Vespa 50 special Vespa PX125E Vespa T5 CCM R30 Suzuki GSXR600 or without the scooters CCM R30 Suzuki GSXR600 Ducati 848 evo SE Panigale 899 Ducati scrambler
MTX125 (owned and passed test on) RG250 MK1 TDR250 GSXR7-11 (10 year break...houses, kids etc etc) DRZ400
1.Cyclemotor similar to picture below bought for 10shillings from a junk shop when aged 13 My mate fell off it and bent the crank. Honda C50 step thru - going through the Hanger lane Underpass a pallet dropped off the tailboard of a lorry right in front of me which kind of ruined my day and the bike. Honda C90 OHV earls forks model after a year of un-merciless thrashing I ran it low on oil and ran the big end. 1948 G80 Matchless rigid rear end - bought for £10 after standing for 10 years under an apple tree, fresh fuel and it started third kick - loved that bike Triton 650 Bonneville pre unit with RRT2 BSA Gold Star box and Triumph clutch bought from Steve Machin in Louth for £175 - went racing on it in 1971
That’s most disrespectful of you Derek! Btw you may have seen he should be getting a Spitfire fly past on his birthday, I kicked that off, I even contributed a tenner to his 23 million (most unlike me but credit where credits due!).
Garelli Rekord - ride to school Velocette Venom - king of the playground Suzuki GT500 - University days Suzuki GT750 - first job after Uni Laverda Jota - promoted at work!
I think that's the first Garelli, They were so cool, The fizzy and the SS were good but nowhere near as cool
First one was first ducati - couldnt get over the fact that it sounded like it was going to detonate...so sold on that basis.... Second one i loved, sold (to get my z1000) and wished i hadnt Third one i cant really see myself selling (think im into 5th year of ownership now) - when i got the second one i always wanted the sp
Yeah, was a good place to start. Took direct access test in June 2003 and got myself a new 100th anniversary edition HD 1200 Sportster.
I think I can lay my hands on a similar engine, well and truly buried though. As a teenager I had a great ride on a BSA wingwheel equipped bicycle owned by my cousin, it was surprisingly torquey, the front wheel used to raise by accident if you happened to be leaning backwards.
Suzuki ap50 suzuki b120 suzuki gt250 Honda cb550k Honda cb750FA Took me about 20 years from passing my bike test to owning my ist Ducati ,a 750ss (MY95) in 2000.
Watched the Bike Show on youtube a couple of weeks ago where he was riding the 1100. He absolutely loved it,enough so he wanted too buy it. Unfortunately the dealer had already agreed to sell. Would like one myself in the future to compliment the 950.
Mines so far gone (modified) i dont think i could find another one like it! - i think theres a couple of these liveried ones in the country...
