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Forum: Nostalgia - Days Gone Bye 11th December 2017, 08:49
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Posted By BobClay
It is interesting how the learner rider laws used...

It is interesting how the learner rider laws used to be. One of my earliest bikes (while still on L plates) was a BSA C11G at 250cc single cylinder. It had the old Jam Jar suspension on the back...
Forum: Nostalgia - Days Gone Bye 7th December 2017, 23:11
Replies: 62
Views: 43,380
Posted By BobClay
I'm just not a lover of two strokes. But I do...

I'm just not a lover of two strokes. But I do remember when the Yamaha RD250 came out in the 70's it was seriously fast and could still be ridden on L plates :eek:
I think it was those sorts of...
Forum: Nostalgia - Days Gone Bye 4th December 2017, 09:49
Replies: 62
Views: 43,380
Posted By BobClay
Imagine the confusion when they changed the brake...

Imagine the confusion when they changed the brake and gearlever sides. Trying to change gear with the brake lever was bad enough, stomping on the gearlever for braking made some very unholy (and...
Forum: Nostalgia - Days Gone Bye 3rd December 2017, 13:33
Replies: 62
Views: 43,380
Posted By BobClay
I got a few of those telegrams myself, but living...

I got a few of those telegrams myself, but living in a West Midlands industrial town (or at least it was then) evey kid and his dog had a bloody Bantam (I even had one for a while in the 60's, and...
Forum: Nostalgia - Days Gone Bye 1st December 2017, 22:38
Replies: 62
Views: 43,380
Posted By BobClay
I think the telegram boys road BSA Bantams. ...

I think the telegram boys road BSA Bantams. Nasty horrible little two strokes. All two strokes should be ground up and made into paperweights. :angry:
Forum: Nostalgia - Days Gone Bye 30th November 2017, 18:14
Replies: 62
Views: 43,380
Posted By BobClay
Some decades ago now (cough) I had an ex police...

Some decades ago now (cough) I had an ex police motorcycle. Some may remember it .. the Velocette LE or 'Noddy bike' as it was known.

For it's day it had some quite advanced features in some...
Forum: Nostalgia - Days Gone Bye 14th November 2017, 00:26
Replies: 62
Views: 43,380
Posted By BobClay
So ? if I hack that website I could tax my car...

So ? if I hack that website I could tax my car and bikes until the 'end of the world' .... (assuming David Meade is right ... ) :big_tongue:
Forum: Nostalgia - Days Gone Bye 6th May 2017, 21:03
Replies: 62
Views: 43,380
Posted By BobClay
The Herald and the Vitesse I remember as having...

The Herald and the Vitesse I remember as having one of the most accessible engines ever, which to a former Reliant Regal and Robin owner (I only had a bike licence at the time) was true beauty. :cool:
Forum: Nostalgia - Days Gone Bye 29th April 2017, 07:50
Replies: 62
Views: 43,380
Posted By BobClay
I think one of the problems with the year/letter...

I think one of the problems with the year/letter registration is it caused a 'rush' of vehicle buying when the new letter came out which the manufacturers weren't so keen on.

Apparently you can...
Forum: Nostalgia - Days Gone Bye 26th April 2017, 18:21
Replies: 62
Views: 43,380
Posted By BobClay
Just to help with the early letter dating of the...

Just to help with the early letter dating of the registration plates. This was my brand new Triumph Trident I bought in 1972 and it had an 'L' registration. It cost out of the showroom £750 (a...
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