Bikes Galore......

 

Another hot AS day. Left Leonie to check out the shops and I, eventually, found my way by bus and foot to the National Motor Cycle Museum 8 odd mile from the city centre.

There's five large show rooms of bikes and all the road bikes are like as new condition. The Factory racing bikes with fairings are mint showing only the odd stone chip from their racing days.

If you are a bike enthusiast it is a must see, allow plenty of time.

 

 

 

 

Morgan Super Sports 3 wheeler, Matchless 990cc engine.....

1912 Wilkinson TMC (touring motor cycle)  848cc...       Same Wilkinson as the razor,  this has to be the nearest thing to "Rideing your Armchair"...

Made of wood and a replica to the 1960 500cc Manx Norton...  The "Dominating " race bike of the 50s & 60s.....

 

The only thing that has leaked since the bike was finished Is  the Oil Can......

 

1929  Chater - Lea     Brooklands Special  "CopperKnob"... 

Built by Ben & Joe Bickell in their garage in Highgate, London and was a successful racer running a 500cc JAP engine and during a series of wins averaged a speed of 112.17mph.

A Factory Norton Race bike with a Twin Rotary motor.......

Norton Nemesis..  1500cc  Quad cam v8,  220mph plus..  Cast aluminium frame... Lack of funds saw it never go into production..


A lot of Narrow Boaters have bikes to race ahead and set locks, Well here's the new  "Lock Sensation"...

 

1921 Autoglider Scooter...  Perfectly balanced and just keep the chain oiled.. Even a headlamp if your "Insane" enough to get early starts.....

Triumph 4 cylinder prototype   1975 1000ccc... Only one ever made....

1969 BSA Rocket 3  750cc.. 

My flat mate rode one of these, awesome sound, smooth 3 cylinder. We  rode to Wellington, I rode my Norton Commando, and we  went to a pub for a beer and Perve in the middle of the afternoon. After a while Dave says" listen that motor bike sounds just like mine" and it was. Never able to be found. Was he "Pissed Off"?, YES...

Had to show a bit more Birmingham Architecture .......

There's several loops in the canals and the party boats go around pretty regulary, usually noisier on the return passing...

While I was MC ing and after a shopping trip Leonie took the deck chair to an open air big screen, only 200 metres from our mooring, and watched Murray win Wimbledon.  I arrived back as he served the winner, large crowd....

Tomorrow UUMMMM, sort it in the morning...