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#Post#: 1892--------------------------------------------------
Maintaining the tradition...
By: banquo Date: April 11, 2017, 5:30 am
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Took the NF down to Dichindad last week to visit an old school
friend who rebuild this 17th (?) century coaching inn from a
pile of rubble. Took over 30 years, but well worth the effort
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He pulled out this photo, donated by someone who used to live
there before it fell into ruin, of a gentleman on an early 20th
century bike setting off from outside the same location.
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I've done a bit of detective work, and it seems to be an OHV BSA
350 single from the mid twenties.
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It's nice to have a bit of motorcycling continuity at such a
historic place.
#Post#: 1905--------------------------------------------------
Re: Maintaining the tradition...
By: Gino Date: April 17, 2017, 3:22 am
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Was that you setting off for school then Jake?
#Post#: 1906--------------------------------------------------
Re: Maintaining the tradition...
By: banquo Date: April 17, 2017, 3:52 am
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I look a wee bit too old for that, and not nearly as good
looking... :-*
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