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Posted: Tue Jun 17th, 2008 10:51 am |
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I would buy a flay tanker and use it daily but I carn't afford one 
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Frankfurt-Beesa
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Posted: Tue Jun 17th, 2008 01:15 pm |
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My trumpets tank is flat on top, sort of, but I guess you lot are on about old things
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Fast Frank
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Posted: Tue Jun 17th, 2008 07:22 pm |
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Dave, the last time I went to Banbury I finished up working in S Arabia for the following 12 months... I definately won't be going there again, no matter what anyone says.
Frank
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the vintagent
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Posted: Tue Jun 17th, 2008 07:30 pm |
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Here's a pic of my '26 Norton Model 25; it was used by the works until 1930, when Jimmy Shaw bought it - no documented history though. With 8" brakes front and rear, it's a surprisingly rideable machine, and quite fast; it's been timed at 93mph. The handling is impeccable, and the chassis feels as though it could handle another 20hp, being long and very stable.
Nortons are very sturdily built compared to a Sunbeam or Velo (read; heavy), which on the positive side makes them able to handle the bashing of our lousy CA roads.
On the neg side, they lose some of the charm of a very light and hence quick accelerating qualities typical of most flat-tankers.
I have come to prefer the early, light bikes over post-war bikes with heavier swingarms, hydraulic forks, etc. You really feel like your RIDING on these old things.
pd'o
Attachment: 1926norton-m25.jpg (Downloaded 51 times)
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Posted: Fri Jul 25th, 2008 10:58 pm |
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| 93 !!?? blimey, at 65 (as fast as it will go but shifting for a side valve a suppose) my 1932 sunbeam feels like its flying.........93 wow Attachment: small.jpg (Downloaded 32 times) Last edited on Fri Jul 25th, 2008 10:59 pm by dudley472
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