What
is a Classic or Vintage Motorcycle in British Columbia.? Definition:
In Canada, Veteran motorcycles are those made prior to 1915, Vintage were made
from 1915 to 1930 and Post-Vintage were made from 1931 to 1945. Classic motorcycles
are those made from 1946 to 1960, Post-Classic from 1961 to 1970, Modern Classic
from 1971 to 1980 and Late Classic from 1981 to 10 years of age.
Steve Crout stays in touch and here is his latest find:
Here we are in July in Afghanistan where the temperatures run in the 30’s
most days and the dust is always in your nose and ears. Next to no humidity
means your washing dries in about 30 minutes. Summer fruits and vegetables
include apricots, apples, mangoes, dates, plums, cherries, grapes and
watermelons. Lots of choices just make sure you wash them off carefully!
Although there are regular skirmishes outside of Kabul we’ve had it easy the
last few months. Roadblocks everywhere along with sniffer dogs seem to have
taken out the careless insurgents. The government has announced what we’ve
known for a while now that Afghanistan is sitting on trillions of dollars of
mineral deposits and all we need to figure out is how to mine them and stay
alive! Things are looking up! Here’s a little brain teaser for the club members!
The photos marked “mysterybike1” and “mysterybike2” are real bikes that
were in production at one time.
The first person to email me at
stevecrout@hotmail.com with one right answer wins a six-pack of the
frosty beverage of his choice.
The first person to email me with both right answers (I don’t need the year
or engine size just the make) wins a $25 gift certificate to the new Keg or
a 12 pack of your favourite brew.
The other photos are a few of the bikes that are fairly common in India
these days. All sorts of older Brit bikes are surfacing with a few real
interesting ones to boot including the AJS Twin that was sent out as a photo
of a photo. The 1924 Triumph was interesting and the old AJS twin was too
but the prices were out of sight!
See you in October! Link to the picture gallery and Steve's Mystery Bikes
