my triumph motorcycle

The youth of the country at that time, really only had one chance to take to the road, it was the motor cycle. Dads buying cars for their sons never happened. Dad most probably did not have a car anyway. Walk along the street and not all drives had a car in them. So it was the day of the motorcycle and scooter rider. Getting the first motorbike was a milestone in my life. Albeit, I had an old BSA bike to start with. It was old and very temperamental not always starting on first kick. KICK? Yes the day of the electric starter was a long way off and never happened until after my motorcycling years. We stood astride the machine and kick started them. Many time an aching leg would force a stop while the carb and spark plug were adjusted and cleaned before the engine would burst into life. The engineering of the engine was after all very basic at that time.