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my last bike in 1982 was a superdream 250 deluxe lol


my latest bike is a gsxr 600 and its like starting again lol very gently does it , but the buzz doesnt change no matter how long :beerchug

 

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All bought new:

Honda VFR750
Honda VTR1000
Honda Fireblade

is there a current one????

 

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No Stewart, seen the light! Car drivers try to kill you!

hmmm
sadly thats never changed mate but know exactly what you mean .

but the thrill is such that ill try to balance out the risks as best i can as im sure we all do .

 

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dont you miss it jerry ???? really miss it ???

ive nearly clocked up 800 miles on new bike and cant believe ive left it this long , kids always came first and although it was never a priority i could have afforded one at any stage but now after riding again i cant believe ive deprived myself of this pleasure for so long

 

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The reason I believe that 16yr olds SHOULD ride a moped is because of what you have said, they have no road experience/hazard perception so they in no way should be allowed to ride a bike capable of breaking any speed limit! Yes it still hurts when you fall off but no where near as much as when you fall off a cbr600 at 90mph!

I must say in your defence tho that mopeds do teach only 2 throttle positions- ON or OFF and mybe why I seem to have an obsession with speed as I pretty much have driven all my bikes this way! But I learnt a lot about the physics of riding bikes by starting small and gained some road craft on a bike that wasnt going to get me caught out and out of my depth!

I as a lad wanted to start on a 125cc bike but my old man insisted that I had the MT5 1st and though following his advice I moved up through the engine sizes without killing myself! (I have however fallen off each and every bike I've owned!)

my observations

recently was at a set of traffic lights waiting to turn left with indicator ON two cars in front in gear waiting for lights to change , when 3 mopeds pulled up directly behind me 3 abreast saw them expected the worst as all kids messing about .good job i did because as lights changed one shot up my inside before cars even moved other two shot down right hand side , wasnt much of a gap i can tell you on the left but they didnt care "MUPPETS " comes to mind .

 

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theres clearly arguements for both and as said views will differ greatly im sure but it does make me wince to see some of these "idiots" loose on the road , another one recently guy on moped on open road with helmet high on head answering his mobile while riding along couldnt believe how stupid that was . it beggars belief some times it really does . and rincewind totally agree no leathers no ride period!!!!!!!!!!

a true biker will ALWAYS protect himself as best he can , and leathers is compulsory in my book .sorry for being off topic

this thread needs more pics !!!

 

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my current bike :beerchug :beerchug

 

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and this is a good friends two babes

 

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room for one more ?? anywhere i see a bikers section i get all giddy lol......

heres my baby....

stew im thinking of changing bike not 100% sure but would you be interested in the trick bits etc [double bubble screen,akrapovic exhaust,full set of crash bobbins engine,swing arm, front spindle and bar ends,gsxr heel plates] it just gives me an idea of what to let the bike go for leave bits on or off....im not sure if i will change just wanna know if u would be interested at all....chhers...andy

andy not thought about mods yet to be honest but over 800 miles know so who knows let me know how much you want when you know what your doing