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cycles-past: Hello editor thank you for allowing my post.....as i find photo's,or any items im searching for relating to brooklyn's motorcycle history i will definatly post more scan's.....i do have other memorabilia but very little relating to......

in response to: Brooklyn Motorcycle History by cycles-past

john birchall: who remembers this scene of hollins green slag tip which was carted away and used in building the motorway at peel green...

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

amy mccue fae posso: posso has cleaned up since these fotos have been takin no one menchie any whwere noo were aw too bizy tourin about in our motors to care let posso live ypf forever r.i.p william bates......

in response to: Glasgow Schemes 5 by kobie

T J O'BRIEN, ANNANDALE, VA: The article below it will mention the Luna Park. During the WW II I worked part-time for the New York Daily News as a copy boy. One afternoon I came in early at......

in response to: Luna Park: Coney Island by Peter

Allison: Not to bog you down with stats, but just by comparison here is the info for the same year in Manhattan: County New York County Community/county police department County Total Year 2006 Total number of reported crimes (violent and property) 56,255 Number of violent......

in response to: Dangerous to Walk Around Brooklyn? by Jayne

Allison: Well, I was born in Flatbush and even though I've been out for 20 years the place still gives me the willies whenever I return. I live in Manhattan now and am constantly amazed at......

in response to: Dangerous to Walk Around Brooklyn? by Jayne

ohyeah: You can park by sheapsheadby and enter the park from the parking lot of the motor inn motel. Still cool....

in response to: Plum Beach by kc

Dean Ogden: Hi Sheila, Yes my dad was the youngest. He always used to spend his time on Barton Grange Farm with his mate Steve Ratcliffe messing around with cars and motorbikes. He was born when the......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Michelle: People will bitch all they want to. They can make up their stories, print them, and make everyone believe it's true (including law enforcement...usually they are the ones who start it up). Everyone grows a......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

The terrible disaster: This article has been republished as I was asked to supply the details a second time. --- We had walked on Cadishead Moss in the morning on Jean Dodd’s health walk with possibly 60 inspired walkers. When......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

ex-Bellevillian: Personally...I think Belleville is the most boring town in the world and I grew up there. Still have family there too. Belleville has always had this gran idea of itself because it host......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

Nelson: Had my bike stolen April 13 at Dufferin Mall. It's a yellow, with blue and red, Giant AtX 890 mountain bike, 19.5" frame. The only thing they left was the cut lock. I reported it to......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

jeeff: you've probably already checked the new york times archives (free access with signup), but if not it has about 70 hits for "federation of american motorcyclists", with lots of articles from that time period....

in response to: Brooklyn Motorcycle History by cycles-past

Editor: though the content of this sort of post isnt typically what we have on this blog, im going to leave it, as it sounds interesting, and the photo is nice. "cycles past", i urge you, though,......

in response to: Brooklyn Motorcycle History by cycles-past

Mike: Brothel owner asks to suppress evidence By BEN NEARY • Associated Press Writer • January 15, 2008 * Post a Comment * Recommend * Print this page * E-mail this article * Share this article: * Del.icio.us * Facebook * Digg * Reddit * Newsvine * What’s......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

Mike: Hells Angels member arrested on assault charges Hybrid Apr 11, 2008 12:29 PM (3 hrs ago) by Staff, The Examiner SAN FRANCISCO (Map, News)- A Pacifica member of the Hells Angels was arrested Thursday on suspicion of assaulting......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

Andrew Smith: Wendy I'm sure you'll get to meet people soon enough. The pictures of the two signs above were actually taken up the moss from Cadishead, not Irlam. If you drive/walk all the way up New Moss......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

joey: hey...i'm back in town for pasadena jim's retirement party. we're staying at the saga motor hotel. more pictures coming soon....

in response to: looking for the little old lady of . . . by joey

Hunter: I'd like to make two points at this time. First, it seems that most of the dissatisfaction with Hutchinson revolves around the lack of "good", i.e. well-paid jobs. As I mentioned earlier, there are no......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Cyril Bagshaw: Hi Norma, I remember your Dad's cousin Eric as a cracking little soccer player in those school days, when Mr Dawson was the headmaster,a mr Pinnington the maths teacher who frequently brought out this thick leather......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Bellevile Racer#01: Those pictures are of the old Snakey Building which is now the new gome of 4 time IMCA chassis builder, Belleville Motor Sports. All I have to see is this idiot hasn't been here......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

headless horseman: They built Impalas in the late 60s and early 70s. Put six on a transport (Anchor Motor Freight) and roared down route 9 through Tarrytown to get to the Thruway. Every five minutes. Rocky (Gov......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

been: It was a three-way race. Picture taken by the (french papparazzi) motorcyclist who beat them both....

in response to: Tight Squeeze by jack

i do it too: Jeez.....get over it. When I have a nature call and there is no public facility, I do find some discreet location to relieve myself. I have actually seen a motorcycle cop urinating on bushes late......

in response to: Public Urinals: Amsterdam by Peter

i do it too: Jeez.....get mover it. When I have a nature call and there is no public facility, I do find some discreet location to relieve myself. I have actually seen a motorcycle cop urinating on bushes late......

in response to: Public Urinals: Amsterdam by Peter

Bob: The Hutchinson, KS haters amuse me. I'm sure some of them have lived in other cities, some have attested to it in their diatribes. However it seems that they are either young or......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Michelle: I found citynoise after the cyclist/motorist incident that took place in Kensington market here in Toronto. Ever since then I've been hooked!...

in response to: Fall in Toronto by Elicar

steelisreal: that is awesome, I have see astroturf bicycles and a motorcycle but this is the first car....

in response to: Astroturf Car by CE

Galen J: I drove through this tunnel hundreds of times beginning in the mid 1950's. It always amazed me how AM radio stations would immediately go off once you hit the entrance. Driving a motorcycle through......

in response to: Washburn Tunnel by ian

Gary: Much of what I read here reminds of comments about what gentlemen the German officers were in restaurants after they had invaded France! Listen here: The Hells Angels, each and every......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

Craig: I had a motorcycle wreck in 1980 coming out of the south side of the tunnel. Back then the entrance and exit to the tunnel were paved in cobblestone, which is very slippery, especially if wet......

in response to: Washburn Tunnel by ian

QQbiker: The cost right now is in the range of $300. Problem is that's for the device itself and doesn't cover monthly service fees, registration, etc. if you need someone to track it for you.......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

aer: i love the motorcycle shot...

in response to: Night Walk by Chiamattt

serlingrod: Do people even bike alot in NYC? I've taken my bike on the Chinatown Bus from Philly to NY many a times, and every visit I'm always amazed at how few fellow bikers I see.......

in response to: Frankford Avenue ArtRacks by serlingrod

Bobs Ferry Accident: We had walked on Cadishead Moss in the morning on Jean Dodd’s health walk with possibly 60 inspired walkers. When the walk had ended I had a chat with Mrs Heap the ‘Irlam Historians’......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

anon (blk-7-137-224.eastlink.ca): The Hells Angels are a motorcycle club, dedicated to the sport of touring on their bikes hence the MC(motorcycle club).Not every member has a criminal record or has been involved in criminal activity.There have been......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

CartLegger: here's some more historical background, compliment's of PBS POV program--the Spambot won't let me attach a link, so read below: Barren Island, which appears on few modern maps, holds a special place in the city's garbage......

in response to: Barren Island by CartLegger

jeeff: it's only right to link to hool's infamous [[2770:motorist vs courier]]....

in response to: The Cars That Ate NYC by CartLegger

Pat: I have a Buddy Bike for sale. I added all sorts of toys to it...saddle bags on either side of the rear wheel; another longer bag on the top of the rear wheel for my......

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

EvilGentleman: Terrible tragedy, amazing photos. Thank you for thinking of sharing this with us, it really helps us understand the need to fix the crumbling highway infrastructure across North America. Here in Quebec, we are presently having......

in response to: Bridge Collapse 1 by Tyfoid Kid

Mama Mia: After spending reading all the comments, I've come to the conclusion that way too many people believe everything they read.Makes me wanna start a news paper and write that I'm God and I have all......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

jack: no, not ugarit a place but rather ugaritic, its language. yes the quiet suburb interrupted by a motorcade....

in response to: A Summer\'s Afternoon Stroll by a Cool Refreshing Stream Where an Elderly Gentleman Who Grew Up on the Streets of Asphalt and Cement in Brooklyn Now Takes His Grandchildren by jack

confused: The City of Hutchinson is boring for several reasons, 1. NO ECONOMY, NO GOOD attractions. There is plenty of Night Life in Hutchinson, but most of that involves drinking. It has been made very clear......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Bonnie, Everett WA: My husband and I motorcycled through the state around 1998 and happened across this castle. HAD to make a U-turn, park, and check it out. Way cool. I'm flying down with my dad in July......

in response to: Bishop Castle: Another Self-Made Masterpiece by Jim Bishop

carlos: Motorbikes emit less carbon dioxide than cars on average but more nitrogen oxides and much more hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide pollution. A 1997 124cc Piaggio Vespa emits 36 times more CO per kilometre than the......

in response to: Toronto\'s Got the Right Idea... by Peter

EvilGentleman: On the following satellite photo, look for the tree casting a shadow across the main road in the middle of the photo. See the building immediately to the right of it? That is the store......

in response to: Open if Not Closed by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: The shot of the carpets on the motorcycle was an awesome find. Nice one. And I notice you seem to have an eye for pretty thighs, which I can definitely relate to ;)...

in response to: Hyehwa to Dongdaemun by chiamattt

jack: funny, my mother's girlfriend was named josephine toronto from brooklyn and i always thought that they named toronto after her. nice pic's. of course it's not exactly the quaint hamptons village shopping area out......

in response to: Kensington Market by CE

Caleb Chatfield: Yes Scott, the old Sankey Motors building comprises the sum total of what goes on in Belleville. Maybe this is your point, to get a rise out of individuals and to make broad sweeping......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

K Bernstein: I lived in an apartment building at Eastern Parkway and Troy Avenue in the 1950s. Eastern Parkway was a beautiful street, with its two pedestrian malls with benches and trees. The street was lined with......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

EvilGentleman: I would agree with the majority of what has been said, but I will state my opinions on each issue, so it becomes obvious where I stand. I think the best way to have notification on......

in response to: User Survey 2007 by Jamie

EvilGentleman: I see it mentions just about every kind of wheeled transport except... **motorcycles!**. Maybe the bikers have reserved the beach nowadays?...

in response to: No Escape by jack

Sammy: Wow, that motorbike is hot. I'd love to see more of Seoul. I've never seen photos of Korea before. Also, the English on that sign about the park is fascinating. A tad obfuscated, at best. Haha....

in response to: Some Phone by chiamattt

Chevrolet Fan: New York Times - Tarrytown G.M.'s 2-Week Shutdown Published: February 10, 1982 The General Motors Corporation has ordered a two-week shutdown of its North Tarrytown plant beginning next Monday and 4,600 employees will be laid off. The shutdown,......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

Chevrolet Fan: Sigh, that was when AMERICAN cars were built! General Motors at its best! They don't make cars like that any more. Tarrytown cars were built with pride and they lasted long! It still makes me......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

.nanotech.: [[img:18501]] NAZI REGIME.911.REICHSTAG - parliament of Germany [[img:18502]] Even the location was a deliberate attempt to conceal it by constructing it in Denver Colorado's 1 mile high mountain area, knowing that planes flying at a maximum altitude will......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

p.o.ed person from belleville: ok now i agree with nick belleville is not as boring as they are trying to make it sound.there is fun food and places to hang out. we have the worlds fastist half mile dirt......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 3 by Scott Sargent

Dave: Hi Paul An outdoor old saying sorry.Im mean an Off licence that sell,s alcohol and many other things. The chemist is still there Parker,s and Co now .Parker used to live off Roscoe rd if you......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

DAVE: [[img:17793]] Irlam Ferry T2214. The Manchester Ship Canal Company provided several ferry services to enable pedestrians and vehicles to cross the Canal. Originally known as M.S.C. No.1 Horse Ferry, Irlam Ferry was a cable hauled ferry,......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Ringo: The "rant" againts christianity was actually more to do with the inferance that christains are superior to antyone wearing a patch. I have not said that pathc holders are whiter than white. I don't know......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

jack: i knew gypsies in europe. they travelled around in colorful wagons. some pulled by horses and some by an old car or truck. they lived off selling cheap jewelry, tarot cards, playing......

in response to: Gypsy Beggar by steelisreal

Cameo: The cabbies' fault no doubt... They are by far the worst drivers on the roads in this city. They are a menace to both cyclist, pedestrian and other motorists. Two days ago......

in response to: Crunch by jeeff

EvilGentleman: That pic I took, I actually got out of the car, had a cigarette, took a picture, read a little bit, then hopped back into the car. Nobody had moved yet. jack - maybe it should......

in response to: Traffic by CE

EvilGentleman: That was actually a pretty talented piece of flying. If I remember correctly, a Cessna 172 Skyhawk has a 32-foot wingspan, and the streetlights overhang the street, so he had to be accurate down to......

in response to: Ave Du Parc Airport? by CE

jeeff: i really like the style of motorbike in #1. i wish we had them in north america. the sculpture (stylized mountains?) in #4 is pretty cool for a piece of institutional art. ......

in response to: A Random Walk by chiamattt

ksedge: doh! should have read that comment over before posting! motorcycle...cool motorcycle......

in response to: Just a Cool Motorcycle by EvilGentleman

ksedge: [[img:15146]] [[img:15147]] anything with a {sidecar} is a cool {motorcyle} in my book!...

in response to: Just a Cool Motorcycle by EvilGentleman

HAWK FROM BAYONNE: PLEASE I KNOW A FEW HELLS ANGELS JUST BECAUSE OTHER BIKE CLUBS SELL DRUGS PLEASE DO NOT EVEN THINK THAT THEY SELL METH OR CRANK,THEY ARE NOW A CORPARATION.YOU SHOW THEM RESPECT THEY WILL SHOW......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

zagg: Well at the least, Chiamattt - it's what we Great Lakers would call a yacht. But just for kicks, I looked up the meaning at websters.com and it fits: Main Entry: 1yacht Pronunciation: 'yät Function: noun Etymology: obsolete......

in response to: The Discount Price of $35,000 a Week by Cameo

t@ngent: Remember that tank top you bought me. You wrote 'You're Gorgeous' on it. You took me to your rented motor car and filmed me on the bonnet. You got me to hitch my knees up and pulled my......

in response to: You\'re Gorgeous by ksedge

Greg Hennig: I am Canadian and I am flying my motorcycle to europe and riding my motorcycle from Italy up to Riga then across to Moscow and southeast to Aktobe Kazakhstan. I would like to hear from......

in response to: Bridge over Daugava (Vansu Tilts) by BZZZP

Scootr: My wife and I had the fortune of discovering Bishop's Castle via some friends in Canon City last summer while we were traveling through Colorado on our motorcycles. With no formal education, I have to......

in response to: Bishop Castle: Another Self-Made Masterpiece by Jim Bishop

GUS BRENNAN: MY SISTER USED TO LIVE IN STANLY STREET AS IT WAS CALLED THEN IN THE FIFTIES, I WENT TO SCHOOL IN SCOTLAND STREET, AND HAD TO GO TO MY SISTERS HOUSE FOR MY DINNER IT......

in response to: 11 Stanley Place, Kinning Park by kobe

Rick Paulos: Every thing old will be new again. First invented and sold in the 1890s. They were called Sociables in the 1890's. They used to make 2 or 3 wheel versions. Regarding the bike pictured: I own one too. ......

in response to: Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle: by Peter

sherri: I made my way across Canada from New Brunswick. I was born and raised in Bathurst NB then left at 17 and moved to Edmonton, Alberta, and after getting tired of being nothing but a......

in response to: Free Man? by Urbanghost (michael talbot)

EvilGentleman: awesome, as far as the city-sorting goes. the peter-kebab is something else, all right. Good artwork, not so sure about the pose, mind you. LOL And the upper lip area looks a bit Fuhrer-like... or worse......

in response to: New CITYNOISE Logo? by groovehouse

EvilGentleman: I hear Fisher-Price and Little Tykes have competing bids in to acquire General Motors. Tonka is still considering....

in response to: Compact Car Parking by groovehouse

Chris Erb: My dad used to take me to monster truck rallies. I've been to one in Saint John and another in Moncton. One time a guy on a motorbike jumped over a helecopter with......

in response to: Monster Trucks by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Hmmm, chiamatt's question brings up some valid points. My instinctive response would be to say that providing parking at establishments that serve alcohol is inviting people to drink and drive, and therefore should not be......

in response to: Does Anyone Else Find This Stupid? by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: So if I get this right, anon from Hawaii is of the belief that we should not let our emotions guide our actions, but should instead do nothing. Yet this inaction should require that we......

in response to: A Grisly Example of Man\'s Inhumanity by GGP

EvilGentleman: Holy crap, hool! Motorist vs Courier has almost 400 000 hits now? Just imagine if the thread was still going, how far it would have gotten by now. I think the editors would have had......

in response to: A Grisly Example of Man\'s Inhumanity by GGP

hool: only 393239 hits to go until this surpasses motorist vs courier. i'm still going with schroedinger’s cat as the explanation. it was a scientist simply wishing to demonstrate some principles of quantum physics....

in response to: A Grisly Example of Man\'s Inhumanity by GGP

EvilGentleman: Thanks, Catherine. I just hope this cat in GGP's pictures was already dead of causes not related to the iceman's doing, it would make the whole thing a lot easier to digest that way. Judging from......

in response to: A Grisly Example of Man\'s Inhumanity by GGP

S: I think Drea makes a good point. Unless these smokers were stupid enough to provide ID with their name and home address, what's stopping these people from giving a false name?. That's like issuing a......

in response to: Smokers BEWARE! by Elicar

Peter: wow, what a comprehensive entry, eg! it sure tells a story. i tried to take some similar shots of some very aggressive cops in front of {newark penn station} (issuing tickets to people parked in no-standing......

in response to: Speed Trap! by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: The great irony is that it was hool's motorist vs courier post which grabbed attention on the CBC News website, and I followed the link here. After making an ass out of myself in that......

in response to: Things I Hate About... Grocery Shopping by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Elicar, I remember one Toronto experience that absolutely terrified me. I think it was back in 1977 or 1978, My mother took me up to the top of the CN tower (Dad stayed below to......

in response to: Sooo Adorable by Elicar

Peter: chiam: i love this entry. thanks dude! also: those crazy motorbikes are rad......

in response to: A Few Minutes After Work by chiamattt

Peter: i would like driving in the snow more if: a) i had something more nimble/grippy to drive than an absurdly heavy rear-wheel-drive stationwagon (terrible in the snow- hello fishtails!) b) if the snow ever happened to come......

in response to: You Have Failed by torontofreelance

elaine: and me. i have a massive fear of motorbikes. and i am a total back seat driver in cars as well. i was explaining to the [[3333:rickshaw]] guy that i wasn't just picking on him,......

in response to: What a Waste by torontofreelance

jeeff: today during the 10 minute walk home from the grocery store i counted tim hortons cups that i saw on the ground. i saw 13. there is no tim hortons in the neighbourhood.......

in response to: Rrrrrrrrrrroll Up by Mata Hari

EvilGentleman: I have to agree that citynoise has opened up a new world to me, and has allowed me to express myself in ways I never considered before. I am so thankful that CBC provided the......

in response to: Icinoise by GGP

Billy: Having lived in both the USA and England, let me tell you a few things. Both countries electoral systems are fucked! None has real proportional representation. And in terms of laws probably both have an equal......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

Peter: ...and then there are those of us who just have a fetish for machinery. shiny chrome and powerful engines are a plus! i, for one, love motorbikes. seeing these shots made me drool. especially the......

in response to: Swarm of Bikes by Guy McLaren

jeeff: i wonder if they'll incorporate littering motorists somehow......

in response to: Monster Track 6: NYC Messenger\'s Race by Peter

Micah: 27 - Motorists who are ignorant of and/or actively hostile to cyclists. 28 - Um, pollution?...

in response to: Things I Hate About... Traffic by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: You gotta do one on the rage boy from hool's [[2770:motorist vs courier]]...

in response to: from the sketchbook by Jamie

Biff: When they took their helmets off, I realized that the leather clad bikers were actually young ladies. I asked if I could shoot their motorcycles and they agreed but did not want to be included. Then......

in response to: Choppers on Church Street by Biff

Rodney: Biking is awesome and you don't need a hi end bike to do it. Changed my life in many ways, helped me shed excess weight and has almost become a Zen trip for me. Pity riders......

in response to: I just started bike riding by Tim

non-motorist: People need to get over their obsession with cars. It fuels the rampant "need" for parking spots....

in response to: Parking.... by Macka