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Motorcycle Discussions => Identify these bikes! => Topic started by: VintageBike on May 05, 2008, 05:34:26 PM

Title: Brighton in the 1930's - What's the bike...
Post by: VintageBike on May 05, 2008, 05:34:26 PM

Can anyone help Mark Sewell identify the bike in this picture?

(http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Bike%20Directories/Raleigh%20Bikes/images/Raleigh-350-20s.jpg)

Title: Re: Brighton in the 1930's - What's the bike...
Post by: 33d6 on May 06, 2008, 09:39:26 AM

At a quick glance it is a Raleigh. I'll have to spend some time with a few old magazines to say exactly what model.
It's really helpful to see these old photos so as to see what the bikes looked like when they were new.
Wish I could find one looking  that good nowadays.  
Cheers, Bob

Title: Re: Brighton in the 1930's - What's the bike...
Post by: 33d6 on May 24, 2008, 09:07:42 PM

What's going on? This question originally had a photo of a feller with his girl on a Raleigh. Now it is a different photo of everyone having a close look at a Wooler.
I can understand why everyone would get very curious about a Wooler, they weren't exactly common at the best of times.
Cheers,

Title: Re: Brighton in the 1930's - What's the bike...
Post by: RichP on May 25, 2008, 10:19:22 PM

Just to confirm that you're not going mad, Bob ;) - the picture has definitely been changed.

Title: Re: Brighton in the 1930's - What's the bike...
Post by: VintageBike on May 26, 2008, 02:36:08 AM

Whoops!  Sorry about that - finger trouble...!  I've put the Raliegh picture back where it belonged and for those now intrigued about the Wooler, here is the picture....

(http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Bike%20Directories/OthersStoZ/images/Wooler-348cc.jpg)

Cheers

Nigel
www.vintagebike.co.uk

Title: Re: Brighton in the 1930's - What's the bike...
Post by: 33d6 on May 26, 2008, 04:50:14 PM

C'mon now Nigel, you can't get away with it that easily. This is the only period snapshot of a Wooler I've ever seen. They always were as rare as hens teeth and now you just accidentally produce a photo of one and expect me not to be interested!
Maaaate, give us the story, pleeeease.
Cheers, Bob

Title: Re: Brighton in the 1930's - What's the bike...
Post by: Justin_Faithfull on May 26, 2008, 11:48:39 PM

More likely to find rocking horse s**t than a Wooler :-/
I second 33d6's motion for more information - tell us something of the picture & the bikes history if you can.
Can't wait to hear!

Title: Re: Brighton in the 1930's - What's the bike...
Post by: Dirt_Track on May 27, 2008, 07:51:16 PM

G'day all
Very interesting photo of the Wooler, I have a 1920 Wooler engine from a chain drive model, it's in very nice condition.....looking for a frame and forks.
Howard.

Title: Re: Brighton in the 1930's - What's the bike...
Post by: VintageBike on May 28, 2008, 11:50:27 PM

Guys, I wish I could give you all a full and detailed historic background on the Wooler picture...  But I can't!  It was sent in for inclusion in the Period Pictures gallery by a frequent contributor, Andrew Breeden, who collects old pictures.  

It's a great picture.  Someone suggested that the clothing looked to be much later than the age of the bike.  Perhaps 1940's.  I'm not so sure.

Nigel Wynne
www.vintagebike.co.uk