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Originally Posted by mr ploppy
Could have been, it didn't actually say what brand it was. Only that it was a powerful one that took his breath away. But if it was an old boneshaker you'd think the writer would have made a point of mentioning that?
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mr ploppy, you've obviously never "mistreated" a well restored Flying Squirrel - or a quicker Brough Superior, come to that ! (The type T.E.Lawrence died on.)
And to get a real fright - but no handbrake - a big old Vincent, even unfettled, could easily put years on you. In particular a supercharged dragbike job called Nero, campaigned by George Brown in the 60's, which was possibly the first one to use a slick on the rear, and was the quickest thing in it's class in the world at one time....
I think "screech" would easily apply there - they had to pour oil on the startline to stop the thing revolving around the rear wheel !