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While trawling around on Classic motorcycle racing sites I found this photo:
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...
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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A question I ask myself most days...
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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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Its got a monimoto going in it this weekend.Count Steer wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 4:23 pmCan 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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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.
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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Didn't they start off with different engines, 'upright' and 'inclined'?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.
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Indeed they did. I think the Triumph had the sloping engine but I always wanted the BSA (despite my experiences with an A7 ).Horse wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2024 3:27 pmDidn't they start off with different engines, 'upright' and 'inclined'?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.
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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
"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
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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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Ah...looks like I misremembered the way round it was.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
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That'll school ya on throttle control.
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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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