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Way out West
« on: 02.07. 2021 17:17 »
Way out west. Western Australia that is
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Re: Way out West
« Reply #1 on: 02.07. 2021 20:41 »
If that was really the west, the handlebars would be much higher.

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Re: Way out West
« Reply #2 on: 02.07. 2021 20:46 »
Maybe the real amusing thing here is the Singer Sewing Machines Crate.

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Re: Way out West
« Reply #3 on: 02.07. 2021 21:18 »
Love the 'spare tyre'. Seen more tread on an innertube.
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Re: Way out West
« Reply #4 on: 03.07. 2021 01:40 »
My part of the world.
Notice the "Kero" box tucked further back.
Kerosine; most likely for the refrigerators.
We always had kero fridges at the homestead, and the woolshed, where a team of shearers had to be accommodated for weeks during the shearing season.

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Re: Way out West
« Reply #5 on: 03.07. 2021 07:11 »
Notice the "Kero" box tucked further back.
Kerosine; most likely for the refrigerators.
We always had kero fridges at the homestead, and the woolshed, where a team of shearers had to be accommodated for weeks during the shearing season.

We had Kero heaters, stinky damn things
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Re: Way out West
« Reply #6 on: 03.07. 2021 07:42 »
I'm another one who grew up on a farm with no electricity, kero fridge. But a kero fridge was a step up from a bag on a rope down the well which is all we had for the first couple of years.

Here is another photo taken in WA but a bit earlier.

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Re: Way out West
« Reply #7 on: 03.07. 2021 08:48 »
When me and the missus lived in Perth in the 80's, the country towns had their own number plates.
eg: Bunbury could be 'BY 123'.
I don't know where the 'MB' number plates in the picture are from but maybe one of our sandgroper mates know.
These days a mercedes owner would sell a grandchild to get one.
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Re: Way out West
« Reply #8 on: 03.07. 2021 11:26 »
'MB' = Mount Barker perhaps?

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Re: Way out West
« Reply #9 on: 03.07. 2021 11:37 »
Well their not from Far North Queensland..   they dont wear shoes up there..   *eek*
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Re: Way out West
« Reply #10 on: 03.07. 2021 23:29 »
Hi All,
The bike in the first photo is a pre 38 Ariel Red Hunter, before the alloy rocker boxes came in.

Second bike is a 1923 or 24 BSA model L 350ohv and looks to be in "New" condition
I have the same model and can be fairly certain of the year as the front forks do not have friction discs
The 25 fork links have a bigger diameter at the rear to accommodate small friction discs

Third bike looks to be an M20 ex WD ??

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Re: Way out West
« Reply #11 on: 03.07. 2021 23:52 »
Another pic of the L24 John.

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Re: Way out West
« Reply #12 on: 04.07. 2021 01:20 »
'MB' = Mount Barker perhaps?

No Mt Barker came under Plantagenet PL that's my old stamping ground on the 54 A7. MB might be Marble Bar

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Re: Way out West
« Reply #13 on: 04.07. 2021 21:56 »
Hi Bian,
Thanks for the photo's  *smile*
They obviously had more faith in the rear stand than I have LOL  *ex*
The stand that came on mine was bent/worn /shagged so it swung all the way round  until the wheel was on the floor again *eek*.. Luckily some guys in the Czech make 100% replacements

John

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