When men were men and bikes were ,,,

[Brian d marge]

F,,,&% heavy ,,,,,

Just been looking for some alloy fenders ( well I have always wanted to try that american lingo )

and stumbled upon .... a legend ,,,( i know motu has posted ,,,sort of the same ,,but I couldnt find it ,,,)

This fella was ...well um ..fast

and so were the others

Stephen
Starter for 10 ...who are they

[Motu]

It's a bit early for me,and even though I read every single motorcycle magazine ever printed in those days,I have retained none of it in my brain cells....destroyed by chocolate microdot....

A flattracker on a Royal Enfield? Never heard of such a thing.A big brown motocrosser,whatever happened to Don De Soto? That's not an Aerial,and it's not Sammy either,bet it's another Enfield.A CZ in a European motocross...that's the Joel Roberts era,but not Joel Roberts on the bike - hey,where is the front brake lever?!

[Mr. Peanut]

Let's leave Mr Motu to think for a while...















Muahahaa...

[Brian d marge]

There are all with out a doubt the finest bikes ever made ( medication Nurse ,,hes off again )

Talking about NURSES , one needs a good Rogering on the De la costa !

Must dash as
Thew its getting hot here with the heater on

Stephen

[merv]

The last one on the CZ will be Roger DeCoster won't it of course as per your clue? The others still have me buggered.

[Brian d marge]

Yup the last one is Roger de costa on the CZ ,,,, the others are no so well known

Infact ,,, errmmm you may only know of one ....

but who cares ,,,its just a cheap excuse to look at Enfields again !!!!

Stephen

[TLDV8]

I think the first pic is the guy that went on to be a famous HD tuner. ?.. Just did a Google its the XS 650 flat track tuner....Edit again,indeed he is the famous HD tuner Shell Thuet who went on to tune for Robert's.

http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/images/museumlogo.jpg

[Motu]

Ah,De Costa before he went to Suzuki with Joel Roberts...and John De Soto.But that's not the ''Flyin' Hawaiian'',he wasn't that fat.I don't think of De Costa as having a career before Suzuki.

[Brian d marge]

XS 650 fifty ,,,, Harummph ,,,,,

any chance on the other 2??? they are indeed Lord Thuet and Sir De costa ...

But the other 2????

Stephen

u have the time it takes me to get back from the Gym ........

[TLDV8]

Just been looking for some alloy fenders ( well I have always wanted to try that american lingo )

If you mean to buy.
I got some off Viking Motors on US Ebay.....Most places want to much money.

I kept thinking of the other famous HD tuner (still going today) who did Cal Rayborn's KR 750's.

[TLDV8]

The two middle pics appear to be from the day riders but modern pic's ?

[Buddy L]

The second pic looks like " Farmer Jo" out having a blast in the VMX class? but im most likely wrong

[Brian d marge]

The second pic looks like " Farmer Jo" out having a blast in the VMX class? but im most likely wrong

You are right it IS farmer Joe ,,,it was just a cheap excuse to look at an Enfield .
The other one how ever is a writer of some discription ,,,BUT it IS a genuine bony fide works Enfield ....so they say ....

Stephen ,,,now running for cover ( actually to look at Viking Motors on Ebay!)

Thanks

[Buddy L]

Sliped the old trick one in their, was looking at the 3rd one trying to make out the colours on the helmet. With the blue, white and red stripe though it was a french rider of some sort?