I don't know if any of these photos have appeared before but I found these on the net a few days ago....









Hope you find them interesting

Very nice, what is the bike in the first picture.

Rob

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Strange forks? Looks like a V Twin.

It's a French René Gillet V twin.

Jan

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I bought the original of the photo with the purple text on it on ebay a while back. If anybody is interested in a scan of that one just let me know.

The photo with the other M20 is new to me, thanks. As far as I can see it's probably a KM20.

Henk.

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Those René Gillet bikes are nice. I have seen a few in France. The magneto takes its drive off the gearbox instead of the engine.

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I bet the guy withe Triumph twin was chuffed.

Interesting to see the rider of the BSA has left the name Dorothy on the guard.

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Just found another....



Enjoy

It's so interesting...the naming of bikes that is.........they fitted their own number plates but kept "Dorothy" on there.....I think the wartime naming of bikes was perhaps far more common than we think........

Our Ariel is called "Nancy"........cos when we found her in bits, the name was carved into the bakelite steering damper...........so Nancy she remains to this day........

As for the Norton, Mrs M has named her "Daphne"......probably not too far from accuracy for the era.........

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The last V twin showed here is not a Froggie one, but an ex Dutch BSA!

Have many of these captured pictures, as posted in prev. posts.

Thanks,

Lex

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I think I have done a couple of posts with captured/left behind bikes, one fairly recently. I trawl the net for period military motorcycle photographs and sometimes captured bikes turn up, especially French, Dutch & Berlgian as these were more readily available.

Found a few more tonight a couple of Brits a Sarolea, some Indians an FN Trike and an unknown, can anybody name it?













Enjoy!

Is that a french soldier sitting on the pinion seat?

Probably a German in captured gear..... He doesn't look miserable enogh to be a POW.

My guess is that he was a member of the Franc Garde. These were the Vichy militiamen, and did wear the Adrian helmet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franc-Garde

The first picture is an FN T3 Tricar, ex Belgian Army.
The second picture are two Model 340B Indians, ex French Army.
The third picture are two Nortons 16H, ex BEF.
The fourth picture is a Royal Enfield Model J, ex civilian.
The last two pictures are two Saroleas 600, ex Belgian Army. The soldier on the pillion seat is a Belgian POW.

For anyone who's interested in the motorcycles of the Belgian Army, have a look at this thread that I made on another forum.

Regards,
Jan

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Brilliant site, I have more pictures which I will post on your site if I get time.