My Bikes shared

[PaulTRose]

interesting thread

ive always been around bikes......youngest of 4, was brought up surrounded by triumphs and bsa and nortons etc so it was sort of natural that at 17 (end of the 70s) and in first job i would have a bike

had one of these to learn on Yamaha RS 100

progressed onto a Honda CD185 which was a great hack for going to work on

after a near death experience my dad lent me the money to learn to drive and buy my first car......later got into kit cars and owned three

mid 2000s and i wanted a bike again, finally took my test lol and bought a suzuki bandit.....and no i never ever rode like that!...was out of the shed for a clean

got divorced and had to sell would love another bike but got no where to keep one

[Guest]

Very nice Richard it looks a mean machine.

This is my last fling probably around about 55 years old. Nice 250cc . Very quiet and smooth drive with the belt drive in place of a chain. Good fun but the max in Jersey is 40mph. Of course I always kept to that limit.

Laurie

[Guest]

Very nice Paul. That last one looks sporty.

Laurie

[Peej]

Started with a Suzuki GP100. Passed my test and had a Suzuki GSX250, Suzuki GSX 550, Honda CD 175 (while GSX550 was off the road), Honda CB 400 Superdream, Honda CB 550 chop, another Suzuki GSX250, Kawasaki 200, Kawasaki 400 chop, Honda VT500 (sadly written off by a car, nearly wrote me & mrs off. Only had the bike 12 days). Kawasaki GT750 and finally Yamaha XJ 750 US import. Managed to remember them in the right order. Would love another sometime, maybe a Goldwing or a bike engine trike.

[Guest]

Started with a Suzuki GP100. Passed my test and had a Suzuki GSX250, Suzuki GSX 550, Honda CD 175 (while GSX550 was off the road), Honda CB 400 Superdream, Honda CB 550 chop, another Suzuki GSX250, Kawasaki 200, Kawasaki 400 chop, Honda VT500 (sadly written off by a car, nearly wrote me & mrs off. Only had the bike 12 days). Kawasaki GT750 and finally Yamaha XJ 750 US import. Managed to remember them in the right order. Would love another sometime, maybe a Goldwing or a bike engine trike.

Not had to much experienced then in bikes Paul ops:

Laurie

[rickoshea52]

I had a GT100 when I was 18. I was working as a cycle courier in London when I bought it 'cos the motorbike couriers made more money due to their higher range (as a cycle courier I was limited to West End/City jobs). I never earned a single penny with it after frightening the life out of myself when I pulled a wheely down the Old Kent Road on the way to work! The next winter was really bad and none of the motorbikes were out in the snow and ice so me and the other cycle boys made a fortune!

[rickoshea52]

I had a GT100 when I was 18. I was working as a cycle courier in London when I bought it 'cos the motorbike couriers made more money due to their higher range (as a cycle courier I was limited to West End/City jobs). I never earned a single penny with it after frightening the life out of myself when I pulled a wheely down the Old Kent Road on the way to work! The next winter was really bad and none of the motorbikes were out in the snow and ice so me and the other cycle boys made a fortune!

[Guest]

I had a GT100 when I was 18. I was working as a cycle courier in London when I bought it 'cos the motorbike couriers made more money due to their higher range (as a cycle courier I was limited to West End/City jobs). I never earned a single penny with it after frightening the life out of myself when I pulled a wheely down the Old Kent Road on the way to work! The next winter was really bad and none of the motorbikes were out in the snow and ice so me and the other cycle boys made a fortune!

Used to work in Victoria behind the station. Lived in Surbiton about 14 miles away.

Got my BSA Bantam on the Friday night never ridden a bike before. Saturday, we worked 6 days a week, and took the bike up to London. Mother gave me a scolding Father said nothing but I bet he had a chuckle as he always gave me full rein.

BSA Shooting Star I went every where during the snow and ice. Both feet out never came off. Barbour suit fur boots, silk scarf (oh yes) and the half fairing. always warm the heat of the engine warmed my legs and feet. I was as happy as Larry (despite being Laurie) any weather rain wind snow or sun.

Why is it that women come along and you cannot resist their advances and give up that exciting period. They say it is love

Laurie

[PaulTRose]

And now the car version Laurie....eh?

that would be interesting :P

[Guest]

that would be interesting :P

Yes in here goes Paul. Done it.

Laurie

[ojays]

First bike in the 60's was a Vespa 125. Wrote that one off in 1967 and got a Vespa 160 Sportique when my legs had healed.

Next was Vespa SS 225 and eventually a Lambretta SX 200.

Later on in life got a Kawasaki 440 LTD finally moving on to a Yamaha Virago.

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Gregg

[Guest]

Last one I built by hand , rode the hell out of it for 5 years ,sold for 40k.

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Started with CL 450 then a 750 Combat Commando , then all Harleys after that.

[Guest]

I wish I still had them all!

They would be worth a fortune. You must have spent a fortune haha

[monica]

know whats nice and that's a nice chopper,