Melange goes forth

Time to open a fourth box of old images of motor cycles and motor cyclists, The original melange includes extensive collections concentrating on American marques and the Great War; Melange 2 is in at least an extremely sloppy chronological order. This page, like Melange the third, is a random agglomeration—like the preceding melange pages it comes courtesy of mon ami Francois who has kindly shared his astonishing archive. So there’s no pattern to the pics you’ll find here, just memories of machines and the people who rode them. Enjoy.

Monaco.
“Paris-Reims-Paris—Péan signs the finish sheet.
Pugeot ace Péan, “fastest lap time on a motorbike in the Laval race”.
Garland.
Latvian daredevil Kārlis Ploks. 
Vaclav Panek and his dad aboard a V-twin Walter (a Czech marque established in 1900).
In Belgium.
Tilly Shilling on her cammy Norton—she won a race at Brooklands, won a Brooklands Gold Star and helped win the Battle of Britain. You can look her up in 1935.
Chinese.
Japanese.
Dutch.
French.
Italians.
Chris Staniland.
“Heiner Fleischmann (NSU) set records and won the Schleizer Dreieckrennen 500cc and 350cc races. The photo shows the 350cc lead, Hamelehle (Norton) ahead, Fleischmann following.” Date unknown.
Russian squaddie on a Beemer.
Esholt, near Bradford.
Sachsenring
“Course de moto Bois de Boulogne.”
Russ Peterson of Flint, Michigan.
This Velo’s getting bogged down Down Under.
Ajay’s blown V4 was a potential world beater until the FIM banned blowers…
…the unblown roadster was a brave attempt to keep the V4 dream alive (although in theory buyers could spec a blower in place of the dynamo).
“Motor Cycle stunt team, Thrills and Spills, Bundaberg. Jack Clemence (white overalls)- driver V. Vaschina – on Velocette, Bonnie Archer ;Ted Norgrove; Jim Fowkes; Herman Langbecker (white overalls). Truck is a Bedford from UK, of 2-3 load capacity, circa 1937.”
“Motorcycle rally, New Brighton beach, Christchurch, ca 1920.”

Here’s a cache of Jawa/CZ pics for which, alas, I lack background information...