/ 2244646422 CLASSIC BRITISH motorcycles 100 YEARS OF MOTOREYELING • BSA CLASSIC BRITISH MO... Colindale, London cmcc
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@christopherfisher62933 жыл бұрын
My dad was a Norton man. Dad passed in 1983, so ill watch this for him. Happy riding dad!!
@gerrittenberkdeboer776312 күн бұрын
i'm dutch; living in bavaria; love motorcycles. Once i had a weird experience: My stepdad died; a few days later he was suddenly with me, riding my bike; clearly enjoying it with a bright smile ...
@ftby59mikeD2 жыл бұрын
Any one else notice the Kawasaki Ninja Gpz 900 circa 1985 in the background? Fastest bike I ever owned, sadly no longer own it.
@machobunny1 Жыл бұрын
Pretty sure I've never seen so much beautifully restored machinery in one place. MAGNIFICENT.
@davidellis2794 жыл бұрын
I used to love those bikes when I was a teenager, a group of us bought a 350cc Norton which was made around 1937 for £15-00 pounds which was a fortune in those days, as none of us had a licence we used to ride it on farm land with the farmers permission of course. On one part of the field there was a deep brook, we had that bike for ages until one lad lost control and drove it into the brook, we never got it out because of its weight and I often wonder if it's still there, that was 60 years ago. My last bike was a BSA Golden Flash 650 with the iron head what a great machine, wish I still had it.
@MHLivestreams2 жыл бұрын
i'm too young to have experienced that, and wish i had the chance to get some of those machines, i had to slum it with japanese machines in the early 80's onwards, but they were cheap, i wasn't old enough to ride legally, and hardly had any money but still managed it! Even my parents didn't give a shit, nobody did. Completely illegal, and great!
@gogogeedus3 жыл бұрын
My Dad rode a 500cc Twin cylinder Matchless, among other things, BSA's AJS'S and Jawa's, Bike people are down to earth, thanx for sharing this collection of beautiful English machines.
@MHLivestreams2 жыл бұрын
Where I live we have meet up's in summer, all kinds of people all getting along, old timers, women, children, 1% bike clubs, and the retro british fellas all together, never any hassle, and just a great time. You're right, bikers are the most down to earth people around, and i haven't really got a bad word to say about any of them.
@keithorr68782 жыл бұрын
I got my first Norton, 500 Dominator in 1967 when I was 14 In Canada we could ride up to 100cc at 14. I would ride away from the house on my Honda 90, stash in a bush, go back put it's plate on the Norton. Then I had to push the Norton out of my parents hearing range and then I was off to be king of the road. Went from the Dominator to a 750 Atlas and then a couple years later started my never ending love affair with an early Commando. Finally bought the 1975 Commando and have had one ever since. I've covered literally all of North America several times on Commandos. I bought and sold dozens of them over the years. A couple years after Norton went out of production they were almost giveaways sitting in back alleys all over the place. People that had bought them and didn't learn how to maintain them sold them usually with almost nothing wrong with them for next to nothing.
@davidmccrory5604 Жыл бұрын
What a lovely man " may she serve you well for years to come " now that's a man who loves his motorbikes
@alanvt18 жыл бұрын
I am the lucky owner of a 1936 Brough Superior! a barn find years ago from the Isle of Man!
@tryarunm8 жыл бұрын
+Alan Thomas Bro, whatever you do, do not let her out of your hands. I dream of Broughs and Vincents.
@brandonbentley85325 жыл бұрын
Better then finding a gold nugget...dreams do come true brother! Excellent... Brough Superior, aka Balls Superior. ..
@pauliebots5 жыл бұрын
I'm coming back as a motoar. A British one.
@MHLivestreams2 жыл бұрын
I hope you're the Alan Thomas i was in School with in North Wales, because we can meet up for a pint, and you can let me have a go on it haha.
@BCUMF038 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the fast hour and a bit of viewing pleasure. Great knowledgeable commentary by Gerry Burr and supurb camera work by Martyn Victor. I've had 12 bikes over the past 45 years. my current baby is a Velo Venom. I am still in heaven on Earth.
@gregoryfuzi47452 жыл бұрын
Had a royal Enfield interceptor 1970 736 cc. Really nice bike.
@milesahudson37203 жыл бұрын
Ive got this on vhs and still watch it.
@richardeberle13953 жыл бұрын
Also a Norton Rider, 1972 Commando. Fastest motorcycle I've ever owned
@routmaster383 жыл бұрын
Around 1959 ,I aquired a badly misfiring Sunbeam S8 from a family friend while on leave from the RN and based at Rosyth and soon realised the single over head cam was badly worn causing the rockers to bounce up and down the grooves. By dint of grinding the cams shape by eye to my view of original shape and adjusting the tappets to the new settings ,the old bike served me very well commuting to and fro from Cheadle cheshire to Rosyth several times when someone swapped me an Austin 16 for it!
@dvamateur8 жыл бұрын
Wow, the '79 CBX is the highlight for me personally. What a machine. The engine, the tank is a thing of beauty, especially in red.
@argentosebastian4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I'm with you
@buzwordsalad3 жыл бұрын
Superb film, thank you to all who made it.
@ZygmuntKiliszewski Жыл бұрын
Yes, thank you, Bravo 👌.
@davidbrennan57 жыл бұрын
What a great video! I live in Canada and we don't see too many British bikes on the road. I really like that old Douglas at 20:00. That bike looks like it is very well built. I could just sit and stare at some of the old British bikes for hours because they are so beautiful.
@barrywebber1003 жыл бұрын
Watched this with a smile on my face! Lovely! Thanks for posting.
@davidmccrory5604 Жыл бұрын
Wow I've loved and ridden bikes most of my life and thought I knew a manufacturer or two but this video has been an education most I knew but alot from the early days first decade and the twenties I didn't love the passion and knowledge of the presenter
@deweypug5 жыл бұрын
How nice it is to hear such compliments and happy nods to so many manufactures around the world! It really doesn't matter where its made, its how much we all enjoy all differences in all of these machines - and the people that ride them! Cheers!
@2Truth2you6 жыл бұрын
Great video. The older bikes are far more interesting.
@ZygmuntKiliszewski Жыл бұрын
Yes 👌.
@stanislausbrown86262 жыл бұрын
Thoroughly enjoyed this video. Really wonderful to see all those old bikes still running. Still hoping to see a working DKW opposed piston bike someday. Rarer than hen's teeth that one.
@stevef95303 жыл бұрын
Good to see all these beautiful old machines, it’s April and I’m just getting my Norton 650 ready for the summer in Normandy...👍
@MHLivestreams2 жыл бұрын
Tres bon, monsoir!
@metalfire-pt7yh Жыл бұрын
I love the rare bikes they are so wonderful
@staninjapan0710 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. Great video to take it easy with, while laid up on the sofa with a lower back problem and unable to take out my bike. Nice to hear that West Country acent, too, after being in Japan for 7 years. Good on ya.
@oldmanmaker98533 жыл бұрын
ME TOO SAD
@fpreston95277 жыл бұрын
I have a 950 nourish weslake in a norton featherbed chassis. Its been sitting in my shed now for 15 years.
@cutsrosescents49507 жыл бұрын
f preston Good man..... I have the plated nuts to restore it,thank you and please contact me for post address.
@OcotilloTom9 жыл бұрын
I have owned only one British bike, a 1979 Triumph Bonneville T-140-E. Loved it. Being American I tend to go Harley. I'm on my 3rd. since 1975.
@TS50ER4 жыл бұрын
Very entertaining, if not a look at old Brit steel through slightly tinted lenses; though hats off to the narrator, he knew what he was talking about. I had to laugh when a fella said that he had ridden all the way from Bristol to Bournemouth once. That old 'Irish' Harley had some amazing history; material for a film there. Shame the video ended with that man who, although the proprietor, didn't seem to have clue about anything; when asked the price of a back tyre, he basically changed the subject. Wonderful video, but I can only wonder how long it took to mopped up all the leaking oil from the concrete of the forecourt after the event!
@drftgyr4 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this film. I live in the US (Indiana) currently I have a 66 BSA A65 Lightning. Not a Harley fan. I wish you could have shown more Royal Enfields. Used to have a 47.
@albion27429 жыл бұрын
That green BSA is an A7 twin carb one was the Shooting Star not twin gold star.
@ZygmuntKiliszewski Жыл бұрын
I believe that a motorcycle is a work of art, especially those from a bygone era!
@alainremi2672 жыл бұрын
"Ever wondered why so many British bikes (and cars for that matter) leak oil? Well, I think I have worked out the reason. After a visit to England in the winter, I noticed that England suffers from the black ice on the roads in winter. To combat this effect, salt is spread on the roads. However, it rains most of the time in an English winter (well it did when I was there), and when coupled with the salt on the roads the combination causes bikes and cars to rust. However, those that leak oil tend to have the oil spread over metal surfaces, acting as a rust preventative. So it is not perhaps a design fault but actually, a clever design to leak a bit of oil. I welcome anyone to post a better reason (noting that when my Triumphs aren't leaking oil, like most other Triumph owners, I know it is time to add oil)." Crunch down 3 up , Britbike forum member... Answer from another member of the same forum: "Actually ONE reason for the leaks is crap crankcase breathing."
@MHLivestreams2 жыл бұрын
the castings weren't flat, so nothing mated properly.
@neilurquhart86227 ай бұрын
@@MHLivestreamsmainly though the poor non flat machining….lack of QC after machining too!
@rogerhudson97329 жыл бұрын
At 45 minutes , the Francis Barnett Falcon, a197cc motor but a frame sturdy enough to take a 500.
@johnturnbull33613 жыл бұрын
the presentation was first class and very informative top marks to the very distinguished gentleman with the microphone and am sure that murray walker would agree,i am looking forward to more of the same! thank you regards J.T.
@petermcmillan92993 жыл бұрын
Nice video to watch while I recover from a hit & run while I was crossing a road carrying my 2yr old son. Due to head injuries I can’t drive for 6 months, great opportunity to strip my 1991 Kawasaki zr550 Zephyr except a broken arm & leg prevents me from working on it, sad sad sad😩
@pooddescrewch87182 жыл бұрын
My buddy's Dad rode a Triumph and we thought he was so cool . There weren't many on the roads in my State .
@hiscifi29862 жыл бұрын
Those BSA Bantams, with the coal scuttle leg fairings were most noted for being painted red, and used by the GPO postal service for delivering telegrams in person. btw, one of my first bikes was a 225 villiers Warewell, with twin fishtail exhaust.. wish I still had it.
@ColinBurnside8 жыл бұрын
Loved this video. Thank you for taking the time and effort for putting this together.
@Hogsterlips2 жыл бұрын
I take it you were not fans of the Royal Enfield, now the longest running motorcycle company in the world !
@conanhayle8 жыл бұрын
that fanni barnet was less than a £100 brand new when I was 16
@russellclement20582 жыл бұрын
Not sure of the year maybe 1968 I was at a Race meeting don't remember there but Mike Halewood stole the day over Agostini ,,, Halewood was riding the 250 6 and 500 4 ,, that day Honda had on show their 450 twin ,, ,, What an incredible era ,,
@livvidd9 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video! So nice to see all these great bikes from the past. Thank you for posting it to youtube:)
@bill-20184 жыл бұрын
So many British manufacturers.
@jamesd.lethgo69885 жыл бұрын
GOTTA LOVE THESE BIKES
@mickeycrilly1839 Жыл бұрын
Ridden since I was 14 in 1975 and still am , I have ridden many Japanese bikes and they al were great reliable bikes even my CJ 250 Honda ha ha I commute 50 mile round trip on my vespa 300 my 650 W kawasaki one off scrambler and when we get the weather my 350 tiger 90 Triumph I will stop riding when I can’t ride or when I am dead
@martynjones9733 жыл бұрын
Lovely video thank you 👍👍
@steveburton28063 жыл бұрын
Wow a seven year spelling mistake in the title!
@kernow463 жыл бұрын
love the video and loved the introduction music
@PurityVendetta3 жыл бұрын
Too much gammon who never ride their 'fabulous' machines but can't wait to tell you how much they're worth. I have a mixture of British and Japanese bikes and have owned more bikes than I can remember from a 1942 Hardly Ableson to modern superbikes. These videos don't half waffle a lot of guff.
@MHLivestreams2 жыл бұрын
these guys are a different breed, they hark to days gone by that we never experienced. It's probably like me telling my son about the lsd fuelled free festivals and then the ecstasy rave culture after that.... they just wouldn't understand!
@derrickfelix62063 жыл бұрын
Just brilliant ,cheers
@hootmanwillie10 жыл бұрын
I had an ambassador supreme 225cc back in the sixty's, not sure what year it was, it was a great little bike, I rode it every day for a couple of years then I bought a car. I still ride bikes today only they're Honda's
@kennethdilbeck69962 жыл бұрын
Great video I owned a 650 triumph and 750 Norton loved them both wish I still had them
@mrgraham90072 жыл бұрын
memories of my youth.
@user-iz7oy8jn7q3 жыл бұрын
一次能看到那麼多的老機車,真難得!……🤩🤩🤩
@rolandrat89133 жыл бұрын
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@MHLivestreams2 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised there aren't more comments! I remember the local biker gang had british choppers, then slowly started using japanese stuff from the late 70's, and only a few of the fellas had british engines then, i know a couple of them still have their bonneville chops. Nice to see the old bantam, had some great fun on a D14 as a 16 year old, would have the loan from a friend. I used japanese bikes as they were cheap and abundant, it seemed like there was a time in the early-mid 80's when nobody took any interest in them, and could buy one that's sat in someone's back yard really cheap, had some great bikes for around £20-50 I only wish i had kept them, RD175, RD200 RD250, GT380, GS550, and so on! Ah well.... The worst one was a CB250N, it was the most mundane, boring pile of crap ever, but it never let me down and was only £40. Happy days.
@BATMAN7778884 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this for all. thumbs up and subscribe 👍
@adilbhatti88673 жыл бұрын
Very Nice All Classic Bike 👏
@ZygmuntKiliszewski Жыл бұрын
Yes, very nice clissic bike.
@jerrylagesse90463 жыл бұрын
I thank yee sir . Well done . Not noise atall mate . A symphony it tis
@waynemullally6423 Жыл бұрын
I am always amazed at how few firms ever developed liquid cooled bikes. The Scotts were liquid cooled from 1910 on. Never enough attention paid to the flying squirrels.
@fireblade2119 жыл бұрын
Thanks for uploading.
@steveedwards44954 жыл бұрын
Just found this and loved it. Cheers
@alanvt18 жыл бұрын
If you wonder, in the 60's vehicle registration on a motorcycle was also required on the front of the machine!
@thomaslemay88173 жыл бұрын
that is dependant upon where you lived .
@MHLivestreams2 жыл бұрын
probably stopped due to slicing people on impact, like a knife through butter.
@cutsrosescents49507 жыл бұрын
Attention to all British gents that own a 1920s Indian "wall of death" examples. .... I am a fine upstanding young chap of 49.American citizen of British/German decent. I will gladly accept your wayward daughter as my bride. Wall of Death bike would look great in the chapel hedgerow. All I can offer is US living in the foothills of the White Mountains. Come in and visit your lovely girl and enjoy a visit with endless New England motorcycle roads. Hear your former 1920s Indian roar and howl in my new Wall of Death,and listen to your best girl being silent and satisfied. As well as the county murmurs of her years sowing her wild oats. A fresh start for all new ventures and pride in saying "Oh,she fell for a fine Yank.A motorbike man as yourself.Married & Merry. As you take a sip off a new pint just served.. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 Must meet age requirement of 18 to 80
@MHLivestreams2 жыл бұрын
i'm not prude, and certainly no 'square' but your comment is pretty distasteful to the point whereby i question your moral fibre and integrity.
@thomaschrisweidner776 Жыл бұрын
My dad was a Indian man his whole life.
@peterpreen7523 жыл бұрын
enjoyable to listen to a excellent commentary and all in all a well put together video , very knowledgable fella
@DIVERSION.2479 жыл бұрын
pre-unit is a work of art.
@michaelharris20983 жыл бұрын
Wonderfull thank you
@jimyoung21888 жыл бұрын
luv the music
@detroitbluesguy6 жыл бұрын
Great stuff Mate.
@clydesimpson14623 жыл бұрын
When they started building motorcycles it was merely an engine in a motorcycle frame.
@@HemiChrysler the mind boggles haha square piston? never heard of that, but there has been oval. I suppose some people just make assumptions.
@argentosebastian4 жыл бұрын
I love the part this man started complaining about the R1. That baby can put up more power than all the rest of the bikes together. Typical old man 😀. BTW, beautiful machines.
@MHLivestreams2 жыл бұрын
it was funny really "it can go over one hundred" and my favourite, "tyres only last 3000 miles"
@granskare7 жыл бұрын
I recall a story showing a Brit bike which had foot starter while a Japanese machine had a electric starter :)
@MHLivestreams2 жыл бұрын
some british bikes had an electric start which was the magneto!
@terrywrigley9751 Жыл бұрын
They started electric starters
@DIVERSION.2479 жыл бұрын
...it was like "riding on a featherbed" compared with riding the "garden gate"...
@johnthebiker81137 жыл бұрын
iam the lucky owner of 1996 and 1998 model Royal Enfieds
@ZygmuntKiliszewski Жыл бұрын
Congratulations!
@bobodewitz89583 жыл бұрын
Great!
@stretchman4908 жыл бұрын
In the video, they said something about the Meridan Fire, that had happened a couple of months back. Didn't that happen in 1984? Might not have been released until later, because the credits say 2002, but I am pretty certain it's earlier than that. Would be interested to find out, since I was there in 1984, attached to USAFE. PS - I have a Harley. I also have a Triumph Tbird ABS. They're making a comeback now.
@eyesofisabelofficial8 жыл бұрын
+Stretch Man The fire he was referring to was at the new factory in Hinckley during the April of 2002,
@stretchman4908 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I found out later about that I was in England when the Meridan factory burned in 84. Was confused.
@deniscullis85184 жыл бұрын
Great vid xden
@martinlanigan42747 жыл бұрын
Must be plenty of old motorcycles in old farmhouses in Ireland in sheds they were plenty when I was there in the Eighties could pick them up for hundred pounds that time
@steveedwards44954 жыл бұрын
Just got to the 'new stuff' lol bless Ted.
@johneastman1905 Жыл бұрын
The open and honest ones are attractive … the super fairing ones are too plastic .
@justdad536 жыл бұрын
Superb!
@Rog54463 жыл бұрын
Thruxton is in Hampshire, not Wiltshire.
@daveco12708 жыл бұрын
I stopped watching when they got to the crotch rockets. I'm not a fan of those. I liked seeing all the old bikes. The 80's and 90's weren't great years for motorcycles, as far as styling goes. I'm glad that Triumph is going back to the classic 60's look with the Bonnevilles.
@g.gerbrandy50288 жыл бұрын
DaveCo777 i
@vicent4367 жыл бұрын
What do you mean when you write rockets? 3 cylinders, or bsa 650 ones?
@MrBarrytommy7 жыл бұрын
Looks like Taylors closed down years ago as did many -shame eh
@canusakommando96927 жыл бұрын
Where is the Vincent Black Shadow?
@ItsJustMorris3 жыл бұрын
The H-R-D was there
@adrianrouse51483 жыл бұрын
The amc fanny Barnet on the cover picture. I can't count how many hours I spent trying to get it to go faster. Should have just thrown away the top half.
@neilurquhart86227 ай бұрын
My first bike was a FB 225cc 2-stroke….loved it. When I see and hear it on ‘Heartbeat’ today I can recall the sound, and SMELL🤪
3 жыл бұрын
Ah....REAL motorcycles......
@alecjefferson6993 Жыл бұрын
Dose he now what he is talking about. Got a lot wrong!!! As he was told by the owner 😢. 🇬🇧
@conanhayle8 жыл бұрын
nice jumper ..did mummy knit it ?
@mariimarimari2 жыл бұрын
Bonitas motos
@ronanrogers41275 жыл бұрын
What, 5 years isn’t long enough to fix Motoreyeling???
@pauliebots4 жыл бұрын
Funny. I thought it was a new term! Lol.
@alexcarter88074 жыл бұрын
@@pauliebots KZbin doesn't allow editing.
@pauliebots4 жыл бұрын
Tap three little dots bottom right.
@MHLivestreams2 жыл бұрын
@@pauliebots could be a west country word for 'motorcycling' haha
@CoherentChimp3 жыл бұрын
"And your name is"? "Geoff Horne" "Of course it is Geoff"" LOL
@CoherentChimp3 жыл бұрын
@Conan-the-Barbarian Bryant-420 Geoff not Geof.
@daystatesniper015 жыл бұрын
Nice video but where were James ????
@neilurquhart86227 ай бұрын
And Greeves
@stevencunningham46803 жыл бұрын
What's Motoreyeling ? Check your video title and proof read before posting.
@Tienmotorr Жыл бұрын
Hello you
@user-dr1bv7gg1r3 жыл бұрын
Some comments you can't repair some of these modern the honda is prodly 50year's young probably on original piston s etc 75 year's young biker just saying
@MHLivestreams2 жыл бұрын
yeah, most japanese bikes never need repairing! that's the appeal to me, cheap, commonly available, powerful, and great handling. my gsxr is nearly 30 years old, and is sweet as a nut.
@richardbuxton35469 жыл бұрын
Puzzling title
@alexcarter88074 жыл бұрын
MOTORYELLING
@katana2588 жыл бұрын
TED has no idea whats going on ..and he owns the shop ..shame
@ItsJustMorris4 жыл бұрын
Best watch it again .....
@greyhorse1211 Жыл бұрын
This old boy is a bit of a waffler and he doesn’t know that much.. I mean a big moto guzzi doesn’t have the engine across the frame, it’s longitudinal.
@conanhayle8 жыл бұрын
ooooooooooooohhhhhhhh arrrrr ohhhh arhhhhhhhhhhh . Pasties all round ,,, argh 750 big enough for anyone , god save us