The motorbike I owned was the Velocete LE (little engine). It was apparently used by British and Commonwealth police because it was quiet so allowed the police to patrol discreetly. It was called the “Noddy” because in those days police passing each other were normally required to salute to each other but in this case they were only required to nod (because of the hand gears, etc. – no hands were available for saluting).
It was a 200 cc bike with a maximum speed of 55 mph. You can see the gear levers with the start lever below it. You can’t see the radiator very well because it is too dark but it looked just like a small car radiator. As mentioned earlier it was water cooled and direct/shaft drive. A passenger sitting on the seat behind added a certain “je ne sais quoi” because they would be seated above the driver due to the rise in the seat. I often had the passenger do hand signals for turning.
On one trip a coconut fell out of a coconut tree and hit me in the chest. It’s probably just as well that the bike didn’t go that fast.
There is a track that goes through the jungle from Arima to the north coast of Trinidad. The track is fine for jeeps and motorcycles but not regular cars. I took Marilyn on the track up to a beach on the north coast one day but then coming back through the jungle in the dark the lights started failing. That was interesting.
WR Foster 