bikes I have known...

Late again, but I've just got to poke my nose in on this one.
I reckon that there is just one thing to say about old bikes.... they're
not as good as the new ones.
Must have had the best looking trumpy in Melb in the early 60's. Lots of
chrome - Vic Bogner paint job, made a set of upswept polished copper pipes -
bent them around the base of the rotary clothes line after heating them up
with a kero paint stripping torch. Did the motor up a bit - still woudn't go
and wouldn't handle. Used to get much satisfaction looking at myself in the
shop windows as I rode along.
Traded it in at Frank Mussetts - I'm dropping some big names here, and
aren't sure of the spelling, on a BMW R50S a very rare special bike, used to
buy aviation gas at a garage in Eliz. St., near St. Francis church. Used to
ride it at 100 mph with my good mate on the back- we survived that but I
nearly killed him in a car though.
Lots of memories there, and a few photos but don't need them; as twilight
shuts in on me, I still look forward and not back, and I'm doing it while I
can, and watch my younger mates fall by the wayside for whatever reason.
Am still, and have long been challenged to get a 916 \996,
but to do so would defy my good reasoning.
My TLR and GSXR1000 have more k's left in them, than I'll be able to ride,
and there's nothing out there that could offer me more. I reckon it's more
about: places you've been, things you've done, and people you've met. The
bikes the tool.
I respect them, but, look on them like a stallion - great power, great
performance but drop your concentration and your on your ear. Wonder if I'll
walk away from them before that happens?
Rockit

 

Yeps... all of them!

beer mate?

Jonhno

 

You've inspired me.
I hope I too can learn one day to post such stirring and emotional prose
about my love of motorcycles, Johnno.

What next; are you gonna' regale us with tales about processed-cheese
you've eaten or potatoes you've peeled or something?

 

He gets more emotional about pie floaters I've noticed ;-)

G-S

 

A friend of mine used to raise and break horses, mostly If we went horse
riding I rode this 'nice' mare or occaisaionlly the 'steady' gelding.
There was this stallion they owned... high spirited, fast and with huge
endurance (and yeah, a right handful at times, but things went right and
wooo).

I used to dream about owning a horse like that

Saying 'look on them like a stallion' isn't an excuse for not having an
emotional response, if anything it should be the opposite!

You have my sympathy for having ridden as long as you have and not
finding a bike that inspired you :-/


G-S

 

"smashed gel" ??? not really but everyone has there own sexual fantasies

 

Oh thats right you are an ozi.. owned then ?.

 

175cc James - 1950
125cc Bantam - 1950's
650cc A10 BSA - 1959
650cc Triumph Thunderbird - 1960
650cc Triumph Bonneville - 1965 (first new bike)
500cc Norton single - hack bike - 1930's
500cc Manx Norton - 1961 - racer
250cc TD1C Yamaha - 1968 - racer - new
50cc Honda - while i was racing - no idea?
250cc Yamaha trail - DT250 - 1972 ish - new
350cc Yamaha- RD air-cooled about 1974? - new
750cc Ducati sports - 1972 - new
750cc Kawasaki - 1988 Gpz - S/H
1200cc Bandit - Same as Hansfords - 1997 - New
800cc Honda - 2001- New

and now looking again

 

I would've though it was Lowtec who had the surprised look seeing as he was
racing against a bike that wouldn't be invented until 4-or-so years after
week-old blue-tank mach-iiis roamed the earth!

 

As I have in my signatures on a couple of forums......

"Admire the 'Blade for its perfections.
Love the 'Storm for its imperfections"

 

Johno wrote:

Nah... 2 differences.

1. Mine had the ABS option (it was one of only 2 I saw with it).

2. Mine didn't vibrate ;-P


G-S

 

Mine was ok after a certain person (who shall remain nameless) told me
what to do to fix it

Johno

Beer?

 

That's gratitude for ya! ;-P

Ta Mate

G-S

 

3. Yours had a rider who didn't bag it ad-nauseam!