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Post by gipsykev1 on Jun 13, 2015 23:44:26 GMT
the pitstop on a tuesday night on the old bowesfield lane over the a66 heading towards ingleby barwick you may enjoy it
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Post by djm16 on Jun 14, 2015 0:19:14 GMT
My first bike was a BSA Bantam D10 with a special head on it. It kicked back like a cow and I have the scars to prove it. It came in a boxful of bits. The next was a BSA A10 - Road Rocket. The name is a bit of an exaggeration. I am too embarrassed to tell about all the bodges on it. It was stolen while I was at uni and for a while I was reduced to a Honda C50 step-thru. Then, as an impoverished medical student I had a Jawa 350. About as ugly as the come, but when well set up could fly pretty well if you gave it some revs. The weak spot was the crank main bearings. Next up was a Honda Cx500. Undoubtedly the best value of them all. I did 100,000 miles on it in 10 years, including a 6 week trip to Turkey and back. My last bike was a BMW-K1, the "flying brick". No turning lock to speak of, painful riding position and HEAVY! I still lust occasionally after another bike, for example the very nice Ariel square 4 I saw in a museum in Tasmania. But the drivers in W Australia are just appalling, and the mortality rate is criminal.
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Post by gipsykev1 on Jun 14, 2015 8:00:57 GMT
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Post by gingerbeer62 on Jun 14, 2015 8:28:41 GMT
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Post by Dozer on Jun 14, 2015 8:50:23 GMT
When I used to commute to London I had one of these, a Moto Guzzi Griso, absolutely loved it and Id have another one tomorrow. Attachment Deleted
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Post by gipsykev1 on Jun 14, 2015 9:06:00 GMT
i think its fantastic that so many of us rover men also enjoy or have enjoyed two wheels
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Post by barryr on Jun 14, 2015 20:11:28 GMT
Agreed - how about first bike..
And latest (ironically both from early 80's although my katana is a 1995 later model)
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Post by lagain on Jun 15, 2015 18:07:07 GMT
I have been riding bikes continuously since college in 1976/7. My present bike is a Yamaha FJR1300 in Lava Red. I do well over 20000 miles each year and have just returned from two weeks in Spain and the South of France
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Post by GlennR on Jun 25, 2015 11:45:36 GMT
I had a TRIANG ST20. Used to go down to the sweet shop daily on that beauty.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2015 14:32:46 GMT
I had a TRIANG ST20. Used to go down to the sweet shop daily on that beauty. A "Gresham Flyer" tricycle was my bike. No pictures as my parents couldn't afford a posh bike and a camera! I notice there's one for sale on preloved for £750.
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Post by Warwick on Jun 26, 2015 2:20:50 GMT
Is that the same Triang that made model trains? Does this count?
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Post by GlennR on Jun 26, 2015 7:02:38 GMT
Is that the same Triang that made model trains? Does this count? YES and NO
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Post by Warwick on Jun 26, 2015 7:17:20 GMT
We only had the Triang trains down here. Most of the trikes were Cyclops brand.
I could go faster on that than my friends on their trikes, and it would leave a pedal car for dead. It's called a Wallaby. I've still got it, but my knees get in the way now.
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Post by Dozer on Jun 26, 2015 17:00:05 GMT
My Sunbeam.... Attachments:
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Post by Phil Nottingham on Jun 26, 2015 21:51:18 GMT
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Post by GlennR on Jun 27, 2015 6:56:36 GMT
We only had the Triang trains down here. Most of the trikes were Cyclops brand. I could go faster on that than my friends on their trikes, and it would leave a pedal car for dead. It's called a Wallaby. I've still got it, but my knees get in the way now. Hi Warwick,Any chance of a photo seeing you sitting on it now? I sat on mine with disastrous results
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Post by Warwick on Jun 27, 2015 10:26:53 GMT
... Hi Warwick,Any chance of a photo seeing you sitting on it now? ... I do have a photo of junior sitting on it, taken about 7 years ago. Somewhere, I've got photos of my motorbike from 40 years ago, but I think it's a colour slide that hasn't been scanned yet. But I think the Wallaby had more power.
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Post by johnwp5bcoupe on Jun 27, 2015 12:34:06 GMT
I did this for my son several years ago rebuilt the engine and sprayed the bodywork in Subaru Blue it was 250cc with 4 cylinders I had the frame polished for his birthday! the rev limit was astronomical!! Honda 250My last bike was a BSA C10
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Post by GlennR on Jun 27, 2015 18:19:01 GMT
Happy Days everyone...Geeez the years just bloody fly by. It looked a beauty JB. Happy Days
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Post by johnwp5bcoupe on Jun 27, 2015 19:43:16 GMT
Happy Days everyone...Geeez the years just bloody fly by. It looked a beauty JB. Happy Days Can you remember it GB?
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Post by djm16 on Jun 28, 2015 5:30:59 GMT
This is my favourite. I have taken the liberty of adjusting it slightly.
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Post by GlennR on Jun 28, 2015 7:15:37 GMT
[/quote]Can you remember it GB? [/quote] I have to be honest and say no but it does look the biz
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Post by johnwp5bcoupe on Jun 28, 2015 8:32:36 GMT
I thought it was toooo long ago GB
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Post by gipsykev1 on Apr 22, 2016 23:03:32 GMT
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Post by enigmas on Apr 23, 2016 2:55:48 GMT
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