Sit back relax. Give yourself 15 mins to read through this beautiful story with fantastic pictures of old school touring. I dare you not to be moved. Pioneers of there time. Hope link works after that build up.
http://www.go-faster.com/SS100.html
Touring the alps and Europe. 1952 style
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How different things were then, how many of us remember showing passports at every border and changing currency as well(PITA)! :laugh:
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wonderful images
- notice the traffic and the bulky adventure riding gear...
thanks for sharing
- notice the traffic and the bulky adventure riding gear...
thanks for sharing
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Old Git Ray
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thanks, enjoyed that, a little bit of history right there.
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Great pics and to think at the time it would have been a real adventure riding though europe just seven years after ww2.
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I saw and read this last year on another forum
Awesome for the time and great pictures / memories
Awesome for the time and great pictures / memories
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moto al
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many thanks for posting wonderful,i like the riding gear with collars and ties.ps did your dad ever at attend fim rallys in the 80,s i thought i recognised him. cheers al
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