Noisy Bikes

[Nabsim]

I saw spectacular donut burn outs each year at the Bol, always amazed me how stupid folks can be when in the sun with a few beers inside. Not that I should admit it but we did have a little wager on how many folks I could get in/on my xs1100 with camping sidecar body. Can’t remember what I won but do remember including myself it numbered 13 and I could navigate to the main entrance and back. Almost as much cheering from spectators as when I (totally sober) raced solos up the mountain from Bandol to Paul Richard. Amazingly I never lost at that either although there were a few damaged passenger crash helmets as the markers at the side of the road were metal and not plastic like here.

Not that I was ever a lunatic on a bike you understand or that I used to terrify cars by riding up to them then yanking over so bike and sidecar formed a V or setting off 3 up on the back wheel koff, koff

My mates used to laugh when someone would say they would never have an outfit as you would be stuck same as in a car

What was the original subject about?

 

[Byronic]

Well my HD was mega comfortable, and that was HD's so-called 'chopper' (softail custom) straight out of the factory

And a hell of a lot easier to ride than many a Jap, Italian or British! bike

You could cruise on it for hours, added bonus being the seat which was built for big bums :scared: :rolleyes2: :lol-061:

You did note the compliant rear 'suspension'set up in my pic? I didn't know
where to put my 34"L inseam legs at a stop, almost impossible to carry out the so called Cardington
shuffle. But cruisers can be comfortable for shortarses, so I'm informed, allows them
to flatfoot of course, and get their leg over without getting a hernia.
Someone with a mega sized derriere might get away sitting on the frame, no real need for a
proper seat I guess!




Never mind the saddle where's the scooter!

 

[Herman]

I went to more motorcycle rallies than I can remember so I had to dig my old jacket out to help me.

 

[mariesnowgoose]

You did note the compliant rear 'suspension'set up in my pic? I didn't know
where to put my 34"L inseam legs at a stop, almost impossible to carry out the so called Cardington
shuffle. But cruisers can be comfortable for shortarses, so I'm informed, allows them
to flatfoot of course, and get their leg over without getting a hernia.
Someone with a mega sized derriere might get away sitting on the frame, no real need for a
proper seat I guess!


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Never mind the saddle where's the scooter!

I'm only 2" behind you, short *rse :lol-061:

 

[Fazerloz]

We will be here this coming bank hol. OGRI MCC Summer Rally | OGRI MCC and on the same field the weekend after. Home - Didmarton Bluegrass Festival

 

[mjvw]

I went to more motorcycle rallies than I can remember so I had to dig my old jacket out to help me.View attachment 66348

i have a box full just cant find them, will keep looking are they collectable now? They would represent a lot of miles and a sherbet or two but best of all the memory's of friendships forged around the camp fire.

V-twins rule.

 

[2cv]

I went to more motorcycle rallies than I can remember so I had to dig my old jacket out to help me.View attachment 66348

I know that I have a load of those somewhere, I remember doing over 20 thousand miles one year mainly going to rallies on my RD200. Must have a search and dig them out, great days.

 

[Nabsim]

I know that I have a load of those somewhere, I remember doing over 20 thousand miles one year mainly going to rallies on my RD200. Must have a search and dig them out, great days.

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A fellow RD200 owner, I used to love mine haha Piranha Orange and went like stink

 

[mjvw]

XL 250 Honda to pass the around the block test then the big mistake a plastic maggot knock knock jokes aside it did the job, mainly v twins now did have an RD250 called wangdang as that's what it sounded like on over run.

 

[Robmac]

Kwaka KH250 triple me.

The sound of all of the KH triples was a love or hate thing, I loved it.

 

[Channa]

Kwaka KH250 triple me.

The sound of all of the KH triples was a love or hate thing, I loved it.

Worth a fortune know those little "kwikasfukis" the original widowmakers ....pasta frames aside they have a strong following

I had a spin to the coast yesterday, spirited riding coming home on a very quiet A64 ..Maureen is a four cylinder and sounded like a very frustrated caged tiger on song.

Sunday I rode to Holme Moss , ate the climb for fun at the top some older guys with a combination of Enfields and BSAs one a rocket gold star A10 and A7 sat on the grass munching an ice cream like being a teenager all over again.

must have been 30 bikes up there at one bit.! and countless lads passing a couple of lads on R1.s What are they about ? could satisfy my fetish one of those

Channa

 

[Byronic]

and countless lads passing a couple of lads on R1.s What are they about ? could satisfy my fetish one of those

Channa

Just in case anyone gets the wrong idea, I know you mean the motorbike Channa

 

[alwaysared]

Took my test on a Suzuki Hustler 250 (T250), loved that bike and had nothing but two strokes until I got my Honda Shadow VT750DC Spirit in the Florida.

Regards,
Del