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More a nostalgia trip than anything else and MAY evoke a few memories for some. When both your Grandads were into bikes, and for one of them it being his sole method of transport, and then your Dad being an AA Motorcycle Sidecar Patrolman on the A38 between Gloucester and Wychbold, and also who was also riding in the Racing 50`s Motorcycle Club in the late 1950`s and then Scrambling in the 60`s and Sidecar Trial Riding in the 70`s it`s no wonder that Biking has been in my blood since even before I can remember.
Learning to ride was left to me when riding around the paddock or at scrambling practice tracks on a Honda C50 and then a Suzuki 80 and finally on a “Pukker” trials bike which belonged to one of my Dads mates. I`ve just had a flashback ….. trials bikes were used by travelling marshalls at some scrambles tracks back in the 60`s! By the time I was 15 I was given a bike which unfortunately I cannot find a decent picture of, It was a New 1971 Sprite Grasshopper which was a 125 Trials bike built in Halesowen West Mids, it had a Sachs 2 stroke engine. From this point of my life onwards from 16 and with a full licence, (which was just prior to the 16 Year Old on a 50cc and 17 Year Olds on a 125cc Law),it was road bikes that got my attention :-
1971 Suzuki T250 Hustler 6 Speed
It was previously a write off, hence the 5 Gallon Alloy Tank and Single Seat
1972 Suzuki T500 Titan
Dec 1973-Oct 1976 19,000 miles1976 RD250C Yamaha
Oct 1976-Aug 1977 4,400 miles1977 Honda 400-4 F2
Aug 1977-Feb 1978 3,000 miles
1978 Honda CX500
Feb 1978 – Jan 1979 5,500 miles1979 Honda CB750KZ
Jan 1979 – Sept 1980 12,200 miles1980 Honda CB900FA
Sept 1980 – July 1983 16,900 milesDuring the previous 4 years whilst with The Shatterford Motorcycle Club (Kidderminster) I attended the following rallys
1979
Devon Rally
Ash Rally
1980
Oosser Rally
Ash Rally
Sheepnaggers Rally
1981
Black Pear Rally
Lotus Rally Bilzen
Oosser Rally
Navigators Rally
Gnasher Rally
Exe Rally
Polden Treffen
Tzeekreale Treffan
Ash Rally
Sheepnaggers Rally
1982
Halesowen and District
Tzeekreale Treffan
Ash Rally
Sheepnaggers1981 Polden Treffen Trophys For The Club With The Most Miles Travelled
1983 Suzuki XN 85 650 Turbo
Aug 1983 – Nov 1984 5,800 miles1980 Honda CX500A
Apr 1990 – To Date 13,400+ miles
Photo when bought in April 1990
Photo when done up 8 weeks later1999 Suzuki GSX-R600
June 1999 – To Date 26,700+ miles2007 Suzuki GSX-R1000 Isle Of Man TT
June 2007 – To Date 10,700 miles
https://bikemeet.net/forums/topic/great-posts-pics-across-the-site-part-2/Just a potted history then of what I`ve owned.
Some cracking bikes in there TT, I really liked the Hustler and the XN85 Turbo. A member of Bikers Cafe has been doing one up.
These have been my bikes, you’d remember my FZ750 and obviously the Thundercat
https://bikemeet.net/forums/topic/my-main-bikes-since-17-updated-several-times/
Meet at Bassetts Pole saw two XN85s in attendance
https://bikemeet.net/forums/topic/bassetts-pole-07-08-07-review-and-pix/
You might find this amusing as a fellow ex C50 owner
https://bikemeet.net/forums/topic/walking-the-dog-honda-c50/
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Originally posted by TT07Have updated with a Honda CB400-4 F2 Photo and it’s yet another HAIR photo!
You must have spent a bomb on shampoo!
Added this tale to the Great Posts thread
https://bikemeet.net/forums/topic/great-posts-pics-across-the-site-part-2/
Photo of 1976 RD250 added. Its a poor shot as its been scanned from a slide, but its the only photo I’ve got!
My old RD250
lovely bit of biking memories mate!
Need to find my old bike pics and scan them! (my hair even out does yours I bet! [
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Originally posted by Pete247lovely bit of biking memories mate!
Need to find my old bike pics and scan them! (my hair even out does yours I bet! [
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Originally posted by IndianDrivesWelcome too the forum and nice pics.
Must say you have a very strange notion as the newest member welcoming myself and other old members to our forum. It has been suggested you give us an insight into your biking history, so why not tell us about biking in Mumbai which is where you report to be from?
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