[LargeFormat] Off Topic - nortons and indians

[Lee Carmichael]

<<Now I bet he was pissed at having to ride so slow and avoid all the>>
<<bits that were falling off your cycles ;-)>>

Nothing fell off my bike.  1951 R51-3 BMW.  500 cc's of iron.  I paid $65.00
US Dollars in about 1968 dollars.  We had a few guys that rode rice rockets
and stuff did fall off those bikes.  They hit the ground a lot too.

Snap off the dream channel and back to Largeformat photography.  Did I tell
you about finding a very dirty but cleanable Seal dry mount press this
weekend.  Used to belong to a commercial shooter here in town.  Now both are
dead and the estate people let me have it for $15.00.  All of the things
work.  The lights work and the gauge works and the thing really heats up.
So, I am thrilled.  Now I have 3.  I have one on semi-permanent loan to
another photographer and friend in town.

lee

----- Original Message -----
From: "Clive Warren" <cocam@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: <largeformat@f32.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2002 9:55 PM
Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Off Topic - nortons and indians


> At 5:42 pm -0500 14/6/02, Lee Carmichael wrote:
> ><<850cc Norton twin engine.>>
> >
> >Clive,
> >the shutters would be oiled up from the oil from the norton....I used to
> >ride with a guy in Germany (USAF) that had a Norton and we made him ride
in
> >the back of the pack so the oil smoke did not get in the way...
> >
> >lee
>
> Now I bet he was pissed at having to ride so slow and avoid all the
> bits that were falling off your cycles ;-)
>
> Clearly British bikes (and Hardleys) were not meant to be in the same
> space as photographic shutters. The only way forwards would be some
> sort of foam padded enclosure in a box on the sidecar, failing that,
> Packard/country shutters or a pinhole camera....
>
> Cheers,
>         Clive
>
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