The third tranche of snaps from the Graham Walker....
Magnificent Norton. |
Bronze head overhead cam. Superb. |
It even had an aroma of Castrol R about it! |
James 'pineapple' engine. |
Rare early Velocette KSS. |
Triumph H with wicker torpedo sidecar. |
As per the previous post it seemed to be the year of the New Imperial. |
Indian Scout. |
Indian from c. 1912. Way in advance of Brit bikes of the time. |
Exquisite engine of the Indian. The oil sight glass in the crank case is a nice feature. |
Humber that looks as if it was restored at the dawn of the vintage bike movement. |
Lots of springs grafted on to the Humber's downpipe, I can only assume this was a mod done to improve cooling. |
1913 Kynoch with Precision engine. |
Another view of the Kynoch. |
Douglas ladies model. |
If there were a prize for skid lid of the day this would be it. |
Humber forecar detail. |
T'other side of the Humber. |
Clyno combination. |
Tail end of the Clyno. Note twin chains (I assume a two speeder with sliding dogs gearbox a la Morgan). Also check the neat rear jack stands, ideal for fixing a rear wheel puncture. |
One of my favourites of the run, a TT model Triumph. |
This TT Triumph has the luxury of a clutch. |
Rider's eye view of the TT Triumph. Note on the left side a fuel gauge, a useful but very unusual feature. |
The Museum wheeled over this ex-works Rudge ridden by the great man himself. |
That's a lot to concentrate on when you even have the need to adjust steering damping on the fly. |
Graham Walker picked up a leg injury in the First World War. This required him to ride with a modified brake pedal as seen here. |
The Walker Rudge bum pad is a pneumatic pillow type. |
Finally this sweet BSA Silver Star. Genuine pre-war off road machines are rare indeed. |
Burgess air filter on the Silver Star. |
On the Walker Rudge , modification is the brake not gearchange
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