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  1. Luddite

    Show us your motorcycles!

    Here's another from my garage for the delectation of Loungers.... It's an AJS G6 of 1926, one of the first series-production overhead-valve motorcycles. 350cc, lighter than I am, all the 'right' bits and goes as good as it looks. Sadly it doesn't stop as good as it goes though.
  2. Luddite

    Migraines - how to come out the other side

    I am also a sufferer, currently about once every six weeks, although in the past they have come on at twice that rate. Duration is anything from one to three days - when I first started suffering, at age eighteen, they would last much longer, into double figures. My visual warning is a...
  3. Luddite

    History in my hands…

    The thing which gave me that direct link to history feeling was working on old aircraft. In a previous career I used to work on pre-WW2 aircraft, and when removing the fabric, I would quite often find the pencil marks made during the airframe's original construction, and sometimes comments from...
  4. Luddite

    Typical London Street Scene in 1935

    They mostly went during the war, as did the larger pecentage of street furniture, to be converted into military hardware.
  5. Luddite

    Belgian Military Leather Coat

    I had the breeches which go with this coat, some of the finest leather clothing I have ever owned. I gave up ever finding the matching jacket so sold the breeches on! I don't remember any additional snaps on the breeches, but I'm wondering if these additional squares are some kind of...
  7. Luddite

    Show us your motorcycles!

    I thought I'd post a picture of my Dnepr MT10-36. It's in the workshop at the moment having two-wheel-drive gear fitted. Riding it is a totally different experience from riding a solo, and the right-hand sidecar is interesting on UK roads. It's on my 'keepers' list!
  8. Luddite

    Dr Martens

    Dr Martens definitely used to make half-sizes, as I have a pair in 10 1/2. Agreeing with the above, I would imagine the range complexity was reduced when production moved to China. I wear Docs every day; black eight eyelet boots by choice but I have also used shoes and their 'off-road' boots...
  9. Luddite

    Evolution of Colonial English Accents - Australia and New Zealand

    Recently I heard an alternative, or possibly additional theory for the Australian inflection, which captured my imagination... As we all know, it's very sunny most of the time in Aus. The brightness of the sun causes one to squint. The fierceness of the squint tenses the throat and tongue...
  10. Luddite

    Lets see your Balloon Tire Bikes

    Thanks chaps. I'll order some 'sacrificial' decals and give it a try first.
  11. Luddite

    Lets see your Balloon Tire Bikes

    FAO Kilroy I wonder if you've had any experience with lacquering over decals? I'm reaching the end of a resto of a Schwinn Spitfire - it was a total wreck of a bike, bent forks, rust aplenty and scrap wheels. You have to take what you can get over this side of the pond! I've rebuilt it...
  13. Luddite

    Trade Names that Became Generic

    I've just come back in from the garage, where I was using Molegrips and Allen keys...
  14. Luddite

    Do you "Adopt" discarded Golden Era Items?

    LizzieMaine ''I simply can't walk past an item like that without feeling like it's my responsibility to give it a new home and a new lease on life.''<<< This is my problem, in a nutshell! I have a bit of a reputation when it comes to 'rescuing' vintage stuff - it's a family joke that I...
  15. Luddite

    Clothing on my sidecar...

    Yes, I saw that, but was saving it for best ;)
  16. Luddite

    Clothing on my sidecar...

    Hi Clint. I was going to post a thread requesting roughly the same information, as I will soon be buying a '26 AJS and feel a need to look the part (something lacking from the British Old Bike scene unlike France, where you feel out of place not dressing in-period at rallies)! Although...
  17. Luddite

    Suggested Items In Attic

    Spiders. A pair of wooden skis and a canvas Alpine sack.
  19. Luddite

    Trade Names that Became Generic

    How about Zeppelin? And in Golden Era Britain, 'Handley-Page' was used as the generic name for any large aircraft. Aga is used as the name for any solid-fuel stove, and Fairy liquid for washing-up liuqid. But I think the most universal is Petrol - the tradename for Carless' motor spirit.
  20. Luddite

    Show us your motorcycles!

    Don't get me wrong, I love Urals, and still have a solo, but they're simply not as nice to ride as the Enfield. Something to do with the geometry of the frame makes them ponderous at best - sidecar rake on the forks at a guess. Add to that appalling brakes and very poor carburation, and...
  21. Luddite

    Show us your motorcycles!

    I'm pretty familiar with the Russian bikes, I've had around twenty-five of them over the years, and currently own around four! In around 1939, the Russians obtained (whether they were licensed or copied is still a matter of debate) the designs for the BMW R71, which was brought into...
  22. Luddite

    Show us your motorcycles!

    Hi Clint. Love your WL, it may not be 'correct' but it's one gorgeous bike. Having ridden a couple of WLAs I know what you mean about the speed / braking! Thought you may be interested in this H-D I saw on the motorway the other day - excuse the dodgy through-the-window shot!
  23. Luddite

    WWII tank unearthed

    I read an article once about five Harley WLAs and a Jeep which were buried in crates during the war for recovery and sale on the black market later. These were recovered in the 1980s and were still in decent condition! Maybe the tank-buriers did it with an eye for profit?

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