My Bikes
Alfy
The first and only bike I have bought new. He was fun for a learner, but
slow, heavy and had too much chrome! - but I was young at the time. He
did 30,000 miles with "L" plates before being sold for bits to somebody creating
a chop.
Anglea
An chopped 1952 AJS 650 M20. As a hard tail even cats eyes produced more than
a shiver up the spine. This was taken just before I was cut up on a roundabout and sent
sprawling towards the local sewage works. My left knee did suffer, but mainly cos I was
wearing my morris dance bells at the time.
Norman
Before you say anything he cost me 80 quid with 9 months MOT, got me to Sheffield
three times (very slowly) and was a good cheap run around that did 70 to the gallon!
The second most boring bike I had. I just want to know who came up with the name Superdream!
Daphne
She was an amazing baby. An 'arley sportser, build out of bits by an importer.
I adopted her following a visit to the Kent custom show. It was love at first site.
It took a year before I completed a journey but she was amazing! The photo above is me
waiting for the AA on the M23. She has just seized, I later discovered the previous owner
had welded up the advance/retard unit!
Reg
He is amazing, a grey import from Japan, and is every thing I want in a workhorse.
Shaft drive, water-cooled, digital LCD instruments - and he was cheap. The V4 engine is so
smooth it takes away half the fun.
Boris
The most boring bike I have ever had - a Honda CX500. it must have had an engine
in there somewhere but in 40,000 miles it didn't ask for anything but oil, plugs and a new air filter.
Even the cam chain didn't strain. I'm seen here (with hair) in Dorset. He was my first experience of a shaft drive and oh how wonderful they are! May he rust in peace!
Angie
If you want to make friend, ride a triumph, so many people both young and old stop you and want
to talk reminisce and swap stories.
This happens, at traffic lights, in jams, shopping - you name it.
It was also the only bike I have had where the police expect the lights not to work
(they blow from the vibration) and are also pleases to see British engineering on the road.
She was a T140 (round carbs) Bonneville.
Duffy
A quacker Z200, here in Leeds - yes far too long a ride for such a small lad.
Harry
Fast,
too fast, too light, but too wonderful for one who is too old.
He's a TT600 Triumph.