Isle Of Man TT, 1920's photos

[CINDERS]

Be interesting to see Cinders on one of those old 1916 bikes, would likely look like a trained bear on a bicycle...

Hmmm! did not they issue a bag of salt to keep the snails back! Seriously though the olden day riders of the 20's-30's had far bigger kahoona's than I as they had very suspect tyres (Skinnies) deplorable brakes and the race track was a damn near a horse track across some farmers paddock naah! they were far braver than I........
I remember once being a complete idiot and kicking over my Honda CR 250R Elsinore 2 stroke scramble bike with bare feet it backfired and the force from the kickstart rising back up on my right instep had it turn instant blue bruising with me barely able to walk at all afterwards.
I coined that bike "The all or nothing" so narrow was the power band your either going flat out or its bogged down over fueling itself but they were a very quick bike I had many spills on that thing but it was great fun.

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[Ovidio]

I remember once being a complete idiot and kicking over my Honda CR 250R Elsinore 2 stroke scramble bike with bare feet it backfired and the force from the kickstart rising back up on my right instep had it turn instant blue bruising with me barely able to walk at all afterwards.
I coined that bike "The all or nothing" so narrow was the power band your either going flat out or its bogged down over fueling itself but they were a very quick bike I had many spills on that thing but it was great fun.

I had a very similar mishap with my Gilera KZ 125.
One of the most intense feeling of pain I can remember...