Classic bike quiz

[The Other PaulG]

OK it's another one of these.

No prize, as usual, just that warm glow in your loins that comes from the knowledge that you're a motorcycling legend, holding the virtual crown until the next quiz. And who knows when that might be?

Bits-of-bikes pics coming up - tell us what you think they are. Answers later on, this afternoon/evening.

Who will be top dog???



It's the wheel we're interested in, not the bike behind.

 

[KMD]

I’m going to say the front wheel belongs to a Honda XL250, and the Yamaha is a TDM. I maybe wrong, I frequently am.

 

[Bubb]

And the other Yamaha is an XS650…(picture six)

And last picture is a phelon and Moore panther 100.

 

[GTMorgan]

There's an RG500 in there, and a Wet Dream I think!

 

[GTMorgan]

And a TDM850??

 

[Neil W]

Suzuki gsx750 ef or a gsx550 of the same era.


Going with the 550

 

[Neil W]

There is a honda cb 250 dream in the mix

 

[Neil W]

Blue tank Suzuki RE5 rotary ?

 

[Neil W]

Front wheel looks like Honda xl250, the 23" one

 

[snelly]

No1 Honda xl with the 23" front wheel
No2 i'am thinking maybe RE 5 suzuki
No3 Kawasaki w650
No4 norton Commando
No5 looks like a sixties Triumph; no sure which
No7 Manx Norton
No8 Yamaha xs 650
No9 RG500
No10 Honda super dream 250
No 11 suzuki 750, last of the aircooled same as Swantz made his name on; or it could be a 550 that he did'nt make his name on;
No12 i think it's a Honda monkey bike
No 13 yamaha Tdm
No 14 no idea
No15 last but not least Panther sloper 600 single
If there's an anorack winging my way make it xl please;
I think that's the airport cafe down south somewhere.

 

[The Other PaulG]

No1 Honda xl with the 23" front wheel
No2 i'am thinking maybe RE 5 suzuki
No3 Kawasaki w650
No4 norton Commando
No5 looks like a sixties Triumph; no sure which
No7 Manx Norton
No8 Yamaha xs 650
No9 RG500
No10 Honda super dream 250
No 11 suzuki 750, last of the aircooled same as Swantz made his name on; or it could be a 550 that he did'nt make his name on;
No12 i think it's a Honda monkey bike
No 13 yamaha Tdm
No 14 no idea
No15 last but not least Panther sloper 600 single
If there's an anorack winging my way make it xl please;
I think that's the airport cafe down south somewhere.

Well that's the best attempt so far!

Anoraks are available in Sunset Taupe, or Dazzling Fuchsia, let me know which you prefer.


Oh, and yes it's Blackbushe airport, just west of Camberley on the A30. On part of the site, some old boys spend their days restoring the likes of these.

 

[Nice 'n' Fat]

Honda XL250 500 ?
Suzuki ?
Kawasaki W650
Norton Commando
BSA A65 ..... possibly
Norton
Yamaha XS650
Suzuki RG500
Honda CB250
Suzuki GSX
Honda Dax 125
Yamaha TDM 850 (I had a black one)
BSA of description ... possibly C15
Panther

 

[Nice 'n' Fat]

Well that's the best attempt so far!

Anoraks are available in Sunset Taupe, or Dazzling Fuchsia, let me know which you prefer.


Oh, and yes it's Blackbushe airport, just west of Camberley on the A30. On part of the site, some old boys spend their days restoring the likes of these.

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You've been to the Wednesday meeting at Pathfinder then Paul ?

 

[snelly]

Well that's the best attempt so far!

Anoraks are available in Sunset Taupe, or Dazzling Fuchsia, let me know which you prefer.


Oh, and yes it's Blackbushe airport, just west of Camberley on the A30. On part of the site, some old boys spend their days restoring the likes of these.

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That's the one Blackbushe; cheers TOPG
Dazzling fuchsia should bring out the best of rock face complection;

 

[The Other PaulG]

Team UKGSer has pretty much got there as a combined effort.

If we're ever invited to University Challenge (or is that, Universally Challenged?), you lot are our A team.

Here we go -



I think it was only the 250 that had the unusual 23" wheel??






WR650




That colour....




Beezer Thunderbolt. Was more than a little belligerent when the owner tried to depart...




Norton something.




Can't remember the year... Yamaha created 'US Custom' versions of a few of its bikes including the XS250, XS750, XS1100.

XS650 in the pic, but you knew that.







'twas the 400. Fatter exhausts than the 250, maybe?? Remember they also did an automatic version of this.




I wonder how many of the 1100cc versions of this survived? At one time it seemed like the go-to motor for dragsters.




Disappointingly, this modern Dax didn't have the knurled wheels that allow the handlebars to be folded... that was the identifying detail I was hoping to capture.




TDM - looking at its stance, did this define the adventure-tourer class, before the adventure-tourer class even became a thing?




Tiger Cub. Walking that fine line between patina, and knackered




What a thing of beauty. It purred like a big cat, too.

That's all, folks.

 

[Oldrat]

I enjoyed that Paul, thanks mate. I take it that you didn’t have a lot on at work!

I had half a handle on half of them, but was really unable to pin exact models down.

Thanks again.

 

[The Other PaulG]

I enjoyed that Paul, thanks mate. I take it that you didn’t have a lot on at work!

I had half a handle on half of them, but was really unable to pin exact models down.

Thanks again.

Not enough Italian bikes!

 

[snelly]

Team UKGSer has pretty much got there as a combined effort.

If we're ever invited to University Challenge (or is that, Universally Challenged?), you lot are our A team.

Here we go -

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I think it was only the 250 that had the unusual 23" wheel??


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WR650


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That colour....


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Beezer Thunderbolt. Was more than a little belligerent when the owner tried to depart...


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Norton something.


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Can't remember the year... Yamaha created 'US Custom' versions of a few of its bikes including the XS250, XS750, XS1100.

XS650 in the pic, but you knew that.


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'twas the 400. Fatter exhausts than the 250, maybe?? Remember they also did an automatic version of this.


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I wonder how many of the 1100cc versions of this survived? At one time it seemed like the go-to motor for dragsters.


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Disappointingly, this modern Dax didn't have the knurled wheels that allow the handlebars to be folded... that was the identifying detail I was hoping to capture.


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TDM - looking at its stance, did this define the adventure-tourer class, before the adventure-tourer class even became a thing?


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Tiger Cub. Walking that fine line between patina, and knackered


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What a thing of beauty. It purred like a big cat, too.

That's all, folks.

Cheers TopG; i should have known that Gt750 with the amount of times i hung around with guys with them; i was deliberating between 250 & 400 for the Honda for some reason i thought the 400 had twin discs; and again a few mates had 250s from k4 to G5s; cheers for the effort putting it together. That 650 kawasaki with the frenched in back wheel looks bloody different.

 

[NeilDD]

The mystery Norton will be an International. The Featherbed Manx's usually had magnesium c/cases

Norton Nerd

 

[squibb34]

The penultimate appears to be a Triumph T20B 'Bantam Cub', the bastard love child of a T20 & a D7/10 - the demand was such that they they managed to sell as many as 1700.