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69camfrk · 10-08-2011, 10:13 PM

Ran across this on a car forum I stay on a lot. Definitely worth the look, and well documented. Triumph's, Brough's, etc. Fantastic stuff. Hope you enjoy.

http://www.go-faster.com/SS100.html

RetroRob · 10-08-2011, 10:39 PM

Freak in awesome pics. Absolutely the best time to be alive, I'd given anything to be around then. Thanks for sharing this..

Pendulum · 10-08-2011, 11:26 PM

Definitely awesome. Thanks for sharing.

thomassuman@mac.com · 10-09-2011, 03:33 AM

thanks for the trip back in time - great pictures -you can feel how relaxed they were from the time for tea shots - are those canvas looking saddlebags oil cloth ?

spununit · 10-09-2011, 04:42 AM

One of best threads I have come across in long time, something a little different and very cool. Those pics really capture the feel of that period in time. Thanks for posting.

Reelsnrods · 10-09-2011, 07:26 AM

That is fantastic! "Ladies and gentlemen" touring about, covering a couple thousand miles in suits and stopping ever couple hundred miles or so for a spot of tea... and to have it all there in an album to remember. Jealous all around. I need a new suit.

DPWU · 10-09-2011, 07:43 AM

Awesome pics! Thanks for sharing!

sandergecko · 10-09-2011, 07:44 AM

I saw a few of those roads this summer still pretty spectaculair on a motorcycle.

chopperhound1971 · 10-09-2011, 09:37 AM

very cool thanks for sharing

Druid73 · 10-09-2011, 04:30 PM

Great pics a bit of history there Back when things in life were way more simple Wish it was that way now

Zeeman · 10-09-2011, 07:05 PM

Thanks for that. 2000 miles on a Brough SS100 would be great fun, even without GPS and a support crew.

Speed King · 10-10-2011, 07:20 AM

Excellent! Thank you.

not45blesk · 10-10-2011, 07:54 AM

very cool pics!!!

dead pirate · 10-10-2011, 08:04 AM

man that was sweet awesome man. what kind of bike is that with the side car? that thing is sweet man. i would love to have one of those.

69camfrk · 10-10-2011, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by dead pirate

man that was sweet awesome man. what kind of bike is that with the side car? that thing is sweet man. i would love to have one of those.

It's a Brough Superior. Absolutely a piece of art man!! Did you look at the videos the son made riding the same Brough?? I'm assuming his Dad passed it along to him, and may email him to see if that is the case. But, either way, his Dad kept the same motorcycle for 60 some years. Should all of us be that lucky. These days, you pretty much need Jay Leno money to have a Brough, so I guess it will stay on my list until I win the lottery. I'm glad everyone has enjoyed the thread, I was lucky enough to stumble across it and had to make sure the link got here. I suppose I enjoy looking at what a different era motorcycling was back then. For those guys, especially in just post war Europe, it had to have been the trip of a lifetime. Can't say I'm not jealous.

fastbastard · 10-10-2011, 10:35 AM

thanks for sharing that link, great story, nice bunch of bikes and great guys.
god the fifties must have been nice.

kokopelli · 10-10-2011, 01:24 PM

wow.

La Dolce · 10-10-2011, 01:50 PM

I could not imagine packing shirt ties and sport coats for thousands of miles adventure.
How fantastic.

reverb · 10-10-2011, 09:13 PM

...really great and pictures with fine definition, so seems that the guy knew how to take pictures.

FL&WVMIKE · 10-11-2011, 04:17 PM

69camfrk .........................
Hey ! Thanks for posting that ! That was really cool.
MIKE

10-08-2011, 10:13 PM	#1
69camfrk Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: GA, If you want sympathy, you can find it in the dictionary between shit and syphilis Posts: 280	Pics of a motorcycle trip through Europe circa 1950's Ran across this on a car forum I stay on a lot. Definitely worth the look, and well documented. Triumph's, Brough's, etc. Fantastic stuff. Hope you enjoy. http://www.go-faster.com/SS100.html

10-08-2011, 10:39 PM	#2
RetroRob Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Gettysburg, Pa. Posts: 345	Re: Pics of a motorcycle trip through Europe circa 1950's Freak in awesome pics. Absolutely the best time to be alive, I'd given anything to be around then. Thanks for sharing this..

10-08-2011, 11:26 PM	#3
Pendulum Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 9	Re: Pics of a motorcycle trip through Europe circa 1950's Definitely awesome. Thanks for sharing.

10-09-2011, 03:33 AM	#4
thomassuman@mac.com Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: mahwah nj Posts: 197	Re: Pics of a motorcycle trip through Europe circa 1950's thanks for the trip back in time - great pictures -you can feel how relaxed they were from the time for tea shots - are those canvas looking saddlebags oil cloth ?

10-09-2011, 04:42 AM	#5
spununit Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Canberra Australia Posts: 67	Re: Pics of a motorcycle trip through Europe circa 1950's One of best threads I have come across in long time, something a little different and very cool. Those pics really capture the feel of that period in time. Thanks for posting. __________________ [I]Why sure it's legal sherif, that's why they call us cow pokes!

10-09-2011, 07:26 AM	#6
Reelsnrods Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nantucket, MA Posts: 50	Re: Pics of a motorcycle trip through Europe circa 1950's That is fantastic! "Ladies and gentlemen" touring about, covering a couple thousand miles in suits and stopping ever couple hundred miles or so for a spot of tea... and to have it all there in an album to remember. Jealous all around. I need a new suit.

10-09-2011, 07:43 AM	#7
DPWU Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Halifax, NS Posts: 149	Re: Pics of a motorcycle trip through Europe circa 1950's Awesome pics! Thanks for sharing!

10-09-2011, 07:44 AM	#8
sandergecko Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Netherlands below sea level Posts: 876	Re: Pics of a motorcycle trip through Europe circa 1950's I saw a few of those roads this summer still pretty spectaculair on a motorcycle. __________________ www.GeckoKustoms.com GET FLAKED!

10-09-2011, 09:37 AM	#9
chopperhound1971 Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: oklahoma Posts: 90	Re: Pics of a motorcycle trip through Europe circa 1950's very cool thanks for sharing __________________ "do unto others before they do unto you" igor-van helsing

10-09-2011, 04:30 PM	#10
Druid73 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Northeast VT Posts: 244	Re: Pics of a motorcycle trip through Europe circa 1950's Great pics a bit of history there Back when things in life were way more simple Wish it was that way now __________________ Beyond The After Life

10-09-2011, 07:05 PM	#11
Zeeman Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 560	Re: Pics of a motorcycle trip through Europe circa 1950's Thanks for that. 2000 miles on a Brough SS100 would be great fun, even without GPS and a support crew.

10-10-2011, 07:20 AM	#12
Speed King Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Omaha Posts: 924	Re: Pics of a motorcycle trip through Europe circa 1950's Excellent! Thank you.

10-10-2011, 07:54 AM	#13
not45blesk Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Urb Olissiponesis Portucale Posts: 1,566	Re: Pics of a motorcycle trip through Europe circa 1950's very cool pics!!! __________________ Knot Blesk 3ciprestescycles http://3ciprestescycles.blogspot.com http://fatfredtowing.blogspot.com/

10-10-2011, 08:04 AM	#14
dead pirate Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: middle america (indiana) Posts: 379	Re: Pics of a motorcycle trip through Europe circa 1950's man that was sweet awesome man. what kind of bike is that with the side car? that thing is sweet man. i would love to have one of those. __________________ My fiance, who ISN'T much for motorcycles (but a VERY tolerant woman) said:"That was beautiful, baby… "So there you have it, even someone who doesn't know a panhead from a mullethead likes it.

10-10-2011, 10:35 AM	#16
fastbastard Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Albuquerque NM Posts: 185	Re: Pics of a motorcycle trip through Europe circa 1950's thanks for sharing that link, great story, nice bunch of bikes and great guys. god the fifties must have been nice.

10-10-2011, 01:24 PM	#17
kokopelli Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Louisville, Ky Posts: 118	Re: Pics of a motorcycle trip through Europe circa 1950's wow.

10-10-2011, 01:50 PM	#18
La Dolce Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: central NJ Posts: 2,022	Re: Pics of a motorcycle trip through Europe circa 1950's I could not imagine packing shirt ties and sport coats for thousands of miles adventure. How fantastic. __________________ If a deal don't end in a hand shake than it ain't a good deal!

10-10-2011, 09:13 PM	#19
reverb Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: . Posts: 671	Re: Pics of a motorcycle trip through Europe circa 1950's ...really great and pictures with fine definition, so seems that the guy knew how to take pictures.

10-11-2011, 04:17 PM	#20
FL&WVMIKE Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Daytona Beach, Fl & Spencer, WV Posts: 8	Re: Pics of a motorcycle trip through Europe circa 1950's 69camfrk ......................... Hey ! Thanks for posting that ! That was really cool. MIKE

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