Motorcycle ID?

Discussion in 'General' started by Peter Clare, May 26, 2009.

  1. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

    Came across this image the other day, I believe the bike to be British.

    Rich, any chance of an ID?

    Regards
    Peter


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  2. phylo_roadking

    phylo_roadking Very Senior Member

    Peter, it's not British, it's a BMW - and apart from anything else, the sidecar is on the "offside" for British roads
     
  3. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

    Thanks for that, as far as the army (any army) is concerned, I know nothing....:D

    Regards
    Peter.
     
  4. kfz

    kfz Very Senior Member

    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

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  5. Smudger Jnr

    Smudger Jnr Our Man in Berlin

    Just enlarged it to 400% and the forks do indeed look identical to the BMW.

    The camoulage netting works well!

    Regards
    Tom
     
  6. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

    Thanks for that, as far as the army (any army) is concerned, I know nothing....:D

    Regards
    Peter.

    And that includes motorcycles.....:D
     
  7. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    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.
     
  8. Rich Payne

    Rich Payne Rivet Counter Patron 1940 Obsessive

    And that includes motorcycles.....:D

    But Peter, the RAF used motorcycle combinations too.

    This is a Norton with the chair on the nearside as you'd expect.

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    Rich
     
  9. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

    But Peter, the RAF used motorcycle combinations too.

    But Rich, they didn't fly.:)
     
  10. phylo_roadking

    phylo_roadking Very Senior Member

    But Rich, they didn't fly


    The RAF also got the Indian 741B....and it DEFINITELY didn't fly :lol::lol::lol: it was rice-puddingly-challenged :lol:
     
  11. Peter Clare

    Peter Clare Very Senior Member

  12. phylo_roadking

    phylo_roadking Very Senior Member

    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.
     
  13. kfz

    kfz Very Senior Member

    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
     
  14. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    I knew I'd seen that building somewhere before....It's been bugging me all week :D

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    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.

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    You can just make out the Bike in the first shot.

    Canada at War - View Photo: Canadians at Falaise
     
  15. kfz

    kfz Very Senior Member

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    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
     
  16. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    One of our Veteran's , Art Bridge, is in that photo.
     

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