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Douglas.
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 4:56 am
by SteveD
Pretty bike. British copy of the Ural?
Re: Douglas.
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:28 am
by Garnet
The Douglas Model A went on sale in 1907
http://www.douglasmotorcycles.net/index ... pic=2087.0
with a fore and aft mounted horizontaly opposed engine. That layout remained in prodution till the Model 80, which is in Steve's pic, came out in the late 40s.
Re: Douglas.
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 12:24 pm
by enigmaT120
I like how they made it a chain drive.
Re: Douglas.
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 6:46 pm
by Sibbo
Contemporary of a Zundapp I'd say , or a Velo Valiant .
Re: Douglas.
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:01 pm
by Sibbo
SteveD wrote:Pretty bike. British copy of the Ural?
It's a Douglas Dragonfly .
That is a
VERY pretty bike , I wish they had made them in a 500 ,the same with the Velo Valiant.They gave the game to BMW .
I'd love to own one !
Re: Douglas.
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:47 am
by DanielMc
My second favourite flat-twin:
Re: Douglas.
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 5:15 pm
by Sibbo
That's a good looking bike ...but I have no idea what it is !! Help ...hints ?
Re: Douglas.
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 5:47 pm
by SteveD
Marusho Lilac. Japanese make.
Re: Douglas.
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 6:01 pm
by DanielMc
SteveD wrote:Marusho Lilac. Japanese make.
Well spotted mate - and here's another of theirs for the V twin fraternity:
And in a similar vein, here's what I truly reckon to be the most beautiful motorcycle ever made...
Re: Douglas.
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 2:51 am
by Sibbo
Will you stop[ this ! Another bike I want ...and I don't even know what it is !
