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  1. 4th December 2008, 08:21 #1
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    Thumbs up Dad's classics

    Thought I would share these pics with you..

    My dad was in the British Army, REME (Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers) & based in Cyprus, Tripoli & Aden

    * The first pic is Dad in Aldershot, England 1958 (age 20)

    Bike is a 1953 BSA C11 250cc (coil ignition).

    * Second pic is Dad in Aden (in the British Army). 1961. Age 23

    Bike is a Wartime Matchless 350 cc

    * Third pic is a 1955 ES2 Norton (nearly broke my leg trying to kick it over... ) It's still around in the Nelson area somewhere..

    Soooo.. I guess biking is in my blood then....
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    Nice. Especially the Norton.
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    Dem Nortons wuz dam fine bikes in dere day......
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    Wow was breaking bones common for kickstarters back then?
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    Quote Originally Posted by wbks View Post
    Wow was breaking bones common for kickstarters back then?
    If you don't do it properly

    That Norton is very, very pretty. Thanks for posting the pics
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    Quote Originally Posted by PuppetMaster View Post
    Nice. Especially the Norton.
    Quote Originally Posted by slofox View Post
    Dem Nortons wuz dam fine bikes in dere day......
    Quote Originally Posted by wbks View Post
    Wow was breaking bones common for kickstarters back then?
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    If you don't do it properly That Norton is very, very pretty. Thanks for posting the pics
    There is a bike book out.. (sorry but I don't know what it is called..).. (I jus know that I saw it on the counter at Thunderbike.. ) & the Norton is featured in it, from when my dad & brother owned it!
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    Excellent!!
    Very nice to have some family photos involving bikes.
    Thanks for that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Goblin View Post
    Geez they didn't feed them very well did they??
    yeah.. he's lookin pretty darn gangly ther ain't he!!!
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