Who here has the oldest working bike?

[Pete.]

I'm a fan of modern bikes - but I know that a few members at least have some 'old' bikes. Obviously Ariel's Badger is a few yrs older than me.

I was wondering, who here has an old bike - say earlier than 1960 - and who has the oldest?
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[DJS]

I have a 1929 Scott 500cc water cooled two stroke twin but it ain't working - yet!

[pepperami]

Nah! I cant even get close.
My oldest bike is a 1979 Honda , that`s still 34 years old
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[Pete.]

[hmmmnz]

a 63 vespa cut down is as old as i currently own
used to have a 51 james captain,
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[qarka]

Oldest in my garage is a 1978 Yam SR500.

My ZX7R is the first bike I've owned that is younger than me...
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[Pete.]

Actually DJS I think I have to correct myself - I think they were actually James motorcycles from the 1920's not Scotts. 2-stroke, watercooled, telescopic forks IIRC. I met the guy because he bought an old Drummond Lathe left by my late father.
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[Walloper]

1956 BSA C12 (Full working Order)
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[c_dug]

One of the curators at work commutes on a bunch of oldies, the oldest being a real oldie, 1920's-30's kind of age which comes out once or twice a year at most. The regulars are a Ducati mark 4 and a BMW (r50 I think), kick start push rod engined BMW.

Like so:

https://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee81/paddy2007dug/V__F780_zps4fb42463.jpg

Also this is the BMW which is more or less his day to day bike, though he does switch about quite regularly.

https://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee81/paddy2007dug/BMW_zps13e43bc5.jpg
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[jjdugen]

So my '78 Jota dosen't count then?
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[GrantT]

I've got a 1950 Triumph Thunderbird that did work until I took it apart...

[garth]

Old man has a '53 ES2 that's on the road. I took it for a spin the other day, was, er, interesting.

[Jefr0]

My Dad has a mixture of old bikes. I think oldest is his Vincent Series B Rapide 1947, if that counts??

Kicking it over is a technique and a half. So he also has a electric starter installed (generally kicks it over though) To start it, it's a spitfire gun button mounted on the crash bar
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[Walloper]

[Islander]

[The other Paul Rudd]

Pre 1960? My Mobylette just squeaks in at 1959. It's now 100% roadworthy, and I managed to keep most of the patina.

https://img850.imageshack.us/img850/394/bkpn.jpg

Also a mate managed to obtain a packet of genuine Belgian 1970s Gauloises fags to put in the tool box under the seat.

https://img812.imageshack.us/img812/2619/n5ie.jpg

[reed]

[Walloper]

[The Shaggy D.A.]

My money's on Ariel's 1930's thingy.
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[chris-red]

A mate of my dads turned up the other day on a mobylette from the 1940s/1950s, Despite my pushbike probably being faster it was a cool little thing.
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