Helicopter pilots and motorcycles
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From: Horse Trailer
What kind of bike(s) do you ride;
Suzuki TC125, Yamaha YZ125, Yamaha IT175, KTM 250GS, Suzuki PE175, Yamaha YZ400, Husqvarna CR125, Husqvarna CR250, Suzuki RM250, Suzuki RM465, Husqvarna WR430, Honda CR250, Yamaha XV1000, Yamaha FJ1200, Kawasaki KLX250, KTM 250MC, KTM 400MC, KTM 495MC, Yamaha FJ1300.
And my favourite trail bike; R22!
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From: Cloud cuckoo land
ok, Duty thicko here, how do I put photos in my replies,keeps asking for a URL,can I not just insert them from my pictures folder?
Frustrated from Newark
Cancel my last, just did that unusual thing and read the instructions in the first thread, ho hum
Frustrated from Newark
Cancel my last, just did that unusual thing and read the instructions in the first thread, ho hum
Last edited by The Famous Eccles; 27th February 2010 at 10:31. Reason: Found the answer
Joined: Sep 2003
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From: Australia
Goto luv those bikes dont you!!..........career has been to date,
Honda Z50 aged 5
Honda xr80 (broken ankle)
Honda CR80
Yamaha YZ125 1988 model
Yamaha YZ250 1992 model (broke leg, arm, other wrist)
Honda CR500 1995 model (fortunaltely no broken bones.....amazed)
switch to road bikes
Suzuki Across 250
Suzuki GSXR 750 1997 model
and to present day
1994 model DUCATI 900SS (ive seen the light!!) and ive kept it in the shed ever since
http://arch.smugmug.com/photos/22534-M-1.jpg
Honda Z50 aged 5
Honda xr80 (broken ankle)
Honda CR80
Yamaha YZ125 1988 model
Yamaha YZ250 1992 model (broke leg, arm, other wrist)
Honda CR500 1995 model (fortunaltely no broken bones.....amazed)
switch to road bikes
Suzuki Across 250
Suzuki GSXR 750 1997 model
and to present day
1994 model DUCATI 900SS (ive seen the light!!) and ive kept it in the shed ever since
http://arch.smugmug.com/photos/22534-M-1.jpg
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: Arkansas
[/IMG]DR650. Like a helicopter- unrefined, low tech, utilitarian, go anywhere, happiest in the bush. Only differece is a DR650 is cheap.
Never sold a bike to pay for training, but I did sell a Dick Gulstrand Corvette.
Joined: Oct 2002
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From: Iceland
I used to have Yammi like this one, great superfast bike, sold it when got the idea to spend on helicopter training.
But enduro-riding is the best of em all.
Now I got this great enduro bike, Husaberg 550 (ktm's half-brother, just better)
But enduro-riding is the best of em all.
Now I got this great enduro bike, Husaberg 550 (ktm's half-brother, just better)
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From: Wales
Sold my Kawasaki ZX7R P4 this year to fund my first 5 hours of lessons. I have a BMW R100RS (Similar to the one above but it has the bigger tourer fairing).
I tend not to ride so much any more..... I think its dangerous *lol*
I tend not to ride so much any more..... I think its dangerous *lol*
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From: In the desert southwest
bikes
like may others, i started out on a honda 50 mini trail. love that little machine and they are still available refurbished. next was a suzuki 50 which was more or less a full size bike. I went on to a honda 250... I now own a suzuki marauder and my wife rides a honda shadow. I would buy a harley street rod or honda st 1300 or bmw st but i only have time to ride about a thousand miles a year. i love to ride, sometimes 15 minutes of pure acceleration satisfies my urge. If i had a faster bike i would probably be dead or without a license because i love to ride fast, as fast as the machine will carry me. cheers
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From: UK
Bikes & Helis.
As an apprentice (remember those?), started out with a James Captain which got rebuilt monthly, then a Royal Oilfield Continental Super 5 which regularly dumped all the engine oil over the rear wheel; made for interesting handling when on the newly opened M1!
Followed by a fallow period of some 40 years when my dear wife, noticing I was reading MCN & watching Moto GP bought me a one day refresher course; the rest as they say is history. Now a fully qualified BAMBI, starting with a Suzuki 500GT followed by a BMW K1100Lt SE and now downsizing to a BMW F650CS belt drive which is all my back will allow me to handle these days!
PS: Oh, I nearly forgot the Triumph T140 V, 750cc engine sitting in my backyard waiting to be rebuilt & shoehorned into that imaginary Triton for a 'burnup' to the Ace!!!:
Followed by a fallow period of some 40 years when my dear wife, noticing I was reading MCN & watching Moto GP bought me a one day refresher course; the rest as they say is history. Now a fully qualified BAMBI, starting with a Suzuki 500GT followed by a BMW K1100Lt SE and now downsizing to a BMW F650CS belt drive which is all my back will allow me to handle these days!
PS: Oh, I nearly forgot the Triumph T140 V, 750cc engine sitting in my backyard waiting to be rebuilt & shoehorned into that imaginary Triton for a 'burnup' to the Ace!!!:
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From: Liverpool based Geordie, so calm down, calm down kidda!!
Yamaha FS1-M (restricted one) - zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Suzuki TS100 - good fun
Suzuki GS550E - ragged it rotten and it never let me down
Yamaha RD250LC - The best bike in the world, EVER!! I want another one.
CZ 175 - Never really worked
Yamaha DT175 - built from a box of bits
Honda C70 ............. Classic fun!
Kawasaki Z550 - another 'project', ended up giving it away.
Presently, Harley XL53C - Painful, but fun.
Suzuki TS100 - good fun
Suzuki GS550E - ragged it rotten and it never let me down
Yamaha RD250LC - The best bike in the world, EVER!! I want another one.
CZ 175 - Never really worked
Yamaha DT175 - built from a box of bits
Honda C70 ............. Classic fun!
Kawasaki Z550 - another 'project', ended up giving it away.
Presently, Harley XL53C - Painful, but fun.
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From: South of the Equator
Had a 110cc Scotter when I was 16, then rode a Harley (given it to look after by a friend for 1 year)
Then bought myself a 1999 CBR600, then an 04 GSX-R600..............
Also have another scooter now for when I want to nip round the corner
Then bought myself a 1999 CBR600, then an 04 GSX-R600..............
Also have another scooter now for when I want to nip round the corner
my toy is the street triple. Outstanding bike
