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Steve Maskery
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At that age I had a bright red Puch Maxi. 50cc of raw power. I loved it. No picture though 
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I had a cousin when I was a kid who was killed on a motorbike when he was that age (not his fault) so me going anywhere near a motorbike was family taboo.
To this day I've never sat on one let alone ridden one. No one to be worried now but I'll not be learning to ride.
From riding a cycle I don't doubt a motorbike is a great ride but I'll pass.
Sorry to bring the tone down.
To this day I've never sat on one let alone ridden one. No one to be worried now but I'll not be learning to ride.
From riding a cycle I don't doubt a motorbike is a great ride but I'll pass.
Sorry to bring the tone down.
Cabinetman
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That’s me on the left at about 21, no way was I allowed a motorbike when I was 17, my dad brought home a Lambretta, really old with two seats and a windshield which I turned into quite a desirable machine.
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Sorry, internets really messing about tonight. Could a mod pls delete a couple?
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Phil Pascoe
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My mother bought my sister one with a full fairing - you could have blown the thing backwards.At that age I had a bright red Puch Maxi. 50cc of raw power. I loved it. No picture though
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Phil Pascoe
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The one I sold when I had to have the first leg amputated.
Steve Maskery
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As a moped, it was designed to be limited to 30mph. I once got 36mph out of mine, downhill with the wind behind me. I was terrified.
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Peri
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1990....... me about 22
firedfromthecircus
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R50?
Malc2098
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R50 with an R50S gearbox. 1958, @firedfromthecircus.
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Phil
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Me at 19yrs in 1968.
1954 BSA Bantam 125cc bored out to 150cc - note the seat springs.
I also had my 1960 Renault Dauphine 850cc
1954 BSA Bantam 125cc bored out to 150cc - note the seat springs.
I also had my 1960 Renault Dauphine 850cc
John Brown
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Is that Bamber Gascoigne in the middle?
Phil
Old Oak
I knew there was a Renault pic somewhere ..........
My first car.
Here I am doing a major repair job on it.
It had a twin exhaust and sounded really hot
My first car.
Here I am doing a major repair job on it.
It had a twin exhaust and sounded really hot
Cabinetman
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Haha, you’re not the first to think that, my BIL, arty type.
Doug
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Me back in the early nineties building my first brick built workshop at our previous home, I’d have probably been around 26-27. Happy to say it’s still standing
Unlike Steve M., I bought British. I was the proud owner of a Raleigh moped (albeit virtually a copy of the Mobylette). I found a picture of it only a few weeks ago but can I find it now? Like Steve’s Puch, it had a top speed of 30 mph. To start it, you pedalled away, dropped the decompression lever and twisted the throttle. The brakes were just like a push bike.
The driving test involved driving round some local roads whilst the examiner hid behind hedges and in driveways to observe me. Having passed the test, I was given a motorcycle licence which also allowed me to drive a 3 wheeled car. I still have a Category A licence although I’ve only ever ridden a Honda C50 and that was 40 years ago. However, in theory, I could go for a ride on any of the latest Suzuki, Kawasaki or Triumph bikes but even the thought of riding a pushbike these days doesn’t appeal.
The driving test involved driving round some local roads whilst the examiner hid behind hedges and in driveways to observe me. Having passed the test, I was given a motorcycle licence which also allowed me to drive a 3 wheeled car. I still have a Category A licence although I’ve only ever ridden a Honda C50 and that was 40 years ago. However, in theory, I could go for a ride on any of the latest Suzuki, Kawasaki or Triumph bikes but even the thought of riding a pushbike these days doesn’t appeal.
When I was at school one lad went to take his motorcycle test. Part of this involved the examiner hiding then jumping out in front of the motorcycle as an emergency stop simulation. Unfortunately the test had to be abandoned when the examiner stepped out in front of the wrong motorcycle with predictable, if comic, results.
SamQ aka Ah! Q!
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My
My daughter unearthed this one of me demolishing the kitchen and bathroom of our first home, to qualify for a grant. The damp course consisted of the bags pillows came in, laid in a line...
I'd be about 35 and had hair.
My daughter unearthed this one of me demolishing the kitchen and bathroom of our first home, to qualify for a grant. The damp course consisted of the bags pillows came in, laid in a line...
I'd be about 35 and had hair.
duke
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Hair? I need to find a pic of when I had hair.
Woodbloke
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For my sins, I also had a Lambretta as a callow youf in the Swinging Sixties. Mine was a 200cc GT model worth now around £10K+ - Rob
Phil
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I still have my motor bike license somewhere.
After the BSA came a Honda 125cc Tourer and then a Honda 175c Super Sport (that is when I decided wearing a helmet is a good idea!).
After the BSA came a Honda 125cc Tourer and then a Honda 175c Super Sport (that is when I decided wearing a helmet is a good idea!).
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Still got a Puch maxi,a '61 ajs model 14 ,a '68 mobylette, two sit up and beg bicycles(one with a powerpack petrol engine strapped on the back, a Pratt petrol can and a '58 austin A35,
Henry Cole would be beside himself.
All the jap bikes and the R80rt are long gone
Henry Cole would be beside himself.
All the jap bikes and the R80rt are long gone
Well never seen one of them for years. My brother had a BSA Bantam around 1965ish and we used to ride it around a field at the back of our house. A don't think our neighbours were too impressed.
My first purchase was in 1978- A Honda 70. A pretty nifty little runner was that. Various upgrades over the years.
I loved riding the bikes, not so in winter though when I couldn't afford 4 wheels.
I had a few close encounters with potential injury, or worse and I'm happy to be on four wheels now.
Having said that, very happy memories out on the open roads in lovely weather.- Fred
Woodbloke
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Same here. I hit a patch of black ice on a gentle curve riding my Honda CD175 and the front wheel just slid away; I went sliding down the A30 after the bike! Next day it was sold and I bought a Hillman Imp (great little motor) - Rob
Blimey that was a lucky escape. I hit a patch of diesel outside Lewis's in Liverpool. Fortunately I was going slow and wasn't injured. - Fred
I had one of those horrible mopeds. It was a sod getting it restarted if you were going uphill and had to stop. Soon got rid and bought a Mini. Cannibalised the back parcel shelf with a bloody great 8" hole into which went a large speaker. The door pocket suitably modified to house a Sinclair Z30 (IIRC) and a homebuilt Quad 33 pre-amp fed from a cassette player. Suspension lowered. Cylinder head modified.
Whichever one of those fresh faced youngsters is you I can confirm that the intervening years have not been kind
Unfortunately I never had a motorbike to pose beside and the only photos of me and my first car are of a similar vein to this one.
Summer 1980 just outside St Tropez repairing indicator wires.
Summer 1980 just outside St Tropez repairing indicator wires.
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My guess is at the back, beneath the nose cone and wearing specs. Given that we have never met, this is a pure guess!
That was my guess too.
Afraid not. That was Geoff Pollard IIRC. The glasses are good though.
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In that case, front row, swagger stance just in front of the port engine to the right side (from cockpit) with two shiny nipply pocket buttons. Guaranteed
Sorry. Wrong again.In that case, front row, swagger stance just in front of the port engine to the right side (from cockpit) with two shiny nipply pocket buttons. Guaranteed
You have one go left.
Phil Pascoe
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I hit diesel on my BMW R100RT. It hurt, sliding down the road at 100mph+.
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Final guess: 2nd from left. (ie in front of starboard engine)
Lurker
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Did you have a couple of paving slabs in the (front) boot?
I seem to recall that this was very common.
Afraid not, Adrian. AndyP, Lons, SamQ and Trim have all met me but they're very quiet !