Had the yeller out.  Again a hoot to ride and the carburation is flawless.  Very sweet runner.
Having ridden both the 175 with 15bhp and the 100 with 10 bhp so close together, I am satisfied that I am expecting too much from the 175 and I am not going to suddenly find fire breathing performance.  I did at one point and look how that ended up.  A long push home.
My memories of the 175 were made when I weighed 140 lbs wet through and looked like a string bean.  Now I weigh just over 200lbs and my ex bodybuilding shoulders are twice as wide... So its like having a small passenger sat on the back.

The 175, despite being a far larger and heavier  bike in physical terms does get to 45 mph far quicker than the 100 with just 5hp more power.  I am satisfied than the 100 is giving her all, such a sweet and willing motor and the 175 is noticeably quicker.

Anyway a nice little 40 minute ride on the yeller and a lot of fun to be had sub 50 mph.
Of course 50 year old brakes and suspension means you would not want to be going over 50mph on the bumpy country lanes around these parts and a 40 minute ride is enough to give her a little exercise.
She is not a bike to be going on a 200 mile run on, she would make it, but I doubt I would. She is very much a popping into town bike or taking to light trails.

Little yeller pays her respects to the 892 British and Commonwealth Aircrew who lost their lives flying Halifax and Wellington bombers over Nazi Germany from RAF Snaith during WW2.


Propeller from a Snaith based Halifax mk3 that ditched into the North Sea not far from the Dutch coast.
The damage to and position of the blades indicate that the engine was shut down and the prop feathered at the time the aircraft crashed into the sea. The propeller shows some signs of shrapnel damage, notably on the leading edge of the upper blade a bit up from the hub and further towards the tip, the trailing edge has been shot away.
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