30 April 2010
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27 April 2010
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23 April 2010
PARIS-DAKAR BEEMERS
BMW brochure, Germany, 1984
Last week I met my old friend Frank, who I hadn't seen for years, at the opening of his new tattoo studio Skininc. He has turned his beautiful classic seventies BMW R75/5 into a Mad Max Paris-Dakar G/S. Spot the differences with the genuine G/S PD from 1984 above.
Last week I met my old friend Frank, who I hadn't seen for years, at the opening of his new tattoo studio Skininc. He has turned his beautiful classic seventies BMW R75/5 into a Mad Max Paris-Dakar G/S. Spot the differences with the genuine G/S PD from 1984 above.
22 April 2010
SOLEX ARROWS
Solex manual, Holland, 60s
Solex was a French manufacturer of carburetors and the powered bicycle VéloSoleX. The Vélosolex has a small 49cc motor mounted above the front wheel. Power is delivered via a small ceramic roller that rotates directly on the front wheel by friction to the tire. The first prototype of a VeloSolex was created in 1941 and used a regular bicycle frame, were powered by a 45cc engine. In 1946 VéloSoleX were produced commercially. More than 8 million were sold, mostly in Europe.
Solex was a French manufacturer of carburetors and the powered bicycle VéloSoleX. The Vélosolex has a small 49cc motor mounted above the front wheel. Power is delivered via a small ceramic roller that rotates directly on the front wheel by friction to the tire. The first prototype of a VeloSolex was created in 1941 and used a regular bicycle frame, were powered by a 45cc engine. In 1946 VéloSoleX were produced commercially. More than 8 million were sold, mostly in Europe.