Suzuki V-Strom (VStrom) Owners Club DL250, DL650, DL1000 & DL1050

Other Stuff => The Blue Oyster bar => Topic started by: Asmith61 on September 22, 2025, 19:27:59

Title: FS1E
Post by: Asmith61 on September 22, 2025, 19:27:59

Found this on YouTube hope you find this interesting.
Apologies if already seen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svEE7r6ITWE

Title: Re: FS1E
Post by: 2112 on September 22, 2025, 20:18:21

Belter, a great find  :thumb:

I never had a fizzy, I was a four stroke boy from the off with the mighty SS50 Honda. Mine had been 'de-pedalled' by (one of) the previous owners and the exhaust baffles had been cut down a bit. It actually went quite well and could keep up with my mates on fizzy's & AP50's quite well. Happy days!

Title: Re: FS1E
Post by: Asmith61 on September 22, 2025, 20:44:46

I have been trying to find a picture of me on my FSIE I have it somewhere I will keep looking  lol

Title: Re: FS1E
Post by: 2112 on September 23, 2025, 08:05:26

I've just remembered, I could get both knee's down on my SS50 - at the same time!

Title: Re: FS1E
Post by: Asmith61 on September 23, 2025, 09:49:56

I haven’t found the actual picture yet, but found a picture of the picture  lol
I have also added a little bit of the moped section which is in the Norfolk motorcycle museum.

Title: Re: FS1E
Post by: 2112 on September 23, 2025, 17:26:40

Is that a white Craven top box I spy ?

Title: Re: FS1E
Post by: Rusty Nuts on September 23, 2025, 17:54:54

Hmmm, or a Kangol or even Rickman if you were flush?

Title: Re: FS1E
Post by: Asmith61 on September 23, 2025, 19:24:42

2112 It was already on the bike when I bought it, to be honest it was quite a decent top box. Did you also notice the Stadium helmet ? My brother gave it to me and it was to big really 🤔 I did buy a pea shooter exspansion chamber for it  lol
Rusty Nuts I definitely was not flush ( my birthday is in September and I had to stay on at school so I was the oldest in my year so used the FSIE to and from school ) mine was 1974 M reg and was a SS model the one before the FS1E  I believe it stood for sixstener special ? I only had a paper round at the time  lol
I left school in may and went straight to work. I didn’t have any bike gear at all  :dl_smiley_banghead:
My mates were a few months younger and Gavin had a Gorelli tiger cross, Paul had a Fantic cabelero and Robin like 2112 had a Honda SS 50
Brilliant times  :thumb:

Title: Re: FS1E
Post by: The Doctor 46 on September 23, 2025, 21:08:42

First crash helmet, Kangol Gladiator, full face and same colour as my bike. The school year before mine had left and were riding Yamaha 125 twins. I remember them being very quick and cool. My first bike was a Yamaha 350 twin that blew them all away. I honestly think I am lucky to have got past those first couple of years.  :auto-dirtbike: :auto-dirtbike: :auto-dirtbike:  :thumb: