Archive for ‘50’s’

June 8, 2011

What they say about kids and animals…

Mascot goes anywhere; loves to flap ears in breeze; supports weekend racer!
Speedy lads enjoy the desert flats…
You gotta start somewhere; whether two wheels or four!
May 1, 2011

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Everything from gauntlet gloves to gear boxes; pistons to pillion seats. An engine for £12, or a sproket for 2s 6d. Enough to keep that trusty Triumph or BSA on the roads of the big smoke.

April 30, 2011

Tyger, Tyger burning brite!

Further to the previous post, here’s the original Tiger, the early fifties T110; 650cc, single carb pre-unit engine. Plenty of power: hence the name. The nacelle headlight is a clean feature of this model as is the banded tank badge.

Beautiful bike…
What immortal hand or eye  
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?