Re: The BSA and other Brits
OH had a BSA in the 60s (before I knew him) and although he speaks incredibly fondly of it, it's tempered by the fact it always, always broke down (usually on the A4 between Maidenhead and Reading when he was coming into Reading of a weekend on the pull ) or he used to 'drop it' in the slightest bit of wet weather. His was quite a big bike, 500cc or similar . . .Re: The BSA and other Brits
Re: The BSA and other Brits
The first bike I got when I was 16 in 1958, a Norton 16H 500cc single, there were no restrictions on the size of bikes for learners in those days, It was a big beast.Re: The BSA and other Brits
The daddy of all British bikes, The Vincent Black Shadow, . . a 1,000 cc V twin cylinder, this guy's a novice, the kick starter can break your leg if the engine pre-ignites, this is why the boots in those days has a steel plate in the instep.Re: The BSA and other Brits
Ah yes - the Vincent Black Shadow. You can tell where I get all my bike knowledge from because there was a Morse episode in which an artist rode a VBS - OH salivated a lot LOL!
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