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Mike Scib
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Old bike racing pics

Post by Mike Scib » Sun Jan 31, 2010 12:50 pm

Lynda's old man just had a couple of old slides put onto a disc from his racing days that i thought i would share 8)

Sprinting...
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Racing...
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His own FF from back in the day...
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And finally him and his wife, Margret side car racing :lol: :lol:
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alicrozier wrote:As Robin said, need to be comfortable and confident to push right up to the limit - sometimes you only find the limit by going beyond it...
(that's why I think Mike will do fine, that and his lack of imagination). :roll: :lol:
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Re: Old bike racing pics

Post by tut » Sun Jan 31, 2010 3:05 pm

Great pics, and bikes did not come any better than the Vincent.

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Re: Old bike racing pics

Post by haggis catcher » Sun Jan 31, 2010 3:11 pm

Nice Photos.
Elise S1

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Re: Old bike racing pics

Post by Mike Scib » Sun Jan 31, 2010 5:19 pm

Still has the Vincent tut, however it is in bits in his garage as he has yet to start the rebuild he start about 10 years ago :roll: :lol:
alicrozier wrote:As Robin said, need to be comfortable and confident to push right up to the limit - sometimes you only find the limit by going beyond it...
(that's why I think Mike will do fine, that and his lack of imagination). :roll: :lol:
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Re: Old bike racing pics

Post by tut » Sun Jan 31, 2010 5:22 pm

Not an expert, thought it might be a Black Shadow at first, but probably not.

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Re: Old bike racing pics

Post by Mike Scib » Sun Jan 31, 2010 5:34 pm

Its a Vincent Comet tut as the only bikes he raced was that plus the Norton.
alicrozier wrote:As Robin said, need to be comfortable and confident to push right up to the limit - sometimes you only find the limit by going beyond it...
(that's why I think Mike will do fine, that and his lack of imagination). :roll: :lol:
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Re: Old bike racing pics

Post by tut » Sun Jan 31, 2010 5:59 pm

Does not compute Mike. The Comet was a single cylinder, that is definitely a twin.

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Post by H8OAG » Sun Jan 31, 2010 6:25 pm

My Uncle had one of these .......and it's a Black Shadow

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Re: Old bike racing pics

Post by Mike Scib » Sun Jan 31, 2010 7:29 pm

Its a Vincent White Shadow. The bike he has in his garage is a Velocette Venom and the blue bike in the pics is a Vincet Commet 500 Racing :thumbsup

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http://www.realclassic.co.uk
alicrozier wrote:As Robin said, need to be comfortable and confident to push right up to the limit - sometimes you only find the limit by going beyond it...
(that's why I think Mike will do fine, that and his lack of imagination). :roll: :lol:
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Post by tut » Sun Jan 31, 2010 7:46 pm

Ah so, mix up with pics.

Loved the Velocette Venom, was not into bikes in my younger days, cars from the start, but my mates had a Venom with that fishtale exhaust, and a Norton Dominator 99. Lovely looking classic bikes.

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Both pics courtesy of Classic Bikes.

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Post by Cisco » Sun Jan 31, 2010 11:25 pm

My first Irish Road Race, Kilinchey 150, on the Dundrod circuit circa '77...

Bike is a TZ 349 A..put it on a train from Johnstone to Stranraer and Bill Simpson gave me a lift across to Dundrod in his van.

Tom Herron won the main event..Joey won the 250 and 350 events.

Take care..

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