watch for some shots of the ultimate machines - HRD/Vincents*, my ride in another century !

*shame about the economics prevailing at the time.

[Newportnobby]

If it is a repeat of the prog. I have in mind then watch for some shots of the ultimate machines - HRD/Vincents*, my ride in another century !

*shame about the economics prevailing at the time.

OGRI rides again

[RChook]

lol!
a little after my time, by then I had overcome childish things and was designing spacecraft
but at least the financial disaster of Phil caused the Norton virus to go infect the Triton , ho ho ho ,,,wicked haloween gestures with cloves of garlic
stage left >>> goes to conjure up some Indians >>>

[trainsdownunder]

Ahh a whiff of nostalgia. Not too mention the smell of oil (garage floor) grease all over the place. The joys of old bikes.

Brought back happy memories of  Vintage and Classic racing days for me, when I competed on an AJS and also a BSA A65 Thunderbolt. (pic)

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See link for more pic from my racing days https://plus.google.com/photos/114704872725725719992/albums/5714190210044233633

[Dorsetmike]

My father was always dragging us off to M/C races of all sorts, Speedway, Grass track and road, I saw Geoff Duke a couple of times here in deepest Darset. I can recall the sound of a Scott Flying Squirell screaming along and Vincents ( we swore they only fired at every other lamp post in town thud.....................thud....................thud.

I was at the first and many subsequent speedway meetings at Poole, but probably enjoyed the grass track most, short track stuff not the longer scrambles.

[RChook]

Ahh a whiff of nostalgia. Not too mention the smell of oil https://plus.google.com/photos/114704872725725719992/albums/5714190210044233633

Ah nostalgia,
who is going to be the firstst to nostaliaise about the whif of CastrolR ?
Oh drat ! Look what I just did

Nice set of pics, interesting, any descriptions, texts, context ?
I dont see many Bramptons or Girdrolics(tm) !!

I never competed my Vincents, just enjoyed escaping on them, then, later, I looked behind me and there was swmbo on a BSA Bushman !!!

[RChook]

and Vincents ( we swore they only fired at every other lamp post in town thud.....................thud....................thud.

That would have been a Comet (single), ridden slowly by someone watching a Rapide (Vtwin) go by
[Not a Shadow, contrary to popular nostalgia press not many had those (else they wouldnt have gone broke!), although there were a lot of carb. and piston/compression upgrades to Shadow specs, (just without the big clock) and they went just as well ]

[Bealman]

I have no idea wot any of you are talkin' about. 'Tis the language of Mordor. 

[Dock Shunter]

My first was a fanny barnet

Sounds like the haircut from hell to me.......

[FeelixTC]

.......Cheddar cheese and pickle,
the Vincent motor sickle
Slap and tickle...........

[Agrippa]

Are you lot talking in Klingon?