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...... lost the caption for this ....... think it might be a Rob North framed H1R ..... but may be wrong ........

 

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.... Luigi Segale ....... Space Framed triples chasing RCB in the background ....... Move over a bit Luigi , you`re in the way mate .......

 

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..... Don Emde ; Mike Hailwood ; Dick Mann ........ Daytona 1971.........

 

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.... Much more recent , but this annoys me ......... Insurance company advert for classic insurance ......

.... Do they think we all look like this , fiddling around with the headlamp rim of some dusty old pushrod twin .... ? .......

.... More to the point , would you let this doddery old codger , who does`nt look like he has a clue what he`s doing , anywhere near your bike ... ?

...... No , neither would I ........ Sorry , but for some reason this just irritates me .........

 

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..... Don Emde ; Mike Hailwood ; Dick Mann ........ Daytona 1971.........

And Mert Lawill with his head turned- cool guys!

 

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... Tony Jefferies ......

 

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.... 1974 Works Space Frame ...... It seems Peter Williams wasn`t too keen on this , preferring the Monocoque .......

 

[Exmoor beast]

.... Much more recent , but this annoys me ......... Insurance company advert for classic insurance ......

.... Do they think we all look like this , fiddling around with the headlamp rim of some dusty old pushrod twin .... ? .......

.... More to the point , would you let this doddery old codger , who does`nt look like he has a clue what he`s doing , anywhere near your bike ... ?

...... No , neither would I ........ Sorry , but for some reason this just irritates me .........

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Said Codger is not wearing glasses and appears to be undoing a huge bolt that isn’t in the bottom of any headlamp..
I’m cancelling my insurance based upon the atrocious cable routing! Angry of Feltham

 

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...... 1954 Works 500 Manx ........

 

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.... 1974 Works Space Frame ...... It seems Peter Williams wasn`t too keen on this , preferring the Monocoque ......

It was heavier than the mono but easier to change the plugs. Looks cool

 

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... Mike Hailwood and Robin Miller .........

 

[Andy J]

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..... Don Emde ; Mike Hailwood ; Dick Mann ........ Daytona 1971.........

And we can all see why the guys to the left were all looking away from the camera....

 

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.... Peter Inchley`s 500 Hi-Tac .........

 

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..... Steve Tonkin leads Clive Horton on their Ruth Randle sponsored factory 250 cc Armstrongs ......

 

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..... Steve Baker being interviewed ...... Bob Work and Kenny Roberts in the background .......

 

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... It`s orange , it`s an Egli , It`s a twin cylinder four stroke ......... but it`s Stevenage , not Breganze ........

 

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... Geoffrey Ernest Duke OBE ..... Six times World Champion ...... ( 3 x Norton , 3 x Gilera ) .....

 

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.... Lino Tonti ......... Bianchi 500 ........

 

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..... racing motorcycle collector Gerald Armand gives a couple of ex-world champions a lift ( maybe ) , somewhere in Paris .......

 

[andre g]

Racing together – die Geschichte des Motorradrennsports - Sportdokus - Play SRF

In dieser Sendung gibt es die Geschichte des Motorradrennsports durch seine Schlüsselpersönlichkeiten zu entdecken. Von früheren Legenden bis hin zu den heutigen, mehrfachen Titelgewinnern und Weltenbummlern wie Mick Doohan, Valentino Rossi und Marc Márquez.

www.srf.ch

German Classic-motorrad.de posted this link, hope you can open it and like it.
Andre