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Post by JamesCentral on Feb 14, 2021 12:58:24 GMT
From the look of the engine, I'd say it's from the USSR.
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Post by JamesCentral on Feb 14, 2021 13:33:26 GMT
It's a Гауя, made in Riga in the 1960s. |
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Post by davwat on Feb 14, 2021 15:05:55 GMT
It's a Гауя, made in Riga in the 1960s.
Thanks for the information. |
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Post by davwat on Feb 15, 2021 18:54:47 GMT
Val's husband passed quickly after a short illness 4-5 years ago, she was still about 2019 Don't recognise the Scott owner Is that Keith Flood ? he's still about. Don't recognise the W/W owner Michael Flood ? didn't know him, passed several years now. The bike lives on.
Perhaps I would have been clearer if I'd said not all their owners... Anyway, left to right: Bob Whiteman [*], Keith Flood, David Dunton, Michael Flood. Bob and David were roped in for the photo ... the bikes were all from the Floods' fleet. The article is in the August 2003 Classic Bike. When we have runs again you could rummage through the second-hand magazines to see if there's a copy; 50p will be a bit cheaper than the eBay price.
[*] Well, it says 'Whiteman' in the article but I've a nagging doubt that it ought to be 'Wightman'.
I went the other £2.75  £3.25 including postage for the complete magazine, better than £8.89 for 3 pages. Tenuous link time I nearly had a Ducati 900SS for a few hours, a night drinking with my brother he was going to sell his one previous owner bike, when I went round the next day he didn't want to sell it. I had the Cyclemaster instead and the rest is history.
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Post by davwat on Feb 16, 2021 22:21:28 GMT
When is a Comet not a Comet? |
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Post by JamesCentral on Feb 17, 2021 9:41:25 GMT
Nevertheless, a thing of beauty.
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Post by davwat on Feb 25, 2021 12:55:30 GMT
Not on eBay, advertised as a Raleigh Autocycle. Obviously not Raleigh, my money is on James, anybody confirm ? |
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Post by JamesCentral on Feb 25, 2021 14:03:05 GMT
Confirmed ... I guess the Raleigh lamp bracket (it could be a Raleigh handlebar stem too) led to the misidentification.
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Post by davwat on Feb 25, 2021 14:12:25 GMT
Confirmed ... I guess the Raleigh lamp bracket (it could be a Raleigh handlebar stem too) led to the misidentification. Thanks Yep thinking that's another that was not correctly done in the 80's when records were centralised. |
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Post by davwat on Feb 25, 2021 23:06:33 GMT
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Post by davwat on Feb 25, 2021 23:23:53 GMT
Now here's a test ! What is that Carburettor from ? |
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Post by moby54 on Feb 25, 2021 23:26:20 GMT
Hi Dave have you seen the two av3 Moby's welded together to make a tandem.its on eBay mobylette spares section.
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Post by davwat on Feb 25, 2021 23:44:53 GMT
Hi Dave have you seen the two av3 Moby's welded together to make a tandem.its on eBay mobylette spares section. Yep Sort of like it but not on my must have list.
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Post by JamesCentral on Feb 26, 2021 9:48:39 GMT
Now here's a test ! What is that Carburettor from ? Vincent stationary engine? |
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Post by JamesCentral on Feb 26, 2021 9:54:37 GMT
Looks as if he ran out of enthusiasm when it came to fitting the fuel tank. |
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£3.25 including postage for the complete magazine, better than £8.89 for 3 pages.
