Quote: the flying biscuit "Passed my Bike test (part 2) around Jan/Feb 1985 !!
I passed on my Red Yamaha RD 125LC it was beauty…. Only bettered by My 350 version, the Yamaha rd 350 LC YPVS, or Elsie as she was known. Before passing my test I had the most fun ever on my Suziki ER 50 road legal/Trials bike. Just built to be abused…
My last bike I had over ten years ago now, it was a kawazaki ZXr 750... that was one fast motha … I was told it would do 160 mph……I can vouch that that estimate was pretty damn accurate.
But I haven’t ridden since I realised I was too often driving right on my skill limit. Me and a mate where doing the Bala Trawsfynned race…oopps sorry the Bala Trawsfynned Road, I had left him well behind on his Yam 400 and I took a hump in the road that fast I took off and landed on the opposite carriageway It was one of those moments when the bravado is interrupted by moments of Feck me I could have killed myself…
I’ve got a family now and quite Rightly my missus reminds of that When we are at traffic lights next to a bike and I utter the words “I DO like those Ducati’s”'"
I also used to have a 350 LC... i used to love that powerband... 2 strokes were so much fun.. did you ever ride an RG500? now that was what i call a powerband.... absolute animal of a 2 stroke.
The biking bug never leaves you... i had a pretty bad crash on my CBR600.. a car pulled out right infront of me when i was doing about 50.. the bike bounced off the wing... i hot the windscreen at an angle.. i skimmed off it and went sideways through someones wooden fence... i lay there in a big pile of leaves with my bike about 2 inches from my head with no front end... i got away with a few bruises...
another time i was pushing my RGV250P to the max round a corner.. back end slightly out... when i hit a grid.. the bike spun a full 360 down the other side of the road.. luckily there was no cars coming
when i get my ZX9R I wont be riding it like that anymore.... the days of pushing bikes to the max are long gone....
I could talk about bikes and bike stories all day... anyway.. here are all the bikes i have ever owned in order (not the actual bikes.. but as close as damn it)
Susuki TS 50 X.. passed my CBT and bought this bad boy... put a micron can on it... got it re-bored.. up jets, racing reeds... 65MPH downhill with my head on the tank
350LC... great powerband..iconic bike now... worth loads... i blew mine up by redlining it to much
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RGV250P... the closet thing at the time to a track bike.. this was a grey import from Japan... it stuck to the road like glue and had a powerband that kicked in at 11,000rpm.. it outhandled anything
CBR600... didnt really like this one to much.. i thought it was going to be a bit faster.. also didnt like the riding position
cant wait to get one of these next
motorbikes = good times
