Down the Lane

I had a single seater BSA 125cc Bantam back in the Sixties. It was built in 1948, the same year I was born!
To di-carb it, I used to put a screwdriver in the Cylinder head, scrape, turn the whole bike upside down and shake the bits out.

I paid £5 for it I think it was. Happy memories, took me Sevenoaks to Hastings and back a few times!

My next effort was a Lambretta L1. I forgot to put oil in it and it seized up. After that, I waited til I passed my Driving Test and brought a Car.

I've seen Lawrence of Arabia's Bike in the Imperial War Museum (may just be identical, forget). That's a nice machine

Richard

p.penn wrote:My grandfather-in-law used to ride a vintage Ixion in the London to Brighton vintage motor bike ride every year. I believe they are really rare.

Like this?
http://www.khulsey.com/motorcycles/vint ... _1914.jpeg

I never actually saw it Mallard but I would imagine so. I don't think it was green though - don't know why! I know my daughter went to a bike thing and met someone who either owned it or knew the person who did. It's a small world in those circles I think!

Oh not motorbikes, MrB lives and breathes bikes (and Derby County football but let us step away from that).

I will try to upload so pics tomorrow but currently he has a Honda Transalp (sp), he loves this bike but rarely uses it because it is too hot/cold/windy/wet or there is a d in the day. If I let him I swear he would give it a mug of cocoa and a bedtime story.
Prior to the Honda he had a Kawasaki 500 and a Royal Enfield Bullet, the Enfield was lovely.

I had to drag him past a lovely old Norton yesterday.

p.penn wrote:

ock wrote:these are my little babies an 06 Yamaha R1 and a Kawasaki ZXR 750 L3

Girls bikes.

why you cheeky so an so, "girls bikes" indeed , well the green one will do 165 mph and the yellow one will top out at close to 190 mph , not bad for "girls bikes"

here`s some bikes I used to own

suzuki GSXR 1000 K4


suzuki GSXR 750 K3


suzuki GSXR 750 WT


kawasaki ZXR 400 H2


honda CR250

Are these your neighbours bikes


Nice manly, grr bikes Ock


You and your wife, girlfriend, partner make a lovely couple, made for each other

perchy wrote:

You and your wife, girlfriend, partner make a lovely couple, made for each other

yeah, notice I`m winning

Quite a collection there Ock. Very nice.

Richard

I've never been into bikes, mostly because on my sixteenth birthday I got run over by a car, broke my leg, and by the time I was well enough to drive anything, I was old enough to drive a car. Also, all the other young people in the orthopaedic ward at Guildford hospital were motorbike casualties, so it kinda put me off!
My brother, however was a keen motorcyclist, as were some of my mates, not all of whom survived the experience. My brothers last bike was a Velocette 500cc of some kind. It was single cylinder, or as he described it, 'one bang every lamp post'.
Other bikes I remember were Triumph Terrier (a 150cc version of the Tiger Cub), Triumph Bonneville, BSA Gold Star, Royal Enfield Super 5 (the first bike with a five-speed gearbox), a number of bikes of various makes with 250cc Villiers two-stroke twin engines. I could probably name a few more, but that's enough of the nostalgia trip for now.

Missed this, don't know why.
Love your 'old' motor bikes as well Ock.
Wedy

When I was 16 a boyfriend had a Bonneville , he took me home after an evening out and I was scared witless so after that he used to put me on the bus and meet me the other end . Dad had a BSA Bantam he used to call it his pop pop ! Not roadbikes but I used to go to Brandon stadium every week to watch and smell the speedway , not everyones cup of tea but I loved it. Annie

Only just spotted this thread. Heres my baby

and after an electrical fault

I love these