1950-60's MoBikes

empip · 28 Dec 2005

What a really informative site ...... Well done Mr Wood.
http://www.villiers.info/

kendor · 29 Dec 2005

anyone remember the munch mammoth?

empip · 29 Dec 2005

kendor said:
anyone remember the munch mammoth?

By Friedl Münch

kendor · 29 Dec 2005

now that was a monster bike for it's time and boy could they go, one passed me on a motorway once pulling a trailer and he must have been doing a ton at least.

empip · 29 Dec 2005

Yeah, my mate saw one pulling a trailer load of hay bales .. not downhill tho'

AdamW · 30 Dec 2005

It doesn't have any brakes

Nige F · 30 Dec 2005

AdamW said:
It doesn't have any brakes

that dinnerplate in the front wheel is a twin leading shoe brake

how`s you bro`s Vtwin Triumph

empip · 30 Dec 2005

Bit rough on the pillion rider tho'

AdamW · 31 Dec 2005

Nige F said:
AdamW said:

It doesn't have any brakes

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that dinnerplate in the front wheel is a twin leading shoe brake

Like I said, it doesn't have any brakes!

The Bonneville is sweet. As they say, there's no replacement for displacement, so a 900cc twin really makes it a nice bike to ride. I haven't had a go (I never took my full bike licence), but bro regularly rides 600 miles a week on it including his 30 miles-each-way daily commute... and he ENJOYS it! Comfy saddle.

empip · 31 Dec 2005

Honda RC166 250cc 6-Cyl. (SMB Hailwood 1966)
Piston and Rod

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Honda exotics ... the 250cc 6cyl on the right.

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This is one of the RC149 125cc 5-Cylinder DOHC racers. This bike could rev to 20,000 and the short stroke version redlined at 22,000 RPM. The top speed was around 145 mph.

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Get that 5 cyl 125cc sound Here and others.. music !!