What was the first bike you *really* wanted?

Discussion in 'UK Motorcycles' started by Macie, Oct 25, 2003.

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  1. Macie

    Oldbloke Guest

    Hmm, mine was initially a Puch Grand Prix, followed closely by a KH250 (when
    I was a teenager)

    Never got either, in fact, never even sat on a KH :(

    Latterly, I really wanted a 750 Zephyr as a first bike, but ended up with
    the CB (which is an okay machine, I guess).

    --
    Oldbloke

    2000 Honda CB500
    BOTAFOT #140
    "He's like Robbo's chubby kid brother"
     
    Oldbloke, Oct 25, 2003
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  2. Macie

    Phil Guest

    "Macie" wrote in message news:...
    Showing my age but............
    Kawasaki H2 750, in purple. still gives me the horn now.



    Phil
    Aprilia Tuono (Racing)
    Fazer 1000
    Honda Blackbird
    BOTAFOF#45
     
    Phil, Oct 25, 2003
    #42

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  3. Macie

    Cab Guest

    Heh, I had one of those. It was the one of the first bikes that I
    learned to weld on. :)
     
    Cab, Oct 25, 2003
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  4. Macie

    The Older Gentleman Guest

    OK, but the Zeph is still a bloody fine and fun machine, oddly enough.
     
    The Older Gentleman, Oct 25, 2003
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  5. Macie

    darsy Guest

    My mate's italjet 50.

    And later, when I was out of short trousers, an RD250LC. I wouldn't
    want one now, mind.
     
    darsy, Oct 25, 2003
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  6. Macie

    deadmail Guest

    Had a puch grand prix as my moped, not the "s" version or the JPS one
    either. Just a plain boring orange one. Still got it rusting away in a
    shed. Some **** took the plug to use in a rotavator so it'll never run
    again.

    Never owned a KH250, a bit too gutless really. The 400 was a lovely
    bike (I've had 3 or 4 of those, can't remember). I keep thinking about
    getting another KH400 but never quite get around to it.
     
    deadmail, Oct 25, 2003
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  7. Macie

    Paul Corfield Guest


    how many have you owned?
     
    Paul Corfield, Oct 25, 2003
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  8. Macie

    Pip Guest

    I'll let you have mine, if you like. Cheap.

    Ideal Winter project.
     
    Pip, Oct 25, 2003
    #48
  9. Macie

    Pip Guest

    <adjusts colour filters on rose-tinted specs>

    Bloody hell, you have too ;-)
     
    Pip, Oct 25, 2003
    #49
  10. Macie

    Linger Guest

    Honda Fireblade
    Urban Tiger.

    Funny coz I don't like them now.
     
    Linger, Oct 25, 2003
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  11. Macie

    Salad Dodger Guest

    True.

    Except mine, which had a habit of destroying the left hand cylinder.

    --
    | ___ Salad Dodger
    |/ \ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/KH500A8/TS250C/exTS185C
    _/_____\_ ..61036../..13743.../..3157./.19406/.fecked.
    |_\_____/_| IMC#4 TPPFATUICG#7 YTC#4 DIAABTCOD#9 PM#5
    (>|_|_|<) BOTAFOT #70 two#11 Ignoramus #0001
    |__|_|__| BOTAFOF #09 IbW#0 & KotIbW# OSOS#07
    \ |^| / WG* BotTOS #6 GP#4 ANORAK#17 FTB#14
    \|^|/ 2003 RBR landmarks:99 points:2100 miles:8000
    '^'
     
    Salad Dodger, Oct 25, 2003
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  12. Macie

    Pip Guest

    Norton Commando in black with gold coachlines. Owned by my Geography
    teacher for which he gained much kudos in 1973. I've never found one
    that's been well enough screwed together, but perhaps one day. The
    closest I ever got was a half-share in a Puch (GP?) in the right
    colour scheme.
     
    Pip, Oct 25, 2003
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  13. Macie

    Oldbloke Guest

    That is a real shame, they seem to be very collectible these days. I'd love
    to get one for my boy, but the prices are stupid.
    ISTR that KH250's had a habit of seizing the middle cylinder, is this true
    or urban myth?

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    Oldbloke

    2000 Honda CB500
    BOTAFOT #140
    "He's like Robbo's chubby kid brother"
     
    Oldbloke, Oct 25, 2003
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  14. Macie

    Cab Guest

    I had a 550 Zephyr. I thought it was a great bike. Mined ewe, the 750
    was better. More poke, etc.
     
    Cab, Oct 25, 2003
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  15. Macie

    Oldbloke Guest

    That'd be the model most teenage boys thought had the JPS logo on the side
    panel, 'cept when you looked at it closely it was akkshirley "SDP" (Steyr
    Daimler Puch).

    Ahh nostalgia.

    --
    Oldbloke

    2000 Honda CB500
    BOTAFOT #140
    "He's like Robbo's chubby kid brother"
     
    Oldbloke, Oct 25, 2003
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  16. Macie

    Grimly Curmudgeon Guest

    A friend's KH250 kept seizing the middle cylinder. After 2 or 3 rebuilds
    he finally gave up in disgust when it happened for the final time,
    resulting in a holed piston.

    --

    Dave

    GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
    SbS#6? DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#16? FUB#3
    FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19
     
    Grimly Curmudgeon, Oct 25, 2003
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  17. Macie

    The Older Gentleman Guest

    I may be missing something here, but why not buy another plug and see if
    it runs?
     
    The Older Gentleman, Oct 25, 2003
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  18. Macie

    The Older Gentleman Guest

    The Kawasaki Cognoscenti used to run a harder plug in the middle pot. I
    remember I ran B7s on the two outer pots of my H1 and a B8 in the
    middle. If I was planning a serious thrape, I went up one grade to B8s
    and a B9.
     
    The Older Gentleman, Oct 25, 2003
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  19. Macie

    The Older Gentleman Guest

    Cast alloy wheels and a hydraulic disc brake, too.

    <reverie>
     
    The Older Gentleman, Oct 25, 2003
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  20. Macie

    Pip Guest

    I fell in lust with the CBX when I saw one outside a tiny bike shop in
    Buxton. My mate was buying bits inside, I was dribbling on the
    pavement walking around and around this glistening beauty. From every
    angle it was gorgeous, from immaculate twinkling headers right back to
    the stacked organ pipe exhausts.

    The shop owner came out with my mate and grinned at me, then asked if
    I'd like to hear it running - he had just finished restoring it and it
    was a thing of great pride and joy to him. Once it fired and warmed a
    little, he gave it a handful and it sounded fucking wonderful. "Did
    you like that?", he asked. "Come round here then, boys" - and he led
    us round to the workshop.

    There was an indistinct shape hunched under a dustsheet in the corner.
    Whipping the cover off with a flourish, he revealed a rather tatty
    RGV500. Blue, white and yellow, it was - with subtly menacing little
    exhausts protruding from unexpected places. "Do you want to hear THIS
    one?" he asked - and without waiting, fired it up and gave it a
    serious twist.

    Fucking hell, my ears bled. I swear they were still ringing six hours
    later after eight pints of anaesthetic.
    One day, eh? One fine day ...
     
    Pip, Oct 25, 2003
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