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[Darth Loo-knee]

Goes back years, Albs........won't go into too much detail, but involves deaths

Alb's doesn't go fast enough for him to get hurt anyway so he'll be ok 

[CaptainZok]

Goes back years, Albs........won't go into too much detail, but involves deaths

Alb's doesn't go fast enough for him to get hurt anyway so he'll be ok 

The stabalisers help too.

[albitz]

True.

[Ray_Tupper]

We saved up and bought a Royal Enfield 350 in 1954, it came in a three wheeler van covered in brown paper. We did no end of miles on that.

[Terbs]

Goes back years, Albs........won't go into too much detail, but involves deaths

I have similar memories, but without wishing to sound insensitiveor glib, its never the machines fault.

You are very right Albs..... it is the human on board that does the business
I admire the bikes when I see them at the Poole summer meets on the Quay...must get about a 1000 or so every Tuesday during the summer.....but because of the past, I would dissauade any of my family to have one.
We have suffered one killing himself on a bike and one being killed on a crossing by a bike..
I would not start a 'no bikes' campaign, but would say to people....have one by all means and enjoy, but please, please, be careful

[Vamps]

Goes back years, Albs........won't go into too much detail, but involves deaths

I have similar memories, but without wishing to sound insensitiveor glib, its never the machines fault.

You are very right Albs..... it is the human on board that does the business
I admire the bikes when I see them at the Poole summer meets on the Quay...must get about a 1000 or so every Tuesday during the summer.....but because of the past, I would dissauade any of my family to have one.
We have suffered one killing himself on a bike and one being killed on a crossing by a bike..
I would not start a 'no bikes' campaign, but would say to people....have one by all means and enjoy, but please, please, be careful

I lived in Poole in 1985 for a few months.......

[Terbs]

What drove you away....the Motorbikes

[Darth Loo-knee]

What drove you away....the Motorbikes

No his Mrs 

[Vamps]

What drove you away....the Motorbikes

Nope, a job back in the North for the company I had left......

[CaptainZok]

What drove you away....the Motorbikes

His ASBO.

[Ray_Tupper]

Honda SS50 at 16, the first of the sixteeners 1973.... FS1E's stink, 2 stroke...

I had a couple of Ambassadors they were a two stroke machine, fast at the time. Wearing a Tam & Goggles great and happy times.   

You must be the first OOFer to be more than 100 years old.

I am 78 years old this October 25th young man. Not quiet 100 yet but I will do my very best. 

[albitz]

What drove you away....the Motorbikes

The restraining order.

[CaptainZok]

Honda SS50 at 16, the first of the sixteeners 1973.... FS1E's stink, 2 stroke...

I had a couple of Ambassadors they were a two stroke machine, fast at the time. Wearing a Tam & Goggles great and happy times.   

You must be the first OOFer to be more than 100 years old.

I am 78 years old this October 25th young man. Not quiet 100 yet but I will do my very best. 

What did you do in the war Grandad?

[Darth Loo-knee]

You seem pretty good on this computer Ray 

How long have you had Omega's? Does your wife like it?

Daz

[Terbs]

Forgoing comments apart, I have to say, I stand in awe at the way the bikers look after their machines.
This sounds like an advert, but if anyone is within a near distance to Poole in the summer, pop down on a Tuesday night, and you will be suprised at the amount and variation of bikes. And trikes, etc. Saw one last year, had the front of a trike and the rear of a Porsche....fantastic machine