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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22917 Location: UK

Two more to test the grey matter, any help with identifying this pair much appreciated..

Firstly, bike10.jpg, a bike photographed somewhere in Europe.

Secondly, bike11.jpg, a BSA, but what model is shown??

thanks, Rick
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Nic Jarman · Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 5:43 pm Post subject:

Second bike is maybe a BSA Empire Star @ 1938 - 493cc ohv.

Nic Jarman · Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:58 pm Post subject:

I think bike10 may be a CZ, a twin port single cylinder 2 stroke. Or another posibility is a somethingorother with a villiers engine. I think CZ may have had half an eye on the Villiers engines as they do look quite similar.

the fly · Joined: 11 Jul 2008 Posts: 95

Nice triumph nic i would gues 1913 has waterproof bosch mag and sturmy archer hub gear sturmey gear change just visible under the tank. Triumph forks up until the early 1920s had a horizontal spring at the top of the fork .many bikes from about 1907 to mid to late 1920s had fork springs at the rear of the forks .many thanks for posting the photograph one of the best of that period. Regards The Fly

Nic Jarman · Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:13 pm Post subject:

Hi Fly, I have just got back from Vancouver, they had the most snow for 50 years. The Triumph was on ebay and the year sounds OK. It was going for 10K. I like '60s Brit iron, just look at the pre-unit BSAs.

the fly · Joined: 11 Jul 2008 Posts: 95

Hello Nick. Iworked on bikes for a living in late50s early 60s . I thought the swinging arm BSA a10s etc handled well owned one with a bonni motor not a bad old lot.Ihave been a life long velo man i still have one that i bought in late 50s also have new to me 1958 MSS. do you have any bikes at the moment? .i envy your recent trip to canada i have never left englands shores in 66 years [my own choice dont think i could handle flying]. Regards The Fly.

Nic Jarman · Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 4:01 pm Post subject:

Hi Fly, here is one of my old bikes, unforfunately it was trashed by a drunk driver. 1977

can you guess what all the bits are? My current bike is a Honda CBR600 1989, a modern classic!

Nic Jarman · Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 4:33 pm Post subject:

And another, it just came apart in my hand.

the fly · Joined: 11 Jul 2008 Posts: 95

Hello Nick . Nice pics .Featherbed frame triumph motor norton box .I put a 1936 inter into a 1960 featherbed in about 1964 but not as quick as a 1935 push rod norton that i played with but that went bang in abig way .The inter just went on and on . Some very nice work in the japanese machines. If and when i get the hang of this magic box i will post some pics. Regards The Fly .