bought a bsa A7 and sidecar for £5 when i was about 14 to ride around the fields ,i helped on a farm . the family had bought their 1st little car so when i enquired at their front door £5 and the deal was done . great times the 1960s .
Hi nice video, I had a 1954 Norton Model 7 which I bought for 10 quid, the front forks were bent and the front brake was oval, no problem to a apprentice fitter & turner. It was a good bike when fixed up. I later had a 1961 Dominator 88 SS, that was a wonderful bike, had 10 : 1 pistons , twin carbs went very fast.
Yes it was high compression a bugger to start, had to change to hotter plugs when warmed up. But when running it was magic, the handling was first class and acceleration very good, wish I still had it.
When I first saw a cutaway drawing of the Triumph twin in 1960 I didn't quite believe that both pistons went up and down together. But the more I thought about it I marvelled at the brilliance of the design. But of course they do tend to have tendency to shake you up a bit 😵
I had an ex police 51 500 speed twin rigid rear end. Cost £300 in about 1990. Non original but what a nice engine. Went as fast as my BSA Royal Star from 1970.
As usual I love all of these bikes. I have a soft spot for that BSA A7 and A10 models. My favorite British twin is the current Triumph Speed Twin 1200 painted in orange. Ride safe guys. Cheers
All very nice bikes for Sunny Sunday Morning ride to the nearest Cafe/Watering hole. You do need to keep on top of maintenance/spanner work because these bikes demand being looked after in a way modern bikes do not....l just love the sound of old British Singles and Parallel twins, they just sound like a motorcycle should...The modern Royal Enfields have got the Sunday morning ride Bike perfected...if you would rather have old school with modern technology...
Well they need more but not so much as some think Regular oil changes are vital And of course you can do it yourself so very inexpensive to keep on the road Remember most bikes/ bikers don’t cover the kinds of mileage they use to
I always thought that the field master and hunt master were different cc bikes. One was Ariel’s own the 500cc field master the other used a 650cc bsa A10 engine with different outer engine castings. The hunter was manufactured throughout the 50s and was as I remember a single. The original Red Hunter came out in the 1920. And by the 30s could be had with a 600 SV a 500 VH a 350 NH and a 250 cc and could be ordered with a twin port head and or a valance type front mudguard. I was lucky enough to by a 350 1939 Red Hunter in 1967 that was a completely knackerd but had a 250 with it . I remember wheeling it home in 2 wheelbarrows. It cost me £5. Wish I still had it.
Great video of some great bikes! I think that back in the day people were more in tune with their bikes, servicing and tinkering was easy and anyone could keep their bike running sweetly.
Some very tasty machines there! I'm very partial to the A7, but both the Dominator 88 and the Tiger 100 were also nice - apart from the early sprung-hub Triumphs, that is! A mate had a sprung-hub Thunderbird and its handling left something to be desired.
They are all nice ey, all still working and you can still pick em up for very reasonable money we'll most anyway, another nice film by the way keep up the good work chap
Bit of a story but in the mid 1980s I had a triumph ss250 when gpz900s where the rage, in central London where I lived and I new the roads well there, not one of them could ever lose me from lights to lights, some were amused some were furious and some up there visor to ask me what it was, a true classic, but back to your film 500 twins really pull though ey
Pool petrol after ww2 ,low octane stuff so most bikes were 7 :1 or thereabouts. My tr5 trophy with Ali barrel and head has 7s in it. Very easy to start which is a boon when it’s covered in mud and in a rut. It’ll do seventy plus on the road(17 stone rider) so I’m happy with state of tune. It doesn’t get hot either.
Very sweet running engines, and it's a remarkably complex subject, which British industry had got fined down exceptionally well. Bit of a flame travel thing...
@@bikerdood1100 In the RAF it was referred to as MT (Mechanical Transport) Fuel Unleaded and yes, it was 85 octane. Petrol-rationing was introduduced in the UK in September 1939. From July 1942 to July 1945 petrol sales were suspended, except those with essential-user coupons for those with official sanction. Rationing ended in May 1950, but was reinstated in December 1956 (due to the Suez Crisis) and ended in May 1957.
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Excellent selection! I would be happy to own any of these and would be hard pressed to choose a favourite.
True
bought a bsa A7 and sidecar for £5 when i was about 14 to ride around the fields ,i helped on a farm . the family had bought their 1st little car so when i enquired at their front door £5 and the deal was done . great times the 1960s .
£5 😎
Hi nice video, I had a 1954 Norton Model 7 which I bought for 10 quid, the front forks were bent and the front brake was oval, no problem to a apprentice fitter & turner. It was a good bike when fixed up. I later had a 1961 Dominator 88 SS, that was a wonderful bike, had 10 : 1 pistons , twin carbs went very fast.
10”1 ouch that’s high
Yes it was high compression a bugger to start, had to change to hotter plugs when warmed up. But when running it was magic, the handling was first class and acceleration very good, wish I still had it.
When I first saw a cutaway drawing of the Triumph twin in 1960 I didn't quite believe that both pistons went up and down together. But the more I thought about it I marvelled at the brilliance of the design. But of course they do tend to have tendency to shake you up a bit 😵
But
You only need one set of points and there’s no lumpiness a very low rpm
@@bikerdood1100 yes, there's the beauty in it 👍
I had an ex police 51 500 speed twin rigid rear end. Cost £300 in about 1990. Non original but what a nice engine. Went as fast as my BSA Royal Star from 1970.
If only the we still 300 quid
As usual I love all of these bikes. I have a soft spot for that BSA A7 and A10 models. My favorite British twin is the current Triumph Speed Twin 1200 painted in orange. Ride safe guys. Cheers
I do love my A10
Wonderful bike wonderful sound
Thanks, t100 for me every time.
Oh those Triumphs are real pretty
All very nice bikes for Sunny Sunday Morning ride to the nearest Cafe/Watering hole. You do need to keep on top of maintenance/spanner work because these bikes demand being looked after in a way modern bikes do not....l just love the sound of old British Singles and Parallel twins, they just sound like a motorcycle should...The modern Royal Enfields have got the Sunday morning ride Bike perfected...if you would rather have old school with modern technology...
Well they need more but not so much as some think
Regular oil changes are vital
And of course you can do it yourself so very inexpensive to keep on the road
Remember most bikes/ bikers don’t cover the kinds of mileage they use to
I always thought that the field master and hunt master were different cc bikes. One was Ariel’s own the 500cc field master the other used a 650cc bsa A10 engine with different outer engine castings. The hunter was manufactured throughout the 50s and was as I remember a single. The original Red Hunter came out in the 1920. And by the 30s could be had with a 600 SV a 500 VH a 350 NH and a 250 cc and could be ordered with a twin port head and or a valance type front mudguard. I was lucky enough to by a 350 1939 Red Hunter in 1967 that was a completely knackerd but had a 250 with it . I remember wheeling it home in 2 wheelbarrows. It cost me £5. Wish I still had it.
Well they did recycle names a bit wonder if they wanted the 500 to fall in line with the 650
Great video of some great bikes! I think that back in the day people were more in tune with their bikes, servicing and tinkering was easy and anyone could keep their bike running sweetly.
Today they take em to a dealer and hand over a ton of cash
Some very tasty machines there! I'm very partial to the A7, but both the Dominator 88 and the Tiger 100 were also nice - apart from the early sprung-hub Triumphs, that is! A mate had a sprung-hub Thunderbird and its handling left something to be desired.
Sprung hub seemed a silly idea really
@@bikerdood1100 Certainly, they were one of the less-successful Edward Turner efforts.
@@chrisweeks6973 er no 😂
They are all nice ey, all still working and you can still pick em up for very reasonable money we'll most anyway, another nice film by the way keep up the good work chap
Thanks
Why spend the extra on a sporty 650 you have to wonder
Bit of a story but in the mid 1980s I had a triumph ss250 when gpz900s where the rage, in central London where I lived and I new the roads well there, not one of them could ever lose me from lights to lights, some were amused some were furious and some up there visor to ask me what it was, a true classic, but back to your film 500 twins really pull though ey
I think the Sunbeam S7 deluxe or S8 would have made for a nice bit of variety.
True but as an inline bike I’ve saved it for a video on inline bikes
There’s the Villiers inline twin two
Nice choices ! What was the front downtube frame 'loop' for on the Ariel, Matchless etc please ?
Fitting side cars
@@bikerdood1100 every day's a school day !
@@TheKRU251 ain’t that the truth
These older Classic bikes sure had awfully low compression ratios. Was this due to crappy gasoline back in those days?
Pool petrol after ww2 ,low octane stuff so most bikes were 7 :1 or thereabouts. My tr5 trophy with Ali barrel and head has 7s in it. Very easy to start which is a boon when it’s covered in mud and in a rut. It’ll do seventy plus on the road(17 stone rider) so I’m happy with state of tune. It doesn’t get hot either.
Pool petrol
It was rashoned in the Uk into the 50s and was of military standard so very low octane around 85 I believe
Very sweet running engines, and it's a remarkably complex subject, which British industry had got fined down exceptionally well. Bit of a flame travel thing...
@@bikerdood1100 In the RAF it was referred to as MT (Mechanical Transport) Fuel Unleaded and yes, it was 85 octane. Petrol-rationing was introduduced in the UK in September 1939. From July 1942 to July 1945 petrol sales were suspended, except those with essential-user coupons for those with official sanction. Rationing ended in May 1950, but was reinstated in December 1956 (due to the Suez Crisis) and ended in May 1957.
@@chrisweeks6973 so basically crap
Good for Centurian tanks mind you 😂
NORTON any day for me.
Interesting 🤔
Japanese twins of the 1960s next eh😁
Hmmm 🤔
Not next no
But at some point