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Originally Posted by S@~+#0$# Here is my contribution to this thread. I shot these at a Vintage/Classic Rally held recently in Bangalore. The Suvega seems to be original except for those turn-signals. The last picture is of a Yezdi Colt 60 belonging to one of the spectators in the event. | S@~+#0$#; Grand old man astride, too. If I hadn't concrete info that the Doc I was alluding to earlier was in the Happy Hunting Grounds, I'd have thought it was him on the Suvega. Seems lovingly maintained (bike) Quote:
Originally Posted by karlosdeville I suppose this is one of them? I spotted it at a garage in Pune. | karlosdeville: Extraordinary that there's still one in the flesh, Sir. Thanks. I can still 'hear' the Pearl in my head: some bloke hailing from Vijayalakshmi Engineering Works (ex- Benson Town crossing) raced one 25 odd years ago, and I can remember watching and chiefly- listening- to him wak-wak around Ulsoor Lake. Lovely machines that were quite advanced for the day. I think one model came with auto-clutch, but the fast one was manual, had foot operated gears and a 65/75 cc 2 stroke engine. Parsi acquaintence's G'pop rode one that was green. Quote:
Originally Posted by suren181 Sankar, you know what? You can still buy one brand new. The "Safari" moniker is out and it's just the V2 now. Check the link below. Kinetic Showroom : Utility Vehicles : Luna
Hmmm... they call it an Utility Vehicle. The V2 80 seems good, but how I wish they (Kinetic) had their A.S.S. in place | suren181: Wow- hard to believe but equally fantastic that it's survived this long. I'd forgotten the name: Safari. Quote:
Originally Posted by islero Pearl Yamaha? Can anyone please give specs of this bike? Never heard of/ seen this bike before; want to know more! | islero: Does anyone know if this was manufactured by Yamaha- directly, or via a tie-up? Did they make any other models? Why did they fade away? Quote:
Originally Posted by anjan_c2007 This was a 65cc geared moped sold in India from 1965 till I guess 1970-71 or so. Manufactured in Tamil Nadu with technology from Yamaha it was very contemporary for its times. The selling price was I believe Rs 3200=00, roughly the cost of a Lambretta Li150 or a Vespa (Bajaj 150) in those days.It came in a two tone colour- green and cream/light brown or black and cream.green was its signature colour. | anjan_c2007: Thanks, that helps. 3200 of the Lucre was a lot of money back then, but the machine was IMO worth every cent.
Anyone heard of the Saund (Zweirad) 100 cc, 2 stroke motorbike with 5 gears? Dad owned one and she used to sing like a mosquito (when you weren't busy hunting for a gear). Sadly, the Co. went belly-up |