Phoenix 1011001-The Binary resurrection

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 9:25 am

Cheers!

I just found out I need to spend the day doing motorbike maintainence, so someone else had better take it.
EDIT: Turns out it didn't take that long after all, so here's a (quite easy) question:

Which is the current oldest surviving motorcycle manufacturer?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 2:37 pm

another subject i know nothing about so: kawasaki?

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 3:09 pm

Harley?

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 3:21 pm

Norton?

mr lugsy · Post by **mr lugsy** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 3:38 pm

harley davidson u.k had their hundred and fiftieth birthday weekender at butlins minehead a couple of years ago.
They brought their own security lol.

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 4:06 pm

Not Kawasaki and not Harley-Davidson. Norton (founded in 189

, while a few years older than the company I'm looking for, have not been in continuous production.

Clue: It's a British company.

gambogaz1 · Post by **gambogaz1** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 4:13 pm

There was a fire at a motorbike museum not too far from me a few years back. So this is my thought process behind my answer

They lost quite a few

Triumphs ???

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 4:15 pm

Where was the bit about continuous production in the question?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 4:19 pm

didn't singer, the sewing machine lot make motorbikes?

that is my next desperate guess.

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 4:20 pm

Triumph is the one.

(Sorry NM,

ops: I didn't say that and I should have, you're right. But Triumph is the generally accepted answer to the question "Worlds oldest manufacturer," at least by What Bike.

).

Founded in 1902, it went into receivership in 1983. The name and manufacturing rights were bought by a man called John Bloor from the Official Receiver. He contracted Les Harris Spares to continue production of the Bonneville for five years until the new factory was ready, which meant production was uninterupted.

The fire in 2002 nearly destroyed the main factory, but they were up and running again the same year, and built another factory in Thailand the following year so they could compete with the Japanese manus.

Soon as my restriction is over, I'm getting a Bonny.

Over to gambogaz1.

gambogaz1 · Post by **gambogaz1** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 4:45 pm

Yey!!! Well it's been a while

This week has marked the 10th Anniversary of which famous English persons Death ??

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 9:48 pm

read abot this in the paper, stanley matthews?

gambogaz1 · Post by **gambogaz1** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:04 am

Got it in 1 Istenem, I'd got loads of clues lined up aswell :x

Over to you sir.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:53 am

cheers, i read the story in my paper on the way home.

which artist designed the logo for chupa chups?

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 6:39 am

Warhol?