Look, Signal, Manoeuvre

[conhawks]

notice the lack of traffic lights at major junctions, i remember those

[calineophyte]

Tom's new Mod friend rides really close behind in the same wheel track. She might as well be riding pillion.

[Ikophot]

Wow. Factories. Youth that work. What a concept.



[Turks111]

Tom however had no intention to stop for silly pedestrians waiting at the zebra crossing 5:33

[LASTINLIVE]

Tom douse not cover his back brake at junctions , He douse cover his headlamp over with a learner plate when it is cold a, and foggy. Tom pulls a MOD lol. Was that a GL2 about a 1952 . Toms mate now rides a moped see video on my channel [ road race ] lol.

[LASTINLIVE]

psychomania lol



[russthebiker]

its a G2 model 250 cc single cylinder you could also get a AJS version ( same firm)

[Blaesht]

Anyone else notice at 5:33 he doesn't stop for the woman at the crossing? Haha.

[rottielovergirl1]

@Blaesht yes i noticed that too , he was quite the perfect gentleman or so i thought.... until he left the old woman stood waiting at the crossing lol

[bikers123]

What matchless was it please?

[bikers123]

What matchless was it please?

[mccannjg]

just how i ride! ;-)

[feedingfrenzy123]

Great video, Ide rather have one of those bikes than my Derbi GPRR 50. Ahwell im the only one at my school with a geared bike.

[dirtywaterclub]

It's a shame that 99 per cent of motorcyclists these days are like Tom's friend... Dangerous, reckless, careless... Only caring about getting from A to B as quickly as possible with no regard at all for other road users.

[mccannjg]

@dirtywaterclub what are you on about?

[Rogerborg]

Lies! LIES! Today, "Tom's Friend" would be on an Aprilia, and beating the slappers off with an oily dipstick. Tom would be on some Chinese piece of crap, and hanging out with nerds on blogs all night.

[Blurredman]

These rules conflict alot with today's rules !!

[2wheelsteve]

Brilliant how close the scooter is following the bike at the end, there not even staggered, brilliant bikes and what a fantastic video

[spearfysh]

Tom didn't check his tyre pressures, the rear one is low at 4:00

[mathieuemi666]

Thanks for uploading this!

Is his girlfriend riding the 1st Vespa ever made?

=> As women weren't wearing pants, the engineers at Vespas had to make a motorcycle which would fit their needs.

I think the first Vespas had a manual gearbox.

[rupertmja1]

Loved it !

[121davo121]

rofl at the moped at the end lol

[markterry95]

haha, I like tom's friend. He definitely needs an enduro or something. Looks like he could use a 2 stroke, the way he was pinning it, haha

[reaperphilia]

Tom's friend is cool.

[mcgeechan6600]

@docterdavethe1st

that is correct, starting on February 1st of 1965 :)

[CryForTheDevil]

Cool video! Fuckin' hilarious! Love the music in the end. Also the beautiful British scenery. Any idea where this was filmed? Nice bikes too.

[dangerdavenz]

Naughty Tom failed to stop for a pedestrian. 5:34

[Blurredman]

@dangerdavenz Actually, I read somewhere that you need only stop unless they have actually stepped out into the road. Nevertheless, I would always stop just in-case.

[dangerdavenz]

@Blurredman

Local rules are you are obliged to stop for someone 'obviously waiting to use it'. Throw the book at the dirty do-gooder I say! I going partying with his pal. Much more comedy. :-)

[stewutah]

Nice old British PSA with a couple nice old bikes: Triumph and Matchless

[hunhun23]

Here in my town there was a 19 year old that was killed while he was operating his motorcycle recklessly. He was on his 2008 Suzuki all the while popping wheelies, weaving in and out of traffic, and going over 80 MPH when he hit another car.

[xfire7]

Brilliant ! I love looking at how uncrowded the roads in the U.K. used to be :))

[sandtoftfield]

Excellent seeing this snapshot into the '60s. The roads were less congested and the older vehicles looked a treat (a Thames Trader ambulance!). Thanks for posting!

[blacksmithdog1]

7:56 Turning out of Wyld Way onto the Harrow Road in West London. Look how wide the street and pavement is compared to now.

[henrymarkstewart10]

i would love to travel back in time with my suzuki b-king and it's scorpions lol

[fantasticministry2]

I think this is from 1969

[arielnh56]

The Cub is an A reg which was 63. Most of the others are form 555AAA which was 59-62. I'd say it was 63 or 64 at the latest.

Triumph riders are hooligans :-)

[Mike11913]

@arielnh56

Looks like a late 1962 Cub to me. It's a distributor model. They changed to side points in 63'.

[RichBehrle]

Love the vid!

Toms a pussy, I'd take his Matchless and really ride it! Tom's friend knows how to have fun! and what's up with the "works keeper" that guy needs to take the stick out of his ass! or Ars... puffy Brits

[shinysideup100]

I agreed with you right up until the last bit.

What is a 'puffy'? and this is a government information film, hardly representative of British people.....lol

[bs1320]

What year were rear-view mirrors invented?

[notwocdivad]

@bs1320 I don`t know but they still teach you to look over your shoulder, Lifesavers I think they call them!!

[streamlinemoderne]

Beautiful white Triumph Tigress at 7:49!

[Benzyl]

The Matchless G2 in the clip - 466GYX is still about (after fifty years).

[MonsterMozz]

... but lets be honest Toms a bit of a twat!

lmao

[notwocdivad]

@MonsterMozz But a LIVE twat EH!!

[MonsterMozz]

hmm.. well if he was 30 in 1960 he'd be 80 now.. so it's a fair bet he isn't... lol

[notwocdivad]

@MonsterMozz Well you never know, Len Vale-Onslow rode the bike HE made to collect his telegram from the Queen, At the time i believe he was Britains oldest biker. An example for us all.

[MonsterMozz]

lmao.. fair enough.. if you're not playing me like a piano, well done Len!

It would appear his safety film was all good advice then,

[notwocdivad]

@MonsterMozz , unlike some who comment on youtube purely to wind people up I do not. Len V-O was an old school biker held in high regard by bikers all over Try finding him on the net there`s bound to be something there, In fact I`m going to do it myself Cheers ride safe mate

[jimlibuilt]

Interesting classic old vid.Gave me much to smile about. Much shown is now not legal or safe in LH drive countries. Get proper training! Learn to ride in the proper lane position with your 150 HP motorcycle. These shown are almost mopeds LOL.

[TALLDWARFFILMS]

Nice addition indicators on bikes. Don't think I'd bother with all the hand signals.

[skymonkey74]

5.34 Super safe Tom drives straight through a crossing with an old lady trying to cross.

[pixelfibre]

Love the parked bubble car at 3 mins...

[mattrehmhext]

Bikes: a Triumph and a Matchless??

Also where was this filmed, outskirts of London?

[michael1703]

5.10 gives a false signal, should have given his intention to turn right after the little rd on the right as a driver might have thought he was turning right there

still a safer rider than abstractduk

[abstractduk]

toms mate has a much more developed riding style, tom is a square.. maybe he is content to receive his mates sloppy seconds on the brolly girls at the track! )

[BuzzJones]

I'd say Mates this is a Bloody Good Film and Tom ends up with the Scooter Bird in the End. Tom was a perfect example the way the Rockers Rode eh!

[ThePauly1369]

7:26 Is that Spandau Ballet?? :p

[OW01racer]

Tom keeps his bike in good working order does he? Then why does the throttle stick open while he is riding along with his right arm out? Mind you, my dads old Velocette does that every time the old Amal sucks a bit of rain in...or if there is an R in the month. Good, funny vid and great stunt riding by that kid.

[TheTequini]

The bike can move off without opening the throttle, just with half clutch released.

[notwocdivad]

@OW01racer Some of my old bikes from the 60s had a friction screw to keep the throttle where you left it for that very purpose. I had to use hand signals in my car test in 1972! but have not used them since

[ronkierstead]

Tom's friend needs a nice SuperMotard to get to work on time. :)

[DerbyBiker]

That Tom's a lunatic !

See him ignore the old lady at the pedestrian crossing (5:33) :-)

[leesstuff]

@DerbyBiker I saw that too! He's a bloody menace!

[ChillyStigger]

Nice bit of biking nostalgia! No Give Way lines at junctions either. When did they first appear? I remember the hand signal procedure though - I had to do my test like that on a BSA D7 Bantam. Imagine trying to do hand signals in today's traffic....

[bernie5470]

The shops where Tom went to buy a newspaper was either Rayners Lane or Eastcote, but the closing shot with Tom and girlfriend on a motor scooter is Wyld Way in Wembley, turning into Harrow Road towards Monks Park/ North Circular Road. Finally they end up on the Westway heading towards Paddington.

Looks like 35mm for the cinema, not TV as this was shot in the mid sixties, well before colour TV was introduced in the UK.

Think about it...Tom and his mate are now in their 60's!

[gsutch]

@bernie5470 That's if Tom's mate didn't kill himself on his bigger much faster bike he would have got after plaster lol

[bernie5470]

Locations courtesy of my mate Bill...

Whitton Avenue. Rayners Lane. The Garage is now a Tesco Express. Eliot Drive Harrow. Not sure where the trading estate is, it could be Perivale. Woodheyes, Gresham and Bridge roads, these cut between The North Circular and Church Road Willesden. When he turns into this road from the NCR you get a glimpse of Ascots in the background. On Bridge Road there is Mitchell Brook Primary school that was used for location shots for Please Sir.

[waffencarl]

Kul film, samma relger då som nu...

[MrBradbox]

I reckon indicators would have been even simpler...

[AndyWillow1989]

Shit looks so cool in the 60's :(

[dany4kin]

So true...

[petegenmarshall]

Does Tom's mate want to sell me his boots?

[aflatminor]

Just found out it was Harrow....

[ducatijames]

Really? Do you know whereabouts?

[aflatminor]

That had me in tears!!

anyone recognise where this film was shot???

anyone else agree that Tom seemed like a Gimp???

[dadthespanners]

Tom's mate is having much more fun. I alway's thought Matchless owners were anally retentive! LOL

[860240]

Because his mate is never up in time.

[motrax1100]

Why does't Tom give his mate a lift to work- after all, he lives next door?

[04231950]

Tom had L plates so he could not give him a lift.

A very good video reminds me of my youth.

[kalashinakov]

LOL good one

[TWOmagazine]

Absolute class! Pity Tom fails to stop for the old dear at the pedestrian crossing!

[motrax1100]

I've always thought it was a good idea to put my L plates over my headlamp.