BSA motorcycles

[ckkalyan]

I found some grand oldies of me and motorcycles from the 80's thought I would share them


My very first Rajdoot Yamaha RD 350, Bangalore


Yamaha RX-100, Chirala beach, AP


Rajdoot Yamaha RD 350 en route to Mangalore


Surfing on the beach at Chirala, AP

[Sakobav]

amazing pictures guys of mobikes Xl, CK, oritu, microflex et al...my fathers favorite ride was a BSA mobike which was lost in a fire at a garage. He loved its ride better than enfield.
I have never owned one except bajaj chetak..incidentally few months ago during lunch break I was surprised to see in middle of soho NYC fashion fancy clothing stores a showroom selling Indian royal enfield, their T shirts with enfield logo $30 plus ! and Bajaj showroom ( they call it something different here). I have been seeing lot of enfields in NYC one near my apartment is olive green and looks sexy..
Cheers

[ckkalyan]

Nice ngrewal - you can now cruise around on a Royal Enfield in NYC

I was pleasantly surprised to see that Royal Enfield was offered in Vancouver BC out of a proper showroom - wow - Baljit is very tempted!

http://www.enfieldmotorcycles.ca/


The Sexy Classic Military - that you saw - a beauty - CA$6,350!


...or was it this one you saw?

[Sakobav]

CK I saw the green one top one although it has full seat..they are popular with folks who want to ride bikes of that era...

[timmy]

I think Baljit should get one and give us a "range report"!

In Montana, I used to tie a rope around my Marlin's stock and barrel, sling it over my shoulder, and head out to my favorite shooting place with a brick of 22s on the seat in front of me. I doubt whether that would be acceptable in Canada, however, so I don't suppose Baljit would be interested in that technique.

CK, those RD 350s were absolute terrors on the street. Not much could keep up with them off the line. A set of chambered pipes made them into true street giant killers.

[AgentDoubleS]

Gentlemen, those are some legendary motorcycles you've got there! Loved those classic pics.

On the subject of Bristish beauties, here's mine. Not the same fiery character of her predecessors but equally charming.

Cheers,
SS

[xl_target]

SS,
That is very nice!
Saphire Blue and Crystal white!

I'd be willing to bet that it is way more reliable than the classic old Bonneville.
Not for nothing was Lucas Electronics called the "Prince of Darkness"
Also fuel injection is loads better than carburettion.

[TC]

SS,
That is very nice!
Saphire Blue and Crystal white!

I'd be willing to bet that it is way more reliable than the classic old Bonneville.
Not for nothing was Lucas Electronics called the "Prince of Darkness"
Also fuel injection is loads better than carburettion.

More on the technical points because I know very little about motorcycles though I had a Rajdoot once; for a few months when an accident told me that two wheels were other people's business

That's a great looking machine SS. Congrats


TC

[TC]

I found some grand oldies of me and motorcycles from the 80's thought I would share them

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My very first Rajdoot Yamaha RD 350, Bangalore

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Yamaha RX-100, Chirala beach, AP

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Rajdoot Yamaha RD 350 en route to Mangalore

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Surfing on the beach at Chirala, AP

How on earth did I miss these photos
Such old world charm Kanyan Da. The bikes, the southern sand and ride on the beach only remind me of the scenes from Ek Duje Ke Liye starring Kamal Hassan
The RX 100 used to be the Maruti 800 of the two-wheeler world then while the Rajdoot Yamaha was the Benz . Seems you had your heart in two-wheels.
Thanks for sharing the photos


TC

[AgentDoubleS]

XL,

Saphire blue and crystal white it is!. Ive heard some good things about the Hinckley Bonneville's reliability and it shall soon be put to the test. Triumph's worked overtime to retain the classic look including redesigning the throttle body to look like a carburettor! Much to the purists' dislike I do like EFIsand tubeless tires. The fact that itdoesn't look like a spaceship is an added bonus.

I'd not heard of Lucas being referred to as the Prince of darkness, just searched and there are web pages dedicated to Lucas humour!

@TC, dont let that one fall discourage you!

[TC]

@TC, dont let that one fall discourage you!

SS, I was lucky that I didn't lose a leg. The left leg still pains after 30 years.
While recovering I Imagined myself as a man with a crutch. Then imagined myself as a man with a crutch and a rifle. And then, when I tried to figure out how I would ever shoot anything while standing, I freaked out

TC

[xl_target]

XL,

Saphire blue and crystal white it is!. Ive heard some good things about the Hinckley Bonneville's reliability and it shall soon be put to the test. Triumph's worked overtime to retain the classic look including redesigning the throttle body to look like a carburettor! Much to the purists' dislike I do like EFIsand tubeless tires. The fact that itdoesn't look like a spaceship is an added bonus.

I'd not heard of Lucas being referred to as the Prince of darkness, just searched and there are web pages dedicated to Lucas humour!

@TC, dont let that one fall discourage you!

A friend of mine has a 1970's Bonny. He grew up in Australia and felt nostalgic when he first saw it for sale.
It looks beautiful but it is quirky.
Sometimes, it will decide: "today I will not run".
At other times it is perfectly docile and will do as you bid it.
Then at random, it will pretend to run beautifully till you stop somewhere, at which time it will decide that it is not going any further.
He tried for years to get it to be reliable and finally he gave up and bought a BMW.

The guy who designed the old wiring harnesses has got to have retired by now .
Seriously though, I'm sure the new one will give you no problems.

[Rrahulkumar]

WOW... was shocked and happy to see such enthusiasm for bikes in this forum..
Bikes turn me on as much as knives do.

One of the few regrets i have in my life is not buying a BSA that was up for sale at 45K back in 2002 in Andheri

Presently I ride a Bullet Electra 350 (right shifter) and this is me on my ride to Leh in Aug'14

[kshitij]

Guns, knives, photography and now motorcycles! This is getting better by the day

Have been riding for close to 10years now. First motorcycle was the Bajaj Pulsar, then had a Honda VFR400 for some time, have now settled on a KTM.

Most weekend now are spent with my rifles. Need to get back on the saddle soon...

Few images of my lovely ladies...

[timmy]

I'd not heard of Lucas being referred to as the Prince of darkness, just searched and there are web pages dedicated to Lucas humour!

When I was young in the 60s & early 70s, I well recall Lucas being referred to as the "Prince of Darkness," and it didn't matter whether motorcycles or cars were the subject of scorn! Bikes being left without lights in the middle of the night was what I recall most of all.

Harley were the main thing in my experience, although a friend had a Honda CB550 Four that was a nice machine.

Bonnevilles were always so nice looking, however, and I'm sure they have updated electrics. Your Triumph looks excellent in that blue!

I do also recall and acquaintance with an 850 Norton -- a wonderful machine, indeed!