English armada once ruled the race tracks. Luckily they still look good and sound even better.

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  • Опубліковано 7 жов 2022
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  • @goran2003
    @goran2003  Рік тому

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  • @grahamstubbs4962
    @grahamstubbs4962 Рік тому +7

    That Matchless is just downright beautiful.
    Looks like something MV Agusta or Gilera would have made.

  • @brianperry
    @brianperry Рік тому +5

    I remember being at Brands Hatch in the early sixties. The bikes lined up, riders ready to bump start.... all was quiet until the flag dropped ... Then the ever increasing roar of open mega exhausts would fill the air as the bikes thundered by....That sound soon to be surpassed by the raucous howl of Honda four and six...Great days, great memories..

  • @paulsquires9117
    @paulsquires9117 Рік тому +2

    Great video, superb bikes, and superb sounds.👍👍

  • @russbetts1467
    @russbetts1467 Рік тому +2

    Damn. They make me feel old, but I do LOVE the sound of an Open Mega Exhaust Note.... and not a Pudding Basin helmet anywhere to be seen.

    • @goran2003
      @goran2003  Рік тому

      You asked for it ... ua-cam.com/video/zixwCpqUPng/v-deo.html
      ua-cam.com/video/FBHfLMIfpzc/v-deo.html
      Enjoy!

  • @michelpognante3934
    @michelpognante3934 Рік тому +1

    Ah c'est bonne vieille anglaise qui consommer autant d'huile que d'essence !!!

    • @goran2003
      @goran2003  Рік тому +1

      Oui ... c'est une combinaison nutritive pour ces machines à voyager dans le temps :-)

  • @jfu5222
    @jfu5222 Рік тому +1

    Imaged in my mind
    if you say motorcycle
    I see, Manx Norton
    A little haiku on how I feel about these beautiful old things.

    • @goran2003
      @goran2003  Рік тому

      Manx instrumental ... ua-cam.com/video/zixwCpqUPng/v-deo.html
      Enjoy!

  • @michaelgibson4705
    @michaelgibson4705 Рік тому +1

    I think most of us at the time thought the 7R and G50 the better looking bike,but the Manx had the edge on performance.in the hands of Derek Minter at Brands it was hard to beat.I do remember theFrancis Beart Norton’s in their green livery looked great.i recall his rider as being Joe Dunphy My favourite was local riderRon Chandler on the Tom Kirby7R&G50.Halcyon days

    • @G58
      @G58 Рік тому

      If you hit the edit button as soon as you fix the space bar issue, I’m sure your comment will make a lot more sense. Oh, and there’s no apostrophe in the plural of any word.
      Peace

  • @ronniehaworth4669
    @ronniehaworth4669 Рік тому +2

    i ran a 7r registered it for road use( gmf 553b ) CRAZY I KNOW BUT GOOD TIME HAD, on castrol R no lights yes seriously, then got married, could not afford both.

    • @goran2003
      @goran2003  Рік тому +2

      Hi Ronnie ... did you choose correctly?
      :-)

  • @franciscomedinaherrera6514
    @franciscomedinaherrera6514 Рік тому +1

    Que maravillas de motos,gracias por subirlas
    🇮🇨🏍️🇮🇨

    • @goran2003
      @goran2003  Рік тому

      Cheers Francisco ... stay well and enjoy!

    • @user-yz8fk5es3d
      @user-yz8fk5es3d 5 місяців тому

      Que motos hermosas ..... tenemos una manx parecida a la que aparece en el minuto 4.05

  • @RobertMcCall1313
    @RobertMcCall1313 Рік тому +1

    Superbe ! Broaaaarrrrr ! Broaaaaarrrrr !!! John Cooper, Jack Findlay, Peter Williams m'ont fait rêver avec leurs monos préparés

    • @goran2003
      @goran2003  Рік тому

      Hi Joel ... dream and enjoy!

    • @brianperry
      @brianperry Рік тому +1

      Manx Nortons both 500 and 350cc, G50 Matchless, AJS 7R..(boy racers) staple machines in the early sixties when I first visited Race Tracks. a glorious symphony of mega exhausts....

    • @goran2003
      @goran2003  Рік тому

      @Bernardo Desmo Is it thanks to the motorcycle or the rider ... or is it a great combination that came together at a certain time?

    • @samrodian919
      @samrodian919 Рік тому

      @@goran2003 there's no doubt at all in Agostini's quality as a rider , he won too often for it to be a fluke lol, but the MV Augusta was a really superb bike much as I hate to say it. In the very early 70's I used to get the Motorcycle News and they raved about the MV's design and how outdated the single's of Norton and the rest were, and to be true they were right. The singles had had their day and multi cylinder bikes were the way to go.

    • @goran2003
      @goran2003  Рік тому +1

      @@samrodian919 I like single cylinder bikes much more than multis ...

  • @frankmlchaelglasscock6539
    @frankmlchaelglasscock6539 Рік тому +1

    They look better than too days bikes real beauty's

  • @julespressigny1561
    @julespressigny1561 Рік тому +1

    C'est bien beau tout ça !
    De toutes façon la plus belle moto de tous les temps reste la Manx talonnée par la 7R ...
    Les autres c'est très bien aussi mais ...

    • @goran2003
      @goran2003  Рік тому

      OK OK ... let it be Manx: ua-cam.com/video/zixwCpqUPng/v-deo.html
      Cheers!

  • @maxou042
    @maxou042 Рік тому +1

    Les champions du monde toutes catégories en tant que constructeurs et pilotes, sont les italiens, des marques comme MV, Gilera, Ducati, Aprilia, Mondial, Gareli et j'en passe, ont tout raflé pendant des décennies.........

    • @goran2003
      @goran2003  Рік тому

      As much as I like (and own and ride) Italian motorcycles, motorcycle racing history is a bit more complex :-)
      Cheers Carlo!

    • @maxou042
      @maxou042 Рік тому +1

      @@goran2003 Maybe, but Italy remains the number 1 in victories and pilots!

  • @davidrussell8834
    @davidrussell8834 Рік тому +1

    Where are the KTT Velocettes surely the best 350 of this era.

    • @goran2003
      @goran2003  Рік тому

      KSS maybe: ua-cam.com/video/fcLuypuZnw0/v-deo.html
      And this also: ua-cam.com/video/GulPBh7ElXs/v-deo.html
      Cheers David!

  • @williammuir638
    @williammuir638 Рік тому +1

    Makes me drool at the mouth 😜
    Real bikes. No effn electronics or bloody computers.

    • @goran2003
      @goran2003  Рік тому

      Traction control is done by "twist the wrist" method ...

  • @Team-fabulous
    @Team-fabulous Рік тому

    A few quid knocking about there..

  • @kritromulus6851
    @kritromulus6851 Рік тому

    #BikerForce,..OW w w w )))),.. The Kingdom Of The Empire !?!

  • @whalesong999
    @whalesong999 Рік тому

    Were the Manx and the G-50 about equal performance?

    • @goran2003
      @goran2003  Рік тому +1

      In general, yes. In general ...

    • @goran2003
      @goran2003  Рік тому

      @Bernardo Desmo I'd love to take a peek into that well from which you pull all that useful information 🙂
      Thanks!

    • @bigglesace1626
      @bigglesace1626 Рік тому +1

      My older brother raced a Matchless G50 with a Seeley frame and tuning, around 1970. Long mega exhaust, wonderfull sound. I remember one time at the IoM, (MGP, I think), he cut it a bit fine down Bray Hill - when the suspension bottomed he flattened part of the exhaust pipe on the kerb on the right, just where they put the tiny cameras now for the tv coverage. I think the speed trap was at the Highlander then and he clocked about 127mph. The 2 strokes were really dominating then so it was the end of an era. Happy days.

    • @goran2003
      @goran2003  Рік тому

      @@bigglesace1626 Happy memories you have ... cheers!

    • @threepot
      @threepot Рік тому

      @Bernardo Desmo you mention Joe Craig,read Bert Hopwoods book,,he was only going interested in racing,not production road bikes? Shame he didn't put that enthusiasm into the road but kes?

  • @Lyingleyen
    @Lyingleyen Рік тому

    Of course they wouldn't have been thought of as English in those days - they were British - made in Gt Britain and the riders were from all over the UK - works rides would be achieved on merit.

    • @goran2003
      @goran2003  Рік тому +1

      Yes, you're right ... but I kind of like the phrase "English Armada", with the more or less obvious association with the 16th century attack fleet ...

    • @Lyingleyen
      @Lyingleyen Рік тому

      @@goran2003 I see, like the NI Armoy Armada. 👍

  • @kritromulus6851
    @kritromulus6851 Рік тому

    #BikerForce,..OW w w w )))),.. The Kingdom Of The Empire !?!