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1953 MOTORCYCLING HOLI EUROPE

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1953 MOTORCYCLING HOLI EUROPE

#1 PostAuthor: RGH » Fri Oct 21, 2011 1:06 am

Not sure if yous seen this facinating pics if not take 15 mins to look throu, the bikes, cars, planes and country side- fantabulous.

http://www.go-faster.com/SS100.html
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#2 PostAuthor: Tonka » Fri Oct 21, 2011 4:22 am

How fascinating and such a wonderful insight into motorcycling in the 1950's.

Loved the motorcycling gear and the story of the speedo change on the ducati :shock:

Thanks for posting the link - really enjoyed it.
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#3 PostAuthor: becker » Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:58 am

Wow! what a fabulous family story about the love of biking :D

Some great photos of a long trip - motivates me more to do something like this soon :D
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#4 PostAuthor: bart » Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:24 am

Thanks for the link RGH,very interesting read with some fantastic photographs.
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#5 PostAuthor: ac/dc » Fri Oct 21, 2011 3:15 pm

Great post saved it to favourites
The pictures are also great quality
Looks so much more depth to them in black and white
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#6 PostAuthor: Padders » Fri Oct 21, 2011 3:35 pm

Excellent I smiled all the way through.
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#7 PostAuthor: paul doran » Fri Oct 21, 2011 3:37 pm

yes great pictures and story

pity the roads are still not traffic free now
way too many Zeds
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#8 PostAuthor: tlc » Fri Oct 21, 2011 4:29 pm

Sent the link to my dad. In 53 he had a matchless 350.

I'm sure he will enjoy it.
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#9 PostAuthor: RogerJ » Fri Oct 21, 2011 4:41 pm

Saved it in my "favourites" too. He isnt far wrong when he says "The Franz Jospeph Glacier in 1953, several miles of ice. Today with global warming it has probably shrunk to the point that it will fit in a nice glass of whisky" Massive difference when we were there in August.

What a brilliant posting.
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#10 PostAuthor: firestorm » Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:45 am

superb many thanks for sharing this, what more can i say but a big thank you
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#11 PostAuthor: RGH » Tue Oct 25, 2011 4:05 am

Tell you what, Grandpop mustta being loaded, aren't they good qualilty photos, mustta being some big mutha camera!!

Thing that I liked about this set photos, there all happy snaps, friendly and made me smile, not like todays lot, agro, undesireables, always burning something.....

What did I just say...


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#12 PostAuthor: scott » Tue Oct 25, 2011 8:17 am

That was just superb......an amazing bit of history
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#13 PostAuthor: Steve Cooke » Wed Oct 26, 2011 5:35 am

Brilliant! thanks for posting.
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#14 PostAuthor: Z1parR » Wed Oct 26, 2011 6:27 pm

A great tale of motorcycling all those years back and some classic photos .
0172 . Geoff Parr
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#15 PostAuthor: onall4 » Fri Oct 28, 2011 5:12 pm

Excellent, great pic's.
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