Another biker in the family.

[imindoors]

 

[tallpaul]

Congratulations Jack! I still remember my first run out on my MZ back when I was 16. I'd never felt such a sense of freedom before and it was brilliant! I hope he felt the same after his first run! He's a tall lad though. He needs to get on a Strom at the earliest opportunity!

[MartinW]

My first run was 00:01 am on my 16th Birthday and I only did a mile and a half.

Had to get up for an "O" Level exam the next morning.

A day he won't forget and welcome to the world of biking.

[grumps]

My first run was on my 16th birthday on a Triumph Tina  !!!!   Unbelievable power and a fantastic sense of freedom to go anywhere anytime, except when it broke down

Wonder what one of those is worth today?

Anyway, congrats on our new addition to biking

[MartinW]

Had to look up a Triumph Tina, and there are two on Ebay,

Number One
Number Two

Both are £2595 and are from the same seller.

[grumps]

Stone the Crows!!!!!!!

Wish I had it now

Old/classic bikes are selling for stupid money.

I had a BMW Isetta Bubble car after that. Now well over £20k for a decent one.

Apology for thread hijack

[tallpaul]

Thread hijack? I'm not sure I've ever seen a thread stay on-topic!

Did I ever tell you about the time when I tried to do a loft conversion on a building with a flat roof...?

[tallpaul]

I had one of these. As ugly as a pig with lipstick but faster than my mates bikes!

[Locky]

I had a FS1E, 65cc big bore, high comp head and rejetted for a Micron . First ride was on 16th birthday.
It was like this one.

[tallpaul]

Did it have pedals? They're worth a mint now.

[Locky]

Yes it did Paul, I'd love to get my hands on one to restore. I've seen a few at the right money over the years. One day..