Eleven Years Ago...

[BobD]

Just came across these old pics which made me smile and I thought I'd share them with you. They were taken in 2012 during a photo shoot for Classic Bike magazine and the test bike is Craig McWilliams' gorgeous 3CE which Craig had very kindly loaned us for the feature. Photographer Simon Hipperson was always looking for ways to get an unusual shot and on this occasion he persuaded Craig to use his vintage Sunbeam tourer as a camera dolly.
The trick with these photos shoots is always to make 30mph look like 80!

 

[Paul Marx]

Did one like that with the photographer in the boot of a Renault 5. Nearly 30 years ago. My SF2, still going strong, with friend Jackie on it. Me on JFs GT.

 

[dude]

 

[BobD]

Fantastic stuff Paul... there's something very righteous about a white GT.

 

[Steve G.]

The Laverda Jota 1000 - Motorcycle Classics

Every successful bike maker has a standout model, the ne plus ultra, one where everything comes together perfectly. For Laverda, it was the Laverda Jota 1000.

www.motorcycleclassics.com

This was done 14 yrs ago, and re-issued summer 2022.

 

[Sir Sidney Ruffdiamond]

Greta pics all round ! Joan and Sophia on RC Covers

 

[The Sock]

Right!
43 years ago, Bike Magazine:


1. Jim Lindsay, 2.Phil Todd, 3.Me, 4.Neil Todd, 5.Hilary, 6.Adrian O'Meara, 7.Angela, 8.Alan Bell



Practical Sportsbikes, April '22:

 

[BobD]

Two fantastic articles Hamish, very enjoyable. To paraphrase the old Honda ad, you meet the most interesting people on a Laverda.

 

[Haggis]

Fab Hamish - are there more pages to the bike article? It's a page turner! I need to know what happened

 

[Paul Marx]

Fab Hamish - are there more pages to the bike article? It's a page turner! I need to know what happened

He's nude on page 3.
Paul

 

[The Sock]

He's nude on page 3.
Paul

It'd need a double page spread, Paul.

 

[BobD]

Fab Hamish - are there more pages to the bike article? It's a page turner! I need to know what happened

What goes on during an ILOC trip stays on an ILOC trip. Gentlemen never tell.

 

[The Sock]

Two fantastic articles Hamish, very enjoyable. To paraphrase the old Honda ad, you meet the most interesting people on a Laverda.

I always loved Jim's closing lines, on his 'Hic, Mine's A Triple' article:
"A great trip with the best people anyone could ask for. Just the luck of the draw I suppose. I wouldn't have missed it for all the Hondas in Japan."

 

[The Sock]

Fab Hamish - are there more pages to the bike article? It's a page turner! I need to know what happened

Check the 'envelope', top right.