Motorcycle and Scooter appreciation

Santa is coming soon!!!😁

Now you have me searching for them. Ultimately I would only have one if I had a garage and easy access to some A roads. Stuck in the middle of London with a £10k bike in the street outside would be a nightmare.

I’m not taking the blame here!! Lol

This wasn’t last week!

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Damn, yo

You probably dodged a bullet.

Probably, but that doesn’t stop the little dream.

Easy lightweight bikes are where my heart lies, and even when tired the height/weight of the DR isn’t much issue to manoeuvre into the shed, or lift the wheel to shunt into position.

I got stuck sideways on a byway at the weekend, cross-rutted going uphill, tried to save it, the more I tried the more the rear slipped sending me sideways. Stopped and climbed off before I fell off. The bike felt so heavy trying to rock back and forth giving some gas to climb out and straighten up, I wished I had an even lighter 2T enduro.

Still, that was way less exhausting than moving a Bandit 600 15ft around a gentle incline during the Module 1 test!

I’d love me a super light little bullet, but it’s just asking for trouble. Someone in traffic was on their phone and didn’t pull off on the green light at a crossing. Car behind me was beeping, so pulled around the car and went to get by. Realised I must have had the front wheel in the air quite a bit as it slammed back down a few yards further along the road.

Can imagine the 2T race bikes just want power wheelies all day long, as per your 100mph cornering anecdote!

Great photo!

Thanks. I was much younger then! The bike looks good too 😁

This is my equivalent, such a great bike for £600.

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Nice one. I'm guessing like me you've put on a little bit of weight since then :)

Jung is right about the weight, there's something feels so right about these super light 2 strokes. I've not ridden any modern 600/1000's but they are really light and way more power so it must be similar.

Thanks for the advice man.

Definitely realising that I should pick up all the gear before looking at bikes. Cheers for the heads up on what brands to look for - I’m coming from a position of total ignorance so barely know where to start!

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1739620979522240/?ref=browse_tab&referral_code=undefined

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-YBR-125-2014-low-mileage-long-MOT/254786635634?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3D5fc227192458425989e651db529419da%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D15%26mehot%3Dnone%26sd%3D353289753142%26itm%3D254786635634%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057&_trksid=p2380057.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A68b10252-30a5-11eb-92d3-b656581b34b6%7Cparentrq%3A098190d21760ac3c5e0aef50ffdea46a%7Ciid%3A1

If you have a look at this sort of thing - not too expensive and will probably get back near what you spend in a year or two = you want 4 stroke with service history and an apparently sensible owner. Jacket and helmet very very important.

I reckon you could get started for around 1500, just don't buy a lemon.

30-40% heavier but 3-4 times as much power!

Bizarrely I had lost some weight since that pic. Then, in the past three months, it’s back on again - Covid related, so back to the diet and dreams of RGVs.

This is a bit heavier - again not recently!

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After a few weeks of moving furniture in the car to our new house, today the last item arrived. Leaving my summer tinted visor on was a big mistake though.

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That is so nice. How was the ride sans heated grips?

Actually fine, I had my winter gloves on but had to stop after a mile reverting back to the summer ones as I was too hot. Also crazy how much cooler the bike runs this time of year.

Your bike looks great. I’m starting to yearn for another one. Old age and family puts me off - I MUST keep thinking that.

Thank you. They're only going up in value, I think. Seriously though, at least you've already enjoyed owning one and have fond memories.

Days are getting hella cold and dark. I am trying to muster the courage to crack open the GN125.

The cam chain I bought months ago has no quick link, and I am dreading the effort of pulling the engine apart to fit. Partly because if I’m stripping engine parts I might as well do a full rebuild/service. Why only do one job while it’s there in pieces?

That, and I really want to put a big bore kit on it.

I cannot find good information on the big bore kits because most posts online are naysayers, complaining if you want more power get a bigger bike etc etc. If I am keeping this little GN, I have the DR350 and I have the license to ride bigger. What I don’t have is a complete 250cc engine to hand to fit in lieu of the 125.

I want to mess about with it, so why not a 150cc or 165cc head?

Plenty of fond memories but they came to a bit of a sad end. Battered and bruised - 10 days in hospital and a bad back for life. But, I was lucky.

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That looks a sorry state, but glad to hear it wasn't any worse. Also if it was in the UK thank goodness for the NHS. I imagine a tumble like that would inevitably change your outlook on things.

It was an eye opener. Long time ago now but I will suffer with my back forever. 130 mph into a wall and pillar - my fault and a hard lesson to learn. I always thought it would be a car that got me - I got that wrong. I will say that I had an expensive jacket with a Kevlar back pad - I think that saved me so ANYONE out there - get the best kit you can - hopefully you won’t need it but when you do it makes a difference.
Nuff said!

You've got a proper colourful history on two wheels for sure. Pictures are glorious. More of them would be appreciated we're not imposing?

Agreed on gear. Buy the best you can and wear it. I'm actually looking at the new airbag stuff, it's pricey for sure, but lessons learned are a costly thing. Still think thrice and slow down now at junctions even if I have right of way.

Glad you're here sharing stories.

Oddly I don’t have many pics. This was before the predominance of mobile phones. I will have a look for some more. I have one of a blood clot on my spine! Hospital photographer took a pic - my best side 😁😁😁

In total contrast to my prior comments, I feel like I should admit that deep down I also want to be a Busa Bro.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O5gN32oZ5g0