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StanW
Joined: 17 Nov 2009 Posts: 36 Location: Invercargill, New Zealand
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Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 6:44 am Post subject: Burt Munro motorcycle racing |
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StanW wrote:
The Britten _________________ Alive and clicking in the Roaring Forties
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xjjohnno
Joined: 07 Apr 2009 Posts: 1270 Location: Melbourne Australia
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Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 6:59 am Post subject: |
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xjjohnno wrote:
Not quite working Stan. |
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mo
Joined: 27 Aug 2009 Posts: 8982 Location: Australia
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Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 10:00 am Post subject: |
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mo wrote:
Are you using the "upload picture" from your computer or the URL from another source? _________________ Moira, Moderator
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StanW
Joined: 17 Nov 2009 Posts: 36 Location: Invercargill, New Zealand
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Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 1:31 am Post subject: |
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StanW wrote:
"upload picture" but my friend was shooting in RAW, and that seems to be a problem. _________________ Alive and clicking in the Roaring Forties
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cooltouch
Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 9097 Location: Houston, Texas
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Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 3:04 am Post subject: |
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cooltouch wrote:
Well, until you get your photo issues sorted out, here's a shot of the Britten, one of the most beautiful and best performing motorcycles ever built. Gotta love those blue exhaust headers.
I'm wondering though -- what is Burt Munro's connection to the Britten? Other than Munro and John Britten being perhaps New Zealand's two most famous motorcyclists?
Your friend will need to convert his raw files. I convert mine to .tif for post processing and archiving, and then to .jpg for posting on the 'net. _________________ Michael
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xjjohnno
Joined: 07 Apr 2009 Posts: 1270 Location: Melbourne Australia
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Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 3:12 am Post subject: |
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xjjohnno wrote:
Anyone ever wonder what became of Andrew Stroud, the rider who helped make the Britten a legend?
I remember him as a SBK privateer after riding the Britten on a Kawasaki that lacked the fast bits and him as one of the also ran riders, now still racing in the NZ series these days and a rider to be respected in the local series. |
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mo
Joined: 27 Aug 2009 Posts: 8982 Location: Australia
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Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 3:51 am Post subject: |
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mo wrote:
A bit off track but Ivan Mauger was a great NZ speedway racer in the 70s (by memory )On those speedway motorcycles. _________________ Moira, Moderator
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StanW
Joined: 17 Nov 2009 Posts: 36 Location: Invercargill, New Zealand
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Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 6:14 am Post subject: |
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StanW wrote:
Burt has/had no connection with Britten, but the bike was brought south for the Burt Munro motor-cycle festival in and around Invercargill - hill-climb, beach racing, sprint, drag, speedway and round the houses road racing.
Andrew Stroud works for Honda, and he rode the Britten in its demo ruins here.
NZ has produced some great dirt-track riders. As well as Ivan Mauger, there were Ronnie Moore and Ron Johnston (Bellevue. _________________ Alive and clicking in the Roaring Forties
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StanW
Joined: 17 Nov 2009 Posts: 36 Location: Invercargill, New Zealand
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Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 6:40 am Post subject: |
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StanW wrote:
Andrew Stroud on the Britten.
Unknown rider on a Rudge.
_________________ Alive and clicking in the Roaring Forties
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Big Dawg
Joined: 28 Jan 2009 Posts: 2530 Location: Thach Alabama
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Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 10:54 am Post subject: For StanW and all the Britten fans out there |
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Big Dawg wrote:
For StanW and all the Britten fans out there. The Britten on display in the Barber Motorsports Museum.
http://barbermuseum.org/
_________________ Big Dawg |
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cooltouch
Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 9097 Location: Houston, Texas
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Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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cooltouch wrote:
Thanks for that series, Big Dawg -- probably the nicest set of photos of a Britten I've ever seen. You don't happen to have a full profile of the right side of the bike, do you? Like the one I posted, which I believe is also from Barber's? _________________ Michael
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Poolhall
Joined: 25 Feb 2008 Posts: 1296
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Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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Poolhall wrote:
Awesome and a Rudge Ulster too! |
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Big Dawg
Joined: 28 Jan 2009 Posts: 2530 Location: Thach Alabama
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Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 12:44 am Post subject: |
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Big Dawg wrote:
I have many more from several years ago. I'll look them up and do a separate post for you. _________________ Big Dawg |
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