Mo'cycles

[noddy]

I've seen some grunty looking modded Ruckuses over here. Never seen that Postie bike though. Its a charmer. I like the step through and imagine it would work well loaded-up on service roads and the like.

 

[Nice65]

Loving both those Hondas.

 

[Jaggededge]

Motorcycle and chainsaw. The 2 things my wife is adamant I cannot have. She's probably right.

 

[mojofilter]

I have always fancied one. I thought that it would be good for touring on the UK mainland and then further into Europe. My grand plans for the latter were scotched by my other half, who decided that she didn't want to come along. She really enjoyed our one long UK jaunt, but I think that she prefers cycling.

I have to admit that I like the small Triumph scrambler, but also feel drawn to scooters. Of scooters I have owned a Lambretta (Cento) 100 and a Gilera Runner SP180. The latter being a 2-stroke missile and one of the best bikes I have owned. Fastest was a Hayabusa. Best for comfort was a 1500 Goldwing. Smallest was a tie between a Raleigh Wisp, a Raleigh Runabout and an NSU Quickly. There have been many others including a Honda CB250, Suzuki GSX(?) 400, Honda CX 500, Kawasaki GT750, Kawasaki KLR650, Honda 750 Africa Twin.

I’ve got a Vespa 300gts, awesome wee thing, tops out not much over 70 but that’s the sacrifice made for it being nice and grunty down low.

 

[Greg]

I did my license here last year on a little Kawasaki 125, similar to the Grom. That was a lot of fun.

I'd like a bike for the city and the country roads around Toronto, the intersection designs on the highways here seem to be designed to cause accidents though - I am not sure I'd fancy it on a bike. Once you get away from the city they're fine.

 

[Fast but dim]

I'm not into bikes, but would love a Honda C90 or ct125...I always have a look on marketplace for a bargain.

I got overpaid a while back, so have 2k "spare" that I may have to return at some point. I thought a cheap classic moped might be as good a place as any to put it.

I fancy one for shoestring touring. I've ridden a pushbike to Spain, so lejog / wild ireland way etc on a moped is a decent alternative now I'm getting older.

I've no bike licence, so it'd have to be a 125.

 

[Greg]

There is, or was, a fantastic blog of a guy who rode across Canada on a C90. Proper 90s or early 2000s blog.

 

[Nice65]

I had a C90 for a few years, wish I’d kept it. They didn’t have the street cred of a FS1E back then and I got rid of it.

 

[Greg]

The accurately named https://mopedtrip.com/ is the blog I mentioned

I had an FS1-E DX in 2006/07.

 

[Andylaser]

I'm not into bikes, but would love a Honda C90 or ct125...

I fancy one for shoestring touring.

A couple of guys toured the US and visited every state on a couple of CT125s. Makes good reading.

Utter Ridiculousness with 8 hp…to Alaska

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[Templogin]

Nice journey into motorcycling. I totally get the touring aspect. You should not put your European plans to rest, though, as your partner could use trains to leap between destinations while you ride. It’s affordable and more comfortable for a passenger, and you still spend your holiday together.
Not knowing your islands (the closest equivalent I know are the Channel Islands, and I’d think standards of living may differ “marginally”) I would have thought that a small trail bike would have been ideal, and that scooters would be lethal judging by the numbers and sizes of potholes (Kent being my reference this time)

Our roads are excellent up here. We are so lucky. Riding in side winds can be challenging though. I have always liked trail bikes. I had a Suzuki TS250, which I bought new for £815 in 1980.

 

[Nice65]

Our roads are excellent up here. We are so lucky. Riding in side winds can be challenging though. I have always liked trail bikes. I had a Suzuki TS250, which I bought new for £815 in 1980.

Once was the very proud owner of a 1979 Honda XL250. That was a superb bike, mine had a dodgy MOT saying it was a 125cc. I got almost a year out of that MOT, bloody brilliant.

 

[Andylaser]

We did similar with the Yammy DT175s. When the 125 law came in, values plummeted overnight. However, you can convert the 175 to a 125 with a new barrel and piston. A local shop was selling the kit complete with an invoice to show DVLA to amend the reg document and a new set of 125 stickers for £199.

He also offered a "buyback service" for unused pistons and barrel for £99.

 

[Nice65]

My Honda had the 125cc stickers on it. If the MOT bloke hadn't got busted I’d have got it done again.

 

[Fast but dim]

I'm not into bikes, but would love a Honda C90 or ct125...I always have a look on marketplace for a bargain.

I got overpaid a while back, so have 2k "spare" that I may have to return at some point. I thought a cheap classic moped might be as good a place as any to put it.

I fancy one for shoestring touring. I've ridden a pushbike to Spain, so lejog / wild ireland way etc on a moped is a decent alternative now I'm getting older.

I've no bike licence, so it'd have to be a 125.

Picked up a yamaha townmate 80t today...
Visually similar to a C90, but shaft drive.

Rode it 8 miles home in shorts and a borrowed helmet. Seems OK. Its had a full rebuild, and appears to be in good condition.

Nice little project for the winter.

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[Jaggededge]

Don't you just love it when the weather is warm so the roads turn to sponge and you can ride in shorts.

 

[Fast but dim]

Don't you just love it when the weather is warm so the roads turn to sponge and you can ride in shorts.

🤣🤣🤣
I "only went for a look"

The old boy lent me his helmet, and my mate drove my car back.

All I need now is a license and insurance 🙄

 

[Greg]

Picked up a yamaha townmate 80t today...
Visually similar to a C90, but shaft drive.

Rode it 8 miles home in shorts and a borrowed helmet. Seems OK. Its had a full rebuild, and appears to be in good condition.

Nice little project for the winter.

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That sounds fun! Let’s see it. I do have a soft spot for Yamaha. They are good at making bikes for incredibly niche markets.

Still totally suitable riding weather here currently. I think you could do late March to November without thinking about it too much, possibly to December.

 

[Nice65]

That sounds fun! Let’s see it. I do have a soft spot for Yamaha. They are good at making bikes for incredibly niche markets.

Still totally suitable riding weather here currently. I think you could do late March to November without thinking about it too much, possibly to December.

It’s in the FB link. Here are the pics, clear view of the plate if you wanted to ask Chorley police about the bike being ridden illegally by a Chorley man on Sunday.

 

[Fast but dim]

It’s in the FB link. Here are the pics, clear view of the plate if you wanted to ask Chorley police about the bike being ridden illegally by a Chorley man on Sunday.

And for an hour this afternoon.

 

[Fast but dim]

cbt tomorrow... £200!!!

Insurance was £100, and I suppose I'll have to tax it at some point.

I wanted cheap motoring.

 

[ElThomsono]

cbt tomorrow... £200!!!

Bloody hell!

 

[Jaggededge]

Quite popular in Chorley apparently.

 

[Beachlover]

Bloody hell!

There’s a whole week’s worth of educational adult reading there and in the little suggested boxes. There’s a bloke here in the village, utterly unassuming and respectable, who has the full on playroom, complete with an eye-watering array of BDSM “toys” that he nonchalantly exhibited to a friend and I. A late relative of his had been her patient and she had gone round to “tie up some loose ends,” but thought him a bit creepy so asked me to accompany her.
I met him a few weeks back in the forecourt of our Tesco filling station. Quite surreal discussing the weather and enquiring how my friend was doing now she’d retired. Felt like asking if he was still hanging up people by the breasts or electrocuting bollocks of a weekend.

 

[Jaggededge]

Why am I now thinking about A man called horse? Richard Harris?