Thursday, September 29, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Australian soldier on Douglas Motorcycle - WW1
WWI Australian Light Horse Officer & Douglas Motorcycle.
Hand Painted Toy & Model Soldiers Made in Australia
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
Rockers vs mods - Stockholm 2011
Rockers & Mods meeting Stockholm 2011.
No rumble, no fighting, just a bunch of friendly gasoline consumers of 30 something.
No rumble, no fighting, just a bunch of friendly gasoline consumers of 30 something.
Nimbus sidecar 750 cc - 1936
Nimbus 1936 746 cc OHC four in line “Luxus” sidecar combination: frame# 2431
The Nimbus was manufactured by the firm of Fisker & Nielsen of Copenhagen.
This company was formed in 1905 to manufacture electric motors; in 1910 the Nilfisk electric vacuum cleaner was marketed.
This product was a great success and it was soon sold in many countries all over the world.
In 1919 the first Nimbus four motorcycle was brought out. It was a remarkable design, since no steel tubing was used in the frame.
Instead flat steel strips were used with the long, cylindrical petrol tank welded in place.
Front and rear springing were available. This remarkable design was soon dubbed “ the stove pipe” because of the distinct shape of the petrol tank.
In 1928 the firm was no longer able to cope with the large scale production of both motorcycles and vacuum cleaners, so it was decided to stop motorcycle production, after some 1,300 machines had been made.
This decision was soon regretted: in 1934 a new building was commissioned and the “Nimbus II” was brought out in April of that year.
The flat steel strip frame was a feature in common with the “stove pipe” , but most other features were totally new: the top half of the crankcase was cast in one piece with the ribbed air cooled cylinder block.
The iron cylinder head sported an overhead camshaft.
The crankshaft drove the overhead camshaft through the upright mounted dynamo via sets of bevel gears. 12,715 machines were produced between 1934 and 1959.
This Nimbus combination provides 18 HP @ 4,000 RPM.
Text & photo's by: yesterdays.nl
All American Weekend - Lommel Belgium 2011
Today 18 september 2011 was "Carfree Day" in Belgium's major cities.
"Car free" means that only bicycles are allowed in the cities.
"Car free" actually means "We hate cars".
So, to counter this evil hippie bicycle day: we visited an event that celebrates KING CAR!
Oh, and remember: OIL is a 100% natural product, straight from Mother Natures belly!
Visit:
Sickriders Society - Freestyle MX team: Sickrider Society
The Fabulous Jet truck: Jettruckteam.nl
Belgium's finest hardrock - psychobilly band: Hellsonics
"Car free" means that only bicycles are allowed in the cities.
"Car free" actually means "We hate cars".
So, to counter this evil hippie bicycle day: we visited an event that celebrates KING CAR!
Oh, and remember: OIL is a 100% natural product, straight from Mother Natures belly!
Visit:
Sickriders Society - Freestyle MX team: Sickrider Society
The Fabulous Jet truck: Jettruckteam.nl
Belgium's finest hardrock - psychobilly band: Hellsonics
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Saturday, September 17, 2011
A Dollar to Bonneville USA
French project: Racing a French Dollar motorcycle from 1934 on the Salt Lake in Bonneville.
Fundraising: 1 € = 1 kilometer to Bonneville!
Click here to visite their cool website !
Visit: dollar.motorcycles.fr
Fundraising: 1 € = 1 kilometer to Bonneville!
Click here to visite their cool website !
Visit: dollar.motorcycles.fr
A Dollar from France
Dollar is a motorcycle brand from France, Joinville le Pont. 1925 - 1939
Dollar made motorcycles with engines ranging from 98cc up to 750cc
Dollar made its own engines, but also used Chaise overhead valve engines.
Dollar made motorcycles with engines ranging from 98cc up to 750cc
Dollar made its own engines, but also used Chaise overhead valve engines.
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