Great slide-show!
Loved the pics of the Velocette!!! When I was about 17, and weighed about 115 pounds, a friend's dad told me if I could kick-start his, I could ride it. On my third try, it kicked back and catapulted me halfway over the handle-bars. After he got his laughter under control, he demonstrated how the compression release was used for starting, and gave me a ride around the block.
