Nostalgia rides

[BlackHawke]

Hi,get yourself an old CG125 or SR 125 both reliable and loads around so if you crash it ,thrash it and bash it you can get spares via a breakers. Once you know how to ride move to something a bit better. If you already have your CBT for mopeds go back to your trainer and ask him to give you an hour on clutch control,engine braking etc: should be happy to do it for you.

Don't forget leathers at 30MPH not a mark,30 MPH gravel rash very nasty,imagine it at 60, sod the posing ,cover up!!!!8-)

Good luck Brian (former M/cycle instructor):)

PS stay off the shiny stuff...................:!:

First bike i had was a fs1e 50 cc came off that! best bike i ever had!!! then i had a honda 125 it was a sports bike cant cant remember the name came of that more than once then i had a brand new TZR125 came off that!:roll: within 6 months of having the TZR i was banned for a year with 27 points due to multiple offences and £800 worth of fines!! my advice to you get anybike you want but dont come off or get banned!!!lol

[Jarreth]

First bike i had was a fs1e 50 cc came off that! best bike i ever had!!! then i had a honda 125 it was a sports bike cant cant remember the name came of that more than once then i had a brand new TZR125 came off that!:roll: within 6 months of having the TZR i was banned for a year with 27 points due to multiple offences and £800 worth of fines!! my advice to you get anybike you want but dont come off or get banned!!!lol


Good god! I'm not sure you would be safe even with a skateboard! 6 months 27 points!

Well my favourite saying was if you never crashed you've never tried!
You have definately tried!

[BlackHawke]

since i passed my bike test ive had an FZR600, GSXR600 and a KLX650 no points on any! learnt me lesson! plus i've now found fear!!!lol the only time i come of was when i forgot to put me foot down when i stopped!!!....... dont think i should've admitted to that!!lol

[Newton Newguy]

since i passed my bike test ive had an FZR600, GSXR600 and a KLX650 no points on any! learnt me lesson! plus i've now found fear!!!lol the only time i come of was when i forgot to put me foot down when i stopped!!!....... dont think i should've admitted to that!!lol

PMSL you'd be surprised how many do that mate,especially car drivers, going for a bike licence,LOL, sit behind them and watch them go slowly side ways then .....WTF.......crash lol:oops:
brian

[Kevin Massey]

Yamaha FS1E:supz: ....what i had :lol:

[MickeyDredd]

Yamaha FS1E:supz: ....what i had :lol:

Too right mate!!! I had two of them :lol:

Mind you the Suzuki was slightly quicker!

[Kevin Massey]

moved up to a RD80LC

[MickeyDredd]

moved up to a RD80LC

Moved up to an RD 250, then a RD 350 LC then nothing for 17 years and now a Fireblade :supz: :supz:

[Kevin Massey]

one thing i wished i had done ...my bike test....still managed plenty of fun with mates cbr 600/1000 and a honda 400/4:oops: .....one of my faves that i had was the Z900 shame it cost me 2 years of my licence:roll:

[Kevin Massey]

I split the thread

[MickeyDredd]

The Fireblade is a very serious threat to my licence which has never had any points on it in 23 years!!!

[Newton Newguy]

Yamaha FS1E:supz: ....what i had :lol:

Beauty of the original FS1E was the timing was so close to TDC with it being a 2 stroke you cut BUMP START them ,BACKWARDS,LOL. Put your worst buddy ( the one who nicked your girlfriend the week before !) on the seat with the ignition on and in gear then push back rapid !!!!! Oh what fun and joy ,especially if it wasn't your Fizzy pmsl:rolleyes:

Chances of you reading this Pete are nil but if you are SORRY..............:yawinkle:

Brian

[Hacker]

spent many a day on an RD250 or RD400, lovely little machines!!!!!!

[Paddy1]

dt 125 lol first bike for off road at 16 :supz:

[Paddy1]

The Fireblade is a very serious threat to my licence which has never had any points on it in 23 years!!!

mate i darnt i would be dead in 2 dys lol

[Jester]

DT50 at 16 then cars for a while
RD125 at 22
CBX550at 23 for a while
XJ600
FJ1200
VFR750 had a few close shaves on it but always got off with it
ZZR1100 got 3 points from it


currently a CBR1100 blackbird (got 3 points from it)
but not sure how long i will be keeping it cos i rarely have the time to take it out to play :roll:

[MickeyDredd]

spent many a day on an RD250 or RD400, lovely little machines!!!!!!

Until the pistons went pop!! :roll:

Especially the evening before I was due to sit my test!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jarreth]

spent many a day on an RD250 or RD400, lovely little machines!!!!!!

Had an RD 350 YPVS, it was the perfect toy for when you felt like an idiot!

[Dougie Mc]

First bike was a TY50 Yamaha then various british bikes(14) and now have one of the first Kawa 900 a harley sporster and my main 1 a harley 1340 shovel

Hybred

[Newton Newguy]

Anyone remember the original YDS7 RD250,usually purple and white, nearly had my one and only speeding ticket on one.PC said "what size is that?" - "a 250" - "hmmf,bloody technology! You couldn't have been going that fast".

Got news for you Officer yes I was lol.:) :) :) :cool:

Oh to be young and reckless again..............

Brian

[North East Harris Hawker]

those RD's were the thing to have... shame nobody thought about rigging up a proper brake to actually stop it properly!
PMSL:lol:

[Busaboy]

Heheh the fizzy, great little bikes, never owned one but alot of m8s did.

Dont drive, only ever ridden, have quite a long list of bikes I've owned,

DT50,
RD250DX (I think DX, old air cooled twin)
GPZ500
GPZ900
ZZR1100
ZZR600
3 or 4 different GSXR's including the original 85 one,
Blade

Then currently have a ZX7R and a Hayabusa, the above bikes werent in any particular order just bikes I've owned, also built 4 or 5 chops in my time, only 2 of them were my own though :)

[North East Harris Hawker]

hey, i went to beauleigh (bewley) at the weekend, there were loads of old RD's about the place I saw a 50cc, a refurbished 125, and the 350.
also saw an old 1960's racing moped, genuine 49cc that did 90 mph :eek:
FFS how the hell do you get 90 out of a moped without pushing it off a cliff?:confused:

[Paddy1]

how the hell do you get 90 out of a moped without pushing it off a cliff?:confused:[/QUOTE]

down a very sreep hill with a bloody strong wind behind you pmsl

[Newton Newguy]

Was it Mike "the bike" Hailwood who had a 50cc V4 Honda going around the Island in the mid to late 60's doing some phenominal speeds,think he was touching 90 - 95, bore and stroke must have been tiny,won loads of stuff then gave up and went on to cars for a while.

Returned to bike racing about 73 riding for Ducati and after years of non competitive riding he won either the MGP or TT,Quite a guy.:)

Unfortunately died in 1981 aged 41,son of a millionaire and had it all on a plate but still couldn't knock him for his skill. Never heard of him? search Google loads of pic's ,and a dedicated history site around , he used to ride one of those old dustbin fairing bikes in the 50's ( before MY time even) I think it was an MV

[Iamtheweasel]

Michelle Hailwood??

[Newton Newguy]

Michelle Hailwood??

As in Mike the bike ?

Maybe where you are weasel,LOL.:roll:

Round our way it was more vinegar Vera. Bet both of them could manage more than 50cc:yawinkle:

[GosFlyer]

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[North East Harris Hawker]

im actually amazed that no-one has started to build a newer looking machine with the same old engine and tried to flog it!
imagine a cagiva mito 50cc with a little 90mph screamer fitted... i bet it would get a few handsome bids on eBay!

[Jarreth]

those RD's were the thing to have... shame nobody thought about rigging up a proper brake to actually stop it properly!
PMSL:lol:

hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe heheh......................


Brakes? What was that bit for? Maybe they were on an earlier or later model then mine!

[BlackHawke]

Yamaha FS1E:supz: ....what i had :lol:

my first 50cc and my first lot of 3 points!!! really proud of those! doing 55 mph in a 40 zone!:roll: :lol:

always wanted an rd 350 ypvs i WILL get one, one day!!

[Jarreth]

my first 50cc and my first lot of 3 points!!! really proud of those! doing 55 mph in a 40 zone!:roll: :lol:

always wanted an rd 350 ypvs i WILL get one, one day!!


Do man DO!

[Jarreth]

Thought I was going to lose my licence once when I was pulled for doing 156mph on the motorway. I slowed considerably which unfortunately allowed the police to catch up with me and, and the fact I had might of looked good if it weren't for the other fact that I was pulling high velocity wheely when they belted up behind me with the blues and twos on! Scared the begeebies out of me....I could of fallen off! Damn irresponsible! Video was good though!

Oops, I was given a verbal ticking off and a bit of a smile! Still can't believe it really.

[BlackHawke]

Thought I was going to lose my licence once when I was pulled for doing 156mph on the motorway. I slowed considerably which unfortunately allowed the police to catch up with me and, and the fact I had might of looked good if it weren't for the other fact that I was pulling high velocity wheely when they belted up behind me with the blues and twos on! Scared the begeebies out of me....I could of fallen off! Damn irresponsible! Video was good though!

Oops, I was given a verbal ticking off and a bit of a smile! Still can't believe it really.

if you were a bloke you would've been banned bloody women lol!!!:roll: :lol:

[Hacker]

I remember two of my old m8`s, one bought one of the Kwaka 750 triples and the other the Z900, boy did they go in those days.

[Barbary Boy]

fantic 50 cc? my 1st bike and supposedly the fastest! but my m8s beat me on there fs1es? those were the days? currently riding a 13 yr old mini metro?

[Hacker]

fantic 50 cc? my 1st bike and supposedly the fastest! but my m8s beat me on there fs1es? those were the days? currently riding a 13 yr old mini metro?
I take it you LOVE that car then.:lol:

[Newton Newguy]

I remember two of my old m8`s, one bought one of the Kwaka 750 triples and the other the Z900, boy did they go in those days.

When i was serving in Germany a mate of mine T boned a Taxi (taxi's fault obviously) on a z9 he slid up the tank got his "main member" stuck under the bars as he went over OTT, woke up in a German Krankenhaus ( Hospital to u and me) with half of his and half a German guys !!!!!:eek:

Not a bad luck story when you consider he reckons he gained about 3" and fame (infamy maybe!) with the NAAFI girls who often insisted they see it which led to many "relationships" (usually just the one night ) plus enough compo to buy a Porsche and a deposit on a house.:rolleyes:

I bought the z9 off him complete with impression in the tank.(ouch!!!!):oops:

Bought a 2nd hand front end and rode it for 3 years ,brilliant bike,bit heavy though.:)

[BlackHawke]

fantic 50 cc? my 1st bike and supposedly the fastest! but my m8s beat me on there fs1es? those were the days? currently riding a 13 yr old mini metro?

Fizzies were always meant to be the fastest 50 on the rd, i blew mine up 3 times each time, i got it repaired it just went that little bit faster!:twisted: terrible looking bike though! well IMO. after i got my liscence back i passed my test n my first car was a 1983 beige mini metro. i felt really cool especially when i put a bass box in the back cruising down the high street with the lads!!!...... so sad!!pmsl

[Hacker]

When i was serving in Germany a mate of mine T boned a Taxi (taxi's fault obviously) on a z9 he slid up the tank got his "main member" stuck under the bars as he went over OTT, woke up in a German Krankenhaus ( Hospital to u and me) with half of his and half a German guys !!!!!

Not a bad luck story when you consider he reckons he gained about 3" and fame (infamy maybe!) with the NAAFI girls who often insisted they see it which led to many "relationships" (usually just the one night ) plus enough compo to buy a Porsche and a deposit on a house.:rolleyes:

I bought the z9 off him complete with impression in the tank.(ouch!!!!)
Bought a 2nd hand front end and rode it for 3 years ,brilliant bike,bit heavy though.:)

I take it was a Kawanakii Z900 then.:supz: :supz:

[Jeremiah Johnson]

Well See If I can restart this thread

I started with a Fizzy R reg unrestricted Had some great adventures on it even managed to write of an algro estate (I still balme the Alegros square stering wheel)

I this the next was a Yammy DT 100 .. anyway tried to Jump a car with that ... well I managed to get the wheel as far as the wind screen any way

Then ah I bought a Yammy RD 200 ( bright Orange ) I went to give it a test run on a local straight (pont robert) got to about 85 and the blooming chain came off and locked the back wheel up

Had a brief stay at Gobowen "Bone" hospital after that crash .. but was sent home after organising a wheel chair grand prix ... They put all the bikers together on the same ward ... mistake I think cos the winner of the race tried to pull a wheelie in his chair and fell backwards and broke his arm !

Into my possesion then came a CD 200 benly (not for long)

I think a Suziki Kettle then .. then started to come accross some brit stuff managed to get a fair collection together

But sold most now ive posted a couple of pics

been meaning to get a triumph america for a while now I think it will suit my 6'4" frame




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[Jeremiah Johnson]

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[JedT]

this is my bike T140e,i've owned Triumph's from the age of 9.-------Jed

[JedT]

this is what she looked like before i changed the tank/ colour-------Jed

[Jeremiah Johnson]

nice bike