Boom, boom, boom, shake the room
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sergioC
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Eurocycleguy
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Jo
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- Cologne, NRW Germany
Interesting design - but I've bloody no idea what it is though. Weight saving by omitting the gearbox (ok, maybe there's a hub gear in the rear wheel, there has been such things in the early days). Chains like this we used in agriculture for scraper floors on manure spreaders. Revs should be limited, it's not exactly a short stroke ...Ok please tell us kids... What the ell is that?
(Seriously what is it?)[puzzled]
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It's French of course. France was the world's n°1 motorcycle manufacturer before WW1.
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Photo n°2 is from one of the races at Arpajon. A lovely poster by Geo Ham.
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Photo n°2 is from one of the races at Arpajon. A lovely poster by Geo Ham.
Beucars
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Photo taken next to where I live, see also second photo :
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I bought the nice book on Motosacoche by Sandra Ansanay. You no doubt know the book and maybe the lady.Photo taken next to where I live, see also second photo :
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We buy, sell, broker, locate, consign and appraise exceptional classic, sports and collector Motosacoche, arrange transport, customs formalities and registration #viathemawww.viathema.com
Beautiful bikes. I turned around a 350 for sale locally a couple of years back but declined. It wasn't a riders bike. It was sold and was promptly for sale again for 50% more.
Paul
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Whilst we are own the subject of velodrome pace bikes here’s a 750 Thunderbird that was used in Birmingham up until the late ‘90s- it’s meant to stand up to cut through the air -it must of sound gorgeous!
Beucars
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Oui, SC
They made some interesting motorcycles mostly in the same colorsheme with either black or red and MAG motors (Motosacoche Acacias Geneva) were used in plenty of French, Italian and British motorcycles
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Beucars
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And you thought Laverda's are exciting to ride....
Spotted the thunderbird for what it was straight away, the roller is set well back, too far perhaps, hence the very upright rider position as wind break... very different than the usual Derny. Never had the chance to ride any form of Keirin, was for senior racers, was a juvi and Junior racer. All the same we used to sit behind the interstate trucks, maximum of a foot or two, as if you were further away the wind gusts would knock you about so much or worse flip you...
We put on a 56T front ring gear and 12 tooth rear sprocket, even then we had trouble with cadence, couple of hoons in a car alongside said we were doing 92kph going into a sweeper, nearly collected the car of hoons as we did not ( cannot see ) the road ahead, when we heard the truck engine revs drop we would hit the brakes, had less than a second to react. Whites and Kenworth trucks would out accelerate us at higher speeds... saw my mates once go past and it looked bloody dangerous! The cops used to chase us and let our tyres down, to stop us, we would see tham and one mate would peel off with a pump on board.... it was something else to ride the high bank tracks, way more steep than looking on as spectator...then there was the "balance" sprint race skill, still do it today, can hold for about 60-90 seconds, dependent on wind gusts.... more ramble... FWIW.
We put on a 56T front ring gear and 12 tooth rear sprocket, even then we had trouble with cadence, couple of hoons in a car alongside said we were doing 92kph going into a sweeper, nearly collected the car of hoons as we did not ( cannot see ) the road ahead, when we heard the truck engine revs drop we would hit the brakes, had less than a second to react. Whites and Kenworth trucks would out accelerate us at higher speeds... saw my mates once go past and it looked bloody dangerous! The cops used to chase us and let our tyres down, to stop us, we would see tham and one mate would peel off with a pump on board.... it was something else to ride the high bank tracks, way more steep than looking on as spectator...then there was the "balance" sprint race skill, still do it today, can hold for about 60-90 seconds, dependent on wind gusts.... more ramble... FWIW.
GregT
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The 8 valve Indians were quite fast. One of the old mile grass track guys from the 20's a chap called Tui Morgan took his to a flying 1/4 mile event in the 1950's. Did around 112mph apparently. Not bad for something dragged out of the shed.