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Re: A Tea between friends :-) How was Your Day

Posted: June 1st, 2016, 5:16 am
by danilius
I used to ride a motorbike, a Honda VT500, in the City of London, the busiest part of London. I got hit three times, every driver was a woman :-)

Now I have some to my senses and realise that motorbikes are for young people who need creative ways to kill themselves.

Re: A Tea between friends :-) How was Your Day

Posted: June 1st, 2016, 5:08 pm
by Izzy
My brother had a triumph triple twin motorbike, realy fast mover he really enjoyed it but it was only exciting over 120mph, in the end he sold it and got a Ducati monster, he said it was exciting to ride a sensible speeds, 70mph.
Most doctors refer to them as organ donors in the wet.

Re: A Tea between friends :-) How was Your Day

Posted: June 1st, 2016, 5:10 pm
by Izzy
Danilius, are you still in London?, add your local to you details :-)

Re: A Tea between friends :-) How was Your Day

Posted: June 1st, 2016, 5:14 pm
by nilrog
The Monster is a really fun bike to ride...even the "small" one. Beats a Harley anytime...and the Japanese "sewing machines" ;-)
I have one in my garage that I have, sadly, not had time to use for many years.

Re: A Tea between friends :-) How was Your Day

Posted: June 1st, 2016, 8:45 pm
by LePaul
Yeah my bike doesn't run right if it isn't going faster than 50 mph :)

Re: A Tea between friends :-) How was Your Day

Posted: June 2nd, 2016, 1:52 pm
by danilius
Izzy wrote:Danilius, are you still in London?, add your local to you details :-)
Salford. I prefer the tropical climate we enjoy here.

Re: A Tea between friends :-) How was Your Day

Posted: June 3rd, 2016, 12:26 am
by ivan.akapulko
Izzy wrote:I was bad enough on a push bike, I used to get pulled over for speeding in a 30mph limit.
So a motor bike was not for me, and a car A Triumph Herald 1159cc was my 1st car, followed by a Triumph Spitfire 1300, ;-) a couple of fort escorts :-( , a Triumph TR7 drophead, Mazda 626s then Nissan Teranno, X-Trail, and currently a Qashqai.
My Dream car is a Triumph Stag 8-)
First or second model of Terrano? I had a Terrano 2 with a 2.4 litre engine, petrol. Very unpretentious and hardy machine.

Re: A Tea between friends :-) How was Your Day

Posted: June 3rd, 2016, 2:19 pm
by Izzy
Hi Ivan it was the Teranno ll 2.7 diesel. I liked the high driving position and as a diver at the time great for all my kit and towing the club rib.

Re: A Tea between friends :-) How was Your Day

Posted: June 3rd, 2016, 2:39 pm
by ivan.akapulko
Oh Yes, she could pass where LC100 and Nissan Patrol sat on the bottom. And compared to Toyota Surf interior was huge, particularly the rear seats

Re: A Tea between friends :-) How was Your Day

Posted: June 4th, 2016, 9:38 pm
by LePaul
Well making some progress....

Before...
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...and in progress...
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...and a little further along....still a lot of detail to go (alignment, wind screen, etc.)
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Re: A Tea between friends :-) How was Your Day

Posted: June 5th, 2016, 4:46 pm
by LePaul
And done!
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Re: A Tea between friends :-) How was Your Day

Posted: June 6th, 2016, 1:52 pm
by LePaul

Re: A Tea between friends :-) How was Your Day

Posted: June 12th, 2016, 3:45 pm
by LePaul
My goodness, I put that motorcycle for sale on CraigsList and it has been non-stop high school kids messaging for it.

Many do not even have a motorcycle license or permit. I explain that this is not a beginner's motorcycle but they, of course, feel they can handle it.

Maybe I am being too protective and should just sell it to whoever offers the money first...but I would hate to see anyone get hurt.

Re: A Tea between friends :-) How was Your Day

Posted: June 12th, 2016, 4:16 pm
by nilrog
I think you are doing it the right/sensible way...once upon a time I wanted something like that, but now i'm glad I never had enough money, or perhaps enough good sense, so I never bought one. These days I get enough "excitement" by watching them race on TV :P

Re: A Tea between friends :-) How was Your Day

Posted: June 12th, 2016, 4:29 pm
by LePaul
One of my friends lives on the Isle of Man in the UK where they have that amazing motorcycle race. He says the accidents are horrific and this year, he and his family are retreating to Iceland for a vacation during the race