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)
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)
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)
I thought this was going to be a thread about Nate.
Quote from: silentbob on September 12, 2010, 06:31:55 AM
I thought this was going to be a thread about Nate.
good one... ;D
[laugh]
[clap]
Quote from: silentbob on September 12, 2010, 06:31:55 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]
Quote from: lazarus7 on September 12, 2010, 06:29:56 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
Quote from: lazarus7 on September 12, 2010, 06:29:56 AM
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)
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]
Did they really have those jets in 1918?
Quote from: OT on September 12, 2010, 04:56:14 PM
Did they really have those jets in 1918?
No, but they had parachutes and airplanes to jump out of.
Quote from: OT on September 12, 2010, 04:56:14 PM
Did they really have those jets in 1918?
Based on the Para's kit in that photo ( a re-annactor), more like 1944