Riding Instruction video from the 60's.

[TheTwoOfUs]

 

[The Coops]

Filmed Feb 1965! Love the L plates over the lights and NO oil leaks!

 

[Margaritaman]

Interesting how few road markings there are on the roads on that 1965 Safety Film

 

[cmcardle75]

I also notice how the try-hard character completely fails to stop for the old lady at the zebra crossing at 5:38.

 

[Brianmor]

I still want to know how Tom pulled away from his house without him twisting the throttle, didn't think they were twist and go in those days.

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[TheTwoOfUs]

I remember roads being that free of traffic. Nearly all the bike mags ran articles on safe riding, riding in winter etc.
The test centre I went to was in a block of houses and the examiner would run through from the front road to the back road before jumping out in front of you to make you do the emergency stop.
In '65 when this film was made I had already passed my test on a Bantam and had progressed to a Vincent Black Shadow.

 

[Richard n Ann]

Weren't the bikes gharstly in those days and the cars even worse

 

[Peppadog]

Well its b&w, so it all looks a bit glum. But a Triumph and Matchless like those now would be worth very good money. Even the 250cc versions (which these should have been. 200cc in the case of the triumph).

 

[TheTwoOfUs]

Weren't the bikes gharstly in those days and the cars even worse

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and to me they look lovely. A Triumph Tiger Cub and a Matchless G2 (I think).

 

[David and Sally]

What’s with the left of lane positioning? Nowadays we teach middle of the lane if keeping up with traffic. Left positioning encourages cars to overtake and crowd you into the gutter.
Boy, we’re those pics nostalgic?.

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[Brianmor]

My mate Chris was on his bike test and was waiting for the examiner to jump out in front of him with his clipboard for the emergency test, nothing happened for 20 mins and then he was overtaken by an ambulance going to the scene of a bike accident where the examiner jumped out in front of the wrong bike.
Those were the days when V&G were doing bike insurance for £15, and a half a brown ale was 1s.9p

 

[Spriddler]

My mate Chris was on his bike test and was waiting for the examiner to jump out in front of him with his clipboard for the emergency test, nothing happened for 20 mins and then he was overtaken by an ambulance going to the scene of a bike accident where the examiner jumped out in front of the wrong bike.

That seems to have been quite a common occurrence as I've heard of that happening to others.

 

[68c]

Weren't the bikes gharstly in those days and the cars even worse

No!

 

[Spriddler]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and to me they look lovely. A Triumph Tiger Cub and a Matchless G2 (I think).

Yep, a 200cc Tiger Cub and a 250cc Matchless G2 which was one of the so-called 'Lightweight' models.

The G2's and the 350cc G5's weren't particularly popular in their day, gaining a reputation for unreliabilty whereas the truth was that they were frequently bought by learners who didn't maintain them as well as most bikes of the 50's and 60's needed. A reputation I recently highlighted by having a bit of mischief with this 1966 factory publicity poster for a G2 for the Owners Club magazine. (These days they are quite sought after).

 

[Brianmor]

That seems to have been quite a common occurrence as I've heard of that happening to others.

That's the beauty about urban legends

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[Stag man]

And a Bubble Car…….

 

[David and Sally]

And a Bubble Car…….

I had one. Wish I had it now

 

[Stag man]

Me too, took mine on holiday from North London to Snowdonia. It only took 2 days to get there, still it was better than the bikes I had cos you kept dry

 

[Spriddler]

That's the beauty about urban legends

And talking of legends..........
The older I get, the faster I was, (but in those days the chronometric speedos were notoriously over-optimistic ).

 

[Brianmor]

The Brit one's weren't as bad as the early japs

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[jp11]

We take flashing indicators so much for granted these days. I took my test on a Tiger Cub in 66 also. Was that a Belstaff Black Prince jacket nice guy was wearing? I had one also. Quickly progressed to an Aviakit Lewis Leathers Lightning jacket when I got the Tiger 90....
Nowadays we'd be worried about taking our right hand off the controls for so long with hand signals - I know I used to.

 

[Gaston aires]

Well its b&w, so it all looks a bit glum. But a Triumph and Matchless like those now would be worth very good money. Even the 250cc versions (which these should have been. 200cc in the case of the triumph).

Not as much as the isetta bubble car parked.
Phil

 

[Gaston aires]

I bet every Funster biker owned a Bantam once in their life. I know I did. Phil

 

[TheTwoOfUs]

I bet every Funster biker owned a Bantam once in their life. I know I did. Phil

I had a couple, one of them an ex-GPO bike. I wrote a Transit van off with it when the van turned across the road in front of me and I hit it mid-ships.

 

[The Coops]

Yep had a D1, D7 D10 and D14! All *converted* to grass track bikes! Sacrilege!

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[jongood]

I had a couple, one of them an ex-GPO bike. I wrote a Transit van off with it when the van turned across the road in front of me and I hit it mid-ships.

That must have hurt, the old trannies were pretty robust before they turned to rust.

 

[daveclare]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and to me they look lovely. A Triumph Tiger Cub and a Matchless G2 (I think).

I also like the Triumph Tigress scooter. Another classic.

 

[LesW]

I also liked that the cars were all different shapes, unlike todays lookalike euro boxes.

 

[Stag man]

I bet every Funster biker owned a Bantam once in their life. I know I did. Phil

I’ve still got one, B175 latest model they made
All of 175cc, absolutely terrifying acceleration and power (downhill with a stiff breeze behind you)

 

[daveclare]

In 1980 my 1973 Vespa 125 was quicker than my mates ex GPO Bantam. It even came with GPO 'Pottey' helmet. We went everywhere in a cloud of mineral two stroke oil smoke.

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