Triumph T100
1966 Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Super BC; Carl Zeiss 85mm Pro Tessar f/3.2; Fujifilm Velvia (RVP) transparency spooled from 100 foot roll.
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Triumph T100
1966 Zeiss Ikon Contaflex Super BC; Carl Zeiss 85mm Pro Tessar f/3.2; Fujifilm Velvia (RVP) transparency spooled from 100 foot roll.
mcfingon
Western Australia
Loving your old bikes pics Brett, and your black and white processing is superb. I'm away from my film cameras at the moment in northern Italy. This country used to be totally dominated by Vespas and Lambrettas as I remember it, but now they look like only enthusiasts ride them. I spotted these guys at Lake Garda on a warm day..
Sony A7S/Elmar-M 50/2.8
Sony A7S/Elmar-M 50/2.8
Thank you so much—really appreciate that. There are a few scooter enthusiasts in southern Tasmania. Not so surprisingly most of them ride Vespas but, as soon as I spotted Jan’s blue and white Lambretta with some Pro 400H loaded in my Rolleiflex, I just had to shoot it.
For a little island with a population of just over 500K Tasmania does pretty well in the classic bike stakes. At the same display I spotted the Lambretta there was a MV Agusta 750 Sport, a V twin BSA, a Matchless Silver Hawk, a Scott Flying Squirrel (pictured in an older post in this thread) and Vincent twins and singles, plus many other rarities.
Northern Italy would be amazing. I love your shot of the riders chatting by the lake. Are you visiting the Moto Guzzi museum at Mandello del Lario, to see the V8 and all their other treasures?
Cheers
Brett
Dayrell bishop
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mcfingon
Western Australia
I hadn't thought about the Guzzi museum Brett. We are giving our hire bike back in Milan on the 28 September so it may be too late to go up there. We have done lots of riding around in the hills here, north-west of Venice, taking in the Gavia and Stelvio passes recently. They were something special for someone who lives in Albany in the extreme south of Western Australia. We've got a strong old bike movement in our area. I make a website for our club:
http://avcmc.iinet.net.au/
John Mc
http://avcmc.iinet.net.au/
John Mc
Dayrell bishop
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Timmyjoe
Veteran
Henderson??
Timmyjoe
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Is that an original or one of the re-issues from 2004. Beautiful bike.
Best,
-Tim
Vince Lupo
Whatever
Excelsior Super X.
Dayrell bishop
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Timmyjoe
Timmyjoe
I can just about read Xcelsior on the tank of the original , I believe the Honda must be the reissue it looks new. It is a lovely little bike . thanks.
Timmyjoe
I can just about read Xcelsior on the tank of the original , I believe the Honda must be the reissue it looks new. It is a lovely little bike . thanks.
Timmyjoe
Veteran
Mind fart, or senior moment, not sure which. I meant Excelsior. Back in the 1980's I was a design engineer at Schwinn Bicycle Company here in Chicago, and we had one of those in the basement, I think it was NOS. Pristine, in grey, not the red.
You can see the little round Schwinn badge on the front head tube.
Best,
-Tim
Some more images from the historic championships at Baskerville Raceway Tasmania on Sunday 27th November 2016.
Another look at that Honda CB750 Four-powered outfit, from the rear, this time.
1936 Zeiss Ikon Contax II; Carl Zeiss T 50mm Sonnar f/1.5 (Oberkochen); Fuji Acros 100 developed in Ilford ID-11 1 + 3 20C/16 minutes.
Here's the mighty H2 750 triple in action on the Baskerville circuit, this is coming around the left hander at the end of the back straight. I had yet to acquire the 135mm f/4 Sonnar and Zeiss finder I now have for my Contaxes, so I wanted a location as close as possible to the track, where the machines would not be moving too quickly. Also, I was pretty rusty at shooting moving subjects with a 35mm rangefinder! Due to a problem with its mounting, the machine, which has a Barton frame, had to compete without its usual front fairing.
1936 Zeiss Ikon Contax II; Carl Zeiss T 50mm Sonnar f/1.5 (Oberkochen); Fuji Acros 100 developed in Ilford ID-11 1 + 3 20C/16 minutes.
Something truly rare in the following image, taken in a cluttered location in the pits. A König outfit of the type used to take two world sidecar championships in the 1970s. More about the story of the König racers, and New Zealander Kim Newcombe, who adapted and developed Dieter König's marine engines to a racing motorcycle installation, may be found here:
http://www.ozebook.com/konig.htm
1936 Zeiss Ikon Contax II; Carl Zeiss T 50mm Sonnar f/1.5 (Oberkochen); Fuji Acros 100 developed in Ilford ID-11 1 + 3 20C/16 minutes.
Here's the König out on the track.
1936 Zeiss Ikon Contax IIl; Carl Zeiss T 50mm Sonnar f/1.5 (Oberkochen); Fuji Acros 100 developed in Ilford ID-11 1 + 3 20C/16 minutes.
Another look at that Honda CB750 Four-powered outfit, from the rear, this time.
1936 Zeiss Ikon Contax II; Carl Zeiss T 50mm Sonnar f/1.5 (Oberkochen); Fuji Acros 100 developed in Ilford ID-11 1 + 3 20C/16 minutes.
Here's the mighty H2 750 triple in action on the Baskerville circuit, this is coming around the left hander at the end of the back straight. I had yet to acquire the 135mm f/4 Sonnar and Zeiss finder I now have for my Contaxes, so I wanted a location as close as possible to the track, where the machines would not be moving too quickly. Also, I was pretty rusty at shooting moving subjects with a 35mm rangefinder! Due to a problem with its mounting, the machine, which has a Barton frame, had to compete without its usual front fairing.
1936 Zeiss Ikon Contax II; Carl Zeiss T 50mm Sonnar f/1.5 (Oberkochen); Fuji Acros 100 developed in Ilford ID-11 1 + 3 20C/16 minutes.
Something truly rare in the following image, taken in a cluttered location in the pits. A König outfit of the type used to take two world sidecar championships in the 1970s. More about the story of the König racers, and New Zealander Kim Newcombe, who adapted and developed Dieter König's marine engines to a racing motorcycle installation, may be found here:
http://www.ozebook.com/konig.htm
1936 Zeiss Ikon Contax II; Carl Zeiss T 50mm Sonnar f/1.5 (Oberkochen); Fuji Acros 100 developed in Ilford ID-11 1 + 3 20C/16 minutes.
Here's the König out on the track.
1936 Zeiss Ikon Contax IIl; Carl Zeiss T 50mm Sonnar f/1.5 (Oberkochen); Fuji Acros 100 developed in Ilford ID-11 1 + 3 20C/16 minutes.
Bob Michaels
nobody special
My motorcycle photos tend to have people in them.
Dayrell bishop
Well-known
Not as attractive as your shot Bob
Not as attractive as your shot Bob
Not as attractive as your shot Bob
Brian Legge
Veteran
I beg to differ, I'd take a classic overhead cam Norton over a blinged up, bloated hog any day, it's a no-brainer for me.Not as attractive as your shot Bob
Dguebey
Amateur
I fortunately had the RX100 in the pocket.
A Magnat Debon. Identification tasks in progress, apologies if it takes some time.
FFI = Forces Françaises de l'Intérieur, that is revendicating a prior 1945 bike type.
A Magnat Debon. Identification tasks in progress, apologies if it takes some time.
FFI = Forces Françaises de l'Intérieur, that is revendicating a prior 1945 bike type.
rhl-oregon
Cameras Guitars Wonders
rhl-oregon
Cameras Guitars Wonders
Could not resist this gallery of rogues gathering for the Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride this past Sunday at the Black Lightning Motorcycle Cafe in Eureka. We had 80 riders. My Aprilia Scarabeo stayed in the front pack for the 2 hour ride thanks to her 500cc. More images later.
Out to Lunch
Ventor
The Vespa repair shop in Saigon in 2007. At the time I had a Vespa Cosa, which was temperamental and in need of a major overhaul.
