A bike I lusted after in my youth

350TSS · 28-11-2021, 03:07 PM

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/auct...LksHioN.X5QLxS

What were yours?

Jam911 · 28-11-2021, 03:20 PM

Rd250lc. /. Dt175mx.

motomartin11 · 28-11-2021, 04:37 PM

Z1 but when I rode it-handled like a pig so I waited a few months and bought a new GS1000 on 1st August 1978 and it was well worth the wait.

Bitza · 28-11-2021, 04:59 PM

For me it was a Matchless G50, not too affected by being silenced apparently. The closest I got was by putting a G80cs into a BSA frame, amc box, roadholder forks, bsa alternator chain cases, gp carb, BTH dirt track mag. Petrol tank paint to look G50 ish. If anyone knows what happened to it let me know reg was BXU 496 I think.

Grumpy · 28-11-2021, 09:02 PM

I remember standing in the Horticultural hall in Westminster, drooling over a black and gold Ducati 900 as bevel.
Fast forward about a year, my bike was parked outside a mates house with a puncture, when the same model of bike came down the road, stopped, asked if we needed any help. The answer was no. The bike was started up then rapidly disappeared out of the village. The rider had a pudding basin helmet with a handlebar moustache.
I looked at my friend and said one day......
Never owned a bevel, but now on my ninth Ducati!

mickj · 29-11-2021, 09:36 AM

A shiny new kettle.

crawsue · 29-11-2021, 10:57 AM

On a Donninton Moto GP trip my missus wanted to visit Chatsworth House, a guy turned up on BSA Rocket Gold Star......mmmm, still drooling at the thought of it. A pal has just added a ‘73 Kwak Z900 to his collection, nice condition....stupid ,expensive price. ��

velosam · 29-11-2021, 12:33 PM

Mine was a Monster (which I've finally got!), 916-999, Aprilia RS250 (the Gen 2 model with the fat seat hump), any of the 400 grey imports - I've got a Rothmans Honda NC24.

I realise that having just turned 40, my choices might be a bit different to some of the above.

golfgeezer · 29-11-2021, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by velosam

Mine was a Monster (which I've finally got!), 916-999, Aprilia RS250 (the Gen 2 model with the fat seat hump), any of the 400 grey imports - I've got a Rothmans Honda NC24.

I realise that having just turned 40, my choices might be a bit different to some of the above.

Hmm good selection

I had a Monster and will get another early one at some point. I’m also a NC24 owner. At over 50 I don’t really fit it anymore but who cares

Dukedesmo · 29-11-2021, 02:00 PM

In my youth; Moto Guzzi 850 Le Mans, Kawasaki Z1, Norton Manx 500.

Later; a 916 and a 900 Monster but I was hardly youthful any more...

slob · 29-11-2021, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jam911

Rd250lc. /. Dt175mx.

I lusted after a T140 US Export, a T160 ‘Lightning’, a Jota 120 and a Hailwood Rep. when I had my FS1E and a couple of Banthams.

I had a DT125MX, then a 250LC

The bike I’d still really like is Monjuic 500… wish I still had all my previous bikes, they’d be a better investment than my pension looks.

Kato · 29-11-2021, 02:58 PM

For me the first bike I really took any notice of and it absolutely got me started on the 2 wheel journey was an MV 750 S never got one but would deffo still have one should the chance come along

Mark64 · 29-11-2021, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by slob

The bike I’d still really like is Monjuic 500… wish I still had all my previous bikes, they’d be a better investment than my pension looks.

I used to live 3 doors away from a bloke that had a Monjuic 500 - it sounded amazing, you could hear it from miles away, most of the neighbours weren't very pleased but it always impressed the sh*t out of me.

350TSS · 29-11-2021, 04:09 PM

Am I right Duke Desmo you have a Guzzi Lemon, a 916 and an M900?
How does one measure success in life???

Doggy · 29-11-2021, 05:01 PM

I always wanted a Yam TDR250 or a GRV250, long before I had a bike licence.

28-11-2021, 03:07 PM	#1
350TSS Too much time on my hands member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Shipbourne Bike: M900 Posts: 1,419	A bike I lusted after in my youth https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/auct...LksHioN.X5QLxS What were yours?

28-11-2021, 04:59 PM	#4
Bitza Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Poole Bike: M900ie Posts: 470	For me it was a Matchless G50, not too affected by being silenced apparently. The closest I got was by putting a G80cs into a BSA frame, amc box, roadholder forks, bsa alternator chain cases, gp carb, BTH dirt track mag. Petrol tank paint to look G50 ish. If anyone knows what happened to it let me know reg was BXU 496 I think. __________________ Bitza

28-11-2021, 09:02 PM	#5
Grumpy record breaker!! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Peterborough Bike: M1200R Posts: 2,154	I remember standing in the Horticultural hall in Westminster, drooling over a black and gold Ducati 900 as bevel. Fast forward about a year, my bike was parked outside a mates house with a puncture, when the same model of bike came down the road, stopped, asked if we needed any help. The answer was no. The bike was started up then rapidly disappeared out of the village. The rider had a pudding basin helmet with a handlebar moustache. I looked at my friend and said one day...... Never owned a bevel, but now on my ninth Ducati! __________________ It's not the destination, but the journey that matters Definition of a motorbike, a devise for overtaking cars!

29-11-2021, 09:36 AM	#6
mickj Registered User Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Clevedon Bike: M1200s Posts: 556	A shiny new kettle. __________________ Keep the rubber side down. Mick

29-11-2021, 02:00 PM	#10
Dukedesmo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Leics Bike: M900 Posts: 2,844	In my youth; Moto Guzzi 850 Le Mans, Kawasaki Z1, Norton Manx 500. Later; a 916 and a 900 Monster but I was hardly youthful any more... __________________ M900, 916, LeMans II.

28-11-2021, 03:20 PM	#2
Jam911 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: Stratford Upon Avon Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 288	Rd250lc. /. Dt175mx.

28-11-2021, 04:37 PM	#3
motomartin11 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: stourbridge Bike: M750 Posts: 352	Z1 but when I rode it-handled like a pig so I waited a few months and bought a new GS1000 on 1st August 1978 and it was well worth the wait.

29-11-2021, 10:57 AM	#7
crawsue Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Glasgow Bike: M1100evo Posts: 257	On a Donninton Moto GP trip my missus wanted to visit Chatsworth House, a guy turned up on BSA Rocket Gold Star......mmmm, still drooling at the thought of it. A pal has just added a ‘73 Kwak Z900 to his collection, nice condition....stupid ,expensive price. ��

29-11-2021, 12:33 PM	#8
velosam Registered User Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Stirling Bike: M1000ie Posts: 120	Mine was a Monster (which I've finally got!), 916-999, Aprilia RS250 (the Gen 2 model with the fat seat hump), any of the 400 grey imports - I've got a Rothmans Honda NC24. I realise that having just turned 40, my choices might be a bit different to some of the above.

29-11-2021, 02:58 PM	#12
Kato Dismantled Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: East Molesey Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 2,222	For me the first bike I really took any notice of and it absolutely got me started on the 2 wheel journey was an MV 750 S never got one but would deffo still have one should the chance come along __________________ "Political correctness is just intellectual colonialism and psychological fascism for the creation of thought crime" Last edited by Kato; 29-11-2021 at 03:00 PM..

29-11-2021, 04:09 PM	#14
350TSS Too much time on my hands member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Shipbourne Bike: M900 Posts: 1,419	Am I right Duke Desmo you have a Guzzi Lemon, a 916 and an M900? How does one measure success in life???

29-11-2021, 05:01 PM	#15
Doggy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Kent Bike: M796 Posts: 510	I always wanted a Yam TDR250 or a GRV250, long before I had a bike licence.