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[Varche]

should be worth a watch. 

[Sir Tigger KC]

We'll get to see lots of oil leaks?   

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

We'll get to see lots of oil leaks?   

Crankcases split the wrong way. The nips figured it out quickly enough.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Took them a while longer to figure out grip and handling though. 
I still have a soft spot for old Triumphs and Nortons, but I wouldnt want to have to use one as daily transport.

[Lizzie Zoom]

Took them a while longer to figure out grip and handling though. 
I still have a soft spot for old Triumphs and Nortons, but I wouldnt want to have to use one as daily transport.

And the BSA's

[Bigron]

We'll get to see lots of oil leaks?   

Crankcases split the wrong way. The nips figured it out quickly enough.

Also, woefully inadequate flanges, so leaks guaranteed.

Ron.

[Sir Tigger KC]

My Dad made me put a tray underneath my first motorbike when I was 16, ....because motorbikes always leak oil! 

He was amazed that my little Kawasaki didn't leak. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Took them a while longer to figure out grip and handling though. 
I still have a soft spot for old Triumphs and Nortons, but I wouldnt want to have to use one as daily transport.

I would love an old Commando. It could be the 750 or 850 but it must have a black tank with gold lettering.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

My Dad made me put a tray underneath my first motorbike when I was 16, ....because motorbikes always leak oil! 

He was amazed that my little Kawasaki didn't leak. 

I had a selection of RD 250/350/400 and seized every one of them at some point. Holed pistons as well.

The old 2 strokes were great fun though before we all decided we needed to save the planet.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Took them a while longer to figure out grip and handling though. 
I still have a soft spot for old Triumphs and Nortons, but I wouldnt want to have to use one as daily transport.

I would love an old Commando. It could be the 750 or 850 but it must have a black tank with gold lettering.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NORTON-COMMANDO-1973/152078519754?hash=item2368960dca:g:tloAAOSwttVaOD3I

A good investment as well! 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Took them a while longer to figure out grip and handling though. 
I still have a soft spot for old Triumphs and Nortons, but I wouldnt want to have to use one as daily transport.

I would love an old Commando. It could be the 750 or 850 but it must have a black tank with gold lettering.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NORTON-COMMANDO-1973/152078519754?hash=item2368960dca:g:tloAAOSwttVaOD3I

A good investment as well! 

That is exactly what I want.

Excessive vibration was a problem for many old Brit bikes killing batteries and ignition coils.

[BazaJT]

That old Ariel of mine didn't used to vibrate so much as shudder every time it fired No battery to take a pounding on it either as it was on magneto ignition-great for unlit country lanes when you shut the throttle for the bends and the lights dimmed 

[Shackeng]

I prefer this one: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Norton-cafe-racer-triton/253451337204?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D49925%26meid%3D6aedb64afe304485871bb9ce5e92d9e2%26pid%3D100623%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D6%26mehot%3Des%26sd%3D152078519754%26itm%3D253451337204&_trksid=p2047675.c100623.m-1
 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Took them a while longer to figure out grip and handling though. 
I still have a soft spot for old Triumphs and Nortons, but I wouldnt want to have to use one as daily transport.

I would love an old Commando. It could be the 750 or 850 but it must have a black tank with gold lettering.

I got caught riding a balck Dunstall 750 Commando when I was 16. The mate who owned absolutely destroyed the engine soon after as he was used to 2 stroke Kwaks, and wouldn't accept that the Norton wasn't going to rev the same way they did. 
Triumph Trident was my favourite British bike. Would do around 120, which was as quick as almost anything else around at the time

[Sir Tigger KC]

Well it was quite interesting, but too many talking heads and not enough bikes! 

[ronnyd]

My first (and only) bike was a Greeves 250cc Villiers twin road bike. Was great to have my first motorised transport. Had to go when first child arrived, (now 53). Never had another bike, so far.

[78bex]

My first (and only) bike was a Greeves 250cc Villiers twin road bike. Was great to have my first motorised transport. Had to go when first child arrived, (now 53). Never had another bike, so far.

53 is the new 43, so get back on 2 wheels & start enjoying the thrill again.
Just don`t forget, it`s now 1 down & 5 up 

[ronnyd]

My first (and only) bike was a Greeves 250cc Villiers twin road bike. Was great to have my first motorised transport. Had to go when first child arrived, (now 53). Never had another bike, so far.

53 is the new 43, so get back on 2 wheels & start enjoying the thrill again.
Just don`t forget, it`s now 1 down & 5 up 

NO mate , my eldest is 53, i,m 73 .

[78bex]

My first (and only) bike was a Greeves 250cc Villiers twin road bike. Was great to have my first motorised transport. Had to go when first child arrived, (now 53). Never had another bike, so far.

53 is the new 43, so get back on 2 wheels & start enjoying the thrill again.
Just don`t forget, it`s now 1 down & 5 up 

NO mate , my eldest is 53, i,m 73 .

  Excuses, excuses  .......... reminds me of the time I asked my great Uncle what it felt  like to be 80 years old. He had a good long think & then in mixed company he said; " Well when I go to sit down now, my balls sit down about half a second before my ass does "   

[Bigron]

Well it was quite interesting, but too many talking heads and not enough bikes! 

Yes, far too much blather, and worst of all was the taffy doing the voice-over, when all of the bikes were English (not "British", as the title suggests).
When did the scotch or welsh ever make a motorbike?

Ron.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

My first (and only) bike was a Greeves 250cc Villiers twin road bike. Was great to have my first motorised transport. Had to go when first child arrived, (now 53). Never had another bike, so far.

53 is the new 43, so get back on 2 wheels & start enjoying the thrill again.
Just don`t forget, it`s now 1 down & 5 up 

.......and the gearshift is on the left......unlike the Brit iron of yesteryear.

[2boxerdogs]

Never been into bikes , been pillion a few times & enjoyed it but prefer 4 wheels , love looking at some of the old ones though.

[btc]

I did my test in 1978 along with my HGV and tracked  in the army never ridden a bike since prefer 4 wheels

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

I love them, but Ive given them up. Too old and knackered for them now.
There is nothing in the realm of four wheels that compares with riding a fast bike on the limit imo. Absolutely nothing.
Makes you feel more alive than anything else can. Which is why its so addictive I suppose.

[Varche]

I love them, but Ive given them up. Too old and knackered for them now.
There is nothing in the realm of four wheels that compares with riding a fast bike on the limit imo. Absolutely nothing.
Makes you feel more alive than anything else can. Which is why its so addictive I suppose.

I agree with you except to say skiing is even more 3 dimensional. My brother has still got his R1 but only uses it on dry warm days.

My neighbour graduated to Japanese bikes having had various British. It was a Honda 250. He took it back as there was so much vibration hecouldnt reach the claimedtop speed. Turned out there was yet another gear. I had a JamesCaptain with just 2 gears at the time.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Would have loved to have tried skiing, but I did to much damage to my right leg when I was 16 for it to be a possibility unfortunately.

[Nick W]

Would have loved to have tried skiing, but I did to much damage to my right leg when I was 16 for it to be a possibility unfortunately.

It's not for me. I could have both my legs broken here, and save all the silly clothes, cold, travel etc and end up in hospital where the nurses speak English****






****albeit with heavy foreign accents

[btc]

Thing that gave me a thrill and rush


Jumping out of a perfectly good plane 10.000 feet 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Thing that gave me a thrill and rush


Jumping out of a perfectly good plane 10.000 feet 

Parachute?....

[btc]

Yep loved it until I got injured (not during a jump) and now cant take the landing impact on my legs/spine