Classic Motorcycles in India

SJM1214 · 3rd December 2018, 12:06

Royal Enfield MOFA in running condition. Received this at one of my riding WhatsApp groups.

SJM1214 · 6th December 2018, 14:19

Royal Enfield Mini Bullet-200.

KPS · 6th December 2018, 16:59

1928 BSA 500CC part of Mr. Jamal's collection

Before and after

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With the proud owner.

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Cheers

KPS

SJM1214 · 8th December 2018, 11:03

It looks ugly to me.

mayankk · 8th December 2018, 11:19

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Originally Posted by SJM1214

It looks ugly to me.

But isn't that how it came out of the box?

r_nairtvm · 8th December 2018, 16:13

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Originally Posted by SJM1214

It looks ugly to me.

Mate this shouldn't be here at all. Its not a "Wacky Moded Motorcycle"

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Originally Posted by mayankk

But isn't that how it came out of the box?

Yes it came out of the box exactly like this - probably in 1948.

Its the famous Royal Enfield 125 cc AKA "The Flying Flea" It started production during 2nd World War as bike for the British Army Red Berets Parachute Regiment

Best Regards & Ride Safe

Ram

DaddyAnish · 9th December 2018, 09:28

The flying flea wasn't made to look beautiful. It was built for a different purpose. I do like its little expansion chamber though. Cute!

Shreeram · 26th December 2018, 23:34

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Originally Posted by schakravarthy

Spotted today,

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If i remember correctly, this is one of my old friends bike. What makes me think that is he had a similar Fury Front Fork Setup and exactly the same color Yezdi 350 while he was in pune, Now shifted down south in Bangalore i think. Looks like he is just enjoying it and done nothing else to it since he purchased it in 2006-08.

SJM1214 · 14th January 2019, 12:55

A rusting Royal Enfield Diesel.

viva · 18th February 2019, 00:45

Hi,
Greetings!
Does anyone know how many Norton Dominator 88 are in India? Where can these be found?

KartikeyaL · 11th October 2019, 13:27

Shared by Mr. Bharat Gothoskar on Bombay, I remember FB page

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Discovered an old snap of my grandfather. Can someone identify the motorcycle model and help me date the photo?

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Is this a Norton 16H ? and if so what year ?

cheers

Viju · 11th October 2019, 14:54

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Originally Posted by SJM1214

A rusting Royal Enfield Diesel.

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Looking at the distinctive grab rail and side panel, seems to me that it is a rebadged Sooraj 325 Diesel. Incidentally, both the bikes used the same Lombardini Greaves diesel power-plant with a miserly 6 bhp.

travancore · 12th October 2019, 17:59

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Originally Posted by KartikeyaL

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Is this a Norton 16H ? and if so what year ?

cheers

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I think you are spot on. The above pic is described as a 1944 Norton 16H Military

Vmax1200 · 12th June 2020, 02:18

Classic BMW Motorcycle (R25 I think) from Trichur. This is one of the three motorcycles imported by Christian priests. Two survives in Trichur and one went to Tamil Nadu.

arielguy · 20th July 2020, 12:22

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Originally Posted by r_nairtvm

Hi There. Thanks. Have you seen it or do you have any pics of that ? Just to make sure that both are not the same as this one also has been acquired from the catchment area of Chennai.

Any input would be appreciated

Best Regards & Thanks.

Ram

sorry for the very late reply. after searching a lot was able to find the picture in one of
my old photo albums. pic was taken using a film camera in 1999 at a vintage rally in chennai. The bike has a AP regn.

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