Here's a vintage motorcycle question. This is a photo taken somewhere around the far northern tip of Northern Ireland. The good looking rider is one M.J. McNeilly. What is the make, model, and year of the bike? (Merlin Reed is disqualified from this one. :>)
uhhhh...1939 AJS 500cc single (maybe a 350?)
> uhhhh...1939 AJS 500cc single (maybe a 350?)
There are some features of the machine that are unique to that model. I won't spoil it, but the centerstand (clipped to the rear fender), the high headlamp, the tank shifter, springer front end, and the angle of the front fender braces are pretty good clues.
1929 BMW-R63, dude
Definitely not a *BMW*
> 1929 BMW-R63, dude
Definitely not German.
Definitely not a *BMW*
Well, then how about a 1939 Velocette?
Definitely not a *BMW*
Got it, didn't I?
Definitely not a *BMW*
The only scooters I remember with a high mounted head lamp were Indians or Vincents. That looks like neither. Got me stumped, and I collect old British Pieces O'Crap.
Clue: It's British
>Got me stumped, and I collect old British Pieces O'Crap.
Well, it *is* British.
Not a Velocette
> Well, then how about a 1939 Velocette?
Sorry, missed this guess. No, it's not a Velocette. Can you make out the forward-leaning cylinder in the photo?
Here's another clue
Here's another clue. This is the same model (without the Brooklands-style silencer on Ms. McNeilly's machine), also with women on it. That last bit isn't a clue, BTW. :>
Here's another clue
'36 RE? (The inspection plate for the lifters has got me confused. Don't remember anything like that)
Here's another clue
Its not a Norton is it...my dad road one in London during WWII and looks similar to his in an old pic.
Not a Royal Enfield
> '36 RE?
No, not a Royal Enfield.
Not a Norton
> Its not a Norton is it...my dad road one in London during WWII and looks similar to his in an old pic.
I'll bet if you compare the details shown in the above photos to that of the machine your dad rode, you'll see some significant differences.
Vincent, 1948
WAG:-)
Not a Vincent
No, it's not a Vincent.
Triumph? 1934?
BSA?
1931 Triumph NSD
Okay, since the guessers seem to be ready for an answer, I think it's a 1931 Triumph NSD.
