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Title: old, odd, and interesting Post by: lazarus7 on September 11, 2010, 10:44:34 AM so i also have a 1969 triumph bonneville t120r
and a 1971 triumph trophy trc6; while i was down at the oily british bike shop today, he had this dug out of his archives and cleaned up in the case.... its the tiniest thing ive ever seen; pretty cool... crankcase isnt much bigger than a grapefruit...!!! (http://i56.tinypic.com/15z18ah.jpg) Title: Re: old, odd, and interesting Post by: 1KDS on September 11, 2010, 02:40:18 PM Cool little motor, found this one
'39 Enfield Flying Flea (http://www.chippenhamauctionrooms.co.uk/vintage_and_classic_car_motorbikes_and_automobilla_auctions_files/6.jpg) Title: Re: old, odd, and interesting Post by: lazarus7 on September 12, 2010, 05:29:56 AM thats the one; good catch.... [thumbsup]
they were made small/ light enough to drop out of airplanes for troops in combat.... (http://i55.tinypic.com/ff8wnc.jpg) Title: Re: old, odd, and interesting Post by: silentbob on September 12, 2010, 05:31:55 AM I thought this was going to be a thread about Nate.
Title: Re: old, odd, and interesting Post by: ducpainter on September 12, 2010, 05:41:14 AM I thought this was going to be a thread about Nate. good one... ;DTitle: Re: old, odd, and interesting Post by: 1KDS on September 12, 2010, 07:55:41 AM [laugh]
[clap] Title: Re: old, odd, and interesting Post by: fastwin on September 12, 2010, 11:00:56 AM I thought this was going to be a thread about Nate. You beat me to it, but I thought it was going to be about me! [laugh] Title: Re: old, odd, and interesting Post by: 1KDS on September 12, 2010, 11:54:02 AM they were made small/ light enough to drop out of airplanes for troops in combat.... That must be why it was called the flying flea Title: Re: old, odd, and interesting Post by: kopfjäger on September 12, 2010, 12:32:18 PM they were made small/ light enough to drop out of airplanes for troops in combat.... No need for it to be light to parachute it in. 4 x M551 Sheridan Light Tanks LVAD C-5B Paradrop (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50cpPAVoxJQ#normal) Title: Re: old, odd, and interesting Post by: krolik on September 12, 2010, 01:58:14 PM Every once in a while the chutes would fail on those M551 drops. :o
I heard that they made a nice hole in the ground. [evil] Title: Re: old, odd, and interesting Post by: OT on September 12, 2010, 03:56:14 PM Did they really have those jets in 1918?
Title: Re: old, odd, and interesting Post by: kopfjäger on September 12, 2010, 04:12:51 PM Did they really have those jets in 1918? No, but they had parachutes and airplanes to jump out of. Title: Re: old, odd, and interesting Post by: orangelion03 on September 13, 2010, 07:34:27 AM Did they really have those jets in 1918? Based on the Para's kit in that photo ( a re-annactor), more like 1944 |