Here's a late thirties Royal Enfield. If I'm not mistaken a 248cc side valve Model D. Not a machine to set the world on fire, but a competent lightweight motorcycle none-the-less. The pressed steel girder forks put the bike as 1936 or possibly up to a couple of years later.
The chap astride is scoring highly in the inappropriate riding gear stakes. The machine carries a London registration plate and I'm guessing the picture was taken in the UK. It's a rather unusual location when you look up close.
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march 1938 onwards that reg, but what is odd with the background?
ReplyDeleteHello Ken. Yep, the first comment did indeed look very spammy. I've removed it - in doing so your comment got removed with it. Sorry.
DeleteThanks for the reg no details. I guess that puts the bike as a '38 model. By '39 they were back to regular tubular forks.
Ref the background I should have said distinctive rather than unusual - looks like sea on one side, a spit of land with a small road going down it and a lagoon to the other side.
All the best, Richard
Like Chesil Beach? your part of the world.
DeleteSlapton Ley (the pool) in Devon with Slapton Sands in front? REgards, Mark
DeleteJust took a look at pictures of Slapton Ley. Looks like that is definitely it!
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