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British Bikes / Re: velocette did have a bad idea
« on: April 11, 2013, 06:22:05 PM »
Nice bike, but you're right, it's much later. Late twenties perhaps?
The Rudge was WW1 vintage.

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British Bikes / Re: velocette did have a bad idea
« on: April 11, 2013, 05:07:55 PM »
Yes, I think the Triumph would be very similar. I'm pretty sure that the Rudge had a spring loaded gate, although it was a while back now. Here's the lever, for what it's worth.

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The Classic Biker Bar / Re: Another Bike id Help request here
« on: April 11, 2013, 04:50:29 PM »
Looks like a foxes tail or something.

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British Bikes / Re: velocette did have a bad idea
« on: April 11, 2013, 04:37:45 PM »
Yes. A clutch is a very useful thing. I had a shot on an old Rudge with 3-speed Sturmey Archer, and to stop, you had to knock it into what you hoped was neutral, and pray it didn't hit the next gear instead. Scary, and not at all useful in today's traffic.

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American Bikes / Re: Old Indians Never Ever Die Trailer
« on: April 11, 2013, 01:47:43 PM »
I have a whole stack of photos (132) if anyone's still interested after all this time... ;)


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European and Other Bikes / Re: Moto Guzzi Super Alce Pre Falcone 500 Single
« on: April 11, 2013, 01:41:47 PM »
Nice. I assume you saw the Libyan one at NLM?



No wonder they lost the war. How long would all that exposed valvegear and kickstart last in the desert...  :-X
The centre stand is another matter though. I'm another with a Nuovo falcone, and it's stand would support the Queen Mary..  8)

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British Bikes / Re: velocette did have a bad idea
« on: April 11, 2013, 12:56:01 PM »
I think I saw one of them at the S&T in Crieff last year. It was a 2-stroke, and had the oil tank built into the top left of the crankcase? it never made the run because some drive dog sheared. Someone from Glasgow way IIRC.

Here are some pix:







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The Classic Biker Bar / Re: Statik bikes
« on: December 06, 2012, 03:42:39 PM »
Sounds like a good mod to the S8.

Is the Guzzi a Super Alce or what?

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