Not sure if this should be under "we love pics" or "travel reports" but I came across this link on another site and thought some of the pictures were so good it was worth putting it up here.
Alpine touring in the 50's
Anyone who went Eurotouring round the Alps on a Triumph in the summer might want to reflect that there's nothing new under the sun. Could be a while before demob suits come back into fashion though B) B)
Those were the days ...
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backofbeyond
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Those were the days ...
The ups and downs of 40 years on two wheels
www.pisquicktours.co.uk
Do the best you can, then try to live it down.
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OB1
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Some very tasty bikes there... Brough, Ariel, etc. I wonder if any of them are still around!
A • AND • B • CDN • CH • CN • CY • CYM • CZ • D • DK • E • EST • ET • F • FIN • GR • HK • HR • I • IL • IRL • L • LT • LV • M • N • N-IRL • NL • P • PL • Q • RSM • S • SCO • SCV • SLO • TR • USA • YU
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Re: Those were the days ...
Great stuff ! thanks for taking the time to post. 
Never enough time and so much to see and experience.
Previously a VStrom 650, and a KTM SMR 950, currently XT600E with many mods. And now a F800GS Trophy since the KTM has gone.
Previously a VStrom 650, and a KTM SMR 950, currently XT600E with many mods. And now a F800GS Trophy since the KTM has gone.
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LargeWayRound
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Ditto well done good find.LargeWayRound wrote:Really enjoyed that . great find , thanks for posting .
LWR
We are the Pilgrims, master; we shall go Always a little further: it may be Beyond that last blue mountain barred with snow, Across that angry or that glimmering sea.
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Treadtrader
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Thanks for posting that mate, nostalgia at it's best. How times change.
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The Wilbur
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Great stuff !!! and to think that that was the year that I was born :whistle:
