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[Richie London]

i had one of these  same colour when i was 16, ss50  

[Darth Loo-knee]

Honda CB 100 N....

[Entwood]

1967 ....  

[Richie London]

nice scooter  

[Vamps]

i had one of these  same colour when i was 16, ss50  

Me too, first of the 50cc at 16, market suddenly flooded with super mopeds. £250.00 iirc in 1973, just bought a new 50cc scooter for step son £461.99.

[Martin_1962]

Honda Novio at 16 Suzuki GP100 at 17 (the early disc braked one)

[Richie London]

i had one of these  same colour when i was 16, ss50  

Me too, first of the 50cc at 16, market suddenly flooded with super mopeds. £250.00 iirc in 1973, just bought a new 50cc scooter for step son £461.99.

do you remember the garelli  moped, was it a tiger, had 6 gears, all you could hear was gear changes non stop

[Vamps]

i had one of these  same colour when i was 16, ss50  

Me too, first of the 50cc at 16, market suddenly flooded with super mopeds. £250.00 iirc in 1973, just bought a new 50cc scooter for step son £461.99.

do you remember the garelli  moped, was it a tiger, had 6 gears, all you could hear was gear changes non stop

There was a chopper one as well, cant remember the name, iirc there were 4 super mopends, the SS50 the Fizzie the Garelli and the chopper, it was a while before other joined in. Thery were all good for at leat 50mph though, much safer than the 30mph they can go now.

[jereboam]

I am proud to say that I have never ridden on any two-wheeled motorised vehicle, not do I intend to start now!

Mind you, the landlord of the Italian holiday apartment we're off to in August says that the traffic there is dreadful at the weekends and has recommended a couple of scooter hire companies.  

I'm not quite sure which mental image is more hilarious - me trying to drive a Lambretta or the lady wife perched on the pillion.      :-/

[Richie London]

i had one of these  same colour when i was 16, ss50  

Me too, first of the 50cc at 16, market suddenly flooded with super mopeds. £250.00 iirc in 1973, just bought a new 50cc scooter for step son £461.99.

do you remember the garelli  moped, was it a tiger, had 6 gears, all you could hear was gear changes non stop

There was a chopper one as well, cant remember the name, iirc there were 4 super mopends, the SS50 the Fizzie the Garelli and the chopper, it was a while before other joined in. Thery were all good for at leat 50mph though, much safer than the 30mph they can go now.

yes the yamaha FS1-E. brings back some good memories. you had freedom to go where you wanted, it was great.

[Martin_1962]

I managed to get 47mph once out of the Novio :-/

[Darth Loo-knee]

I managed to get 47mph once out of the Novio :-/

Are you dreaming again

[Richie London]

i'll never forget my m8s, capri 3.0l gxl was a fast car then. was a beauty, red with black vinyl roof

[Darth Loo-knee]

My first car was a 1.6 Capri, I had it for a couple of months then stepped up to the 2.8i

[Vamps]

i'll never forget my m8s, capri 3.0l gxl was a fast car then. was a beauty, red with black vinyl roof

Oh happy days, my mate had a 3.0L E my dad had an ex Police 3.0l GT I borowed it a few times, you can guess the rest.

[Growler]

My first car was a 1984 VW Polo. I went all over in that, I was never into mopeds.

[Vamps]

My first car was a 1984 VW Polo. I went all over in that, I was never into mopeds.

Well my first car was a Mini, a proper one, the only first car to have.

[jereboam]

My first car was a Ford 100E - never found out whether it was an Anglia or a Popular, and I don't know now when it was built.  Must have been pre-1960.  

It had a sidevalve engine.  Which blew up - con-rod came through the side of the block, tappet embedded in battery.  I've still got the big-end shell somewhere - saw it the other day.

[Jay w]

My first car was a 1984 VW Polo. I went all over in that, I was never into mopeds.

Well my first car was a Mini, a proper one, the only first car to have.

  a man after my own heart

[Marks DTM Calib]

For me it was:

[Martin_1962]

I managed to get 47mph once out of the Novio :-/

Are you dreaming again

It eventually got there.

[Entwood]

First CAR as against first transport ......  


1952 Morris Minor ..,  918 cc side-valve engine, top speed .. about 58 mph although I got 65 once down the hill at Birdlip ...  If it rained you had to keep taking your foot off the accelerator to make the wipers work ... they were vaccuum powered !! indicators were the silly little sticky out things -- forgotten the name -....  

but .. BIG but ... it was MINE and was FREEDOM .. cost me £50 .. ( and I lost my virginity on the back seat    )

 

[Kevin Wood]

 8-)

I kind-of inherited it when my Grandad got a new car. No sign of losing anything in the back of it due to complete lack of street cred, of course but it wasn't a bad motor. Used to frustrate my housemate when it started first time every morning regardless of weather when his Fiesta would never start without AA assistance.

Kevin

[Mr Skrunts]

First car/transport for me was a Viva HA van.

Learnt to drive in it.
Passed test 2nd time.

An hour after I passed it broke down, it had some dirt in the carb.  It allways had at least half a tank of fuel in it in those days (about £3 worth) so was relieved it was after the test and not during it.

[file28]

http://bikez.com/motorcycles/honda_cb_250_k_1_1971.php
this was back in 1974 when you could ride 250cc on l plates

[bob.dent]

i had one of these  same colour when i was 16, ss50  

Me too, first of the 50cc at 16, market suddenly flooded with super mopeds. £250.00 iirc in 1973, just bought a new 50cc scooter for step son £461.99.

I also had one of these when I was 16 although it wasn't my very first mode of motorised transport - that honour went to a Raleigh Wisp (anyone remember them?)

[pete1666]

I had a red AP50 got 60 out it (head on the tank) £100 but no front bake ,First car Hillman Hunter 1.5 Delux.  £100.  25 years later Omega £150?

[bedders]

First bike was a BSA Bantam 175, 3 speed. 65ish flat out, 100+mpg, ridden gently.
First car, a Triumph Herald 1200. Neither wre much loved though.

[Darth Loo-knee]

My first car was a Ford 100E - never found out whether it was an Anglia or a Popular, and I don't know now when it was built.  Must have been pre-1960.  

It had a sidevalve engine.  Which blew up - con-rod came through the side of the block, tappet embedded in battery.  I've still got the big-end shell somewhere - saw it the other day.

My Dads first car was the 100E, he has told me over and over the stories about the rear axle hop Then he used to take his Grans Brand new Anglia out for a thrash to clear it out

[haj]

997cc ford anglia

[sir moanalot]

my first bike

and my first car (while i was learning to drive) was a green one of these
and my first official car after i passed my test was teh red one of these-

[sir moanalot]

ive lost my photo links they were a green puch maxi 50 cc, a green marina coupe and a vaux viva hc in burgundy !!

[Richie London]

theres a bloke over in northolt, he rides the same bike steve mqueen did in the great escape, identical.couldnt tell you what its called. hes been in the papers a few times as he goes to the memorials in britain and france on it, hes about 50 i think. so not a veteran

[amigov6]

P. reg Fizzy, DT175, KH250, RD400, Vx Victor 101, Thames Anglia Van, various Cortinas, Hillman Avenger....& more.....

[mars]

My first car was a 1.6 Capri, I had it for a couple of months then stepped up to the 2.8i

Have owned two 2.8 Injection Capris. Sounded lovely and went quite well but had terrible brakes (rear drums!).
First car was a 1978 Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Sprint alloys.

[Mr Skrunts]

P. reg Fizzy, DT175, KH250, RD400, Vx Victor 101, Thames Anglia Van, various Cortinas, Hillman Avenger....& more.....

I loved those and the KH400

The only bikes I ever took a fancy where these and the CBX1000 and Z1300 coz of the 6 Cylider setup.

[albitz]

i had one of these  same colour when i was 16, ss50  

Me too, first of the 50cc at 16, market suddenly flooded with super mopeds. £250.00 iirc in 1973, just bought a new 50cc scooter for step son £461.99.

do you remember the garelli  moped, was it a tiger, had 6 gears, all you could hear was gear changes non stop

There was a chopper one as well, cant remember the name, iirc there were 4 super mopends, the SS50 the Fizzie the Garelli and the chopper, it was a while before other joined in. Thery were all good for at leat 50mph though, much safer than the 30mph they can go now.

the name was fantic motor..........my first was a casal 50

[Richie London]

fantic was a right noisy tinker wasnt it  

[Vamps]

i had one of these  same colour when i was 16, ss50  

Me too, first of the 50cc at 16, market suddenly flooded with super mopeds. £250.00 iirc in 1973, just bought a new 50cc scooter for step son £461.99.

do you remember the garelli  moped, was it a tiger, had 6 gears, all you could hear was gear changes non stop

There was a chopper one as well, cant remember the name, iirc there were 4 super mopends, the SS50 the Fizzie the Garelli and the chopper, it was a while before other joined in. Thery were all good for at leat 50mph though, much safer than the 30mph they can go now.

the name was fantic motor..........my first was a casal 50

Thats the one.

[Markjay]

I was only 3 then....

[Vamps]

I was only 3 then....

Aaaaahhhh sweeeeeet.