Came across this image the other day, I believe the bike to be British. Rich, any chance of an ID? Regards Peter
Peter, it's not British, it's a BMW - and apart from anything else, the sidecar is on the "offside" for British roads
Yep, As the man says, Cant see the motor but from the Sidecar shape and the front guard (with those giant stays. no doubt needed with such a heavy bike), its does look like a BMW R75
Just enlarged it to 400% and the forks do indeed look identical to the BMW. The camoulage netting works well! Regards Tom
Thanks for that, as far as the army (any army) is concerned, I know nothing.... Regards Peter. And that includes motorcycles.....
I think the picture was taken at Normandy (Canadian possibly British Area). It's possibly in ATB's D-Day. Definately a R75 Beamer- or atleast I'd stick a fiver on it.
And that includes motorcycles..... But Peter, the RAF used motorcycle combinations too. This is a Norton with the chair on the nearside as you'd expect. Rich
But Rich, they didn't fly The RAF also got the Indian 741B....and it DEFINITELY didn't fly it was rice-puddingly-challenged
phylo The rice pudding....... YouTube - Indian 741 B walk around whilst idling YouTube - Starting a 1942 Indian 741 B WWII military motorcycle
Yep. A personal fave, far nicer than a WLA/C. Over the years I've "nearly" bought two...each time a last-minute change of heart probably saved my sanity and bank balance.
Yep. A personal fave, far nicer than a WLA/C. Over the years I've "nearly" bought two...each time a last-minute change of heart probably saved my sanity and bank balance. A few years ago took the old Guzzi for an MOT expecting the usual jibes about tractors, old fashioned stone age, etc etc. The guy in front of me was on a lovely restored Military outfit Scout complete with 3 speed hand change, foot clutch, manual advance and LH throttle. He was laughing so much we had to wait. I think the MOT man just passed it on the spot, what was the point of a test? To mae matter worse than guy after me was on an Enfield Conty, in such company the old Guz was a young wippersnapper... Kev
I knew I'd seen that building somewhere before....It's been bugging me all week Officers and soldiers of the 2nd Panzer Division surrender to Canadian soldiers in St. Lambert-sur- Dives, France. Major David Currie (third from left, holding pistol) won his Victoria Cross during this engagement. You can just make out the Bike in the first shot. Canada at War - View Photo: Canadians at Falaise
Great photo, of what must have been a tense moment. What on earth is the gun in the foreground that the photographer is standing behind. Looks like an artillary peice judging by the big external recupperator on the top and thin shield?? No muzzle brake. Kev