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Opel 500
« on: 19.02. 2022 18:06 »
I think it dates to 1929
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Re: Opel 500
« Reply #1 on: 19.02. 2022 18:54 »
Quite futuristic that one GB, despite (or even because of) the pressed tin bits so frequently adopted by our continental friends then and later.
Some were plug-ugly 'Meccano' jobs but this one manages to look well-balanced and rather handsome.  Maybe it's the tidy fork.
So that's a 'like'!
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Re: Opel 500
« Reply #2 on: 20.02. 2022 10:54 »
Good grief. Front tyre is as big as - if not bigger than - the rear. There doesn't appear to be any control for the left foot (brake / gear). Is it single speed? The front forks look like James ML until you reach the top, then heaven knows what goes on there. Doesn't appear to be a headstock or, if there is one, it's far too short. The front downtubes have a vibration-inducing curve. The seat appears to be extended forward, presumably to catch the tank when it slides back.... Is that a two-port J.A.P engine? The silencer looks like someone's vacuum flask and the centre-stand was clearly made in Cuba from a left-over truck rear bumper. There's pillion footrests but what does the passenger sit on - that dexion shelf at the back? All quite peculiar and no, I don't want one.
 
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Re: Opel 500
« Reply #3 on: 20.02. 2022 12:46 »
RDfella the back footrests are for when you jam it on full throttle put your feet on them and grab the headlamp ;D