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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
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- norvin
- rockers on top mods on bottom
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- isle or wright 1965
- motorcycle mechanics
- brands hatch late fifties early sixties
- the old never never again
- bsa road rocket 1956
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- the home of rock and roll
- the "L PLATE"
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- sunday afternoon races
- triumph tiger cub 198 cc
- royal enfield
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- bsa gold star circa 1959
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- daveinnola
- BORN AT A YOUNG AGE IN THE GREAT WALLED CITY OF ELY SOUTH WALES , WENT TO SEA AT A EARLY AGE , WORKED AS A MECHANIC MOST OF MY LIFE IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER
there it is white plate with a red L, this meant you were a learner and could not ride a bike bigger that a 250 , and could not carry a passenger other than a fully licensed rider ,and as most kids were poor and side car combo did not come under this engine size law , a combo offer,d a cheap way in , they were going cheap back then as, most family men were going to cheap cars , the war was over finally and more and more cheap cars were coming onto the market , the upside for the kids was they combos were for the best part well looked after and you could shit can the side car after you passed your test , the roots of cafe racers boyo
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