http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/pictures/bernie-whites-1928-douglas-sw5/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bernie-whites-1928-douglas-sw5 Thu, 23 Mar 2023 18:54:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/pictures/bernie-whites-1928-douglas-sw5/#comment-6656 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 15:23:56 +0000 http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/bernie-whites-1928-douglas-sw5/#comment-6656 I had a similar model, it had a hand change gear lever originally, which I converted to foot change, (not ‘positive stop’)
I also had a one piece saddle made, to accommodate a pillion rider.
It had no kick start, but one didn’t have to ‘bump’ start it, you could just push it along quickly and let the clutch in.
I sold it for about 15 pounds ( aaahhhh!!!) in I think it was about 1956.
The previous owner was an RAF Flying Officer named Axel-Berg I believe. I bought it from a relation of his in Eastliegh, near Southampton, in about 1950 or ’51. It was dismantled, and the parts all in wooden boxes, and everything oiled.

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