Motorbikin' Bits and Bobs....

[Ian Warren]

This is me on the test ride before I bought it..

Should have brought four of them .... family outing , now that would be extra cool

[Fozzer]

Ta for re-posting the Pic, Dean!

Fantastic news!....a new member of the Honourable Motorcycle Club!

You will now have a big grin on you face everywhere you ride now, and other folks will notice your enjoyment.....
...especially if you wear an open-face helmet..like mine... ...!

Motorcycling gives you a sense of enjoyment with its open-air freedom. Something you don't get, trapped in a 4-wheeled tin box!
...(Sorry Marty!).... ...!

I've been riding various Motorbikes every day, for the past 65+ years, and I will continue to do so, come rain or shine, with a big grin on my face!

Paul.... ...!

[Ian Warren]

Arr the bees and bugs and the seagull pooh

[emfrat]

OK as Fozzer says I've bought meself a new scooter to commute on, picked it up 3 weeks ago, a Honda Grom, 125cc of super power

You'll never get me up on one of them things - those small wheels are lethal. Great respect for Honda machinery, though.

[Fozzer]

Arr the bees and bugs and the seagull pooh

Wind in the hair, flies in the teeth....

...just like a Sopwith Camel!...

Paul.... ... ...!

[dbcunnz]

The only thing that beats the open air of the motorbike is sitting in the wind swept cockpit of a trusty old Tiger moth

[Ian Warren]

The only thing that beats the open air of the motorbike is sitting in the wind swept cockpit of a trusty old Tiger moth

Think the ole two wheels is lest expensive ... so many rules and regulations

[emfrat]

And the modern ones don't use total-loss oiling, like the Camel, or some Velocette models

[Fozzer]

...must agree with emfrat, re; the small wheels!

Many, many years ago I tried some of my Biker Chums Vespa and Lambretta Scooters, and I could never get used to the castor action of the small front wheel...rather like the wheels on a shopping trolley!
I much prefer wheel diameters of 17 Inch, like my Honda CB500 Twin; or better still, 18 inch diameter wheels like my little Yamaha bundle of joy!
My old British Bikes had wheels of 19 inch diameter!
Big wheels = less gyroscopic action and safer/more precise steering!

Whatever the wheel diameter, you can bet Dean will have loads of fun!

Paul... ...!

[Fozzer]

Some of my most recent bikes...>>>

My 1986 Honda XBR 500G twin-port single, (BSA Gold Star café-racer style!)...



My beautiful Honda 1992 Honda CBR 500 FM...(which got stolen off my front garden. Never to be seen again!).



My present 1996 Honda CB 500 RR Twin...



...and a blast from my distant past...My 1949 Vincent HRD 1000cc Rapide vee-twin>>>



Every one a beauty!

Paul....I can still hear them!.... ...!

[Fozzer]

Just suffered my recent withdrawal symptom...

The overwhelming desire to sit astride my trusty steed and ride to Sainsbury's to get some equally desirable things to eat and drink!

Been there, done it, got the tee-shirt!.... ...!

Paul.... ... ... ...!

..and the REALLY SCARY bit...>>>

[deeknow]

Nice line-up there Paul.

And yeah Mike I hear ya, it's only my commuter though, not for out of towning. And the rest of the package on the Grom is actually very good, decent brakes, suspension, ride height etc. Just yesterday I changed the OEM tires for some decent Michelin winter tires which have made a huge difference confidence wise. Oh and here are my other two bikes in the shed at the moment, its not often I have three at a time but I do at the moment.

[Ian Warren]

Old CB900R had 19 inch's ... really wanted to try out the VF1000R with the 17 .... my 1100 with the 17 was just not as sporty

[Ian Warren]

I do love that final photo of you Fozzer !

[Fozzer]

..you said "Tires", Dean... ...!

..Its "Tyres".... ...!

Too much American stuff!

"Tire" is what I get just before bed-time!

My "Tyres" are 2.75 X 18 front, and 3.00 X 18 rear on my baby Yamaha...!

..sometimes I get "tired" of changing them!

Paul.... ...!

[Fozzer]

I do love that final photo of you Fozzer !

.... ... ... ...!

Ta, Ian!... ...!

Frantic Fozz!... ...!

Taken at my 81st birthday pub treat, last March the second.....don't forget my 82nd next March.... ...!

(The result of inter-breeding in England, involving the English)... ...!

Paul....whiling away the time... ..!

[Ian Warren]

I wonder if we should call ya Phoz .. after Uncle Phil

[Fozzer]

I wonder if we should call ya Phoz .. after Uncle Phil

The dear old Dook is an import from foreign lands..>>>

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Ph ... _Edinburgh

Me?...I've been here forever... ....!

Paul.... ...!

[omitchell]

Sorry but this is a REAL bike. A 1953 Harley Davidson FLH Panhead Hydra Glide

[Fozzer]

For nostalgia, I like the old Knuckleheads, but the later Panheads were a big improvement....

Both lots of fun if leaping up and down on the kick-starter for hours, floats your boat!.... ... ...!

http://www.harley-davidson.com/content/ ... /1940.html




...and the old side-valve Flatheads are not bad!

Paul...on the look-out for a nice Yamaha XVS Dragstar/XV Virago Cruiser.... ...!