Cars and bikes I’ve come across in my travels

Leading the "bikes I wish I hadn't sold" has to be the 500 Manx. It'd won 4 NZGP's in the hands of 3 owners.
I didn't pay much for it and it cost me very little in the time I had it -but needed the money so sold it.

i do however know where there is an ex McIntyre 500 Manx - tucked away under a load of old carpet.
Maybe after a Lotto win....
 
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Hamish that’s coolio - you should try and track it down - I love particularly the exhaust pipe
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The upswept angle enjoyed a previous life connecting the hose to the head on a vacuum cleaner. The "silencer" was from a Norman 250, same colour as the one pictured below.
Make do and mend, that's what we did, back in the day, when we didn't have a pot to piss in.

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A few entrants from the "Leyburn Sprints" in Southern Queensland Australia last weekend. 241 cars racing against the clock around a 1.1km circuit through the town streets.

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Went for a slightly damp and windy ride with a few dozen friends around the TT Mountain Course. This year’s ‘Legacy Lap’, in aid of the MGP Supporters Club, was in memory of the late JJ ‘Jackie’ Wood, former clerk of the course, and ex-MGP, TT, and Grand Prix ‘Continental Circus’ racer of some note back in the 1950’s. His most notable ride was in the North West 200 in 1955 when, riding for Geoff Duke’s team, he won the 350 Junior Race. incidentally, his ‘boss’ won the 500 Senior Race.
 

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Andy J said:
Went for a slightly damp and windy ride with a few dozen friends around the TT Mountain Course. This year’s ‘Legacy Lap’, in aid of the MGP Supporters Club, was in memory of the late JJ ‘Jackie’ Wood, former clerk of the course, and ex-MGP, TT, and Grand Prix ‘Continental Circus’ racer of some note back in the 1950’s. His most notable ride was in the North West 200 in 1955 when, riding for Geoff Duke’s team, he won the 350 Junior Race. incidentally, his ‘boss’ won the 500 Senior Race.
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What were you riding, Andy? I saw some video footage of this today, but no obvious sight of a Laverda 😎
 
Vancouver August Moto Social.
 

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Alzero said:
I saw these on my morning walk today in Port Douglas. The first is an unusual windshield protector.
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The second is a very clean Ford, is it a tradies truck?View attachment 92069
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Bloke might use it as his tradie vehicle during the week, but looks more like a purely camping set up.
Has fold up tent on top and recovery boards and shovel on top of that (bog boards) plus his bag hanging off spare wheel for wet gear or rubbish. Very big chance it has built in kitchen and pantry etc behind the fold out sides. A bit surprised it doesn't have a bullbar but a mate of mine used to suggest some vehicles are only used for weekend camping and K Mart shopping!!;)
 
It has a business name and contact information on the back door, but I agree that it’s more of a weekend warrior sort of vehicle. Do you guys really ford such deep streams as to need a snorkel that draws from the roof? That aside, it is one of a number of really nice rigs I’ve seen so far. Most are covered in red dust meaning they do get used for more than the Saturday run to Coles!
 
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It has a business name and contact information on the back door, but I agree that it’s more of a weekend warrior sort of vehicle. Do you guys really ford such deep streams as to need a snorkel that draws from the roof? That aside, it is one of a number of really nice rigs I’ve seen so far. Most are covered in red dust meaning they do get used for more than the Saturday run to Coles!
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Ha ha, well a lot of blokes might like to think so, but the snorkel is designed to draw cleaner dust free air from higher up and usually provides more volume as well...............
 
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