Francois_Dumas Posted December 15, 2011 Posted December 15, 2011 You'll LOVE this instructional video .... I know I did ! http://youtu.be/aLAVx19vOZw
JohnnyJ Posted December 15, 2011 Posted December 15, 2011 Why was he riding on the wrong side of the road? Johnny J
Paul Mihalka Posted December 15, 2011 Posted December 15, 2011 I don't understand how the bike keeps going while he is signaling with his right hand? I remember (yeah, I do) left arm straight out: left turn, left arm bent up at the elbow: right turn.
johnlt Posted December 15, 2011 Posted December 15, 2011 I don't understand how the bike keeps going while he is signaling with his right hand? I remember (yeah, I do) left arm straight out: left turn, left arm bent up at the elbow: right turn. If you recall Paul, the airheads had a throttle friction screw that you could adjust to allow you to take your hand off the throttle for a short period of time and it would maintain the prior setting. Maybe the early Brit bikes had that also.
Paul Mihalka Posted December 15, 2011 Posted December 15, 2011 I remember plenty old Brit bikes and I don't remember a throttle friction setting.
Jerry_75_Guy Posted December 15, 2011 Posted December 15, 2011 Does anyone know what the three wheeler (Dymaxion Car 'like' vehicle) at the 3:00 mark was in the video?
Hank in WV Posted December 16, 2011 Posted December 16, 2011 I remember plenty old Brit bikes and I don't remember a throttle friction setting. I have two sixties Triumphs that have them.
Little_Brit Posted December 16, 2011 Posted December 16, 2011 Does anyone know what the three wheeler (Dymaxion Car 'like' vehicle) at the 3:00 mark was in the video? I believe that it's a Heinkel Trojan "bubble car" (as they and their ilk were usually referred to as). The "L" plate is still a legal requirement for Learner drivers/riders in the UK - shown front and rear, but never over the front of the headlight in my 57 years of recollection! And "stiff" throttles were quite the norm in my early days of riding. I think it was US legislation in the early 70s that led to them being dropped from all motorcycles (because the US market was such a huge proportion of world sales at that time). My 1975 R75/6 still had the tapped hole for a throttle clamping screw whilst my 1977 R60/7 did not. Derek
louisvillebob Posted December 17, 2011 Posted December 17, 2011 Re: friction screw My '93 airhead RT came with the throttle perch drilled and tapped for a friction screw--great for long trips. Bob
Francois_Dumas Posted December 17, 2011 Author Posted December 17, 2011 Francois, what is the "L" on the headlight? Yep, 'Learner'. In France they have an 'A' (for Amateur). It is either a Heinkel or a BMW Isetta.
upflying Posted December 17, 2011 Posted December 17, 2011 My HD has a throttle friction set screw. What kind of bikes are those? This video is more modern. http://hawktane.com/bmw/vintage-bmw-motorcycle-safety-videos/ This video was shown to me when I was in the academy.
Miriam Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 @Bob - Knew the first one, didn't know the second one, good stuff, thanks! I'll use that on my FB page on FB page on MC safety. Also have a terrific one for you, the Italian MC Police showing off:
Miriam Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 Saw the link didn't work, couldn't edit it anymore.. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Motor-Rijveiligheid/160101450706097
tvpierce Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 Tom's friend looked like he was having more fun!
plext Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 That's brilliant, thank you for posting it. Seems the definition of 'heavy traffic' was radically different then.
Martyn Posted January 12, 2012 Posted January 12, 2012 My first bike was a 1966 G2CSR Matchless, bought from a fellow school pupil (Vince) in 1969 to get me through my Riding Test; he was selling it as he was a few months older than me, & had already passed his Test, & needed the funds to buy a BSA A65. I passed my Test, & sold it in 1970, to buy a BSA Rocket 3. I found it again 20 years later, so I just had to buy it; some things are meant to be, aren't they ? Last October I arranged a school reunion, & met up with Vince for the first time since 1975. He's now living in Virginia Beach, & we had a beer or two whilst we reminisced about the last 40 years or so. Next day en route to the airport he called by at my house & I swear there was a tear in his eye as he looked once again at his first bike, which he hadn't seen since 1971 or so. And I've just been out to the garage & checked, & yes, it has a throttle friction screw. As an aside BMW police bikes still have them, at least when in European spec.
Martyn Posted January 12, 2012 Posted January 12, 2012 My HD has a throttle friction set screw. What kind of bikes are those? The bikes are a G2 Matchless & a Triumph Cub; I'd date the film as February 1965, from the newspaper billboard at 6 minutes, referring to the Queen visiting Ethiopia.
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