Relatives , old pics and motorcycles

Wrecka

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Thought it'd be cool to have a thread where people could post motorcycle related pics of old relatives and a bit of a story about that person/people , i'll start with Uncle Ray

I never got the chance to meet uncle Ray he died early-mid 60's at the age of around 22 , he was one of my Dad's older brothers , he was Dad's Father figure as Charlie ( my Grand dad ) had died about 5 years after the end of WW2 due to injuries sustained while fighting , Leaving my Nan to raise 5 kids on her own.

Well Ray was heavy in the Bike scene in Tasmania and Dad was following close on his heels, Dad used to tell me stories about ( spelling ) Bodgies and Widgies of his era and how they used to get in big rummbles with other bike gangs.


Sadly Ray T boned a car that was being driven by a drunk driver , apparently he flew through the air some 30 metres and landed on his head helmetless , this was a week before his birthday and my Nan had bought him a helmet as compulsory helmet laws had recently been introduced , Ray died instantly doing what he loved the most.

Needless to say Dad was devastated and grew a dislike of bikes after that , when i was a kid growing up he always tried to deter me from being interested , didnt work as we used to hang out with Dad's younger brother who had a large collection of old Brit and Jap Iron and we used to ride them down the hill in Nans backyard ( back when yards were 1/4 acre )

Here's Ray washing his Trumphy , from what i remember Dad used to tell me it was a Tiger but i could be wrong so please correct me , apparently he had this thing tricked big time and it used to kick ass around Northern Tassie
 
A grainy wartime photo that I cherish of my Mum and Dad and elder sister taken as Dad got of the troop ship from the Middle east and was sent home to re deploy to New Guinea to fight the Japs, sadly they are both gone but went on to have 68 years of marriage.
 

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