That Special Spirit - British Special Motorcycles.

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Special British Motorcycles, Norton Dominator, Velocette Thruxton, 750 Triton, BSA C15 Special, 750 Norton Gus Khan Production Racer, Norton Venom see them on the road, hear them and listen to the owners talking about them. the best of British bikes.

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@frankmarkovcijr5459 2 жыл бұрын

Don't you just love the sound of a proper motorcycle

@johnburns3703 Жыл бұрын

yes a reverse cone megaphone commands attention!

@hughg7216 2 жыл бұрын

My '57 Matchless G11 & I would feel right at home meeting these cool guys along the roadway! cheers!

@alessandrocatena9354 Жыл бұрын

Che meraviglia!I'm the proud owner of an excellent t 150 v I bought in 1976...British and Italian classics,wonderful bikes❤

@janetmuskett3210 3 жыл бұрын

Brings a lump to the throat and a tear to the eye. Fantastic.

@paulsmith3487 Жыл бұрын

And a hole in the wallet!

@stevef9530 3 жыл бұрын

Featherbed Nortons, Featherbed Nortons! Mine’s a 650ss, I love em all....

@gitaneVYS491R 2 жыл бұрын

Some fantastic sounds in there, a quick half-hour.

@mikecartlidge5355 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful footage of great machines, so much time and effort gone into building them. At the moment I am building a baby Tribsa, I say baby because the rolling chassis is a BSA 250 Baracuda fitted with later shuttle valve front forks and 7" twin leading shoe front brake. The motor is a Triumph 500cc 5TA. I have just found a race tank which is off a modern Royal Enfield 535 Continental and should be right size to look right on a smaller chassis........all in all a labour of love. Hats off to all the guys featured in this film, lovely machines.

@Desmo900SS 3 жыл бұрын

What an excellent video. British Specials !! Can't beat them.

@davidrabone 6 жыл бұрын

I just love it! The noise of that Velo Thruxton going up Zig Zag hill is beautiful!!

@frankmarkovcijr5459 2 жыл бұрын

How can you go without a motorcycle for 33 years I spent seven weeks in the hospital following an accident and I couldn't wait to get back on two or three wheels just think of the memories you would have if you had kept that bike on the road for the past 30 years instead of a year right now

@sachin4789 2 жыл бұрын

Best days of mechanical motorcycling.. all about noise ..love it

@kdsowen2882 2 жыл бұрын

I live rural, on a road very-much like Zig-Zag-Hill. It's a joy to ride my TR1-Special up the hill , a lot 'Hairier' on the way way back down. David Aotearoa nz

@vinm300 2 жыл бұрын

Very well filmed. "Front leading shoe is amazing, it would stop anything" I had a YDS7 with front leading show - best brake I ever had, wet or dry.

@doylegaines1319 Жыл бұрын

Maybe someday you'll get to try a DLS front brake...

@vinm300 Жыл бұрын

@@doylegaines1319 The Yamaha YDS7 had twin leading shoe (DLS) Wet or dry they were great brakes I moved onto the Yamaha from a CZ125, it felt like a Grand Prix bike - great times !

@ianwalker6236 Жыл бұрын

Ooooo, that makes me want to start work on the 1962 Dommy 99 in the garage, which i've been saving for a retirement project ! 😁

@spotsterjon74cu 3 жыл бұрын

Rode down Zig Zag hill last Sunday on my Triumph Bonneville T140D. Great video. Thanks

@elmerfudd1086 2 жыл бұрын

Why do so many folks just love the sound of a single cylinder motorcycle? They sound broken to me. Give me a parallel twin anyday.

@MpeTe01 2 жыл бұрын

Great video well put together. Very nostalgic and makes me think I should put my old BSA A10 back on the road.

@mevcarter6664 2 жыл бұрын

I thoroughly enjoyed that. Very interesting machines and owners.

@christopherk111 2 жыл бұрын

hello from australia,,,simply fantastic ,,thank you

@johnhunter4972 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video. Surprised I haven't come across it before.. Probably because it doesn't have Velocette or Norton in the title. A bit of nostalgia for this 73 year old!

@GPgundude 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Such beautiful bikes and such a fine video!! Thanks for Sharing!

@RikkiSteele Жыл бұрын

Wow getting to hang out with all those old racers and there motorcycles must have been a dream come true for the guy filming this

@fromevideoclub3606 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ricci It was a real blast from the past making the video. Thanks for your comment.

@horserider9578 2 жыл бұрын

Got to say at 0.40 I'm just so glad there wasn't another vehicle coming down that hill. Great bikes great sounds.

@m3hnl 2 жыл бұрын

awesome stuff i was born in frome allways remember difazios wonderful footage

@frankmarkovcijr5459 2 жыл бұрын

They are all so beautiful They Ride good they sound good and there's more originality in them than any foolish Harley custom it is amazing the amount of work that they put into these bikes because it is a labor of love

@Queequeg61 Жыл бұрын

That’s kind of harsh. There are some cool old Harleys around too.

@frankmarkovcijr5459 Жыл бұрын

@@Queequeg61 true there are a few cool old Harleys around but they are treated more like a collectible commodity to be boxed up on display and not to be ridden. I am old-school the kind from an age where you made custom parts for your motorcycle because you could not buy them. You don't see many older Harleys because soon as they get to be 30 years old they are exempt from an import tariff and they load 40 of them in a container and ship them overseas containers loads at a shot. In the 90s when the Evo came out many guys were going on about how much the Harley dealer gave them for their trade in not realizing the Harley dealer was going to ship them overseas and double his money. Some Custom Motorcycles are just a guy's way of displaying how much ridiculous money you can throw at a motorcycle.

@Queequeg61 Жыл бұрын

Well as far as old school goes, I’ve been riding for more than fifty years and have had my share of vintage British and American bikes. I loved and rode them all. And I remember fabricating my share of parts as well, but you are mistaken about old Harley’s not being ridden, check out some KZfaq videos of the cannonball run. You might enjoy them.

@frankmarkovcijr5459 Жыл бұрын

@@Queequeg61 I am well acquainted with the Cannonball because they had some BMW guys who did The Cannonball. But that is not like riding the motorcycle every single day. I do not drive a car and whether the weather was good or the weather was bad I rode my bike in it. I have watch The Cannonball videos and you watch how much stuff they have to do to those engines. The guy who rode to BMW felt guilty because all he did was add a little oil while everyone else is replacing connecting rods and primary parts and whatever else let go. Whenever I go to a Harley party on one of my old antiques or my Ural sidecar outfits everyone tells me I have the coolest bikes there and I already know that. I love it when people record me kick-starting one of my motorcycles. I maintain my motorcycles but I am not a mechanic. I have found that if you keep them in good running order maintain them properly and do not abuse him they are perfectly reliable to use for everyday transportation after all that's what they were constructed for in the first place. Now in Europe if you are vehicle is over 30 years old or older you can get away with not having an mot every year. You also get discounts on your insurance and registration. Especially in Eastern Europe there are still many World War II vehicles running around. There is even a company in the Netherlands if I'm not mistaken that makes a whole Harley 750 W la fully assembled or parts for you to put together or to service the bike that you have up to and including Sheet Metal Frames Engines & Transmissions. In Europe you go to a motorcycle party and you will see more vintage motorcycles in the parking lot then in the bike show.

@ianmangham4570 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful machines, so much more fun than a Honda Melody 😅

@frankmarkovcijr5459 2 жыл бұрын

Hearing Florida in Naples there is a company that makes feather bed frames alloy tags and all the things you need to build a Triton

@shanea60 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@ianjohnston2361 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent.... I'm joining the club...

@paulsmith3487 Жыл бұрын

Yeah,really good,more Spitfires please!

@philmuskett265 Жыл бұрын

Just gobsmackingly faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaantastic.

@sanderslongdrive Жыл бұрын

These circa 1960 bikes are extremely popular at the moment largely due to old timers like myself who rode them in their era. It's a combination of nostalgia and engineering beauty. It's difficult to relate to modern bikes entitrely covered in plastic sheeting. But at the time many of us were easily seduced away by the big Japanese bikes eg. Honda's CB750 which emerged in 1969. My late father, who was into bikes all his life (he rode an 'Indian' in the U.K. as early as the 50s) , used to sacastically state, with much exaggeration, that the new Japanese bikes were engineered to 0.25 mm whilst the British bikes - 0.25 inches. But the essence of that statement was nevertheless true. In 10-15 years when most of us old timers (if still around) will at best be riding bath chairs I wonder just how popular these old British bikes will be as I don't see many youngsters expounding their virtues? My present bike? A (year 2000) Honda Valkyrie Interstate. Throw the bad eggs.

@johnbrereton5229 Жыл бұрын

I've owned and riden both British and Japanese bikes from the 1960s onwards but it's only the British bikes I love, while the Japanese are more appreciated than loved. Also Motorcycles from all the previous decades to the 1960s are all loved and appreciated by riders who never owned them as youths. Therefore, I expect the younger generation will also love and appreciate these beautiful machines too.

@stuarth43 Жыл бұрын

Argg, had the last 650 ss in 69,48 bhp, great featherbed frame, no air filters , Amals, dusted and stuffed on the dirt roads in NZ, got a BMW now thank Christ

@annsmith8000 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic, those the sounds of my youth.Remember the smell of Castrol R as an apprentice mechanic working in a small village near Swindon during the mid to late 60’s, going to speedway watching young men like Barry Briggs from NZ where I ‘ve lived since early 70’s I think it was for the Red Robins Barry rode for, is that club still going? Also Ivan Maugers, sorry probably spelt that great riders name wrong. Yeah i was sure fortunate living through that era and living in eyesight of Uffington White Horse. Thanks so much for this awesome video wish all you guys n gals the best of safe riding bless you one n all. Robert Smith👍👍👍

@bobhoven3959 2 жыл бұрын

Love it 👍👋🖤

@morgandebold7244 2 жыл бұрын

My 38 BSA m 20 is pretty cool! Amal carb, lucas ignition, left brake, right shift, barrel spring girder front end.

@normang8978 2 жыл бұрын

When I was a teenager around 1968 had a BSA Bantam a RE Crusader a RE Continental A BSA M20 I could have bought a Norton Dominator in aTea cheast for £50 & a Ariel square 4 in tea chest for the same why the hell did I not do it

@johnburns3703 Жыл бұрын

used TO RIDE WITH A MATE WHO HAD A BM 600/5 I think?My 350 sebring cafe racer kept up well and he ended up buying the ducati from me and still owns it1

@tnetroP 2 жыл бұрын

7:40 - The Velocette Thruxton is still taxed and insured so is still on the road.

@youknowwhoalready 2 жыл бұрын

That unmatchable *reliability* 😂🤣🤣

@thra5herxb12s 2 жыл бұрын

Zig Zag Hill. Not fun coming down it for the first few times, but beautiful riding roads all around there.

@frankmarkovcijr5459 2 жыл бұрын

I said dinky toys that shows like Benny Hill and Monty Python I love reading old British motorcycle magazines that have honest Rotex of the bikes if you look hard enough you can find old British bikes that you can buy them for a song

@horserider9578 2 жыл бұрын

9.18 Ahh these British bikes are the best especially with the Japanese brakes .

@davidelliott5843 2 жыл бұрын

Check out the Hossack bikes. He designed the hub centre fork that BMW use on the K1300 and K1600. Only his version is much cheaper and lighter weight. The Britten 1000 from NZ had a similar front end.

@TheFarinared 3 жыл бұрын

Just the ticket !

@normanreid29 2 жыл бұрын

I had a rgs copy a10 base with rear sets clip ons clocks etc i am still alive a wonder

@frankmarkovcijr5459 2 жыл бұрын

Train people on motorcycle people are better than regular people enough said

@keithmoore5224 2 жыл бұрын

i may upset a few but one of my bikes is a wait for it a a10 frame golde tank mud gards suzuki wheels 17 inch (modern tyres) plus forks with a yam xs 2 engine 110 mph trumph swept back pipes (modified of cors) stops goes handles keeps up with most bikes in thailand ps iv built bikes since i were 16 no cars just bikes stile riding 75 years young yammie

@67daltonknox 2 жыл бұрын

I rode a Venom Clubman back in the 60s. Occasionally I get nostalgic and think of getting an old bike, but then it would hardly get ridden. My 1290 SAS is simply better in all regards.

@frankmarkovcijr5459 2 жыл бұрын

I love my BSA 250 singles the American Legion Riders who I ride with hate my bike because I cannot accelerate their humongous Harley's that act like a pig in a curve I love the fact that I can keep up with their hundred cubic age super Harley's with a bike a quarter of the size motor and a quarter of the weight of the size of the bike they hate it with a passion and I love it that they hate it I saw a p50 in the British Motorcycle Museum and I I shall I stick Norton Commando type frame it's a shame that every t&bs a and Triumph went out of business I love kinky toys

@jeremykeller211 2 жыл бұрын

Is Unity Equipe still in business?

@jimdavis8391 Жыл бұрын

Gotta feel sorry for the missus. I imagine she'd like to be riding something else.

@dogpaw775 2 жыл бұрын

no full arm, neck tatt's. skinny jeans or beards. just relying on knowledgeable time tried enthusiasm; most excellent.

@MajorTom6 2 жыл бұрын

Can I ask what year this was filmed?

@fromevideoclub3606 2 жыл бұрын

Hi MajorTom the Special Spirit was filmed in 2000 in Dorset, Shaftesbury, Zig Zag Hill and Compton Abbas airfield. Best Alan

@MajorTom6 2 жыл бұрын

@@fromevideoclub3606 Thanks. It's a great vid!

@jefflambert8603 Жыл бұрын

Where is that Cafe you all Stopped at. ?

@fromememories3007 Жыл бұрын

Hi Jeff, Its a small hill top airfield called Compton Abbas Between Shaftesbury and Blandford Dorset UK.

@guyfustec8234 2 жыл бұрын

Magnéto BTH is very good, the contact breaker is not good, misfiring ignition plug the top 32° PMH is difficult for gear for Magnéto BTH contact breaker

@guyfustec8234 2 жыл бұрын

Je possedais une magnéto BTH avec le pignon d'avance automatique d'origine BTH, après le point d'allumage impeccable, même a la lampe stromboscopique

@frankmarkovcijr5459 2 жыл бұрын

I love old planes to I have a hundred-year-old to Haviland gypsy moth that flight worthy it just needs a battery flying an old plane like that is riding a tall bike you do it by the seat of your pants yeah you work on it yourself mechanics if you can call that that won't touch it I love flying through the clouds if I died flying my girl I wouldn't mind it at all if I guy riding what am I British classics I wouldn't mind it at all either

@frankmarkovcijr5459 2 жыл бұрын

Buy 74 Triumph Daytona keeps up with traffic on I-75 no problem

@guyfustec8234 2 жыл бұрын

Velocette Owners Club ?

@guyfustec8234 2 жыл бұрын

1974