Biking the way it used to be

[Troll]

again.

Still got a D1 Bantam in the shed though If I was going to get a classic brit bike again it would be a T150 Trident nothing else

T150 trident nice, T160 a lot better though

quadrent prototype in national motorcycle museum real nice though

an ecentric in pomgolia built his own quadrent out of a T160 have seen it in the flesh and it was real nice

[Goblin]

Awesome pics. Love the post race at New Brighton pic with everyone standing around your dad and his bike. They all look so proud.

I love the old pics too!! You beat me to it.....love how proud everyone looks. Must have been a great way to grow up.

[T.W.R]

T150 trident nice, T160 a lot better though

quadrent prototype in national motorcycle museum real nice though

an ecentric in pomgolia built his own quadrent out of a T160 have seen it in the flesh and it was real nice

Yeah I've got a soft spot for triples, had three in years gone bye 750 & 850 Yamahas & a 1200 Laverda. But a trumpy is pretty special. A there's nothing like a big Triple on song

Have got pictures of the Quadrant & an article on a bloke in OZ that made one from two T120 bonnies.

Ha Riff Raff & Goblin lols yeah pretty sure he did pretty well that day, lols it was way before my time, but still got to enjoy some awesome experiences though.

[T.W.R]

Damn, looks like that AJS was made for a mission.

haha yeah, the sound would have been glorious with the megaphone. but those were the days of roadracing on shingle roads, Cust Grandprix & Halswell 100 etc

[Unit:Me]

I used to get around town on a 1927 AJS 350 single years ago. Was a way cool bike I didnt truly appreciate till years later, when it was long gone. It was perfectly restored by an old guy who had worked in the Matchless factory in England. If a part was missing, he would make the case for it and did it all from memory.

[diggydog]

He was real passionate about bikes he ended up with a YDS3 yamaha in the early 70s. Then in the early 80s started restoring brit bikes & collecting, had a GP Triumph, M50 Norton, couple of B31s, 3 Bantams : D1, D7 Delux, & a Bushman. (still got the D1 in the shed )
THIS BRINGS BACK MEMORIES WITH MY DAD, HE SO MANY OLD BIKES MUCH THE SAME AS YOUR DAD, SO MANY TRIUMPH'S OR BSA AND NORTON, TO MENTION AS WELL BMW, HONDA ,SUZUKI.
I HAV'NT ANY PIC BUT I WELL SEE IF HE CAN GIVE US A COUPLE AND I'LL PUT THEM UP ON SITE.
CHEERS T.W.R

[Kickaha]

I'll add some pics from around the same era, My Father also raced at Brighton and Tahuna beaches on his 650 Gold Flash

[T.W.R]

I'll add some pics from around the same era, My Father also raced at Brighton and Tahuna beaches on his 650 Gold Flash

Some good pics there Kickaha our olds probably knew eachother more than likely, almost a big extended family back in those days

few more pics
1) another Tiger 100
2) dad's mate racing a Bantam
3) line-up at Cust
4) fixing a B31

[T.W.R]

and a couple more

1) a weekend away shooting
2) My Aunt & her mate on their bikes
3) Roadside cop station
4) Dad on his workbike during the late 60s

[Kickaha]

Unfortunately my fathers car was broken into some time back in the 70's, just about all his photos and memorabilia of those times was stolen, I'll try and dig out some more

Hopefully he'll be back on the road agin soon on a fully restored 1959 BSA A10 Gold Flash

[Goblin]

Those are all awesome pic guys...I can almost feel the pride! The smiles on everyones faces tells the story of "Good Times"

[Kickaha]

A few more I found, no idea when where or who though except for the first one which is Dad on his BSA

[Riff Raff]

the first one which is Dad on his BSA

Love the mittens! lol

[Motu]

Great photos guys,they are real treasures....I have nothing like that.My father used to develope his own photos,but they are just of silly boats.

It's interesting to see so many BSA twins in there,I didn't think they were so popular - it has been a great media hoodwink to make the public think the Triumph Twin was the bike of the '50's and 60's.My foreman when I was an apprentice used to say they never rode Triumphs,they were considered cheap and nasty....and were the Cop bike too.They prefered something better and faster.

[98tls]

My old man restored an old 650ss norton years back that started its life here as a cop bike way back..some outfit in ch-ch used to lease them out to the ministry of transport or whatever it was called back then,a bloke turned up at his place a few years ago from auckland wanting to buy it...the old boy was reluctant to sell but when the guy said it was to go to some museum in auckland he thought what the hell at least it would stay tidy and provide people with a link to the past.