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British Bikes / Re: Uncle Fred's Rex
« on: January 23, 2012, 07:54:18 PM »
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British Bikes / Uncle Fred's Rex
« on: January 23, 2012, 07:49:13 PM »
Hi All
Some of you may recall that last year I asked for help in identifying the motorcycle in an old family photo I had been asked to restore.
Well, that help was very generous and very swift in coming - unlike this message about the eventual outcome! - and enabled me to create
the collage that I had envisaged, including the postcard from Uncle Fred that started the whole thing off.
The final collage was very well received and a copy is attached here for all who may be interested, together with a copy of the retouched version of the original photo.
My thanks once again to R, Cardan & Welsh Wizard for the information received, and also to Mark Elder for allowing me to use his photo of BT 2221.
I hope this will be of interest.
Best regards
Ian
Some of you may recall that last year I asked for help in identifying the motorcycle in an old family photo I had been asked to restore.
Well, that help was very generous and very swift in coming - unlike this message about the eventual outcome! - and enabled me to create
the collage that I had envisaged, including the postcard from Uncle Fred that started the whole thing off.
The final collage was very well received and a copy is attached here for all who may be interested, together with a copy of the retouched version of the original photo.
My thanks once again to R, Cardan & Welsh Wizard for the information received, and also to Mark Elder for allowing me to use his photo of BT 2221.
I hope this will be of interest.
Best regards
Ian
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British Bikes / Re: Please can you help me identify this motorcycle?
« on: May 10, 2011, 04:39:49 PM »
Hi All
Thank you very much indeed for all your input - I felt sure the information would be out there, but I didn't really expect so much so quickly!
R got me started by identifying the marque (once I knew what I was looking for, the maker's logo on the tank side is easily identifiable - it is just visible on the jpeg I posted but is crystal clear on the higher res scan I made - I just didn't know what I was looking at!) and he (?) was certainly right in saying that more detailed information would be forthcoming!
Piecing together what Welsh Wizard and Cardan say, I think 1907 has it - at least I can say with confidence something like "is thought to be ...."
Looking at the price new in the 1907 photo Welsh Wizard posted compared with asking price on the 1908 I found at http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C202771 (hope I inserted that link correctly!) that's not a bad investment even over a century - wouldn't it be nice to find one in a shed?
I'll approach Vintagebike.co.uk for permission to use their 1907 photo.
Cardan, thank you for all the information and the images - am I OK copyright-wise to use the images you posted in the collage? I originally intended it purely for private use, but as people seem to really like the photo, I would be happy to share it here when it's done (if this is the right place for it - or is there a more appropriate forum for it?).
I think I probably have enough information already to do what I set off to do, which is great - but if there is any more information or material out there, I'd be very interested to explore it further.
Thank you all once again - and happy browsing!
I love the internet!!
Cheers - Ian.
Thank you very much indeed for all your input - I felt sure the information would be out there, but I didn't really expect so much so quickly!
R got me started by identifying the marque (once I knew what I was looking for, the maker's logo on the tank side is easily identifiable - it is just visible on the jpeg I posted but is crystal clear on the higher res scan I made - I just didn't know what I was looking at!) and he (?) was certainly right in saying that more detailed information would be forthcoming!
Piecing together what Welsh Wizard and Cardan say, I think 1907 has it - at least I can say with confidence something like "is thought to be ...."
Looking at the price new in the 1907 photo Welsh Wizard posted compared with asking price on the 1908 I found at http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C202771 (hope I inserted that link correctly!) that's not a bad investment even over a century - wouldn't it be nice to find one in a shed?
I'll approach Vintagebike.co.uk for permission to use their 1907 photo.
Cardan, thank you for all the information and the images - am I OK copyright-wise to use the images you posted in the collage? I originally intended it purely for private use, but as people seem to really like the photo, I would be happy to share it here when it's done (if this is the right place for it - or is there a more appropriate forum for it?).
I think I probably have enough information already to do what I set off to do, which is great - but if there is any more information or material out there, I'd be very interested to explore it further.
Thank you all once again - and happy browsing!
I love the internet!!
Cheers - Ian.
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British Bikes / Please can you help me identify this motorcycle?
« on: May 09, 2011, 08:04:24 PM »
Hi everyone
I'm a new boy here and have very little expertise in vintage motorcycles (or any other sort come to that!), so I would really appreciate some help with a project.
I've been asked to restore the old family photo (attached), and I would like to identify the make and model of the machine in the picture, together with any other information that may be available. I'd love to get hold of other pictures or drawings and to know whether there are any preserved examples in existence. Any information at all would be welcome.
Rather than just restore the picture, I'd like to be able to create a collaged image combining the restored photo with other pictures, drawings, manufacturer's logo, and a bit of history to present to my mother-in-law (the owner of the picture who is now in her 80's and still a very keen motorcycle & F1 fan!).
The photo (the rider is apparently my mother-in-law's Uncle Fred) was made into a postcard which was postmarked 'Dec 3 Notting Hill' but sadly no year is decipherable. My best guess (but no more than that) would put the date somewhere around the Great War or early 1920's - certainly the 'bike is in nowhere near new condition in the 'photo, which might support an earlier build date but a later photo date?
The DVLA say that this registration number shows in their records as belonging to a car rather than a motorcycle (but can't tell me any more than that), which suggests that the 'bike was scrapped and the number re-issued at some point?
I did some browsing and thought that it is perhaps a New Comet model - but several details looked different so I wasn't at all sure, and then I saw a number of other machines to which it bears some resemblance - and as I say I have no expertise in these matters. However, I think it is a pretty safe bet that someone on this forum will know exactly what it is...
Any help would be much appreciated.
many thanks
Hairynugget
I'm a new boy here and have very little expertise in vintage motorcycles (or any other sort come to that!), so I would really appreciate some help with a project.
I've been asked to restore the old family photo (attached), and I would like to identify the make and model of the machine in the picture, together with any other information that may be available. I'd love to get hold of other pictures or drawings and to know whether there are any preserved examples in existence. Any information at all would be welcome.
Rather than just restore the picture, I'd like to be able to create a collaged image combining the restored photo with other pictures, drawings, manufacturer's logo, and a bit of history to present to my mother-in-law (the owner of the picture who is now in her 80's and still a very keen motorcycle & F1 fan!).
The photo (the rider is apparently my mother-in-law's Uncle Fred) was made into a postcard which was postmarked 'Dec 3 Notting Hill' but sadly no year is decipherable. My best guess (but no more than that) would put the date somewhere around the Great War or early 1920's - certainly the 'bike is in nowhere near new condition in the 'photo, which might support an earlier build date but a later photo date?
The DVLA say that this registration number shows in their records as belonging to a car rather than a motorcycle (but can't tell me any more than that), which suggests that the 'bike was scrapped and the number re-issued at some point?
I did some browsing and thought that it is perhaps a New Comet model - but several details looked different so I wasn't at all sure, and then I saw a number of other machines to which it bears some resemblance - and as I say I have no expertise in these matters. However, I think it is a pretty safe bet that someone on this forum will know exactly what it is...
Any help would be much appreciated.
many thanks
Hairynugget
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