I needed transport for uni in London, and only a bike made any sense, so got a CB125S... I did want the CB175, but they had just sold the last one, and I thought the 250 would be too big...

A couple of years on, and I did get a 250. Having watched racing and been taken by the RCB Hondas, I stuck a twin headlight full endurance race fairing on it, with a tank/seat unit that smoothed out the lines! Endurance racer replica on the road in 1977 (It took Suzuki another 8 years to come up with the same idea with the GSXR!!)!

I wonder if I have a photo of it somewhere?

Then moved up to a 400-Four in 1978.

Got fed up using public transport and I hate driving cars

My Dad -- few had cars when I was young (shaddup Steve)

steve told me to say, in the day of the man with the red flag

I had my 16th Birthday.............

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just out of interest

For me it was a year on "the London Knowledge" never did complete my green badge but loved the summer on my C90 Cub and remember being skint and put about £1.75 in the little Honda in Crystal Palace and cruised home via Battersea Bridge, Belgravia, Finchley Road and back to Mum's in Muswell Hill !

lovely !

Getting a job in 1972 with the Post Office as a telegram boy, that was the best job in the world getting paid to bomb around on bsa bantams and getting paid for it. Since then haven't looked back, never owned a car, didn't have to the wife had a company car, done all the driving i could handle being a long distance trucker. So it has been bikes all the way.

(10-05-2010 14:33:00)madfatjake Wrote:  Getting a job in 1972 with the Post Office as a telegram boy, that was the best job in the world getting paid to bomb around on bsa bantams and getting paid for it.

Blimey... that's a blast from the past!

My Dad, Grandad, Uncle,Cousan and Brother all had bikes and some still do have bikes

Im told its because Im going though a midlife crisis But the real reason is I can avoid traffic jams , overpriced petrol ,Tax and parking fees . Plus you just cant beat the feeling of freedom when out riding on the one hot day we have every summer