Sitting-Duc Posted December 19, 2013 Member ID: 561 Group: ++++ Senior Admin Followers: 84 Topic Count: 502 Topics Per Day: 0.09 Content Count: 5334 Content Per Day: 1.00 Reputation: 4610 Achievement Points: 41339 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 29 Joined: 10/14/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 3 Birthday: 04/06/1992 Device: Android Share Posted December 19, 2013 I have been working on an xmas pressie for my dad and it's included going through his bikes histories and also getting a photo collection sorted. Just thought I would post here for anyone interested. The main bikes of his I focused on were these (there are others just in bits): Norton Dominator 1956 (Jenny)Registration: 11/05/1956Purchased: 28/10/1977 Norton Commando MKIII 1977Registration: 16/03/1984Purchased: 25/05/2006 Norton Commando MKIIA 1975Registration: 04/02/1975Purchased: 14/06/2003 Norton CommanderRegistration: 09/08/1989Purchased: 08/03/2011 AprillaRegistration: 09/04/2001Purchased: 02/08/2013 and here are a few of the pictures from the collection (isn't my dad a handsome fellow?): Hope you enjoyed If you have any classic bike pics (especially Nortons) post em up baldie, WolfTiS, JohnnyQuest and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Hunter1948 Posted December 20, 2013 Member ID: 1850 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 98 Topic Count: 328 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 8620 Content Per Day: 1.73 Reputation: 4222 Achievement Points: 55994 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 09/29/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2023 Birthday: 06/19/1948 Device: Windows Share Posted December 20, 2013 Thanks cool pics Duck and brings back memories for me and sorry I don't have any pics of back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
JohnnyQuest Posted December 20, 2013 Member ID: 1965 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 43 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1176 Content Per Day: 0.24 Reputation: 1082 Achievement Points: 8599 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 15, 2016 Birthday: 02/11/1969 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Now there is some real beautifull bikes .....your Dad looks about thirty five years old....that would make you ten...lol....nothing beats the cllassics....used to have a Triumph tiger eons ago...wrecked it in the city ...some moron cut me off at an intersection....and i slid under the front bumper of a fifth wheeler...basically bent the frame in half....a sad day for me indeed...loved that bike...but yeah ....nothing beats the classics....so retro and cool.,,,,wish i still had one...maybe i might get one this summer..and go riding with T-rat when he comes up to visit ......if he dares to venture this way ..and hang with Johnny...it would be the experience of his life....lmao...maybe take him a week to get sober again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastColdBeer Posted December 20, 2013 Member ID: 489 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 548 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 4673 Content Per Day: 0.87 Reputation: 5862 Achievement Points: 41098 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 14 Joined: 09/22/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 15 hours ago Birthday: 01/09/1963 Device: Kindle Fire Share Posted December 20, 2013 Me, younger years. Riding a 1976 R90/6. Have to dig out my older pix and scan them. Had a shite-load of Bonnies, BSA 441's, Rocket 3s, Tridents, and one Norton Commando MKIII. The Commando was the fastest Brit bike I owned, it had enough power to draw police attention. Still remember fondly rebuilding Amal carbs & setting valves & points. Back 30 years or so, you could pick up pushrod bikes for little money. Now, sheesh, they're all "classics" and draw high dollars. Glad I had the chance to just enjoy them while they were around. Wish I still had those Bausch & Lomb shades.... JohnnyQuest, baldie and eidolonFIRE 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
eidolonFIRE Posted December 21, 2013 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.75 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Me, younger years. Riding a 1976 R90/6. Have to dig out my older pix and scan them. Had a shite-load of Bonnies, BSA 441's, Rocket 3s, Tridents, and one Norton Commando MKIII. The Commando was the fastest Brit bike I owned, it had enough power to draw police attention. Still remember fondly rebuilding Amal carbs & setting valves & points. Back 30 years or so, you could pick up pushrod bikes for little money. Now, sheesh, they're all "classics" and draw high dollars. Glad I had the chance to just enjoy them while they were around. Wish I still had those Bausch & Lomb shades.... A friend of mine drives one of those everyday to school... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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