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Re: A man, his bike and his girl - Date please
« Reply #9 on: Wednesday 19 October 11 12:36 BST (UK) »
The registration plate on the original picture appears to be 139, there is possibly another number or letter prior to this.
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Re: A man, his bike and his girl - Date please
« Reply #10 on: Wednesday 19 October 11 12:38 BST (UK) »
Quite unusual front suspension, or I would have considered an early Indian or even Harley given the engine being a Vee twin config ( but then again its belt, not chain driven final drive, and the exhaust fabrication is quaint.)

Number plate is 139.

There are two letters on the crankcase (under riders foot) maybe H B.

No insignia on the fuel tank is visible.

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Re: A man, his bike and his girl - Date please
« Reply #11 on: Wednesday 19 October 11 12:40 BST (UK) »
hey folks - they are sitting that far back because that's where the seat it!!!   ;D ;D  I think!  I can't see one in front of them - though I do agree with Heather - they could be about to do a wonderful Wheelie!

It will be in Tasmania, Prue.   Good idea - I'll ask Tas Archives - thank you!   :)

Yep, Ruskie - plenty of Gums have bark like that near the bottom of the trunk!     ;D

Thanks Sylvia!!

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Re: A man, his bike and his girl - Date please
« Reply #12 on: Wednesday 19 October 11 12:43 BST (UK) »
Ruskie - the trunk also looks like a willow doesn't it - bet its a Euc. though!


Thanks Tom - I'd not noticed the letters under the rider's foot until you pointed them out!

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Gaunt, Ransom, McNally, Stanfield, Kimberley. (Tasmania)
Brown, Johnstone, Eskdale, Brand  (Dumfriesshire,  Scotland)
Booth, Bruerton, Deakin, Wilkes, Kimberley
(Warwicks, Staffords)
Gaunt (Yorks)
Percy, Dunning, Hyne, Grigg, Farley (Devon, UK)
Duncan (Fife, Devon), Hugh, Blee (Cornwall)
Green, Mansfield, (Herts)
Cavenaugh, Ransom (Middlesex)
 

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Re: A man, his bike and his girl - Date please
« Reply #13 on: Wednesday 19 October 11 12:46 BST (UK) »
The Vee configuration is a very accute angle, much like a 1920 Matchless Silver Arrow, but sadly too much differs.

There are only 3 digits on the plate, it only starts before the '1' - the fence post can clearly be seen between it and the headstock.

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Re: A man, his bike and his girl - Date please
« Reply #14 on: Wednesday 19 October 11 12:48 BST (UK) »
You are very observant Tom!  Thanks for that!    Sounds as if you are bit 'bike happy' too - correct?  (That's Aussie for you really really like and know about bikes!)

Wiggy   :)
Gaunt, Ransom, McNally, Stanfield, Kimberley. (Tasmania)
Brown, Johnstone, Eskdale, Brand  (Dumfriesshire,  Scotland)
Booth, Bruerton, Deakin, Wilkes, Kimberley
(Warwicks, Staffords)
Gaunt (Yorks)
Percy, Dunning, Hyne, Grigg, Farley (Devon, UK)
Duncan (Fife, Devon), Hugh, Blee (Cornwall)
Green, Mansfield, (Herts)
Cavenaugh, Ransom (Middlesex)
 

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Re: A man, his bike and his girl - Date please
« Reply #15 on: Wednesday 19 October 11 12:58 BST (UK) »
 ;) used to dabble.

Actually wondering if that might be a short-lived bike from a range made in OZ (using bought in components, but adding some personalisation?) - not aware of any real manufacturing there though....

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Re: A man, his bike and his girl - Date please
« Reply #16 on: Wednesday 19 October 11 20:43 BST (UK) »
Jim, I bow to your superior knowledge  ;D 

Definitely a eucalypt.  Not sure about Tassie, but round here (Canberra region) the yellow box has similar bark, and where I grew up (SEQld) ironbarks did too (although they generally had a single tall trunk rather than the spreading base of this one).

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Re: A man, his bike and his girl - Date please
« Reply #17 on: Wednesday 19 October 11 23:52 BST (UK) »
I'm in Brisbane Prue and am familiar with ironbarks but I've never seen the trunk of one branch so low. Maybe this one is a special Tassie tree - and we know they have (or used to have  :'() many special trees in Tassie.  ;)