The Motorbike Thread

[Ancientmariner]

So upon my return I decided after a serious think to sell some bikes. After failing to sell any ended up getting another.
Classic cars are too much so a 1967 T200 seemed the bet best thing.

 

[Airborne01]

So upon my return I decided after a serious think to sell some bikes. After failing to sell any ended up getting another.
Classic cars are too much so a 1967 T200 seemed the bet best thing.

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Incredible - love it! Back in the days when Dragons roamed I had a 50cc Itom - that reminds me so much of it! Lovely beastie!
Steve

 

[outrunner]

Don't you just love the smell of two stroke in the morning!

Andy.

 

[Airborne01]

Don't you just love the smell of two stroke in the morning!

Andy.

Castrol R - mmmm!
Steve

 

[Ancientmariner]

Runs on a mix of petrol, avgas and 2-stroke oil currently.

 

[simontie]

Wow thats nice

 

[Airborne01]

Indian built Enfield Constellation (if I remember correctly) at the top of the Rhotang Pass the highest driveable pass in the world I think!
Steve

 

[therapy]

Said goodbye to this one last week. Been in the family since 1986, it was my wife's bike after she passed her test. We only paid 75 quid for it originally, but it had a bit of a makeover around the turn of the century when parts were still plentiful and relatively cheap.



Still got a couple of two-strokes.


Nick.

 

[Blimp]

I still have this , my 'L' bike - 250 model 14 AJS .



and my old hardlyridable 'project' growing in a back room . everything else has gone now

 

[therapy]

Said a rather sad farewell to this one recently. I bought it new in 2007 and it was a really great bike. However, when a colleague pointed out I'd only done 188 miles between the last two MOTs, I decided to let her go. What a great bike - commuting, track days and two-up trips on the Continent....



Nick.

 

[tigersteve]

Always sad to say goodbye to an old friend ....... I know the feeling well
I bet there will be another one day !

 

[therapy]

Yes, agreed Steve, but in truth I'm trying to thin out my modest collection of bikes and also want to put this one back on the road - last used in 2016.....



Nick.

 

[tigersteve]

Looks like a wheelie machine right there !

 

[Peej]

Put some pictures up a while ago of my trike. Done quite a few miles on it since then. Hit the v boost couple of times....that was fun. Handles pretty well. Doesn't like low speed, tends to shake its head a bit but over 30 it sorts itself out.

 

[tigersteve]

That looks fun, plenty of power too!!

 

[Peej]

That looks fun, plenty of power too!!

Certainly is plenty of power. It's the full power version, 145bhp.

 

[therapy]

It was just too nice today not to get out on the bike so I took a ride out to the memorial for RAF Bradwell Bay. This is really out in the sticks (for Essex) and some lovely riding roads.





Nick.

 

[john i am]

A nice visit to France on the xsr earlier this year to pay my respects.

 

[oofafoo]

My first bike was a Kawasaki KH250 reg MLY 766P.
My current ride is a Ducati Multistrada V4S Sport. I've had every model of Multistrada starting from the 1000DS, then the 1200, 1260S and now V4S.
Pictures below, oldest and newest. Many miles on all of them.

 

[therapy]

Very nice Steve. I've been lucky enough to ride all the various Multistrada models over the past few years, but have yet to get a go on the V4 version. Have to say that they seem to have become more refined with each iteration.

Nick