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While trawling around on Classic motorcycle racing sites I found this photo:


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The caption underneath it reads: Mike Hailwood on his 500cc four-cylinder Honda at a pre-season race in Rimini in 1968.


It's the right year and the right number (9) so circumstantial evidence points to the location of the pic being Rimini...
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Rockburner wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 3:16 pm
Taipan wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 12:53 pm 8-)

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Is it still there?
A question I ask myself most days... :?
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Taipan wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 3:41 pm
Rockburner wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 3:16 pm
Is it still there?
A question I ask myself most days... :?
Can you fitted a tracker? (Although some local discussion recently about fitting them to cars. Apparently some of the scrotes nick cars, park 'em up somewhere random for a couple of days to see if there are trackers in them, then move them to the planned destination).
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Count Steer wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 4:23 pm
Taipan wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 3:41 pm
Rockburner wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 3:16 pm
Is it still there?
A question I ask myself most days... :?
Can you fitted a tracker? (Although some local discussion recently about fitting them to cars. Apparently some of the scrotes nick cars, park 'em up somewhere random for a couple of days to see if there are trackers in them, then move them to the planned destination).
Its got a monimoto going in it this weekend. :thumbup:
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On a Trident.

My old man always wanted a Rocket three (which was pretty much the same bike with different tank badges) cos he was a BSA fan boi.
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KungFooBob wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2024 11:24 am On a Trident.

My old man always wanted a Rocket three (which was pretty much the same bike with different tank badges) cos he was a BSA fan boi.
Didn't they start off with different engines, 'upright' and 'inclined'?
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Horse wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2024 3:27 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2024 11:24 am On a Trident.

My old man always wanted a Rocket three (which was pretty much the same bike with different tank badges) cos he was a BSA fan boi.
Didn't they start off with different engines, 'upright' and 'inclined'?
Indeed they did. I think the Triumph had the sloping engine but I always wanted the BSA (despite my experiences with an A7 :lol: ).
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'Sloper' -1976 T160

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Wiki says:

"In November 1974, the T150V was succeeded by the modified T160. Some changes were due to market response to the earlier Tridents; others complied with American safety legislation. With forward-sloping cylinders (like the BSA Rocket 3)"

A mate had one of the 'upright' bikes, with lurid purple paint. It also had straight through 3 into 1 pipe, no silencing. He was stopped one morning. Copper told him that the locals had complained, so they waited specifically for him :) To be fair, he was on the way in to work for early shift :D
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A mate I sadly lost touch with had an immaculate Cardinal Red T160. It was one of the nicest 'feeling' bikes I have ever ridden. The noise, vibration, the whole sensation as it accelerated was glorious.
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Horse wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2024 4:43 pm Wiki says:

"In November 1974, the T150V was succeeded by the modified T160. Some changes were due to market response to the earlier Tridents; others complied with American safety legislation. With forward-sloping cylinders (like the BSA Rocket 3)"

A mate had one of the 'upright' bikes, with lurid purple paint. It also had straight through 3 into 1 pipe, no silencing. He was stopped one morning. Copper told him that the locals had complained, so they waited specifically for him :) To be fair, he was on the way in to work for early shift :D
Ah...looks like I misremembered the way round it was.
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Image BOB AND JENNY BEALE PLAY TOGETHER STAY TOGETHER
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Talk about bottle lent over in the wet on that waiting for the green powerbandImage
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rodbargee wrote: Tue Feb 13, 2024 12:08 pm Talk about bottle lent over in the wet on that waiting for the green powerbandImage
That'll school ya on throttle control. :lol:
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Skub wrote: Tue Feb 13, 2024 1:25 pm
rodbargee wrote: Tue Feb 13, 2024 12:08 pm Talk about bottle lent over in the wet on that waiting for the green powerbandImage
That'll school ya on spincter control. :lol:
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Skub wrote: Tue Feb 13, 2024 1:25 pm
rodbargee wrote: Tue Feb 13, 2024 12:08 pm Talk about bottle lent over in the wet on that waiting for the green powerbandImage
That'll school ya on throttle control. :lol:
I remember I did better in wet races than dry. Hated the wet, but had good brake and throttle feel and the wet evened up the bikes.
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I always wondered what the point of belly pan stickers was...
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