Featured Your Motorbike History?

@Adie P


P.S. Please write a book, Adie!

 

Just consider our birthday wishes best wishes for your "birthday season", Adie. These days we need to take--and extend--any reason to celebrate.

 

60’s – mini-bike of some sort

’71 or ’72 Honda CL100 – wish I still had it…would be great to either restore or Café

’77 Suzuki RM360 – cannot count how many times it tried to kill me…absolute blast to ride

’85 LT250R Suzuki Quad Racer – first and only quad

’74 Honda CB 550Four – would love to have it to restore

’82 Suzuki GS1100E

’84 Yamaha FJ1100

’85 Honda CR500 – Satan’s bike…that thing was a BEAST to no end…really wish I kept it

’96 Moto Guzzi 1100i Sport – great bike pulled like a freight train

’01 Kawasaki ZRX1200R

’20 TTRS

 

Well I am getting on a bit Tony

 

Hi everyone, I did attend the Kickback Show on Saturday the 8th, it certainly rekindled my love of all things chopper and custom motorcycles, so no new STRS or Panigale Streetfighter V2 for me, my next machine is definitely going to be one of those. I will set about costing a frame, engine and everything else I will need, then decide if it will be more cost effective to look for a second hand one and just add things as and when I fancy. Was it worth going, well no it wasn't, it was not as good as the blurb made out, it was advertised as "top custom builders, plenty of trade stands and lots of food stalls offering variety", absolute cobblers, only a very small number of food stands, Pizza and Wraps was about it, only a few trade stands, a small hall and poorly represented, had it not been for the excellent Tattoo Show in the adjacent hall an hour would have been far to long. The standard of machines were excellent builds and a credit to those people that built them. Would I return though, not a chance. Ride safe all from an ageing Rocker.

 

More photos from the Kickback Show.

 

A really nice Harris Magnum 2, and a really cool little BSA Batam, the one I had decades ago didn't look like that though.

 

It will be interesting to see what you go for @Iceman (and a shame that the show wasn't as good as you had hoped). I take it you'll keep your STRS and the new machine will be an addition?

 

One of the many Tattoo Artists at work, I was amazed how many people attended the Tattoo Show, many had them done on the day, the whole show was excellent, love them or indifferent, they are fantastic to look at.

 

Hi Mrs V, yes I always intended keeping my STRS as I have put a lot of time and money into it, and wouldn't want to part with it, the new RS or Streetfighter V2 was an addition, although I originally only ever intended having one machine at a time, the days of having multiple bikes have gone for me, it takes an awful lot of time keeping on top of them all. I am looking forward to the new project though, are you still enjoying your Fireblade.

 

I am loving it, I like the feel of being over the front wheel - only really starting to get to know it now the roads have been dry this weekend - I went out on it on Saturday and yesterday and the Street Triple on Friday so have had a brilliant weekend (poor Helmut was on call for work, so I got to have all of the fun!!).

 

My bike history starting in 1978:
Puch Maxi
NSU Quickly
Yamaha YS3
Honda 250 Superdream
Suzuki GS550
Moto Guzzi Le Mans MKII
Honda CBX 1000
Kawasaki Z550
Suzuki GS1000
Honda CB900
Suzuki GS1000 - Bored to 1150, smoothbore carbs, monoshock
Suzuki Bandit 1200 x 3
Honda 750K6 (still have)
Honda CBR600
Suzuki Hayabusa (still have)
BMW K1200R
BMW K1300R
Honda CBX 1000 (still have)
Triumph Sprint
Triumph Sprint GT
Triumph 1200 Explorer x 2
BMW 1200 RS
BMW K1600 x 2 (still have one of them)
Triumph Street Triple 675
Suzuki SV1000
Triumph Speed Triple 1050 (Still have)
Kawasaki KE100 (still have)

 

Started in 73
NSU Quickly 3 speed.
BSA B25 ss gold star.
Royal Enfield GT Continental.
Comerford's TRW25w.
Rickman Montesa 250.
Triumph T90.
Husqvarna 250.
Husqvarna 400.
Triumph T100.
Norton Commando 750.
Triumph Bonnyville T140v new in 76.
Mk1 BSA Rocket 3 750.
Miles engineering BSA A75 Rob North replica.
MZ 250.
Numerous C90 clunks for getting to work.
Yamaha XT 550.
Panther M120.
Triumph Street Scrambler 900.
Triumph Thunderbird Night Storm 1700.

 

Not something I'd ever consider having done, I just can't see the point ( no pun intended) but I admit some of them are works of art done by very talented people.

 

Thanks for sharing photos from the Kickback Show, @Iceman. There may not have been a lot of bikes but there certainly were some creative and unique offerings. I'm sorry it didn't turn out to be a better event. But as you said, it did serve to rekindle your love of choppers and custom motorcycles and help you decide what your next machine will be. I'll be looking forward to seeing what you choose! BTW, I did notice a burrito stand. How are the Mexican food offerings in general in the UK??

 

@Iceman: Thanks for sharing your great impressions with us!!!

 

Hi Sandi, my son and I did have the Mexican wrap, it was really good, there are very few places offering Mexican food here in the UK and that is a real shame, whilst I don't have any Tattoos, nor intending getting one (at my age anyway), I do love looking at them and the history behind them especially the Japanese ones, both my sons have a rather large amount of them and they are real works of art, they do go to one of the best in the area though. They get there love of bikes from me (they said they were fascinated with the Triton I built many years ago) unbeknown to me at the time, although they did accompany me driving all over buying quality parts for the build, although Mountaineering and White Water Kayaking was my main passion, but sadly no longer to climb the likes of Mont Blanc etc , although I have a trip booked for Switzerland this June with my wife, however we won't be climbing the higher peaks. Ride safe all from an ageing Rocker.

 

Ask and you shall receive.

 

From 12yo to ancient. not including hire/borrow bikes
There were times in my life without a bike but never more than two years at a stretch.

Garelli 50cc Tiger Cross
Yamaha RD250DX
Yamaha RD125LCMk1
Yamaha SR 125
Suzuki GS550E
SuzukiGS550 Chop
Yamaha FZS600
Harley Davidson Street Bob
Harley Davidson Road King
Harley Davidson Sportster 48
Yamaha XJR 1300
Triumph SpeedMaster 1200

 

An old Greeves trials that I rode around on a farm
BSA C15
Jump to 1980's
Honda C70
Honda RSA250
Ducati 900 GTS
BMW R100
BSA B40
Kawasaki Z650
Laverda Jota 180 crank
Guzzi LeMans MK 3
Guzzi Eldorado
BSA A65 OIF
Triumph 900 Daytona
Triumph T595 Daytona