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Ms. E. Foley, Brookland reliability trials, 1925.
Society girls, Adeline & Augusta VanBuren, crossed the US c. 1916.
Pat Wise, the first British woman to compete in the Isle of Man TT.
Olga Kevelas in Clayton Trials, 1963.
Olga Kevelas, year unknown.
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Society girls, Adeline & Augusta VanBuren, crossed the US c. 1916.
Pat Wise, the first British woman to compete in the Isle of Man TT.
Olga Kevelas in Clayton Trials, 1963.
Olga Kevelas, year unknown.
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1955 - 1984
Moto Aspes was founded in 1955, in a factory on the outskirts of Gallarate (Varese). For thirteen years he devoted himself to the production of bicycles, then motorcycles with Minarelli engines. In 1969, the company produced some of their first off-road motorcycles, including the Cross 69 Special, which was the first moped bikes to be fitted as standard with a Ceriani tele-hydraulics front suspension. In the 1970's they built some of the fastest bikes available.
At the Milan Show in 1971, they presented a 125 prototype bikes with Sachs engines with the final versions, produced in 1972, using the Apache, with a Maico engine. In 1973, they begin shipping the first 125 cc models a regular cross named the Hopi. The engine was a two-stroke with four transfer ports. The cross version had 20 hp at 8500 rpm and weighed 85 kg, while the regular version achieves the same power at 8000 rpm and weighed 96 kg. In 1974, the Hopi became fed regularly laminated and the model had the particularity of a double inlet, obtained in part through a reed valve on the sump and, in part, through the motion of the piston. The power was 20 hp at 9600 rpm with a displacement of 123.6 cc. In 1976 began the production of the Juma model and a 125 Sport, first in France and then in Italy. The engine was built by Aspes and was a two stroke single cylinder with a 123.15 cc displacement and a six-speed gearbox. In 1977, the range was completed by some inexpensive 50cc mopeds, the Navaho, with a Minarelli Compact System motor. In 1978, they added the Sioux 50, a single speed automatic with a friction motor, and the Mini Sioux, with the same engine Minarelli V1 kick-start starter. In the years following the marked started to decline and in 1982 , while continuing to operate until 1984, with existing models and with a new series, like the Shark 125, TK 125 Enduro and 50 cc mopeds like the Folk and Carrera and the original Mototopo.
TEXT: wheelsofitaly.com
Photos: Motorcycle 74
Aspes Club Italia: deltasas.it
Aspes Club Swiss: aspeshopi.ch
Wheels of Italy Encyclopedia: wheelsofitaly.com
Photo: Frank Melling: motorcycle-usa.comFrancis-Barnett was a British motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1919, by Gordon Inglesby Francis and Arthur Barnett, and based in Lower Ford Street, Coventry, England,
The company developed a triangulated frame using straight tubes which could be bolted together using basic tools.
Most of their light motorcycles used Villiers and later AMC two-stroke engines. In the 1930s the company developed the 250 cc Cruiser, one of the first motorcycles to have a faired engine, protecting the rider from oil and dirt.
Francis Barnett was taken over by Associated Motor Cycles in 1947 and combined with James in 1957. The combined firm remained in business until 1966.
A number of models were named after birds including the Falcon, Hawk, Kestrel, Merlin, Plover and Snipe. Info: wikipedia - Francis-Barnett
Francis Barnett - trial Pilot - Derek Adsett 1962 - Photo: C. Bailey
Francis Barnett 1961 cruiser 250cc - photo - National Motormuseum
Owner club U.K. : Owner club - francis-barnett.co.uk
I ran across this article in the New York Times. It has to do with the two authors' attempt to find people who have uncovered simple solutions to world problems. In this article they found that medical workers could greatly extend their relief efforts by utilizing motorcycles to get to outlying areas of Africa. In addition, they found a way to keep the bikes maintained on a regular basis. Here's an excerpt from this excellent article by Tina Rosenberg and David Bornstein:
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"Until 2008 Kotelo could visit only three villages a week, because he had to reach them on foot, walking for miles and miles. But in February of that year, Kotelo got a motorcycle ─ the best vehicle for reaching rural villages in Africa, most of which are nowhere near a real road. Just as crucial, he was given the tools to keep the bike on the road: he received a helmet and protective clothing, he was taught to ride and trained to start each day with a quick check of the bike. His motorcycle is also tuned up monthly by a technician who comes to him. Now, instead of spending his days walking to his job, he can do his job. Instead of visiting three villages each week, he visits 20. Where else can you find a low-tech investment in health care that increases patient coverage by nearly 600 percent?" -- Tina Rosenberg and David Bornstein
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The White helmets or "The royal signals on display"
The British army motorcycle stunt team.
The team of 30 volunteer soldiers from the Corps that make up the Royal Signals White Helmets tour Britain from April to September every year demonstrating all the personal qualities demanded of the modern Royal Signals soldier. The riders, all of whom have successfully completed an arduous induction process in the winter and spring months to gain the right to wear the coveted white helmet, are all qualified Tradesmen in the Corps.
By giving their traditional, thrilling and disciplined arena displays on British Millennium Triumph 750cc motorcycles they clearly show all the qualities of teamwork, courage, trust, strength and agility that are needed in the modern Army. In their immaculate uniforms, the Team performs spectacular feats of balance, death defying crossover rides and outstanding acrobatics.
This record-holding team has existed as a recognised organisation since the first public displays of joint precision horsemanship and motorcycle riding were given by instructors and students from the Signal Training Centre in Yorkshire in 1927. Respected and consulted throughout the world, and envied by many, the Royal Signals White Helmets is a popular element of the Corps and makes a valuable contribution to keeping the Army in the public eye, showing off the Corps, and indeed representing Britain at events throughout the world.
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The British army motorcycle stunt team.
The team of 30 volunteer soldiers from the Corps that make up the Royal Signals White Helmets tour Britain from April to September every year demonstrating all the personal qualities demanded of the modern Royal Signals soldier. The riders, all of whom have successfully completed an arduous induction process in the winter and spring months to gain the right to wear the coveted white helmet, are all qualified Tradesmen in the Corps.
By giving their traditional, thrilling and disciplined arena displays on British Millennium Triumph 750cc motorcycles they clearly show all the qualities of teamwork, courage, trust, strength and agility that are needed in the modern Army. In their immaculate uniforms, the Team performs spectacular feats of balance, death defying crossover rides and outstanding acrobatics.
This record-holding team has existed as a recognised organisation since the first public displays of joint precision horsemanship and motorcycle riding were given by instructors and students from the Signal Training Centre in Yorkshire in 1927. Respected and consulted throughout the world, and envied by many, the Royal Signals White Helmets is a popular element of the Corps and makes a valuable contribution to keeping the Army in the public eye, showing off the Corps, and indeed representing Britain at events throughout the world.
www.whitehelmets.co.uk
They say collecting post stamps is an interesting and educational hobby... I think they're right.
Some people even like motorcycles and post stamps.
Here is a collection of international post stamps on one theme: TRIAL
More trial post stamps can be found here: http://www.mfnl.nl/Nieuwsbrief/NB84/NB84Trial.html
(Text in Dutch)
7 Hungarian vintage post stamps (1962) private collection.
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Some people even like motorcycles and post stamps.
Here is a collection of international post stamps on one theme: TRIAL
More trial post stamps can be found here: http://www.mfnl.nl/Nieuwsbrief/NB84/NB84Trial.html
(Text in Dutch)
7 Hungarian vintage post stamps (1962) private collection.
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