Robin54
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A Bantam...for some odd reason, I always fancied one. Well, it would have gone faster than a RM6
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The KH were all. Renowned for tank slapping,tail hopping and a mean sob should it have been 250,500 or the 750.Check out the link for Alan Milyard.
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JerryP
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First bike was an Kawasaki AR125. But never passed my test (this was back in the day you just had to tell the DVLA that you wanted to ride and you got provisional). Left it many years after an accident (largely caused by being an young, invincible, idiot on the road with no training!) and started up again a few years ago doing my direct access.
Learned this time with a proper trainer on a GS500.
Now I have my 2000 Honda CB600 Hornet-S. Do not get out as much for pleasure as I might like, but I do ride it to work almost every day! :)
Learned this time with a proper trainer on a GS500.
Now I have my 2000 Honda CB600 Hornet-S. Do not get out as much for pleasure as I might like, but I do ride it to work almost every day! :)
Me in chronological order :
1) Honda DT50
2) Honda DT125
3) Honda CB125
4) Kawasaki KR1s 250 two stroke
5) Honda VFR400 NC30
6) Honda VFR750
Then I had a fight with the back of a transit van. And lost......
Moved onto cars thereafter.
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1) Honda DT50
2) Honda DT125
3) Honda CB125
4) Kawasaki KR1s 250 two stroke
5) Honda VFR400 NC30
6) Honda VFR750
Then I had a fight with the back of a transit van. And lost......
Moved onto cars thereafter.
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I had a run with a driver who was 75 years old.Hit me side on but only one night in hospital.One of the lucky ones....
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Pfeffer
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I once witnessed a full on frontal crash with a motorbike. A sedan overtook a lorry but overlooked the bike. They were both going ~70 mph and the sedan only tapped his breaks before they hit. The biker stood up and was launched horizontally and hit the road in a very low angle. Injuries? His leg hurt, head hurt and his wrist hurt. Score? Everything brused and a tiny crack in his wrest. Probably also 5 pounds of multicolored sh*t in his pants.
Good safety gear and some luck can make a world of difference. The brother of a girl in our friend group is paralyzed from the waste down (Frank Vaerssen, international MX2 rider). He was quite succesful. He made a hundred crashes and was dubbed the lucky ******* because het never broke anything. After a match in Namur, Belgium they loaded the dirtbikes on a trailer. When chatting next to it, he fell back against the trailer wheel fender and damaged his spine.
So biking sometimes is just about luck.
Good safety gear and some luck can make a world of difference. The brother of a girl in our friend group is paralyzed from the waste down (Frank Vaerssen, international MX2 rider). He was quite succesful. He made a hundred crashes and was dubbed the lucky ******* because het never broke anything. After a match in Namur, Belgium they loaded the dirtbikes on a trailer. When chatting next to it, he fell back against the trailer wheel fender and damaged his spine.
So biking sometimes is just about luck.
TheRedDarren
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I used to ride until I got knocked off.
I was fine but was increasing becoming aware of cars drivers not seeing you. And these days with people using mobiles whilst driving I just can't risk it.
I do dream every time I walk past a bike though.
Very nice mate! Shame you don't still have it.
I was fine but was increasing becoming aware of cars drivers not seeing you. And these days with people using mobiles whilst driving I just can't risk it.
I do dream every time I walk past a bike though.
Very nice mate! Shame you don't still have it.
get on with it mate, you cant worry about everything. What next staying in bed in case you fall down the stairs??
Anticipation is the key to safe riding.
Q,
You see a car waiting to pull out of a side junction as you approach. Do you?
A, Carry on regardless and go through the junction at 60mph as its your right of way?
B, Keep up the speed and cover the front brake just in case?
C, Ease off, slow up and cover the brakes EXPECTING them to pull out ready for when/if they do?
Just because we have the right of way dosnt mean we should take it for granted.
Always best to avoid any collision as bikers always lose
Anticipation is the key to safe riding.
Q,
You see a car waiting to pull out of a side junction as you approach. Do you?
A, Carry on regardless and go through the junction at 60mph as its your right of way?
B, Keep up the speed and cover the front brake just in case?
C, Ease off, slow up and cover the brakes EXPECTING them to pull out ready for when/if they do?
Just because we have the right of way dosnt mean we should take it for granted.
Always best to avoid any collision as bikers always lose
In order of appearance
KTM Comet cross 50cc
Suzuki AP50
Suzuki GT250a
Yamaha XS 650 special
Royal Enfield 500 bullet
Victory Vegas 8 Ball 1634cc
Ducati Monster 796
Suzuki VanVan 125 (goes on back of RV)
To me bikes are a spiritual thing, a place of solitude and a place to contemplate and clear the mind.
Ive ridden thousands of miles including trips across India and through the Karnatakan Jungle on Royal Enfields.
In 40 years ive never crashed. Riding makes me feel alive and totally at one with the most awesome machines ever created regardless of cc.
KTM Comet cross 50cc
Suzuki AP50
Suzuki GT250a
Yamaha XS 650 special
Royal Enfield 500 bullet
Victory Vegas 8 Ball 1634cc
Ducati Monster 796
Suzuki VanVan 125 (goes on back of RV)
To me bikes are a spiritual thing, a place of solitude and a place to contemplate and clear the mind.
Ive ridden thousands of miles including trips across India and through the Karnatakan Jungle on Royal Enfields.
In 40 years ive never crashed. Riding makes me feel alive and totally at one with the most awesome machines ever created regardless of cc.
Hoppyland
Senior Member
Played around on a v old Puch moped, got my licence on MZ TS150.
My first bike was actually a Triumph Tiger Cub (basket case - I did get it running eventually, but never on the road regrettably :-()
Others were MZ ETZ250, Jawa 350 and Suzuki VX800.
Nothing at the moment. Still got all my gear, but not sure if I'll get another bike now I'm 65......:-?
My first bike was actually a Triumph Tiger Cub (basket case - I did get it running eventually, but never on the road regrettably :-()
Others were MZ ETZ250, Jawa 350 and Suzuki VX800.
Nothing at the moment. Still got all my gear, but not sure if I'll get another bike now I'm 65......:-?
goodolpete
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My first bike was a early version of this when I was 16:
I luuuurved that bike, stripping the engine down many times, and the pile of bits
that I forgot where they went got bigger every time".........
I luuuurved that bike, stripping the engine down many times, and the pile of bits
that I forgot where they went got bigger every time".........
Honda CB250G5
Honda CB250 Super dream
Honda CX500
Kawasaki GPZ 900R
Honda CBR600F
Triumph Trident 900
Passed my test on the G5 in June 82, just before the law changed.
CBR600 was a great bike. Went to Switzerland on it and had it flat out on the autoroute through France on the way back.
Trident was my favourite, with Norman Hyde pipes. Lovely sound.
Sold it to help pay for wedding 14 years ago! Never been able to afford another one since. Three kids, a dog and a cat don't help.
One day maybe.
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Honda CB250 Super dream
Honda CX500
Kawasaki GPZ 900R
Honda CBR600F
Triumph Trident 900
Passed my test on the G5 in June 82, just before the law changed.
CBR600 was a great bike. Went to Switzerland on it and had it flat out on the autoroute through France on the way back.
Trident was my favourite, with Norman Hyde pipes. Lovely sound.
Sold it to help pay for wedding 14 years ago! Never been able to afford another one since. Three kids, a dog and a cat don't help.
One day maybe.
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Sold my GS450 2 years before getting married.3 years later my wife had saved 400 lids and told me to put it towards a bike as it was breaking her heart watching my head turn every time I heard or seen a bike.I gathered the money together and went to buy an FZR 750 but was sold.On the way home the mate informed me that another mate had a GS 650 for sale and still have it just over 15 years later.Have been tempted to sell but part of the family and if I did the money would go on the house or children so no selling...
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From the beginning, I've had:
Honda CB100
Honda H100
Yamaha RD125 twin
Suzuki GP100
Honda 250 Superdream
Suzuki GS550E
Suzuki GS650 Katana
Kawasaki Z650
Yamaha XJ900F
Kawasaki GPZ900R
and finally,since 2002 I've had a 1988 Yamaha FJ1200 - the finest motorbike ever to have come from the Land of the Rising Sun (or anywhere else for that matter). Love it and just as smitten as I was on the day I bought it. If someone tells me how to post pictures I will do!
Honda CB100
Honda H100
Yamaha RD125 twin
Suzuki GP100
Honda 250 Superdream
Suzuki GS550E
Suzuki GS650 Katana
Kawasaki Z650
Yamaha XJ900F
Kawasaki GPZ900R
and finally,since 2002 I've had a 1988 Yamaha FJ1200 - the finest motorbike ever to have come from the Land of the Rising Sun (or anywhere else for that matter). Love it and just as smitten as I was on the day I bought it. If someone tells me how to post pictures I will do!
Thanks Chippy Tea! Here goes...
So many good bikes I had forgotten existed thanks to all who have contributed.
My mate Alan is vintage mad with 2 matchless,BSA,Z1100,KH250 to name a few.He had a GPZ1100 fuel injected and what a beauty to ride.
I loved my old Yamaha RD200 but only problem was it drop in and out of the coil and want to wheely in the worst places ââºâ
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I loved my old Yamaha RD200 but only problem was it drop in and out of the coil and want to wheely in the worst places ââºâ
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Gerryjo, my mate had a dog KH250 with the loudest expansion chambers known to man, sometime in the early 80's. He decided to go for the land speed record on a main road because basically he was berserk. He ended up crashing into the wall on the road's bend. When he came out of hospital he said he hit the brake with maximum force when he realised it was way too late, and the decomposed brake line (in keeping with the rest of the bike) burst and lost all force. Ah happy days! He later went on to get a Mach III triple (the 'widowmaker') and somehow managed to avoid serious injury. Funny ol' world, innit?
I had a KH250 (3 cylinder two stroke for the young ones reading) fecking thing used to misfire on the middle cylinder every time it rained and the middle pot seized once which i believe was a common problem, nice bike though.
