dunsel Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I bought a ex telegram boys bike, the red ones, when telegrams were scrapped. A BSA Bantam, I think, soon wrote it off (and me, nearly), though. Young and daft at 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminator Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I bought a ex telegram boys bike, the red ones, when telegrams were scrapped. A BSA Bantam, I think, soon wrote it off (and me, nearly), though. Young and daft at 17.Sounds about right GPO used loads of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsel Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Cost me £5, back of the GPO. First step into adulthood, felt like a million bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scallywags Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Mine was a '62 (?) 250 Royal Enfield Crusader bought from Gray's for 119 guineas. I think in '64 or '65. Best remember my dad's bikes though. He started off by buying a motorised rear wheel for his push bike. Then graduated to a new 'Cyclemaster'. After that 250 BSA and a Fanny Barnett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Best remember my dad's bikes though. He started off by buying a motorised rear wheel for his push bike...Must have been one of these. My dad had one as well. Maybe I should have kept it - there's one on sale via eBay for £750.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjkay Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Must have been one of these. My dad had one as well. Maybe I should have kept it - there's one on sale via eBay for £750.. Yes the old bicycle motors..Remember them as well..BSA winged wheel and the Raleigh moped.Some drive on the front and some on the back wheel..Of course up Meadowhead Hill and Rutland Road...You had to assost with some complimentary vigorous Pedalling.....Lovely..Luckily I only road one for fun.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shogun Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 One of the first bikes I bought was a Norton big four ,it was in the yard that VS Bentleys used as a workshop at the bottom of chippinghouse road, I think I paid £25 for it, massive thing with a v twin Jap engine,rigid back end girder forks,I made it into a chopper, sacroiliage I know but that was all the rage in them days ,it made a fantastic chopper and I would fly up and down Abbeydale road thinking I was Dennis Hopper sold it for a good deal on a Panther 100 a few months latter . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scallywags Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 must have been one of these. My dad had one as well. Maybe i should have kept it - there's one on sale via ebay for £750.. that's the one!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjkay Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Yes the old bicycle motors..Remember them as well..BSA winged wheel and the Raleigh moped.Some drive on the front and some on the back wheel..Of course up Meadowhead Hill and Rutland Road...You had to assist with some complimentary vigorous Pedalling.....Lovely..Luckily I only road one for fun.. Just remembered another one NSU Quickly. Not very quick, I can assure you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USUK Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Don't know if this has been mentioned before but I remember my father used to go to work on a Bicycle that had a little engine bolted on under the saddle. The whole thing hinged with a serrated wheel that you lowered onto the back tire with a lever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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