Great Escape jump

[Big Dave]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/dri...ffset=0&page=1

[portokiwi]

THAT WAS A GREAT MOVIE.
Steve McQueen was soo cool in that got many lads out there on their bikes trying that jump.
most of us had old push bikes though

[Swoop]

Other news of interest... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/dri...cle5670007.ece

[NordieBoy]

Oh yeah

[Big Dave]

Oh yeah

Not half sporting wood over that metisse.

[Brian d marge]

could make that jump on me Enfield ,,,dont know what the fuss is about ..

Stephen

Reminds me Racing starts next month ,,,yeah!!!

[Voltaire]

Not as impressive as the time machine that landed a TR 6 in wartime Germany.....

It would have been a hard stunt on an R75 or R71 beemer

[Bonez]

There's a nice raised wooden one lane bridge east a bit where it's not hard to get a bit of air between the wheels and the deck at a fairly moderate pace.

Had one local but that's been removed due to "improvements" sniff! sniff!

[tri boy]

Mmmmm, Metisse,(slobber, slobber)
If they give me the bike, I'll do the jump

[Bonez]

Here's a bit of trivia- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057115/trivia

[Motu]

I thought it was common knowledge that Bud Ekins didn't jump over a 7 foot fence - he set it up so the ramp was only a couple of feet below the fence.He didn't so much jump up and over a 7 foot fence,but just jumped down a 7 foot fence.Watch the movie footage again,you don't see him go up any ramp,it's below the hill - all you see is him clear the fence and land.

I also question using a Rickman Metisse instead of a Triumph - they are world's apart.The Rickman is a natural jumper,the Triumph would land like a block of flats.

You can buy a Rickman on TradeMe today - be in!

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-202603530.htm

[Brian d marge]

I also question using a Rickman Metisse instead of a Triumph - they are world's apart.The Rickman is a natural jumper,the Triumph would land like a block of flats.

Unfortunately I am racing against a Mettise next month , There isnt enough bikes of the era here to separate them into different classes so it gets called thunder four stroke , and there are 2 mettisess running ,,, So it becomes a race with in a race, My enfield is like an automatic ,,,its got a lot of torque , BUT ,,,it WILL jump ,,,ANYTHING will go UP ....but it nose dives , so you have to keep the power on and really man handle it ,,,, the Mettise is tail happy ... and lighter ,,,,,

Still I win in the sound stakes , NOTHING sounds as nice as an angry full blodied single ,,,, on heat ,,,,


Stephen

[Maha]

McQueen was better in 'The Towering Inferno'.....way bigger jump!

[Big Dave]

, NOTHING sounds as nice as an angry full blodied single ,,,, on heat ,,,,

If you like the sound of a twin with a fouled plug.

[Brian d marge]

If you like the sound of a twin with a fouled plug.

ahh you youngsters, ,,, you can believe what you hear on that thing you call a "wireless" ... and this mythical place called Japan ,,, it will never happen.

Never , marks my words ....


Regards

Mr N. Ludd (Retired )