Hello from North Yorkshire ,England

[Hobbitt]

Just found this forum so I thought I would have a peek...I am 51 and live in a place called Marske by the Sea on the North East coast of England. Started building bikes a couple of years ago when I caught the bug...and now I can't stop wife and kids think I am nuts spending many a long hour in the garage...or riding around our beautiful coast line. A couple of pics of my Basman and recently finished Ruff Tango..

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Welcome! Nice rides!

Luke.

 

[Jay K]

Awesome bikes [emoji106]


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[deorman]

Love that girder fork. Welcome aboard!

 

[Hobbitt]

Cheers Deorman, found the forks on ebay they are off a 1947 James motorcycle...after a little fettling they turned out well..

 

[Boris]

Welcome neighbour!

 

[deven_science]

Welcome! Nice Basman.

 

[Fv2]

Welcome aboard
Looks like a couple nice bikes.

 

[Bike Bum]

Welcome! When you say you caught the bug you weren't joking. Those bikes are beautiful. When my wife asked me why I spend so much time and money building my bikes and hot rods I told her, well, I could be spending all my time and money at the bar. She never asked me again.

 

[1oldbikelover]

Nice collection there, Hobbitt......Humm now I may have someone to help me with info so I can get my UK bikes back together.....early Bickerton Mk 1 and Moulton 4 Speed.

 

[Hobbitt]

Welcome! When you say you caught the bug you weren't joking. Those bikes are beautiful. When my wife asked me why I spend so much time and money building my bikes and hot rods I told her, well, I could be spending all my time and money at the bar. She never asked me again.

Ha ha I have had a similar conversation,and when we recently visited the father in laws house he told me he had the wifes first bike in his attic still, a 1970 Triumph bicycle, its now in my garage being restored, wife now thinks I am ace.

 

[Hobbitt]

Nice collection there, Hobbitt......Humm now I may have someone to help me with info so I can get my UK bikes back together.....early Bickerton Mk 1 and Moulton 4 Speed.

Hi there I don't really know a lot about old Bickerton or Moulton bikes but if I can help in any way more than happy to oblige, I seem to recall there is a chap up in Newcastle who is into old Moultons.If you need anything let me know. Andy

 

[1oldbikelover]

Hi there I don't really know a lot about old Bickerton or Moulton bikes but if I can help in any way more than happy to oblige, I seem to recall there is a chap up in Newcastle who is into old Moultons.If you need anything let me know. Andy

Thanks, Andy...I've found a few UK groups but there's only one guy who has vintage Bickerton parts and he is in the UK, of course. Been doing the pound/dollar conversion for spares(parts)