- Joined
- Monday February 23, 2015
- Location
- Rebublic of Scotland
That Would be the Blue Gang..Gosh Oomer, that photo took me back to the 1960s and a cafe opposite Glasgow Royal Informary with Tribsas and Tritons lined up outside in the evenings. Every one in similar mouth watering trim.
JohnnyO. o/
That was Quite a Fast Bonnie that One..It was Good for Over 125 & Would Sit at 90/100 All Day Long & as was Reliable as Hell..The Mark 11 Amal Carbs are Great..I Built that Many Years ago & Owned it for Some 14 Years..Its Still on the Go & the Guy that has it Put a Fancy Paint Job on it & it Wins Many Shows to this Day..Brat style right there.
That Would be the Blue Gang..
Billy
Great story Billy, the best Bonnie.That was Quite a Fast Bonnie that One..It was Good for Over 125 & Would Sit at 90/100 All Day Long & as was Reliable as Hell..The Mark 11 Amal Carbs are Great..I Built that Many Years ago & Owned it for Some 14 Years..Its Still on the Go & the Guy that has it Put a Fancy Paint Job on it & it Wins Many Shows to this Day..
Billy
That sounds amazing johnnyO, such a shame I missed that era and all those great British bikes the first time around.Gosh Oomer, that photo took me back to the 1960s and a cafe opposite Glasgow Royal Informary with Tribsas and Tritons lined up outside in the evenings. Every one in similar mouth watering trim.
JohnnyO. o/
After I Came Out the Marines I was Unsettled to Say the Least & I Ran with the Glasgow Boys for Some Years..They were a Wild Bunch & I Still have My Colours to this Day..Yeah, though by the time I really knew them as the Blue Angels a lot seemed to be moving on to more ' Easy Rider ' style choppers.
JohnnyO. o/
After I Came Out the Marines I was Unsettled to Say the Least & I Ran with the Glasgow Boys for Some Years..They were a Wild Bunch & I Still have My Colours to this Day..
Billy
Not Seen Dougie for Years..He was One of the Auld Maryhill Chapter Way Back in the Day..Still remember seeing Dougie Moir's latest creation padlocked with what seemed like anchor chains to a no waiting pole on Maryhill Rd regularly when he had the flat in Kelvinside Avenue. That was before he opened DM M/cycles down at the Gallowgate.
JohnnyO. o/
That sounds amazing johnnyO, such a shame I missed that era and all those great British bikes the first time around.
Wow you've lived all those YouTube videos I've been watching and all those old photo's I've been looking at that's so cool. Plus you know your stuff too, rear sets and clip ons. Thanks JohnnyO for your kind words too about my bike makes me feel like I've really achieved something when people give me comments like you and all the others on here. P.s. forgot to mention I built that in my garden shed 10x8 lol.They were wild times a lot of the time Oomer, especially races from Anniesland down to the old Loch Lomondside in the wee small hours. Clip ons, rear sets and no screens or fairings weren't so much fun in the Scottish winters though. You've got a great cafe racer/ Degens style look going on there though. Take it from an old guy who was there.
JohnnyO. o/
Just the wireing and she's done.My custom build from the frame up, just over 12 month's View attachment 21207 View attachment 21208
XS400 1980 well spotted. Sounds great with the universal exhausts at this angle. What is the problem with yours?That's a lovely job, is that an XS400 in there? Mine's been away at the garage for so long I've forgotten what it looks like. 18 months with no end in site. Wish I had the time to sort it but been too busy with the BSA. I've got to the point where I'm going to have to buy something else as my winter bike. The XS is too nice for that job anyway.
XS400 1980 well spotted. Sounds great with the universal exhausts at this angle. What is the problem with yours?
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