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Me an my Grandad on his new Tiger 90 in 1968...

http://yaypics.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-CHMpJJk-M.jpg

http://yaypics.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-JrprMnd-M.jpg


Which he gave to me on my 18th birthday...

http://yaypics.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-PgTM3dk-M.jpg

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Was looking at old pics this weekend...

Me on my granddads BSA Starfire in 1966.

http://yaypics.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-sm3nRQJ-M.jpg

Re: What makes Britain Great?
 

:)

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My old Norton Hill Climber.

http://yaypics.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-mbQZr3D-M.jpg


I have a few pics of an old ('67 I think) Harley I was putting together. Not sure where to post 'em.. Ive sorta pulled this thread off track enough. :lol:

Anyhow... Britain... Woo! Yeah!

(Fixed).

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Great photos. Thank you. I had a Tiger 90 myself in 1969, but being only a teenager, wrote it off pretty quickly.

When I lived in a village in Kent some twenty years ago, there used to be a very large group of English bikes come through. Every Spring Bank Holiday I think.

A deep slow rumble you could hear for miles, but somehow not as intrusive as the higher pitched noise of modern bikes.

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Your Norton Hill Climber looks more like a BSA ;)

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As a Triumph nut I love these :goodpost:

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Eep! linked wrong pic.

[Edit] And It looks like I FUBARed the upload of the scan... Here.. have a pic of my old Triumph 5TA to make up for it. A work in progress. :lol:

Dunno the bike age... Pic was taken around 1980 I think.

I remember lacing up that rear wheel was a bitch.

http://yaypics.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-vbnQVZL-M.jpg

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Was a lovely old bike. My main job was to run back and pick up my grandfathers cap when it blew off. :D

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Brings back memories. Used to have a boyfriend with a Triumph India.

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Norton ? I think not. A BSA Gold Star more like.

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We covered that. Keep reading.

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I'm not familiar with a Triumph India?

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Nor me, and it seems to confuse the hell out of GIS as well.

I'm hoping for something with an Elephant gun holster and a comfy seat for the memsahib. :)

Re: What makes Britain Great?
 

heartbreakingly lovely, accessible countryside
genuine, self-effacing people (not excluding Facetious Pedants) who are kind to animals
stunning architecture – cathedrals to cottages
British TV
British food
short distances, easy transportation
mild climate
complete absence of deadly marsupials
contempt for Americans (oops, did I say that?)
above all, it is home.

With your permission, I shall now cry.