Thunder Roads Colorado Magazine Volume 11, Issue 11 | Page 17

SO LET’S SEE SOME BRITISH BIKES ALREADY! While there are so many bikes there of every imaginable ilk, this being “From Across the Pond”, I will focus this article on what I always focus on: pygmy lion tamers. What?! No. Classic British Motorcycles, of course. So, without further ado, let’s see some British Iron (in order by year): 1948 Vincent Rapide Series B 1960 BSA Gold Star Clubman 1962 Surtees-Matchless road racer 1964 Royal Enfield 750 Interceptor 1968 Egli-Vincent 1968 Norton 750 Atlas 1971 BSA 750 Rocket 3 triple 1975 Triumph Trident cafe racer 1975 Norton 850 YOU’VE GOTTA SEE THIS PLACE! There are so many bikes at the Barber Museum that it would be impossible to convey a true sense of its magnitude on these pages. And it’s not just bikes. There are engine cutaways, race cars, memorabilia and much, much more. If you are ever anywhere near Birmingham, Alabama you must, I repeat YOU MUST go see this place. For more information on the Barber Motorsports Museum go to their website at www. barbermuseum.org. And for the whole store on my visit, please go to www.classicbritish-motorcycles.com/barber-motorsports-museum.html. And as always, I welcome you to visit my website www. Classic-British-Motorcycles.com for more eye-popping pictures, specs and history about these great old motorcycles. Article courtesy Thunder Roads Magazine Mid-Atlantic® www.thunderroadscolorado.com September 2016 Thunder Roads Magazine® Colorado 15