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Belstaff, the stuff dreams were made off.
Nik, do you remember the Corker helmet, mk 9 goggles and the Aviators Leather Gauntlets with silk inner gloves?
That, plus a load of newspaper stuffed down the front of the jacket and I was set for the worst the weather could throw at me (even that winter of '63)
Trouble was, after travelling back from the Kent coast to Sutton in Surrey in all that snow I nearly broke my toes when a solid block of ice fell off my chest and onto my boots!
Happy Days 
Great comments and bikes.
Nik - that NVS has got to be one of the greatest looking machines ever.....a dream machine.
When rockers ruled. Some lovely hardware in this vid -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&NR=1&v=MvLSBvUIZSo
Does anyone remember this lovely little bike, sounded very much like a Scott two stroke
Rumi Junior Gentleman
They used to do a scooter too here
They had a dealership near Sutton when I lived there and they always fascinated me (but were a bit tiny for me to ride). Built like watches they were and handled beautifully
(Sorry, a bit off target as I think they were Swiss made, but still a real bit of nostalgia)
No, don't recall that one although it makes me think of the Ariel Arrow.
Re Nortons - it's easy to see why they hold such a hallowed place in the history of motor-cycling. There something different about them, some might say artistic.
Anyhow, I'm looking to get back on bikes. I've my heart set on getting a classic british motorcycle. I never took my test unfortunately so never got beyond a Starfire 250 way back in 1970 which got shamefully pranged when a TV repair man decided to pull his van out of a side street right into my path. So looking to pass my test first which I hear's a bit more complicated these days.
Here's a great site for classic bikes -
http://classicbritishbikes.ebaymp.co.uk/
Yes, our boys hated me because part of the deal when I got married was that neither I nor any kids would be allowed a bike
Mind, you they've made up for it, taking up all sorts of dangerous sports ever since! 
They've got a cracking shot of my model Vinnie in the sequence of images
We've got Sammy Miller's museum up the road from us, all this nostaligia reminds me I haven't been there for quite a while - hmmm, time for a visit maybe
I worked for a company that made motor bikes around 1911/1912, if you could find one now it would be worth a mint
Here's my lifelong dream..............I've had this beauty a few years now !!!.....a 1947'ish 1200 Indian Chief.........
Unfortunately, it's only a 12" long metal model......but I drool over it quite often...& it sits on the window-sill only 3 feet to my left as I type this lament !!!!
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