Newpaper Delivery Bikes

Bluefoam

Does anyone remember the bikes that used to be all over Dublin with a large open box built around the back of the bike - they used to deliver the Evening Herald & I think they were mostly Lambrettas or Vespas?

I'm looking for photos of them, if anyone has some.

Max Headroom

Remember them well...probably the reason i got into bikes in the first place...used to love watching them as i waited for the 46a with me da ,come around the corner from d'olier st onto College green grounding out the boxes on the corner....happy days....:)

Bluefoam

Aparently they are still in action (or back in action?)
I still cant find any images of the originals.

Max Headroom

Yeah..no camera phones back then..:)....wonder if the new guys are as "mental" as the old lads....

Wonda-Boy

They were proper mental....I mean proper. Filtering through the traffic like they were a push bike and you could hear them before you see them like as if they had a performance exhaust or something....wonderful memories.

arybvtcw0eolkf

They were Lambretta's as the Vespa's frame and wheelbase was too short.

I've a mate still uses his Lambretta, with a spare out the back but most are using Piaggio four strokes now.

From memory the Evening Press had a lot more of them operating out of Princess Street than the Herald had.

You can still see some of the Herald lads operating out of Hill Street.

Greenmachine

There are still a few of them around. Saw one out cherry orchard direction last month or the month before.

RosieJoe

See them on Cook Street at lunchtime getting their deliveries for the afternoon.

designbydan

There was one for sale on adverts a few weeks ago, I think it was about 350 quid it's prob still up for sale, if it is you could contact the seller and ask if you could take pictures

Max Headroom

designbydan wrote: »

There was one for sale on adverts a few weeks ago, I think it was about 350 quid it's prob still up for sale, if it is you could contact the seller and ask if you could take pictures

You'd have to dress down of course...manky Barbour/Belstaff waxy,open-face lid, oil-skin legging, Doc-Martins.....oh...dont forget the Woodbine.....:D

Skill Magill

Here you go
http://www.adverts.ie/car/scooter/other-scooter/vespa-gt-125-needs-a-battery-lying-up-a-while-650-ovno/5048928

Bluefoam

That looks like a bargain.

Max Headroom

Skill Magill wrote: »

Here you go
http://www.adverts.ie/car/scooter/other-scooter/vespa-gt-125-needs-a-battery-lying-up-a-while-650-ovno/5048928

Nah...its not an original one....:(

RosieJoe

Here's an old thread on biker with a few pictures on it:
http://www.biker.ie/forum/showthread.php?t=163841&pp=40

Bluefoam

Cool. Unfortunately I can't see the photos as I'm not a forum member there. I'd appreciate if anyone could repost them here, or pm them to me. Ta.

Max Headroom

There ya go.....1956....:eek:...BEFORE MY TIME..;)

Check out the "battle" damage on the colour pic....

Bluefoam

Thanks, that's just what I was looking for. Great memories of them buzzing around Dublin...