Friday 26 September 2014

Sepia Saturday 247 - Motorbikes!








Here is a picture of William Pearce and his mum Eliza Pearce for this weeks Sepia Saturday. Click here for more wonderful sepia Saturday pictures and stories!

The picture was taken at their property on Aikmans Road, Merivale, Christchurch about 1920.  Don't you just love the old sidecar, more like a woven basket for your legs than a vehicle, with a place to put your hands under the leather weatherproof cover, to keep them warm.  Of course wearing your every day hat was necessary when posing on a bike for a photo.  From other photos we have they actually wore leather helmets a bit like aviators wore.  I don't think they would have protected the head very much.

We have dozens of these motorbike photos and even a photo of a bloke's shed from the 1920s with car and bike parked up inside.  I'm so lucky to have them.

12 comments:

  1. You are lucky to have such a wonderful photo of a vintage bike and sidecar. How far did they travel in it do you know? When I click on the photo I do get an Error 404 message sadly.

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    1. Hi genepenn. I think i had the setting set to private on Flickr. I have changed this and you should be able to view the photo now. Sorry about that!

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  2. Great photo. The motorbike looks elegant and interesting, though not very safe.

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  3. I have never seen a wicker sidecar. And you have dozens of photos?? I don't have a single one.

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  4. I'm with Wendy -- amazing wicker sidecar! William looks like he's got riding boots on...they go all the way up his shin!

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  5. A charming picture indeed, but so unsafe by today's standards. Rather scary, actually.

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  6. Oh my goodness, what a wonderful photo, it makes my Sepia Saturday offerings look a little sad. Thanks for sharing this, Barbara.

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  7. It's a long while since I've seen a sidecar. They were a sensible idea.

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  8. The wicker sidecar surprised me too but how sensible to keep covered up.

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  9. You are indeed lucky to have those pictures and thank you for sharing this particularly interesting one with us.

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  10. This photo is amazing...great combination of theme of motorcycle with the vintage photo. More! more!

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  11. I wonder how fast they went. I'd have been terrified.

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