Good one. Very informative, thank you. I've usually ridden at least something like, if not one of, your subject set. 0 for 5 this time! Must say I do like the look of the Norton.
It would be fun to learn to ride these vintage bikes. I love my sportbike and "modern" others but these were all very unique with lots of quirks I am sure! (I.E. personality!)
Well not really vintage, but actually not difficult at all once you get use to it and genuinely more enjoyable than a modern bike, more of a challenge because they don’t do everything for you in the same way at all
This is great thank you. We can still buy these motorcycles today and ride them and enjoy them. A testament to fine British engineering and manufacturing. I ride a 1954 MSS and love it. Since you asked, I have a 1936 AJS 500 flat head I’d like to see something about those 😊..
I might be in something of a minority, but I always rather liked the Triumph Bathtub models; a mate had a rather nice Speed Twin, in Amaranth Red, while another had a Tiger 110, in black and ivory, both with the Bathtub. In terms of 500 cc British twins of the period, one could add in the BSA A7, which was very popular. I was always partial to the A7SS, the Shooting Star - introduced in 1954 as competition for the Triumph Tiger 100 - with production ending in 1962. It was finished in a rather nice shade of polychromatic green. I would have bought one new in 1962, but unfortunately the 1960 250 cc learner law prevented that, so I settled for a new and very reliable Jawa 250 instead.
Certainly in their day the bath tube was pretty popular, they sold enough of them after all. Definitely plan further videos on this plus the 650s of course As an A10 owner how could I not I did a couple of videos on eastern bloc bikes including Jawa . Some very neat machines I must say and discovered some completely new makes I’d never heard of
Heres a thought, Imagine you are the owner, for 10 years, of a Yamaha R1 and you are an older rider who is finding the riding position a problem that requires you to stop every half hour or so to stretch legs, this issue has lead you consider a switch to a more touring style machine, what would be a possible replacement for an R1 ?!!!
Best thing is to try a number of bikes to see what fits you best Adventure bikes have become popular for that very reason but there are lots of options depending on what style your into and what you expect from it
It was 10 years old when I bought it in 1969 and unknown to me (at 17 years old) there was a lot wrong with it. Long story short I spent a small fortune on it and after a year sold it at a loss.
@@jamesweber4938 well it still happens today people get an old bike to restore at a profit An easy way to burn a lot of cash Not a problem as long as they don’t expect big profits
The BSA's look very smart there, alot of skilled hours of restoration. Thanks for the filming and content
Make my A10 look a bit tatty
😂
That was a really well balanced look at 500s. A friend of mine had just bought a 1930 Rudge Special.
Might do one on earlier machines
Good one. Very informative, thank you. I've usually ridden at least something like, if not one of, your subject set. 0 for 5 this time! Must say I do like the look of the Norton.
Glad you enjoyed it
It would be fun to learn to ride these vintage bikes. I love my sportbike and "modern" others but these were all very unique with lots of quirks I am sure! (I.E. personality!)
Well not really vintage, but actually not difficult at all once you get use to it and genuinely more enjoyable than a modern bike, more of a challenge because they don’t do everything for you in the same way at all
Ride them is not difficult, starting them and service them is something else.
1st allways loving these videos.hi from New Zealand 🇳🇿
Thank you the feedback is much appreciated 👍🏻
This is great thank you. We can still buy these motorcycles today and ride them and enjoy them. A testament to fine British engineering and manufacturing.
I ride a 1954 MSS and love it.
Since you asked, I have a 1936 AJS 500 flat head I’d like to see something about those 😊..
Shot some film of one of those at a sow recently I think a video about AJS history is a must at some point
Many happy miles on a Velocette Venom
We. I don’t know but I’ll assume many 😆
Made me go all gooey eyed seeing my old love the Norton ES2 back in 1966.
Glad you enjoyed it
I still have my original 1951 ES2, still love riding her.
Fantastic
The relatively low compression ratio of early fifties bikes was due to poor petrol quality. A benefit is that they are easier to start.
Yes we all know that
Pool petrol you mean
Bloody rationing 😂
Still pays dividends now
I might be in something of a minority, but I always rather liked the Triumph Bathtub models; a mate had a rather nice Speed Twin, in Amaranth Red, while another had a Tiger 110, in black and ivory, both with the Bathtub. In terms of 500 cc British twins of the period, one could add in the BSA A7, which was very popular. I was always partial to the A7SS, the Shooting Star - introduced in 1954 as competition for the Triumph Tiger 100 - with production ending in 1962. It was finished in a rather nice shade of polychromatic green. I would have bought one new in 1962, but unfortunately the 1960 250 cc learner law prevented that, so I settled for a new and very reliable Jawa 250 instead.
Certainly in their day the bath tube was pretty popular, they sold enough of them after all.
Definitely plan further videos on this plus the 650s of course
As an A10 owner how could I not
I did a couple of videos on eastern bloc bikes including Jawa . Some very neat machines I must say and discovered some completely new makes I’d never heard of
Horex has probably copied a lot from the British
Oh a lot of British design somewhat pre-date Horex
I thought that Ariel vh 500 might have got a mention, keep up the good work cheers
5 bikes more than 5 companies, can’t put em all in
This time
Love your stuff. Thanks!
Just glad people enjoy them really
And hopefully sometimes see something new
Very nice collection of bikes. One of my favorite bikes is your gold BSA. Thanks for sharing. Cheers
I’m very fond of her
Unfortunately so is my son and now he can ride it it’s a scrap when we pull her out of the shed 😂
Heres a thought, Imagine you are the owner, for 10 years, of a Yamaha R1 and you are an older rider who is finding the riding position a problem that requires you to stop every half hour or so to stretch legs, this issue has lead you consider a switch to a more touring style machine, what would be a possible replacement for an R1 ?!!!
Best thing is to try a number of bikes to see what fits you best
Adventure bikes have become popular for that very reason but there are lots of options depending on what style your into and what you expect from it
an r1 with risers
@@quidly259 When your 6'4" with long legs and weell into your 60's risers won't help, thanks for the suggestion though !!!
@@quidly259 and your knees 🙄
Sadly so many of the Featherbed Norton 500s were cannibalised to make Tritons. Good choice of 500s. Thanks.
Very true unfortunately
I cannibalized a 600 Norton to install a Thunderbird engine but it was reverted back to a Norton when it was sold.
@@jamesweber4938 swapping engines can work but it can also result in frame oscillations and amplification of the dreaded vibrations
there was a cut away mss engine at school
Wonder where they got that from
Had probably once belong to the factory for use at shows
@@bikerdood1100 I was going to nick it and turn it in to a lamp but got expelled before i could get it. It was Chichester boys school btw
@@AndyAndy-bg7mv tut tut 😂
Would have been a cool lamp though
The Sunbeam S7 is what British cruisers could have been.
True
BSA management very quickly lost interest unfortunately
I had a T100A.
Hope you liked it 😎
It was 10 years old when I bought it in 1969 and unknown to me (at 17 years old) there was a lot wrong with it. Long story short I spent a small fortune on it and after a year sold it at a loss.
@@jamesweber4938 well it still happens today people get an old bike to restore at a profit
An easy way to burn a lot of cash
Not a problem as long as they don’t expect big profits