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just random photos of a bygone time , a passing fashion fad ? youth kulture? to many people read to much into it , working class kids that turned a form of transport , into a youthful passion, in to hero worship, a sense of being and cheap thrils is closer to the bone

Thursday, December 31, 2009

norvin

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Labels: classic verses hacksaw

rockers on top mods on bottom

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dunstall tune up 1

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dunstall tune up 2

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sunday afternoon

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Labels: ken scott goldie 1964

isle or wright 1965

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Labels: tyipical bikers hoilday camping

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

motorcycle mechanics

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Labels: in the fix it your self world of cafe racing this was a must read

brands hatch late fifties early sixties

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Labels: just the sound of feet before the explosion of noise

the old never never again

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Labels: easy term, s on goods over five pounds

bsa road rocket 1956

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bsa rocket gold star 1963

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bsa rocket gold star

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Labels: one of 1584 made

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

the home of rock and roll

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Labels: s, the two i

the "L PLATE"

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sunday afternoon races

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sunday afternoon races

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triumph tiger cub 198 cc

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Labels: another of the bread and butter models that were a part of cafe racing

royal enfield

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ajs

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Monday, December 28, 2009

ariel arrow

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Labels: another of the bread and butter cafe racers

not the leader of the pack

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Labels: nobody saw it for thirty years, the movie was banned in the uk

ariel sidecar

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Labels: most kids were side car passengers

Sunday, December 27, 2009

bsa gold star circa 1959

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Labels: another back door of a council house

norton domi

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bsa gold star

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Saturday, December 26, 2009

royal enfield

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Labels: the bread and butter of cafe racers good looking and fast enought to scare yourself shitless on a b class road as most roads were at that time

Friday, December 25, 2009

the old never never

Posted by daveinnola at 11:52 PM 1 comment:
Labels: bike prices

the boys day out at the beach

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Labels: with little money a run on the week end was a cheap form of entertainment

triton typical

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Labels: parked at the back or front door of a council house thats were most ton up boys lived

nuff said

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      • norvin
      • rockers on top mods on bottom
      • dunstall tune up 1
      • dunstall tune up 2
      • sunday afternoon
      • isle or wright 1965
      • motorcycle mechanics
      • brands hatch late fifties early sixties
      • the old never never again
      • bsa road rocket 1956
      • bsa rocket gold star 1963
      • bsa rocket gold star
      • the home of rock and roll
      • the "L PLATE"
      • sunday afternoon races
      • sunday afternoon races
      • triumph tiger cub 198 cc
      • royal enfield
      • ajs
      • ariel arrow
      • not the leader of the pack
      • ariel sidecar
      • bsa gold star circa 1959
      • norton domi
      • bsa gold star
      • royal enfield
      • the old never never
      • the boys day out at the beach
      • triton typical
      • nuff said

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