After 50+ years on bikes, I am still on them! Keeping myself in good shape so I can reach the age of 80 and still do it!! To see this old gentleman riding his bike gives us old bikers hope!! Thanks and take care "old" man!! Lol!
Hi Mark, my father "Jackie" had a Goldie some 70 years ago, What a wonderful video of your dad. I wish you and all your family all the best. My name is john I am now 62 and from my dad have inherited a love of motorcycles.
I built one of these from a basket of parts in 1972. Couldn't run with an open pipe, got caught for nose nuisance by the CA Highway Patrol. I had to get the equipment violation taken care of before I mounted the only "muffler" that would work on the puppy, a Bates Shorty. As a kludge, I clamped it over the stock pipe, much too long, it ran like crap, but I made it to the CHP office and they signed off on it. Later that day, I sawed the pipe to the required length, put the Bates on correctly and it went like stink. Had fun with it for a few months and then did a trade deal with Scotty at International Motors in Corte Madera, California. Traded it for a Lambretta motor scooter and some cash. Ended up as the only Lambretta repair guy in NorCal - Batcave Scooters in SF's Mission District. Best years of my life.
I hope you are too, wish I still had a bike I had a Yamaha FJ 1200. I lost my job nine years back and sold it to pay off my mortgage. And every nice day I miss it.
Fantastic video, I would like my father to be here to show him the video, he rided my BSA 1943 at 85 too, but he was 60 years old without riding motorcycles... It was an unforgettable experience to see him ride a couple of blocks alone, great day and great memories....
I had one with a GP carb and when it was hot the only way I could get it started was to have my girl friend push me. It had a megaphone and was a glorious sound. I was in my teens , now 76.
Great to see your DADS still got it in him riding off on his Goldie ,may be he could team up with Sammy Miller and have a blast and back to the future . A high 5 on this one .
La grande classe ,je roule en Norton Commando 850 1973 ,j'ai 62 ans ,et j'aimerais être capable de démarrer ma moto aussi bien que votre père ! Bravo encore ...
That's fantastic. With there not being many big singles on the road like there used to be, not many people would realise that you had to crank these things round to the firing stroke before giving it a good kick!
@@glenhardy4770 My Dad had a Panther 600 before I was born and I've been looking at them on YT. It's quite an operation to start the thing, because you've got de-compressors, valve lifters and advance/retard timing levers which all have to be in the right positions before cranking it around to the firing stroke and giving it a hefty kick, and even when it fired, you have to fiddle with it all on the fly to keep it going and adjust along the way as it warms up!
My mate had a BSA 500cc Gold Star road racer. Kick-starting it could be hazardous if it kicked back. He used 'a valve lifter' to reduce the kickback from the bike. It opened the valve slightly to reduce the compression when starting.
@@alan1340 Sorry to hear that, Alan. I can't comment on your legs but I'm 68 with 2 hip replacements. The 2nd one was done just over 11 months ago. What a wonderful difference it has made to my quality of life. Best of luck to you.
Used to own one. Big mistake on my part, as I wasn't intent on racing it - just shaking my bones! And shaking everything loose on it that wasn't wired down! Funny thing, after I'd moved (twice, two different states and a different country!) I got a phone call from someone seeking parts, wanting to know if I still had my "Goldie".
I had a valve lifter on my 350 cc Gold Star to make starting easier, not sure why the guy didn't use that or was it not on all models? .I still got severe 'kick backs' using it.
Man! I just bought myself a new Triumph Speedmaster as my new ride at 65 n copped a mouth full from my daughter. She is gonna do her tits when I’m still doing this at 84!😂😂🤣🤣
@@mrofnocnon The front back plate is no problem. The front facing scoop was removed and the holes covered by a blanking plate. This was probably to allow the brakes to heat up when riding on the roads rather than track when a greater airflow would be needed. The angle of the brake arm is a minor issue.
