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Re: New additions to my collection
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 10:34 am
by brigham
ddstoys wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 11:18 pm
That Sega looks great with the glass back and you're right, the old Harley does fit in well.
THAT is the first type of helicopter game I remember playing. Two rotors worked independently, instead of tilting the axis. It seemed to disappear quickly when the talking 'flying saucer' version appeared.
(Not a proper Harley, by the way).
Re: New additions to my collection
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:22 pm
by badpenny
I know what you mean, in so much as it's not the typical 4 stroke twin V, but it is a Harley.
"The Hummer was a motorcycle model manufactured by Harley-Davidson from 1955 to 1959. However, the name "Hummer" is now incorrectly used generically to refer to all American-made single-cylinder two-stroke Harley-Davidson motorcycles manufactured from 1948 to 1966."
Re: New additions to my collection
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 2:54 pm
by brigham
badpenny wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 1:22 pm
I know what you mean, in so much as it's not the typical 4 stroke twin V, but it is a Harley.
"The Hummer was a motorcycle model manufactured by Harley-Davidson from 1955 to 1959. However, the name "Hummer" is now incorrectly used generically to refer to all American-made single-cylinder two-stroke Harley-Davidson motorcycles manufactured from 1948 to 1966."
The British version is called the BSA Bantam. Soviet one is the Minsk, or VOSKHOD. There ought to be a French one, too.
All originally DKW designs, 'liberated' after the war.
Re: New additions to my collection
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 3:24 pm
by badpenny
And all humans look similar, but tend to be a tad different.
Some people will even claim the origin is two individuals in a garden.
Perhaps industrial espionage, war spoils and copying somebody else's research and development is much older than we thought.
The Japanese are masters at it.
Re: New additions to my collection
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2022 10:22 pm
by coppinpr
the original DKW design was not so much "liberated" in that we just took them, it was handed over to the allies as part of the war reparations, supposedly to cover part of the losses BSA incurred during the war in bomb damage and forced government production (BSA made a fortune making arms during the war anyway) I can just about understand why Britain got the designs (and Russia just stole them in East Germany) but the USA? why did they get them? Harley was producing their version even before BSA were (Russia simply rebuilt the German factory and started churning them out before anyone else!)
Re: New additions to my collection
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2022 11:12 am
by arrgee
Reminds me of the 'GPO' Bantam that was used by post office boys to deliver telegrams, the bike delivering only just enough power to pull the skin off a rice pudding.
Re: New additions to my collection
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2022 11:58 am
by coppinpr
Reminds me of the 'GPO' Bantam that was used by post office boys to deliver telegrams, the bike delivering only just enough power to pull the skin off a rice pudding.
just what the modern pizza delivery man needs
Re: New additions to my collection
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2022 12:19 pm
by john t peterson
I love this site. PennyMachine members are the BEST!
J Peterson
FanBoy, USA
Hiding in plain sight...
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2022 6:44 pm
by roger
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Some time ago I responded to another post entitled "Ahrens Marathon Bike Race". I indicated that I had owned an American version of this machine manufactured by Munves Co. I had always assumed that it was a very rare machine. And now ddstoys posts a picture of his marvellous collection on July 8th with the Munves Bike Race hiding among dozens of British machines. Perhaps ddstoys will let us know when and where he acquired this Bike Race.
Thanks, ROGER
Re: Hiding in plain sight...
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2022 11:55 pm
by ddstoys
Hi Roger
My bike race came from a collector in Melbourne who was downsizing. I can’t remember where he said he got it. I bought a few machines in the same deal and it got confusing.
Do you still have yours? If so, I might need to pick your brain as mine's not working and hopefully get some time on it soon.
The Old Gray Mare
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2022 5:08 pm
by roger
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Hi ddstoys... I bought my Munves Bike Race at their warehouse many years ago. I sold it prior to moving into a retirement home.
You indicated that you would like to pick my brain for information so as to repair your Bike Race.
As the saying goes... "The Old Gray Mare ain't what HE use to be". ROGER
Re: New additions to my collection
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 7:52 am
by brigham
The 'Old Gray Mare' clearly identifies male!
Re: New additions to my collection
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2022 12:45 pm
by john t peterson
Gender fluid.
J Peterson
One for all and all for one, USA
Re: New additions to my collection
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2022 11:08 pm
by cait001
if y'all want an excuse to mock gender diversity, at least be technically correct?
The original song lyric is "The old gray mare, she ain't what she used to be"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Gray_Mare
Even The Simpsons got it right...
Re: New additions to my collection
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2022 11:21 pm
by badpenny
That's why she is a mare.
Re: New additions to my collection
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2022 7:41 am
by brigham
That's why 'HE' is in capital letters.
Otherwise there would be no 'gender diversity' to mock.
Re: New additions to my collection
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2022 1:37 pm
by badpenny
cait001 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 28, 2022 11:08 pm
if y'all want an excuse to mock gender diversity, at least be technically correct?
No excuses are necessary.
Firstly gender is not diverse nor is it ambiguous. It is what it is, either of the two sexes male or female.
Sexuality however is a minefield, and is entirely down to the individual concerned.
Mocking is very rude and I feel for anyone finding their life saddened or complicated by the phenomenon, unless of course they find it fantastic, in which case, what's the issue?
I however do feel mocked when someone corrects me, expecting me to pretend and join in with them.
If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks, I don't expect to be admonished for calling it a duck.
Re: New additions to my collection
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2022 8:08 am
by coppinpr
A mare can only be female (the definition is an adult female horse, donkey, burro or mule. )
It doesn't matter if the "HE" is in capitals as the quote is prefixed by "as the saying goes", as the saying does not mention a "HE" the quote used in the post is simply incorrect.
so what's all the fuss about? God knows, (doesn't SHE? )
Actually the God of the Jews and Christians historically can't be female, but that's another pointless argument.
Re: New additions to my collection
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2022 10:58 am
by brigham
"...Senorita, donkey's feet are
Not so fleet as a mosquito
But so sweet like my chiquita
You're the one for me!
Ole!"
Re: New additions to my collection
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2022 5:12 am
by jetsetjester
tim575 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 4:55 pm
That's a restored 1950 Harley Hummer parked behind the Sega Helicopter game. It belongs to a cousin who didn't have space to store it and I figured it blends in with the '50s-'60s games in my downstairs arcade in the meantime. I just finished repair and restoration of that Helicopter game yesterday. Had to rebuild the top of it with new aluminium extrusions and new tempered glass. Good thing was all the artwork was in good shape except the back door with poster-size photo was missing. Since I have it in the middle of the room, I decided to just go with glass in the back. Bad news was I had to replace the helicopter boom that broke in half in shipping. The M. auction house refused to secure it inside due to liability concerns. Shipping company also refused to touch the inside for a similar reason, only blanket wrap outside, and I could not fly across the country to do it myself or find someone local there to prep. it for shipping. Big issue when shipping cross country (USA).
You have an excellent collection ddstoys. Reminds me of visiting arcades like the Southern Cross Bowl or Mutual bowl in Melbourne as a kid. I think I spy a Chicago Coin Coney Island Rifle in your collection too. I like diverse collections and having one of Bob's former Mutoscopes really tops it off.