Anyone for a Brumble?

[orabanda]

A (slightly younger) friend whose motorcycling experiences have been limited to modern bikes including watercooled Hinkley triples,  Moto Guzzi's and Ducatis, visited my shed the other day. It was the first time he had been "Beezered"!

When I started a couple of them up, he just loved the sound! Said the bikes sounded much bigger than 650cc, and much more impressive than a Harley. For all the nice words and fawning, I have promised him the ultimate experience; a ride!

I often describe the distinctive  (and unique) sound of the BSA twins as a Brumble; a cross between a bellow, and a rumble.

Richard.

[muskrat]

Yes that brumble turns a few heads Everyone knows when I'm in town..And don't the old fellas love it when you throw a leg over and it roars first kick.
Cheers

[orabanda]

Musky,
You are right about the easy starting also leaving an impact.

When my visitor turned up, I started 3 bikes for him; all first kick!

The young fella was suitably impressed.

Then, when you hit the kill button, they stop with a sigh!

Richard

[Topdad]

Oh yes in deedy , love the noise from mine on full chat and fitted with a goldie but can still make her" brumble" along when need be , Richard get that word in the OXford dictionary , great way to describe it .
 Last year I got the same surprised look from my non motorcyling Son, when He helped get the bike out for my first run , covers off primed carb and 1st kick she ran and stopped ,second  on song like a bird , He was very impressed  I didn't feel the need to tell him that the week before I'd CLEANED THE CARB ,PLUGS AND SLIP RING . But what the hell He'd given such stick over the years I reconed a bit of respect was due the bike !! regards BobH.

[bsa-bill]

Yes that brumble turns a few heads

Certainly does and a very good descriptive word for it

(never give a dog lover an excuse to talk about his friend)
This is Bramble and turns a few heads too

[Butch (cb)]

I turned up at the Sunbeam Owners Fellowship meeting last night on my Sportster with pretty much open pipes. The brethren at the bar within were pretty sure I'd finally got myself an S7 that I'd arrived on. ???

[morris]

Just a thought, but after the HD chopper forum experience, shouldn't we rename the forum to "The grumble forum"? That should get some people confused...

BTW, lovely dog Bill. Looks a real sweetie.

Edit; should have been ''The Brumble Forum'' of course. Those bloody auto corrections....

[WozzA]

   I know NOTHING....  nothing....   

[bsa-bill]

cheers Morris, he a little character but aren't they all

Now Wozza those chaps you bought me haven't arrived yet, any idea of delivery (I need to be out when the Mrs opens that one)

Back to brumbles, I have Goldie silencers (silencers HA) on the RGF, all the lads like them but to be honest a few miles or so along the road they do begin to grate a bit, the Flash OTOH has a lovely low growl from its Campells that just gets better the further you go, I have a new pair of supposedly Campells that I think I'll try on the RGF, see how they compare.
Funny how what seems a good idea at the time ends up not so,

[orabanda]

When my dad bought his new GF (below) in 1951, he was living in an outback mining town in Western Australia, and managing the family sheep station (500,000 acres). The town was (and still is) Ora Banda.

Every week-end he would ride the 40 miles on a corrugated gravel road, into the large gold mining town of Kalgoorlie (home of the Golden Mile; richest square mile on earth).

Up to a dozen other thirsty young men (miners) from nearby mining operations (shows) would ride along as well, heading back to their mines in time for work monday.

Dad said they liked their bikes to be rowdy, and the silencers had all been thrown away early in the piece. The straight throughs had a great Brumble!

To avoid (or reduce) trouble from the Kalgoorlie traffic cops, when they reached the outskirts of the town (near the illegal Two-Up gambling ring), they would stop and shove sticks and bits of bushes up the pipes before proceeding!

The first pic is with the bike new,
the second is a bit later on; no silencers!

Richard

[a10gf]

Always nice to see vintage fotos. Thanks for posting.

And Bill, looks like a determined dog indeed!

[RichardL]

Now Wozza those chaps you bought me haven't arrived yet, any idea of delivery (I need to be out when the Mrs opens that one)
 

Bill,

"out"? Not judging. 

Richard,

Only 500,000 acres? What happened, family decided they wouldn't be able to manage a large station? (PS, clutch weights and measures forthcoming.)

Richard L.

[orabanda]

Richard,
It was a small place by local standards; actually 1,000,000 acres but only half was fenced!

Average paddock size was 8 miles by 10 miles.

It took a full day by motorbike to do a dam and windmill run. We had 27 windmills, which was a lot for the region, and very necessary in the semi-arid climate (average annual rainfall 12").

I started riding motorbikes on the station at the age of 10; that was 47 years ago - haven't stopped since!

[bsa-bill]

"out"? Not judging.

"out" as in  not in the house just in case there is any confusion 

beginning to wonder about my best friend tho, that paw???

[duTch]

It was a small place by local standards;

 Yup, as I thought- just the house paddock...?
 
 Bill- no comment....

 As per 'Brumble', I have on the 'Rocket-Flashback', aftermarket trumpets/cocktail shakers, with fluted type baffle pipe as in Conti mufflers (think Ducati/Moto G.), and on the Gutzzi similar length same fluted baffle pipe inside HD XR type off-road (not for on road use) shotgun cases, and the R-Flashy seems  heaps louder, but I saw the pretty girl from up the road at a local bar tonight, and when I tried to apologise and explain that I try and keep it quiet she said 'no it's ok I like it/them'...