Cars and bikes I’ve come across in my travels

[helicopterjim]

There will be Chinese and Indian bikes in top level racing soon, they'll be electric, they'll win.
Paul

Bikes don't win races. Riders win races.

Jim

 

[Exmoor beast]

you are correct Paul, but the 16 year olds on their 50's are not allowed on the road until they are holding a certificate that states that they have completed "compulsory basic training" at 17 you can ride a 125 on L plates, but only for two years, then a test is compulsory or you loose the entitlement after that it gets complicated written tests are involved as well.
You can no longer ride a bike on L plates indefinately, but I seem to recall you can drive a three wheeler indefinately either car or sidecar outfit.

Years ago I was working at the US embassy in London and asked to borrow a car from the pool, they only had reliant 3 wheel vans left, so i attempted to take one, produced my license to the manager who informed me that I dont have three wheeled entitlement!, at the time (and still current) I was holding HGV class 1, so in theory I could drive an artic with up to 26 tonnes load, and again in theory that is about 26 Reliants! in practice you might get ten on, if piled high, but no I cant take out a Reliant van. That error has since been rectified, because as you know I do like sidecars and will probably return there a some point.
CLEM

Back in the eighties The chef at the US embassy was one of my customers, Mike Dahl, he used a super rare and expensive VF1000-RR.to commute! We supplied two of them for him over the years.

 

[Paul Marx]

Bikes don't win races. Riders win races.

Jim

Both of them do.

 

[Cosi]

Cf moto are racing in moto3

 

[helicopterjim]

Both of them do.

Chickens cross roads too!

Jim

 

[78jotadave]

Now a permanent fixture at Salvation Mountain (near Niland) in Southern California.

 

[Dellortoman]

Jesus doesn't love that car owner enough to pump up his tyres.

 

[chrisk]

I bet he hasn’t paid the parking fine under the wiper blade either!

 

[Paul Marx]

Chickens cross roads too!

Jim

Why?

Paul

 

[Alzero]

From the ridiculous:
To the sublime:

 

[helicopterjim]

Why?

Paul

Same reason that dinosaurs cross roads!

Jim

 

[Paul Marx]

Same reason that dinosaurs cross roads!

Jim

Ok

 

[Alzero]

I’m surprised that nobody commented on the fact that the horrible Harley-looking thing was badged “Jawa”!
Here is an MV Augusta that doesn’t need a chain drive conversion.

 

[sfcpiet]

I’m surprised that nobody commented on the fact that the horrible Harley-looking thing was badged “Jawa”!

Jawa is now Indian-owned by Mahindra, the nameplate will be applied to any old crap that seems sell-able.

But, they have launched a couple of quite attractive "retro" models, incorporating many styling cues from Jawas' heydays.

piet

 

[Alzero]

They also made two-stroke Jawa copies since the 1970’s.

 

[Alzero]

 

[andre g]

I like the Gordini , reminds me on my first trips to France in the 70th.

 

[Charley]

The Fiat above reminds me of the only car I'd chose to drive away from the Bremen Classic Show I visited a couple of weeks ago.
Although there were lots of cars and bikes that would be wonderful to have in ones garage, t
here was only one car I'd chose to drive away in.
BMW Isetta.
Fun little beast could almost be put in the back of my van as a spare instead of a spare wheel.
In case of a puncture, just roll out the Isetta and carry on.

 

[Alzero]

I like the Gordini , reminds me on my first trips to France in the 70th.

I hoped it would trigger memories. These Renaults are so cool looking, but I have no idea how they perform.

 

[Beucars]

I hoped it would trigger memories. These Renaults are so cool looking, but I have no idea how they perform.

All ingredients for perfect rallying: light and most of the weight on the rear axle..