My new toy to be
26 April 2007, 06:55 PM
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Cookie, these are awesome!
but somehow of all the people, you are one of the last i would recommend getting a bike.
Have fun, but remember it will hurt a lot if you bin it!
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26 April 2007, 08:06 PM
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YOU MUST LIKE HOSPITAL FOOD
VERY UNFORGIVING IF YOU OVERCOOK IT
Have you ever had a bike on the road before? and I dont mean a ped
Wish you all the luck in the world and get youself some brown pants your gonna need them
KIP
VERY UNFORGIVING IF YOU OVERCOOK IT
Have you ever had a bike on the road before? and I dont mean a ped
Wish you all the luck in the world and get youself some brown pants your gonna need them
KIP
26 April 2007, 08:09 PM
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have been driving bikes on and off for a while, no real experience to spek of, but do intend to take it easy for at least a week or two
26 April 2007, 08:14 PM
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Stay away from white lines and manhole covers and remember every turnings like having a gun pointing at you (sorry mate diddnt see you syndrome)
Just sold a set of matching leathers and sidi boots that would of gone well with that all in KAWASAKI GREEN
LET US KNOW HOW THE TEST GOES BUDDIE
KIP
Just sold a set of matching leathers and sidi boots that would of gone well with that all in KAWASAKI GREEN
LET US KNOW HOW THE TEST GOES BUDDIE
KIP
26 April 2007, 08:18 PM
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Stay away from white lines and manhole covers and remember every turnings like having a gun pointing at you (sorry mate diddnt see you syndrome)
Just sold a set of matching leathers and sidi boots that would of gone well with that all in KAWASAKI GREEN
LET US KNOW HOW THE TEST GOES BUDDIE
KIP
Just sold a set of matching leathers and sidi boots that would of gone well with that all in KAWASAKI GREEN
LET US KNOW HOW THE TEST GOES BUDDIE
KIP
not sure your leathers would have fit me mate
But all joking aside, this will be given the utmost respect
have lost 2 mate's in the last 4 years and another will NEVER recover from injuries.....
26 April 2007, 09:09 PM
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thats why my car is good enough to keep up with most bikes.... 
altho the TVR was better... shocked a few on a tuesday nite along the A127.. Found myself surrounded by bikes so just couldn't help but floor it..... out of around 8 bikes 1 went past...
26 April 2007, 09:09 PM
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I almost bought a bike before I got my scoob.
Heard too many horror stories though and decided 4 wheels were safer than 2
Hope you get on ok with it though mate, be safe and have fun.
Heard too many horror stories though and decided 4 wheels were safer than 2
Hope you get on ok with it though mate, be safe and have fun.
26 April 2007, 10:41 PM
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Good luck with your venture Mark but never EVER get complacent.
I rode bikes, on & off road, from the late 60's through to the 80's. I took my test on a friend's Royal Enfield 250cc GT Continental 5 Speed. The good old days. I never bothered with my car test till I moved to Essex.
Prior to that I had a BSA 650cc A10 which cost me all of £25 British pounds & came with a little sidecar (I was still on L's) It leaked oil out of the rocker cover which collected in the recessed spark plug hole & smoked like a goodun at traffic lights.
Tiger Cub T20S which needless to say lost it's plain big end bearing after not many miles.
Norton Dominator 88 500cc which I later converted to a Triton with the addition of a Triumph TT100 500cc motor.
Triumph TR6R Trophy 650cc which vibrated so much the indicator lens used to swivel round on the stalk.
Norton Commando MkIIA 850cc Interstate which was bought in 1973 & is still "mothballed" in my garage.
Friends I knocked about with in Ipswich in the early 70's had a good mix of bikes :- AJS, Matchless, Aerial Square 4, Enfield, Norton & Triumph. There was a single cylinder Panther that had a split exhaust port that fed into a twin exhaust. It seemed to fire once every telegraph pole. You could hear it coming miles away.
For off road green laning I had a Yamaha DT175 & then raced a Yamaha IT175 Enduro at clubman level. Plenty of knocks & scrapes but always bounced back.
Wouldn't catch me on one now though, too many loonies on the road.
Mark
I rode bikes, on & off road, from the late 60's through to the 80's. I took my test on a friend's Royal Enfield 250cc GT Continental 5 Speed. The good old days. I never bothered with my car test till I moved to Essex.
Prior to that I had a BSA 650cc A10 which cost me all of £25 British pounds & came with a little sidecar (I was still on L's) It leaked oil out of the rocker cover which collected in the recessed spark plug hole & smoked like a goodun at traffic lights.
Tiger Cub T20S which needless to say lost it's plain big end bearing after not many miles.
Norton Dominator 88 500cc which I later converted to a Triton with the addition of a Triumph TT100 500cc motor.
Triumph TR6R Trophy 650cc which vibrated so much the indicator lens used to swivel round on the stalk.
Norton Commando MkIIA 850cc Interstate which was bought in 1973 & is still "mothballed" in my garage.
Friends I knocked about with in Ipswich in the early 70's had a good mix of bikes :- AJS, Matchless, Aerial Square 4, Enfield, Norton & Triumph. There was a single cylinder Panther that had a split exhaust port that fed into a twin exhaust. It seemed to fire once every telegraph pole. You could hear it coming miles away.
For off road green laning I had a Yamaha DT175 & then raced a Yamaha IT175 Enduro at clubman level. Plenty of knocks & scrapes but always bounced back.
Wouldn't catch me on one now though, too many loonies on the road.
Mark
