A ride report from 1911

[Timolgra]

http://www.go-faster.com/veteranmotorcycle1911riding.html

 

[Bryn]

Day 17... heard a rattle, took the cylinder off, gudgeon pin screw had come out and fell in the crankcase... so turned the bike upside down and out it fell

Ah... simpler times

 

[franco]

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Averaged 80 MPG? Blimey, put all the bikes on here to shame....great report

 

[Mr K]

MTV generation here. Page format pissed me off ...lasted 2 minutes

 

[The Grey One]

MTV generation here. Page format pissed me off ...lasted 2 minutes

That's why your generation know F all.

John

 

[Timolgra]

"a small nail having eluded the thorncatcher"

 

[Tinytim]

"I have toured on a single-geared machine and fared very well....."


Fookin crackin find Timolgra. Cheers.

 

[MikeP]

"I have toured on a single-geared machine and fared very well....."


Fookin crackin find Timolgra. Cheers.

Agreed. I did enjoy that.

 

[Wrinkly]

I just love reading those old reports,wish I had a time machine so I could go and experience it now and again.
I would suppose in many ways it would be as great and adventure as going halfway around the world would be these days.

Thanks for posting.

Steve.

 

[EggChaser]

Moral: Have a front wheel brake and studded tyres if you want to ride in that part of the world in wet weather, and take no notice of some writers' contempt of front wheel brakes.

WTF - cutting edge technology is a brake on the front wheel?

Also nice to see MCN reporting has not changed since 1911

Here we found "digs" and dinner (for which A would shave as there were some ladies)

Mark if a true tour, only shaving if you have to.
Mark of a gentleman tosser - realizing you have to shave for ladies

 

[MikeP]

Mark if a true tour, only shaving if you have to.
Mark of a gentleman tosser - realizing you have to shave for ladies

I'm guessing that Veet had been invented back then?

 

[EggChaser]

The 1914 Triumph article linked at the bottom of the posted article is also worth a read.

 

[Posh Pete]

Great stuff. So come on then. Which Tosser is going to do an updated ride report of the same route with photos? I'm a bit far north up here ...

 

[darkhorse]

Very good

 

[Timolgra]

Great stuff. So come on then. Which Tosser is going to do an updated ride report of the same route with photos? I'm a bit far north up here ...

Even with the most unreliable species of GS's the journey could never be the same.

These days it's just a matter of riding which anyone can do, if it breaks down, recovery are called.

Like most trips now, they're diluted versions of earlier one's

 

[Micky]

A great read indeed

 

[seadog]

very interesting read, good find.


mike