Anti urban 4x4 campaign

Will Wilkinson composed the following;:

I couldn't list all the bikes I've had (I'm 45 yrs old) because I raced for a lot of my life, on-road, off-road, sidecars, and always had at least two motorbikes, until I got married, then I stopped for a bit, now we have them again so my sons can learn to ride 'properly' off-road .. ;)

In no particular order, just as I remember them, BSA Bantam, Kawasaki KH250, Suzuki TS125, Honda XL250, Honda CR250, Suzuki PE175, Suzuki TS165, Kawasaki H1 500, BSA 650 +750 Devimead, Kawasaki Z750, Maico 440, Suzuki GS550, Suzuki 1100 Katana, Suzuki 1100 Katana, Honda CB900RR, Yamaha RD 350LC, Yamaha RD400, Aprilia Climber Trials, Yamaha DT175, Kawasaki KT250 Trials, Honda TL125 Trials, Honda XR 250 Enduro, Yamaha TZ250 (a few), Yamaha TZ 350 (a few), Yamaha TZ 750, Honda CG125, Triumph BonnevilleT120, Triumph Tiger, Various Triumph / BSA twins, Suzuki Beamish 325 and 250 Trials, Fantic 307 Trials..

And god knows what else, there have been a few bitsas, there's also been a few that only lasted a week or so and a few, like the Beamish that I and my brother've had for many, many years. There've also been many competition bikes that were never really mine, but which I was the only person ever to ride.

Out of the above there are a few I'd like now, Triumph T120 Bonneville, Kawasaki H1 500, Honda XR250 Enduro, Yamaha 350 LC, Suzuki Katana 1000.

I love the Beamish Suzuki 250 Trials we have, it's one I'll never part with unless someone offers really stupid money, it has so many memories of good times. Similarly I'd give stupid money myself (If I had it) for a decent Kawasaki H1 again, I just loved that noise and 'feel'. A T120 would be quite nice too ..

One bike I _will_ have soon, I hope, is a Yamaha Fazer, I just like their all-round balls, reminiscent of the LC yams .. ;)

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The LC is one bike I would love to have now. In the 80's a friend had one with Boysen reeds and Allspeed spannies and it was awesome! It used to power wheelie in third gear, fantastic bike.

Yamaha two strokes are great fun machines.

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Currently on a ZXR750 H2. Green of coursethe only proper colour for a Kawasaki IMHO!

Wonder when the arguement is going to take in the size of Tony's people carrier, or the fuel consumption of sports cars etc?

What's next to ban? Angling and Motorbikes?

Mike

89 Range Ruster - used for RTV 04 Disco - used because I want to

I mechanic'd for Curt langan when he won the Yamaha Pro-Am LC series final at Silverstone, many years ago, with a Stan Stephens engine. Stan sent us an 'endurance' tuned engine and because it didn't arrive until about 11pm I stayed up most of the night before the final races to swap the engines and make sure everything was OK .. we had a load of trouble with chain alignment and stretch when warm, which we never fully explained or solved .. but Curt still went on to win .. ;)

Ho yuss .. ;)

RD350RYPVS :O)

I'm not that keen on the powervalve ones, it's one of the originals that I want.

I've sort of half heartedly looked for one and not found that many about and I'd want one that hasn't be owned by a wannabee Stan Stephens with a set of riffler files and too much enthusiasm.

Simon Barr composed the following;:

Heheheh, rocking horse shit, mate, rocking horse shit.

I luuurve rifflers .. the Beamish and Fantic Trials bikes I have now are about the only two-strokes I've ever had (and the H1) that I haven't 'had a little fettle' with. ;)

They're probably the two bikes that might actually benefit from a little de-tuning. I have made the Beamish flywheel a tad heavier with weights and the difference in low-end plonking is really of good use ..

£££££££££ rare now, I had a 350lc in the 80's in yellow and black Kenny Roberts colours but otherwise totaly mint and standard. Last time I saw it it had spannies and all the other crap on it. My ypvs is a Brazilian made one, standard and dam fast :O)

-- Jon

Yes Angling is cruel to the fish and motorbikes are far too dangeros arent they. You wait they will be banned

Why don't we move to ban banners then we can all get on as we were before....... er......

Lee D

Hmmm - lemme see now;

BSA C15, Francis Barnett Plover 125, BSA A7, Ariel Arrow, Norton Big

4, FB AJS 250 Enduro.

My only vehicle now is a 300tdi 90 SW, although I'd quite like an Enfield(India) Bullet!

Neil

Used to have a Kawasaki KH250 triple, when you seriously gunned it the screaming banshee wail noise it made was the second best sound on the planet. First being a v8, of course. ;-) Badger.