Spotted in Newark yesterday...

[Vanterrier]

My missus was taking photos of the castle and river, me? Well I saw a small gathering of British bikes, this being the best IMO...
Enjoy
K

 

[marchie]

My missus was taking photos of the castle and river, me? Well I saw a small gathering of British bikes, this being the best IMO...View attachment 66614
Enjoy
K

Drop dead gorgeous! Pass me my headdress, who needs a helmet?

Steve

 

[runnach]

Don McLean wrote a song about that bike.

 

[CriftinsCampers]

I worked for Don Godden at his Yamaha dealership in the late Seventies. He had a few Vincents and often brought one to the Shop at weekends. He used to cover the seat with a cardboard box if rain was due, something about protecting the wood work!

It took a while to get the knack of starting it, and being RHD it had the pedals around the wrong way

 

[Northumborman]

Overpriced and overrated, wouldn't have one if you gave me it!

 

[marchie]

I worked for Don Godden at his Yamaha dealership in the late Seventies. He had a few Vincents and often brought one to the Shop at weekends. He used to cover the seat with a cardboard box if rain was due, something about protecting the wood work!

It took a while to get the knack of starting it, and being RHD it had the pedals around the wrong way

For those of us who learned to ride on a British bike, the pedals were the right way round, Mr Preview, just not in the way that Mr Honda composed them, as Eric Morecambe didn't quite say ...

Steve

 

[marchie]

Don McLean wrote a song about that bike.

Naw, that was Gene Vincent you're thinking of, Terry. Don MacLean wrote about a Dutch Van, Hertz van Rental, before he went to play for Barcelona ... Don MacLean also wrote a song about a boozer for killed soldiers, post interment. 'The grave that they dug him had Flowers ...'

Steve

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Naw, that was Gene Vincent you're thinking of, Terry. Don MacLean wrote about a Dutch Van, Hertz van Rental, before he went to play for Barcelona ... Don MacLean also wrote a song about a boozer for killed soldiers, post interment. 'The grave that they dug him had Flowers ...'

Steve

 

[marchie]

Thanks, Kev. I have Don MacLeans Greatest Hits CD [yep, still collect them], and play some of the less popular tracks such as 'Wonderful Baby', Sister Fatima, and The Grave

Steve