Second winner of the book Aantrappen en Vlieghappen

The second winner is..

Simon Weston from Australia.

Simon:

"Hello there

please find attached 3 photos taken by my then girlfriend Andrea ( now wife ) in 1992. My friend Dale is having fun posing on my 1961 Honda CB92. The WLA Harley I've owned for over 25 years and is still in the shed. The young lad between the New Imperial and Rudge sickles is me. Still own both of  these bikes.. Andrea took and developed all these pics.  

More pics of some locals doing there stuff. The guy flying through the air on his Honda C92 is farmer Robert Rymill. His father brought the bike new as a "farm bike" I think he landed safely !! The old Harley pic is off a local rabbit trapper who used his J-model outfit to haul rabbits to market. This bike still exist's although is not together or complete."

Great stuff Simon!

The book Aantrappen en vlieghappen is coming your way!

And the winners are...

First of all I want to thank every one who send me pictures for the contest!
Never expected to get so much nice old and new black and white pictures.
Today I will start with showing the photo's of the 3 lucky winners.


First winner is Bob from Spokane Washington. 

Bob:
"The two pictures with multiple bikes are from where I live, Spokane washington. 
One is grocery delivery the other is from a cycle shop. 
The woman and baby is Mrs. Moore holding her son Robert, her husband owned the Indian dealership in Rome Georgia.
4th picture is me about 17 years ago on my 79 FLH. 5th picture my wife found at a yard sale, no other information. 6th picture is Bob Moore jr, on a goulding sidecar.
The last 3 photo's are from Moore's cycles Rome Georgia."

Thanks Bob!

KTM 390 Duke update - First Reviews Of KTM Duke 390 Start Pouring In

"KTM has started offering the Duke 390 to the media and the first ride event has taken place in Austria, the home of KTM. The 390 Duke is not only awaited in India, but in many global markets too, where enthusiasts are waiting to get their hands on this value for money performance machine. While most of the cycle parts of the Duke 390 are similar to the Duke 200 and Duke 125, the heart of the matter is different, which changes the complete characteristics of the bike. Can’t wait to know how the Duke 390 performs? Read the interesting points below, which give a fair picture about the performance of the KTM 390 Duke.

* The 390 Duke is relatively smaller in size compared to the engine it is powered by.
* The Duke 390 is quite agile and easy to ride and handle, thanks to the low dry weight of 139 kgs.
* The Duke 390′s 373cc engine will entertain most experienced riders but low end power is only average.
* One needs to rev past 5000 RPM to extract the best from this engine.
* Engine sound at idle is quite disappointing, but gets better as the revs increase.
* There is an adjustable shift light on the console, which is similar to its siblings.
* Mid-end to high-end thrust is excellent, redline comes in at 10,500 RPM.
* 0 – 100 km/hr takes around 5 seconds, top speed is 171 km/hr (speedo indicated).
* The Duke 390 is frugal and returns an average mileage of 30 km/l.
* Metzeler Sportec M5 tyres offer good levels of grip. Indian Duke 390 might get MRF rubber.
* 10 mm lower seat height than Duke 200 (800 mm on the Duke 390), riding position good for 6 footers too.
* The trellis frame is finished in orange, so are the alloy wheels.
* There is small amount of vibrations at high revs and the suspension is on the stiffer side.
* Front visor offered as option, which reduces wind blast at speed.
* Braking is good and ABS works well.
The initial reviews of the KTM 390 Duke are very positive. The motorcycle is all what we expected it to be – fast, easy, fun and frugal. The Duke 390′s engine uses forged pistons and NiKaSil coating and produces 44 HP of power and 35 Nm of torque. The rev limit is placed quite early so tuners will take advantage of increasing it, resulting in top speed increasing to around 180 km/hr. Bajaj Auto will launch the Duke 390 in the Indian market by June 2013, offering it at an on-road Mumbai price of Rs. 2.5 lakhs. ABS is going to be standard. The KTM Duke 390 is priced at Rs. 3.57 lakhs (€4995) in Europe."
Found on Motorbeam here

And an other nice review by Mark Hinchliffe on xBhp here

Picture from xBhp