FIRST BIKE

Jaglifter · Post by **Jaglifter** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 1:10 am

Ariel Colt - don't have a pic. Cameras hadn't been invented!
Probably worst bike ever made. 55mph, no brakes and lights gave slightly less illumination then a fat splif! Cost me Â£10 in 1965.

Next was a Velocette MSS, Â£25 in bits. Then 4 or 5 Velocette KSS, one of the best british bikes (certainly engines) made. Sold the lot in 1971 for Â£20. Currently selling for c. Â£6750 each. Still I needed the Â£20 at the time........

tony.wilde1 · Post by **tony.wilde1** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 7:29 pm

http://www.abercon.co.uk/vtr1000/gallery/648.jpg

IS THIS THE BIKE?

Jaglifter · Post by **Jaglifter** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 9:08 pm

Brilliant! The very one...although this looks much smarter than mine and mine was brown, including the (rusty) rims.

Mind you I did ride it 20 miles to work and back for a year in all weather.

Jaglifter

tony.wilde1 · Post by **tony.wilde1** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 9:15 pm

as the velocette??my dad got offered a vincent in the 50's that had broken down for 50quid!!!he turned it down

such as it was them days!

Jaglifter · Post by **Jaglifter** » Wed Jul 07, 2004 9:36 pm

You could pick up the 500cc Comets for a song in the 60s/70s - although the 1000s were never cheap. I finished up with a 500cc Velo with lots of trick bits, which I raced for several years. Got married, had first child (well wife had her!) so sold for Â£125. Next bike was the Storm in 2002!

Jaglifter

P.S. Got a pic of the Velo KSS somewhere - buried in the loft - but I'd have to buy scanner......

warfox · Post by **warfox** » Thu Jul 08, 2004 7:25 pm

first bike was a puch maxi Â£25 never worked well
2nd was ver differant a Rickman Metisse with a zundapp engine 125 (spelling might b out on that

) ex police bike single seater wahooooo faster than a kwaker kh250 if u remember em
ohhhh it went bang lolol never worked again
susi 250 with ram air (rattle rattle )
handa cb 250
etc
got a provisional licence soon after

Hooner · Post by **Hooner** » Sat Jul 10, 2004 9:08 pm

my first was a Honda C50..then an FS1E in metallic gold......then an RD125(new) in yellow with speed-block paint job(the coffin style tank)...then the heady heights of a Honda 400/4....what a beauty she was...piper 4-in-1..K&N`s...ace bars...post office red....two/four seat...she was my baby.........

then i had a KE175 trail bike....then an X7 misile...immense fun...

and after 3 cranks and several re-bores later a ZZR600...then my old faithful CBR6...still going strong with over 30k on the clock....and as of last year the VTR.........wow....

mercury · Post by **mercury** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 10:37 pm

ss50, cb100, cd175, gs250, kh 250, 350, 400, 500, 750,cb 400 4,
cb550f1,dominator 99,some at with ram air 200cc?,royal n 250,
vfr750,zx6r,gsxr750,rf900,cbr600,vtr1000storm,
not in order??????

how much have i spent ??????

JOHN

tony.wilde1 · Post by **tony.wilde1** » Mon Jul 12, 2004 11:14 pm

whatever youve spent mate is money well spent...except for the cd175!!!

mercury · Post by **mercury** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 9:58 pm

it was that good i dont remember it i can remember norton dom 99
oil leeks welded on kick start ect.kwak 750 with rubber fram.
the kh400 was ported cand and jeted blew LC away along with its pistons
little end big end well all of it gave up after 3 rebuilds
Did 58000 miles on the 550f1 nothing went wrong thats wy im back on a
honda i dont like bikes that melt in winter my 99 storm still cleans up well.

did i mention the puch scooter cc?

tony.wilde1 · Post by **tony.wilde1** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 10:20 pm

did you mention puch?

http://www.abercon.co.uk/vtr1000/gallery/522.jpg

yes its me...but it was 1976!!

mercury · Post by **mercury** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 10:39 pm

Did we all look like that ill have to look at my ss50 ones

tony.wilde1 · Post by **tony.wilde1** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 10:49 pm

we used to call them bikes"sinbad sailor"50.

nevertheless they were still faster than my b@stard puch!!!

theweeeman · Post by **theweeeman** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 11:17 pm

heres all my bikeshttp://www.bikepics.com/members/cass2003/

tony.wilde1 · Post by **tony.wilde1** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 11:18 pm

hey junior...you never had a puch as a first bike then?

VTR1000.ORG

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JAG LIFTER

arrrrgh

money

puch!??eeeeeeek

ss50

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