All bikes here looks gorgeous. When you have factory or sponsor support, you have to keep your bike looking good. But for private riders it was a different story. A constant struggle to make ends meet. Relying on start money to afford to go to next meet. Keep the bike mechanically sound left very little for cosmetics. Paint ain't fast. When the guy who raced my Manx in the sixties saw it, he said "They must have put a lot of filler on that tank." The battered chain guard is a memory of broken chain at 6th lap at 1962 Junior TT.
lol, i can relate there, i guess the paint was all about the sponsors in many ways. I still remember Ron Haslam's Pharoah Yamaha lol, it often looked a bit of a mess when it rolled out of the van 🙂 as the sponsors got bigger the paint got better 🙂
That was really interesting, thanks. Very narrow front tyres on very heavy adv bikes scare me. Whatever arguments exist for their safety are irrelevant to me. I did subscribe to your channel. But, when I was taken back to the start of the vid twice, after skipping over-long, irrelevant ads, I changed my mind. Safe riding
sorry mate, unfortunately, that is a problem that youtube has created at the minute, it isnt my channel, but im sorry its happened, it is becoming a bigger problem, especially with longer content. It may be in time i have to change the way the channel funds itself, but as with many, for now, i am stuck with the way youtube keeps messing things up. to be clear, i dont choose or have any influence over the ads, they arent sponsorships as i have never accepted any sponsorship. hope you will reconsider and join us again, there are a great bunch of subs and i do my best, i am only 1 bloke who loves bikes
@@barebonesmc I apologise to you. I assumed that the input for duration and inconvenience re ads was the choice of the individual, not wholly due to damned YT. I really am sick of their vile, irrelevant, insulting and, at times, politically controversial adverts. I really think a new platform is needed for honest contributors like yourself. The only people that really flourish on YT are cynical people with the same mindset as those Yankee jokers. I will, of course, subscribe again to your channel. I can't, however, promise to see your vids to the end due to the YT mafiosi. They're days are numbered!
@@cliveomahoney4096 appreciated but no need mate, i understand your frustration. they almost killed the channel in january overnight, and its been a struggle to get through it all, even now, many of the subs still dont get notifications, for most people, the video stay hidden, so you (and we) are lucky you found us. I have set an account up on the platform that should never be mentioned here lol I had to to save all the Dakar videos. but for now, i have to continue to battle the youtube algorithm, cheers again
This is a superb, historically important video. It is mind blowing what a collection of famous bikes ended up in the hands of club members and lovingly preserved. I am headed to your website to send some business your way in gratitude for your efforts in keeping this history alive. Many thanks.
you are a gem mate, I do my best, and you have to give respect to the lads who keep these bikes not just running, but racing too, cheers for the support
Love the channel. It’s the best. One request; don’t know how many others will support it: can we have more pics of the bikes, and less footage from the seat. Subjectively the balance feels 30:70 at present. I would prefer closer to 60:40. Then you would have created the perfect biking channel. Thank you for all the hard work. I’ve put the comment in this video because it’s the latest - I appreciate it doesn’t follow the pattern I’ve described at all… :)
That is a fair point, I hope we get some other comments here to support this or suggest other ratios. I do try to balance things, but it doesnt always work out equal. sometimes the right footage can be hard to find, even in my archives lol 🙂Cheers for watching and for the comment mate. Ride Free 🙂
It was a great meeting, if i had thought i would have taken my video camera, but it was a last minute decision to go and some of the CRMC lads arent big on putting their faces in anything, its all about the bikes 🙂
You without doubt are my favourite YT channel, the knowledge and care you put into the videos is second to none. I feel blessed to be able to listen to your videos. If there were a man I'd like to have a beer with and chat bikes, no other man on the planet would take your place. Truly a motorcycle legend.
@@fatpigeonadventurerider2118 bless you mate, I feel lucky to have such a loyal community behind the channel, i dont know any other channel that doesnt get lots of stupid comments. they are so rare here, and i hope that is in part down to my attitude. respect to all, have a great day
Older mechanical works of art, that go fast and make wonderful noises, all presented by a knowledgeable and passionate man. 20 minutes of temporary bliss, in an otherwise chaotic world. Thank you very much!
answer a question if you can, is it possible for a 360 degree v-twin and a 270 degree v-twin both use the exact same cams, i've been told yes but that seems so wrong but also seems kinda right at the same time, i'm so confused.....
sounds completely wrong, but to be sure i would have to draw a lot of diagrams and it would I imagine be a very difficult one to understand without looking at a 3d rotation, and thats beyond me. it isnt something i have ever heard of, but if anyone would know, the guys on the NRE (Nourish Racing Engines) facebook page would be the people to ask 🙂
glad you enjoyed it mate 🙂 Theres plenty more on the channel, hope you will look around and find something your interested in. there is more on the website too. and there will be more to come. Cheers for watching.Hope you will climb aboard. Ride Free 🙂
I started seeing bikes in the late 60's(born in 1962) but I remember bikes like the Honda 750four as my parents were young & their friends rode these bikes. I didn't grow up riding or following a bike circuit but the Honda 750 in this resonates with me as a "Bike" more than most but that's due to my age. What I'm learning here is the rich history of bikes that we didn't have in the USA. I'm sure we've got one but I'm seeing yours now & it is rich..... call me old-fashioned but I really don't like water cooled bikes, I know what they do & the boost in power but it's one more worry if you ask me? I lost a 1986 300ZX car that slightly overheated but managed to warp the head blowing white smoke out the pipes. It happens fast too, since that loss I've hated aluminum heads but I never let it happen again.... lol, thanks for the history lesson. peace
just been talking to someone who has done an off road test on an old Africa Twin and the new one, almost twice the capacity, twice the power, more than 4 times the price (depending on condition) and less than 0.2 seconds difference from a rolling start over a 1/4 mile dirt road 🙂 it just says the same as i said here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vE0bFK-ot5I.html after i picked up the Pegaso I have, different bikes but the same conclusions
IDKnow much about the Africa Twin bikes but for my intent on a bike they're too heavy but I get what you're saying about the comparison here. Part of me would love a new bike just to know where I'm at & that everything is fresh. But I drive an old Truck(96 Chevy) that I redone the entire front end...bearings/bushings & I also put a new Chevy Crate engine(not a rebuilt) so even though she's old I trust her to take me across the USA if I so desire. That trust is the problem when you buy a used machine & I don't have the tools to do much now so I'll be looking for some bike but I do know how to evaluate the sprockets & other parts to determine the basic value to me. I'm about 2 months from a purchase so the things I learn now will help guide me. Then I'll set out to establish the same trust as I have for my P/U Truck..... Ohh, I'm going to ck out your link now.... off to it !
@@diggy-d8w The Africa Twin is a legend (the earliest ones, the later ones got heavier) low comp engine, pretty indestructible, engines will go 200K miles if looked after. and as im sure is the case with the truck, you learn, and its easier (in my case) to trust the work ive done than what others do. worn sprockets have hooked or narrowed teeth, but wheel bearings are one of the things to check, they signify a lot 🙂
@@barebonesmc I really liked the odd rear suspension on the Guzzi and the Lamborghini tractor flywheel they were carrying.😁 I‘ve seen some clever frameworks also. Very light, using engine as a stress member.
good question, i asked it myself and had to dig a while before i could find any info, no one else made a 90 degree twin, the difference is because of the fact a 4 stroke has 2 x 360 degree rotations in one cycle so, with a 90 degree engine, Cylinder 1 fires, then 90 crank degrees later cylinder 2 fires, then 630 crank degrees later cylinder 1 fires again whereas with a 270 degree crank, Cylinder 1 fires, then 270 crank degrees later cylinder 2 fires, then 450 crank degrees later cylinder 1 fires again. I hope that makes sense. if it was a 2 stroke they would be exactly the same, and with 4 strokes, a 270 degree can be re phased to make it a 90 degree firing order, but there is a significant difference in a 4 stroke engine
@@barebonesmc Thank you for explaining this so well - I had to read that and visualise it several times! So in layman terms the 90° gives two firing strokes in quick succession... I am trying not to fry my brain here, but if the 90° PT was to fire on number one and "if" (big 'if!') 90° later cylinder no.2 were to be on it's exhaust stroke, would that then make it a 270° PT??
@@MrStr8den lol, thats fried my head lol, but yes, thats right, i think 🙂 to be sure i would have to draw about 16 diagrams though 🙂 oh how i wish i could do 3d animation 🙂
Weslake. Now _that_ is a name I haven't heard in a *long* time. So long that I can't remember to what it was associated with. Some reason I want to think it had something to do with land speed records or drag racing. Weslake prepared heads. As far as the bike with the flywheel I am hard pressed to not say that is my favorite one out of all of them. That is just an astonishingly great looking bike with some proper old school design and engineering that was crafted by men who knew how to do it right. How in the hell did you pick up all this knowledge about so many different bikes?😮👍🏻 Yep. You doing voiceover is the way to go mate on these videos. It's like a guided tour through a fine museum by a passionate expert on the subject. I'm sure some things you might have a bit off rarely but who doesn't miss the apex occasionally on a road you aren't absolutely familiar with. Keep doing these visits and like you I go to the races I typically am in the lot checking things out while the race is on most of the time.😁
certainly here it was gas flowing the heads that was what I knew him for, One of my A7's was a clubman and although it hadnt been converted to 4 valve it had been gas flowed by him, he was a legend. there were too many great bikes to say 1 was the best, and in part i guess it was the guy with the Weslake I felt more of a connection with. as to how, im never frightened to ask questions and i try and listen hard lol, im sure the reason i forget so much is that the filing cabinets in my brain are just too full nowadays lol, and yes, i make mistakes (some of these pics are actually from Cadwell and I didnt realise lol) but I hold my hands up when i do 🙂have a great day mate, talk soon
@@sadwingsraging3044 Im sure therell be some, but its usually lots of emptiness lol, i still remember sat on the balcony on the border of Extramadura in Spain, listening to the layers of animal sounds echoing across the hills lol, and we got a rare cone head Mantis join us that looked so alien it should have a film made about it 🙂 or at least an episode of Ancient Aliens lol
@barebonesmc people, places, things. Snap a photo or video, do a quick voice over, aaaaand 🥤😮🍿I'm in! Doubt I will ever get a chance to get to Europe now so vicariously is better than nothing.
@@sadwingsraging3044 Never say never mate, 🙂 Positive thinking. If I hadnt refused to accept it I would still be stuck in a wheelchair. and I certainly didnt expect to be doing a 6K tour when we did last time, take each mile as it comes and enjoy every one like it was your last. 🙂 there, thats my bit of philosophy for the day lol. seriously though mate, if you ever get chance, JUST DO IT, as they say
Bianchi is pronounced Be-an-kee pronouncing the chi as chee maybe a Spanish version but as the company was Italian it is the former, they made some interesting race bikes and was a name to conjure with they even made a supercharged 4 cylinder in 1939 to compete with the legendary Rondine engine but the war came along and that was lost to time. The Kawasaki racer with the 85 plate was a 250cc A1 Samurai trying to be its factory racing A1R brother the engines were very similar with both featuring disc valve induction at both ends of the crankshaft which facilitated mounting the carbs on the sides hence making it a tad wider then conventional piston ported induction two strokes.
ooer, i answered this last night but YT obviously had an issue lol. I do seem to mess Italian pronunciation up more than most 🙂 i still pronounce Guzzi as Guzzy even though i know its supposed to be Gutsi. old habits die hard as they say. interesting re the A1 too, sounds like you know your way around the CRMC paddock ? 🙂
@@barebonesmc It has been decades since I was in a CRMC paddock, the reason I know about the A1and A1R is I was around when you could still see them on the road and being raced 🙂
I like your videos , but you are telling us porkie pies )) a lot of those photos are not from donnington . As a local to Cadwell I know the floor there very well 😂
hmm, I have got some from a Cadwell meeting too, could have got some mixed up i guess, thought these were all from the Donnington meeting though, having said that, I just looked and i think you might be right
@@barebonesmc ha ha no dramas , I’m only giving u some shit ) the paddock at Cadwell as u know is very distinctive ). They have some mega classic track days there and the Suzuki classic track day is well worth your time if u haven’t been. It used to be free but they started charging entry on last few years sadly . Although the quality of bikes that turn up I dint begrudge it at all 👌
@@invizzziblecitizzen7092 🙂 i figured you were right from the fence where the Velo's were parked 🙂 when i looked the 2 folders have got proper mixed up lol, the joys, I will look at dates, who knows, i want to check dates at Chimay this year for when we are away, That is where the Konig is most likely to be seen 🙂
@@barebonesmc yes I’m hoping to get over to Belgium this year been a long time since I’ve been to Mettet or chimay, re pics u can tell it’s Cadwell from the grates on the floor and the road ways , sad ain’t i 😂🤦♂️
