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One of the odd bikes seen at Kophill today, no idea what it is...

it's a Nimbus, innit.

https://www.nimbusclub.com/nimbus-motorcycle-history/

Dickyboy wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 4:56 pm One of the odd bikes seen at Kophill today, no idea what it is...

Saw this at a show years back, looks similar

Dickyboy wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 4:56 pm One of the odd bikes seen at Kophill today, no idea what it is...

It’s a slope in Buckinghamshire.

There's one for sale on fb

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 573349057/

Dickyboy wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 4:56 pm One of the odd bikes seen at Kophill today, no idea what it is...

Is that a supercharger behind the engine ?

Gregor wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 7:08 pm

Dickyboy wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 4:56 pm One of the odd bikes seen at Kophill today, no idea what it is...

Is that a supercharger behind the engine ?

Added by the owner, not standard if I understand things correctly. It looks like others were supercharged for salt flats speed stuff too.

Gregor wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 7:08 pm

Dickyboy wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 4:56 pm One of the odd bikes seen at Kophill today, no idea what it is...

Is that a supercharger behind the engine ?

Apparently.

https://www.pressreader.com/uk/classic ... 2358651387

https://www.britishmotorcyclists.co.uk/ ... ury-socos/

Thrusting into the future, with students. I think their designs look like shit.

“Design students from the Automotive and Transport Design department of Coventry University have come up with some striking designs for the e-two-wheeler of the future.”

I'd be interested to know if any of these students actually rode bikes. On the evidence in front of me I'd say not. The third and last one is clearly a mobile commode. The ones in the first pic look about as comfortable as an ironing board.

mangocrazy wrote: Mon Sep 26, 2022 6:23 pm I'd be interested to know if any of these students actually rode bikes. On the evidence in front of me I'd say not. The third and last one is clearly a mobile commode. The ones in the first pic look about as comfortable as an ironing board.

Today was too windy to ride any of them.

My Triton might be shit, but it’s good in crosswinds!

Good old ner-a-car....

Though looking at it the 2nd time..I am not so convinced....but he ain't going anywhere with the stand down.

H2 750, anyone?

Fancy an ex-Dibble C15?



https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/nos ... otorcycle/

I "owned" one of those for about 10 mins back in about 1970. I had bought it, but not insured it as matey was going to fix it up i.e. start it for me. When I went to collect it, there was white stuff all over it. I thought somebody had spilt a bag of flour, but no. It had done the little trick of leaking fuel from the tap on to the points, cleverly situated directly below >>> whoof.

Matey shrugged his shoulders -"your bike, sunshine!" - and I pushed it to a scrappies. Never got over it.

The C15 is ok, if you’re happy with CG125 performance from a 250.

But 60 years later, you’re buying other people’s nightmares.

This turned up on a Farcebook link earlier



Full details here. https://www.bikebound.com/2022/09/28/so ... GvD_ZQ0fw8

The Spin Doctor wrote: Wed Sep 28, 2022 12:45 pm Fancy an ex-Dibble C15?



https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/nos ... otorcycle/

Brings back memories. My first bike was a C12, very similar but an older model. And even more shite!