I thought I'd posted this once, but it's disappeared?????????? Forgive me if you see double!
Hi Ivan,
Nice bike. I just love the sound of big V-twins.
Here are two of mine, taken about 20 years ago. Unfortunately I no longer have them :-(
Both 1953 and both 500 singles, but as different as chalk and cheese. The Velocette Venom was highly strung - wouldn't do less than 30mph in first without slipping the clutch and refused to start when hot.
The BSA B33 was a carthorse and once got me all the way home in 4th when the gear lever fell off, including a hill start. When I bought it, it was crudely covered in black paint. I stripped it down to bare metal and re-painted it. Amazingly the chrome on the tank was still intact.
Enjoy the trip.
Stuart