My biking years.
This is for a bloggie friend, and for me, as it bought back so many happy memories. It is also dedicated to Roger, RIP mate!
Yamaha RD200, 1979. My first bike, aged 17. I skipped the moped stage because Mum wouldn't let me have one!
Honda CB400-4 F1 1980. A modern classic now, this was a cracking bike, my second . I Fell off this once, in the next village to us. The bloke whose hedge I went through wasn't very chuffed the next day! He never did find out, i'd scarpered!!
Yamaha DT175, 1981. This was my first foray into off-road bikes for road use. I got the bug, hence the manic thing below.
Suzuki PE400, 1982. This is the most fun you can have on a bike! Totally banzai, road legal, and a true enduro bike. Power wheelies up to 4th gear, eats Yamaha RD350-LCs for breakfast 0-60mph!
Suzuki GS550-E 1984. This was a nice bike, bullet proof engine. Only fell off this once! My fault of course. Too fast, molten tarmac, no front wheel grip, result? Ditch !!
Honda CB900-F2.1986. Cracking bike, smooth and quick for its time!
Preparations for 2 weeks in the South of France. Arcachon here we come! 580 miles from Cherbourg in 10 hours, stopping for fuel every 150 miles! FUN ! Do you recognize the bloke with hair tending his bike?
23 comments:
nice bikes! So you were a bit of a rabble-rouser, eh? Still are I suspect...
Mermaid, I wish !!
You have had some nice bikes. The DT175 was my first bike. The PE was a killer I went for the KLX 250 from Kawasaki. I loved enduros,just hated the falling off.
And of course the drive home covered in stinking mud !.
Martin, thanks, I loved that PE400!
Oh my word! I like these blasts from peoples past, but what is with the beard young man ;) ???
KB, hi, laziness I guess !! Oh, I like the young man bit!
I loved motorbikes when I was a child. My dad had one (don't ask me what) until he had an accident. This made me very cautious.
nice bikes john! Sometimes memory lane's a good place to wander. x
Nope. Don't recognise the weirdo puffing away on the fag. He looks a bit of a suspicious twat to me! Not to be trusted with a bike.
What a collection! You got through more bikes than I did cars!
Well you sure had a lot of bikes John, as for the bloke with the hair...pass!
Thanks for this post John, as you know I love rufty-tufty biker types and you were certainly one, judging by these photo's. It must piss you off a bit not riding anymore.....couldn't Kev bunjy you on to the back of one of his bikes and take you for a blat?.....just a thought.....
I'll leave Kev to comment on the bikes as he knows alot more than I do but I must say I do rather like the 400-4!
Btw sorry this comment was a long time coming...busy,busy,busy....
some nice bikes there. have never driven one but have been on one, didnt like it too fast, but i do like looking at motorbikes so thanks.
ps love leathers an all;)
Thanks all, I loved my bikes, and am still addicted to bike racing!
HC, it was a pleasure doing that post!
Waht a gorgeous photo of you!! Nice hair!! And i'm not usually a beard person, but yours looks good on you.
You ought to take HC up. You must miss all that stuff....
Brilliant post....
Sally, thanks!
*blushes*
That PE 400 looks plain dangerous. I like the Honda CB 400-4 F1 best... nice looking thing, wicked pipes.
Not that I know much of anything about 2-wheeled transport, of course.
Hi John....Kev commented but got so carried away that the comment ended up being a new post on my blog!! Have a look.
R'Pus, that PE was the most insane bike i've ever ridden!!
Aw what fab memories. . .
DQ, very special.
Nice post John.
I should like to add to this series I think (having seen yours and Kev's bike posts).
I shall work up my own piece of two wheeled nostalgia.
Meredic, look forward to it!!
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