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Friday, 24 March 2017

FAMILY MOTORCYCLE HISTORY

Family Motor Cycles History I am gazing at a very old photograph of a very old motorbike.Its taken round 1922 on the Walch to Armidale road.



Its a Douglas opposed twin motor with a rectangular fuel tank,sweptback handlebars, and exposed flywheel,a fairly primative machine but it transported my father Fred Williams round the northern NSW dirt roads in his job as a representative for Williams Bros Motors. Now wheather its genetic or not,I dont know but I took an instant liking to riding on the back of Geoffrey's 500 CC Tiger 100 twin motor bike when he drove through French's Forest and down Tumble Down Dick,the accelleration of these machines was very rapid from 30mph to 100 mph in 30 seconds, The feeling of wind in the hair with associated thoughts of freedom were very apparent .

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