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My brother and I bought our first motor bike for 9 shillings and sixpence The bloke wanted 10 bob for it, It was a flat tank Royal Enfield, Belt drive,with the gear change like a starting handle on the tank side We had some fun with that bike Did'nt know what tax and Insurance was I was ten years old,my big brother was about 14 years Happy days After that we had them all Rudge whitworth, Rudge Rapid,and Rudge Ulster, New Hudson,AJS Porcupine Triumph Tiger 80, and Tiger 90 and so on As I said,happy days

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1927 New Imperial 200cc with tank mounted gear change and hand pumped oil, in 1955. Actually, my true first bike was a sit up and beg ralleigh fitted with a minimotor. it was 50cc and did 180 miles per gallon although the tank capacity was only a half gallon. it cost me £5 and the tax was 17/6 and insurance was 12/6. I went to school on it for the best part of a year before moving up to the New Imperial.

 

Mike

 

Have just noticed that I have already posted on this. Put it down to old age!! :loopy:

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My brother and I bought our first motor bike for 9 shillings and sixpence The bloke wanted 10 bob for it, It was a flat tank Royal Enfield, Belt drive,with the gear change like a starting handle on the tank side We had some fun with that bike Did'nt know what tax and Insurance was I was ten years old,my big brother was about 14 years Happy days After that we had them all Rudge whitworth, Rudge Rapid,and Rudge Ulster, New Hudson,AJS Porcupine Triumph Tiger 80, and Tiger 90 and so on As I said,happy days

 

How did you manage to aquire an AJS porcupine? Was the head cast in silver?

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It was an LE Velocette, 1952 Mark 2 ex-police, YWB 604 bought for £10 in 1967. Flat twin, hand start, hand change, water-cooled, shaft drive - somewhat unconventional. Not very fast but reliable enough for about 4,000 miles until one night when a big end went on West Bar. It got me home on the other cylinder, though...

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