Swap meet in Toulouse

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Swap meet are always a great dose of inspiration for me, Especially, this year,was a great edition with some great motorcycles and parts for sale, but a lot of strange and unusual machines too.

I felt in love with this 125 Ducati sport...

More infos about Werner and Degener here

One of a kind, dirt Veloce, (special photoshoot to be featured soon).

immaculate Interceptor 2 for 13.500€

Too late or not ?

perfect barn find condition for this G9 500 Matchless for sale by Bixente moto here

great racer from the 20s

Cyclemaster motor

Lôvely Bathtub Speedtwin

ça c'est la France ...

Twist à Saint Tropez

3500€ for this Continental GT 250 RE

One of the 82 OMB Broglia (Officina Mecanica Broglia) built in Italy in 1934 type sport, (5000€) contact:viloooo@Hotmail.fr

25.000€ for a replica...

Strange fat OSA Scooter from Poland

This NOS 250 Jap with the Pilgrim oil pump is for sale (800€) +33688604185 or viloooo@Hotmail.fr

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My Grandfather

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I spent all the week end looking at the family pictures and I discovered those two pictures of my grand father Adrien, 1870 - 1927.

Looking closely at it, it appears that they are not yet bicycles but tricycles and quadricycles. Which leads to believe that those images are from around 1890 for tricycles were invented in 1880 and pedal bicycles in 1900.

Those devices are complex, meaning odd. The tricycle with the great lateral wheel is a Rudge patent but quadricycles are Matchless patent.

Had the motorcycles existed then, no doubts my grand father would have been a biker. Watch what the gangs of bikers looked like before 20th century

Adrien, first from left

Adrien, third from left

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