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TOG@Toil

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Apr 1, 2014, 5:25:45 AM4/1/14
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I was having a poke around for some old Shobba cartoons, when he drew those wonderful ones for Bike, and came across these, which I thought deserved another airing.

http://www.etmoteur.fr/images/photo_shobba_classicmechanics32_moyen.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rWFmS3rqfCk/US4eJzVPtWI/AAAAAAAAMbk/URPmTAkc1CY/s1600/BMW+Motorader.jpg

http://650rider.com/index.php?name=Forums&file=download&id=2320

http://www.therevcounter.co.uk/attachments/motorbike-chat/5472d1232961241-what-bikes-can-cant-you-kick-start-poc_cartoon.jpg

Wish I could find the one about getting in training for the Bol d'Or.

Mark Olson

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Apr 1, 2014, 7:37:24 AM4/1/14
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On 2014-04-01 4:25 AM, TOG@Toil wrote:
> I was having a poke around for some old Shobba cartoons, when he drew those wonderful ones for Bike, and came across these, which I thought deserved another airing.

[snip]

> Wish I could find the one about getting in training for the Bol d'Or.

Tried, but this was all I found:

http://www.champ.org.uk/bikes/images/vincentchop.jpg



TOG@Toil

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Apr 1, 2014, 8:14:14 AM4/1/14
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Still one of my favourites, that.

YTC#1

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Apr 1, 2014, 3:13:15 PM4/1/14
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You can explain it to me some time then.


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Thomas

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Apr 1, 2014, 4:28:13 PM4/1/14
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On Tue, 01 Apr 2014 12:13:15 -0700, YTC#1 <b...@ytc1-spambin.co.uk> wrote:

> On 01/04/2014 13:14, TOG@Toil wrote:
>> On Tuesday, 1 April 2014 12:37:24 UTC+1, Mark Olson wrote:
>>> On 2014-04-01 4:25 AM, TOG@Toil wrote:
>>
>>>> Wish I could find the one about getting in training for the Bol d'Or.
>>
>>
>>> Tried, but this was all I found:
>>
>>> http://www.champ.org.uk/bikes/images/vincentchop.jpg
>>
>> Still one of my favourites, that.
>>
>
> You can explain it to me some time then.

Chopping a Vincent = heresy, YTC.

YTC#1

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Apr 1, 2014, 5:01:23 PM4/1/14
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Oh.

SOB, should be chopped up anyway.

Dunno, some people are zealots

Champ

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Apr 1, 2014, 5:42:18 PM4/1/14
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On Tue, 1 Apr 2014 02:25:45 -0700 (PDT), "TOG@Toil"
<totallyde...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

>I was having a poke around for some old Shobba cartoons, when he drew those wonderful ones for Bike, and came across these, which I thought deserved another airing.

>http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rWFmS3rqfCk/US4eJzVPtWI/AAAAAAAAMbk/URPmTAkc1CY/s1600/BMW+Motorader.jpg

This is very nearly my favourite

>Wish I could find the one about getting in training for the Bol d'Or.

Except for the Bold D'or one, which is just perfect.
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The Older Gentleman

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Apr 2, 2014, 2:22:04 AM4/2/14
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Champ <ne...@champ.org.uk> wrote:

> >Wish I could find the one about getting in training for the Bol d'Or.
>
> Except for the Bold D'or one, which is just perfect.

Don't recall that....


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YTC#1

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Apr 2, 2014, 3:51:30 PM4/2/14
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On 02/04/2014 07:22, The Older Gentleman wrote:
> Champ <ne...@champ.org.uk> wrote:
>
>>> Wish I could find the one about getting in training for the Bol d'Or.
>>
>> Except for the Bold D'or one, which is just perfect.
>
> Don't recall that....
>
>

The one about getting in training for it ?

Ace

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Apr 4, 2014, 4:29:47 AM4/4/14
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Champ

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Apr 6, 2014, 6:49:43 PM4/6/14
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On Fri, 04 Apr 2014 10:29:47 +0200, Ace <b.ro...@ifrance.com> wrote:

>So did you ever gwt the booklet scanned?
>https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!msg/uk.rec.motorcycles.classic/ntDJbj4QnPI/_mzN9eO0GwkJ

Shit.

Oh well, it's only 7 years...

<rifles through motorcycle memorabilia file, retrieves Shobba booklet,
photographs each page with phone>

<crops, edits, uploads, dicks about with FTP, Dropbox, etc>

OK, give this a whirl:
https://www.dropbox.com/sc/9az9teopqk0jac5/k8oj9fLS1k

People, let me know if you can't see these

wessie

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Apr 6, 2014, 7:45:18 PM4/6/14
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Champ <ne...@champ.org.uk> wrote in
news:9vi3k9dnq0gmep7v1...@4ax.com:
yep, got a page of thumbnails which could be viewed as a full size
slideshow in Chrome.

I liked the Norton one, whcih summs up the UK bike industry in the 60s &
70s.

stephen...@gonemail.com

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Apr 6, 2014, 7:47:00 PM4/6/14
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Champ <ne...@champ.org.uk> wrote:

> https://www.dropbox.com/sc/9az9teopqk0jac5/k8oj9fLS1k

Fantastic.

Remember looking at that at yours- 25 years on the road or similar.

<glum> Suppose it isn't that long until you'll be holding the 50 years
on the road event...

Jeremy

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Apr 7, 2014, 1:09:00 AM4/7/14
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In article <9vi3k9dnq0gmep7v1...@4ax.com>,
ne...@champ.org.uk says...
Nice work :)

I rather like this one

https://www.dropbox.com/sc/9az9teopqk0jac5/FkTSUfQlq2/14

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The Older Gentleman

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Apr 7, 2014, 11:46:26 AM4/7/14
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Wonderful.

I've just thought of one that's missing - the cartoon of the guy who
designs the one-piece oversuits...


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Mark Olson

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Apr 7, 2014, 12:04:56 PM4/7/14
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On 2014-04-07 10:46 AM, The Older Gentleman wrote:
> Champ <ne...@champ.org.uk> wrote:
>
>> https://www.dropbox.com/sc/9az9teopqk0jac5/k8oj9fLS1k
>
> Wonderful.
>
> I've just thought of one that's missing - the cartoon of the guy who
> designs the one-piece oversuits...

Saw that on Man Lab series 2 episode 3 just last night, where James May
goes to a Savile Row tailor to get a bespoke hand tailored boiler suit
made to measure.




Champ

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Apr 7, 2014, 1:49:20 PM4/7/14
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On Mon, 7 Apr 2014 16:46:26 +0100, totallyde...@yahoo.co.uk (The
Older Gentleman) wrote:

>Champ <ne...@champ.org.uk> wrote:
>
>> https://www.dropbox.com/sc/9az9teopqk0jac5/k8oj9fLS1k

>Wonderful.
>
>I've just thought of one that's missing - the cartoon of the guy who
>designs the one-piece oversuits...

"...And this is Bob, he designs our range of one-piece oversuits"

That one, and 13 others, were missing, for some Dropbox-related reason
that I can't really understand. But they should all be there now - 45
in total.
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The Older Gentleman

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Apr 7, 2014, 3:48:29 PM4/7/14
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Brilliant. I have been giggling.

Ace

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Apr 12, 2014, 4:53:04 AM4/12/14
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Great stuff, ta.
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