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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: Clundy on Tuesday 04 October 11 14:48 BST (UK)
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It belonged to my first cousin 2x removed, Frank. He was born in 1927 in Durham, and he then moved to Australia, where he was, I believe, killed in a motorbike accident. It could well be that this was the bike and therefore the picture may have been taken in Australia. I think it's a Triumph.
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OH thinks its a Triumph too ;D
A twin and probably 500cc
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Thanks Rosie :)
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I would think it is a Triumph Twin possibly 500cc
The twin exhausts and the central push-rod tube are clearly visible.
Date ? possibly late 1940s.
Hope this helps.
John ...
husband of the owd Mawther ;)
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Thank you John, I'm off to Google for images ;D
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try this... could be a good start.
http://www.tomcc.org/ProfilePage.aspx?id=4
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Triumph twin agreed, I missed out on one of these in the early 60s it went for £14 secondhand. Those were the days.
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Thanks Redroger and bandick, that pic does look promising, I think beyond the light that you guys have shed it's going to be nigh on impossible to pin it down to a specific model, isn't it?
Clundy x
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I wouldn't swear to it but it looks like an early Triumph Speed Twin (500cc) to me.
Cheers
Guy
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I showed this picture my OH who loves old bikes and sorry to disagree with everyone but he thinks it's a BSA 500! Apparently Triumph motorbikes have the speedo integral in/on the headlight and this one is separate. It could be a BSA 7 Star Twin..
On second thoughts, says my OH .....and perusing many photographs (with a lot of "oooh look at that" and "aaah, isn't that lovely!") He does now think it is in fact a Triumph 5T spin as per bandic's link! Men!! ;D ;D ;D
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It would have solved all problems had the photo been shot from the RH side as I believe the badge for both Triumph and BSA was on the RH side of the tank.
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The original image is a bit clearer, and I think it is a Triumph, as it has a swoop underneath it (technical term I believe!)
Thanks for all your help guys!
Clundy
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It would have solved all problems had the photo been shot from the RH side as I believe the badge for both Triumph and BSA was on the RH side of the tank.
Both BSA and Triumph had badges on both sides of the tank.
However in the case of Triumph the badge after circa 1950 had chrome embellishments.
Triumphs also had separate speedos or separate matched speedo & rev counters.
The first thing I noticed from the picture was the bike had been dropped at least once hence the bent clutch lever.
Cheers
Guy
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I believe the 5T had a nacelle from 1949 onwards so this would seem to pre-date then.
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Not sure that your cousin Frank owned the bike, the background looks painted, as if it were taken in a photographer's studio.
Bob.
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... the background looks painted, as if it were taken in a photographer's studio.
I thought that too. :)
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I did note that it was taken in a studio, I thought maybe he had taken his own bike there :-[
He did own a bike though....
Thank you for all your insights ;D
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Don't remember badges on the LH side of the tank. Strange if they were so, where is it on this photo?
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Hi Redroger, the original pic shows the badge on the LH side, you can just about make it out on the scan.
I know nothing about bikes and had never noticed than one lever was bent and the other wasn't :-[
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I'd be very surprised if the badges were only on one side. :-\
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Like you Clundy when it comes to bikes 'I know nothing'!
However, I have shared my forty years of married life with various bikes, from the beginning there was always a Triumph in the house (literally with our first cottage). Now we are down to just one Triumph (at the moment ::)
a fully restored one from the 1960s.
Pat ...
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I'd be very surprised if the badges were only on one side. :-\
True Geoff, But i just don't remember them on the LHS.
Pat, At present with have our daughter and son in law's camper van parked on our drive. They want to sell it. It dates from around 1971-2 and is an enthusiast's van that needs some work. Any takers?