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






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

Was looking at old pics this weekend...

Me on my granddads BSA Starfire in 1966.

My old Norton Hill Climber.




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.

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

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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.

Your Norton Hill Climber looks more like a BSA

As a Triumph nut I love these

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.

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

I remember lacing up that rear wheel was a bitch.

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

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

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

We covered that. Keep reading.

I'm not familiar with a Triumph India?

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.

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.