Sometimes in life a very rare melding of science, craftsmanship and art merge.

My dad had a series C Shadow and Comet. He went down to London from Sunderland to pick the Black Shadow up. On the way back home, 2 motorcycle cops tried to pull him over. He left them in the dust. Then, being the proper English gentleman, he pulled over and waited for them to catch up. They read him the riot act, He simply explained to them he let them catch him.

It sounds like a mechanical Lion.

Well done. I was thinking about doing the same type or project on 750 and this hits right. Thank you for keeping this bad boy running

Yeh it looks good,but sound lol ,,thus a harley wou😂ld do,,😮 ,, let's all say harley harley harley harley ,or most japs sound better at 1000CC but not the V twins ,in line 4 ,,bring back the (real )XS 1•1and real GS 1000, and the GPz ,, and the rideable then CBs ,,give it proper back suspension, if your going to build a retro,,build it like it was ,but a little mod tweaks,,,why would you want traction control,, give modern fram,wheels,make the bike go round a corner ,go quick in a straight line ,make it sound like its happy to be alive ,,good old days retro right ,

Looks like the type of person that doesn't have any business on a motorcycle

Boring sound

Nice as honda chop well done almost a drag style

My uncle was Dave Cunningham

She's so amazing! I love how she can tell everything in high detail

That's no caferacer......lol

That was great! Really enjoyed that. It was a great weekend and great racing. It was quite remarkable. Very good video. 👍👍

A lucky guy, I've ridden one a few times including rd cadwell Park and yes they are great to ride.

I owned a Jawa classic from 1984 onwards. A pure delight, never ever broke down. i deeply regret selling it in a moment of stupidity!

The new Yezdi looks somewhat similar to old Jawa but it's very advanced kzbin.info/www/bejne/anebo62IoJabhZo

I'm currently going through Michelle's book "Make Haste Slowly". Her recollection of events, race by race, is amazing. Keep in mind that at the time of this interview she was 78, yet here she was, still riding a race bike.

That’s my grandfather

My uncle had one, it had a sidecar also. We went to the beach in a daily basis. Where ever you are, I love you tío Oscar! You’re the greatest person I have ever known.

Stunning bike very well done sir

Beautiful bike guys, and you gave it the beans, niiiiiiiiiiice

Eu tenho uma dessa... estou reformando ela

Can't say I fully understand Michelle, but I take my hat off to you. Part of the bike racing scene that makes some of today's prima Donna's look silly. Bill Ivy, Ago, Mike the Bike etc. 🙃🦊🙂🦡

My respects, Michelle. You were a great racer and you're a brave and great human being !

I heard many years ago that the bike got its name because it had nothing on it that wasn't absolutely necessary, echoing lines from Kipling's poem - "and the uniform he wore was nothing much before, and rather less than half of that behind"

The Japanese haven't cloned this? How come?

Don't see the point of the non R Thruxton though. Id sooner have both the T120 and a thruxton R so that's what I got.

dream come true video. Thanks

Gunga Din contributed to the reputation of British sidecar racer Pip Harris, who wanted one of the early Featherbed Manx Nortons for the 1952 season, but was refused by Norton Managing Director Gilbert Smith, as supply was well short of the demand. So Pip went to see Vincent at Stevenage and arranged to borrow Gunga Din, took the bike to the Watsonian Sidecars factory and they fitted him up with a racing chair, just in time to get his entry in for the annual 'Motor Cycling' magazine's Silverstone Saturday. In those days a practice session would accommodate both solos and sidecars and Pip went out in a mixed session and passed one of the Norton factory team's 350 down the straight, the thing was so fast. A couple of weeks later he won the sidecar race at Boreham airfield, then won the sidecar race at the Eppynt mountain circuit in Wales at record speed. No surprise that a couple of weeks later he got a letter from Norton telling him that they found they could supply him with a new 500cc Manx, which fitted in with the move to a 500 sidecar class at big meetings. I guess Gunga Din was put back into a well earned retirement with a few more victories on his record. Jim Reynolds.

Noisy music spoiled the exhaust note!

Get rid of the music 🙄

Price sir??

Hunter S Thompson speaks religiously of this machine in his article Song of the Sausage Creature

Greetings from Slovakia with my Jawa 350 1967 Automatic (limited edition with automatic clutch) kzbin.info/www/bejne/bneafqOPqZWCqs0

I wish the motorbike riding scene at the start of 'Lawrence of Arabia' went for half an hour !

I love a Vank

Why Harley is eating it hard. They don't want to pass on the torch to a young generation. They just want to keep making fat, expensive, ugly cruisers for your cranky gramp

Michelle's detailed memory of those '60s events never fails to astound me!

That's one trusting dude letting someone ride your baby

My Dad had a 650 thunderbird when he first started dating my Mum

What a majestic looking motorcycle

Alan really is a STUTTERING STAMMERING FARCE

Just picked one up.. Been sittin All there but headlight and the too cool guage cluster Doubt i'll get to fixin it up May be for sale

You cant beat the sound of a triumph ,they roar ,they are sex on wheels ,they are what made Britain great . Harleys are nice .......but the exhaust noise ........potato potato potato Gimme me a triumph any day !!!!!!

E. Ennis below in a reply says that the E Type is the "most unreliable car ever made" What American rubbish! He is obviously jealous that the most beautiful and innovative sports car ever isn't from his country. I have owned two E Types and an XK-150. My current very original E Type (even has its original paint!) is quite reliable, and is a work of art that does more to put smiles on people's faces than just about anything else on the planet.

It beautiful I like rotary engine but it don't have on small bike.

I think royal enfield is the best companion.

Very nice bikes, But i like the 250 best, I also like the new ones which have just come to the market

SHOW US THE BIKE!

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