motivation!

by **big_gareth** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 8:16 pm

The colder its getting and earlier its getting dark Im finding it more difficult to get motivated to do any bike work! I have a few nice ideas floating about but can't be arsed doing them.

by **FBJ admin** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 8:32 pm

Dont think ur on ur own there bud :-)

what ideas you got? I cleaned rsx100 ready for someone to collect tomorrow . That my lot. May force myself to do something in the garage tomorrow

by **FBJ admin** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 8:33 pm

Dont think ur on ur own there bud :-)

what ideas you got? I cleaned rsx100 ready for someone to collect tomorrow . That my lot. May force myself to do something in the garage tomorrow

by **big_gareth** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 9:14 pm

Well Im gonna go see my local cnc guy and get a few things made up a re paint and some powder coating. Im gonna start it up tomorrow it ain't ran since September lol.

by **BOBSTER** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 12:14 pm

Im out on my ped nearly every day..........its easier to park than the Volvo, and a lot cooler.

Its a Suzuki and Aircooled..........so im still flying the ACS flag!

Admin please remove this thread if it offends!

by **bigladcolin** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 7:00 pm

What I find offensive is talk of a Yamaha RXS100 , mate had one a while ago ... what a waste of wheels BLC

by **FBJ admin** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 7:02 pm

that RSX was a dream ped, always wanted one when I was 17, could only afford the YB, the lad that brought it rode it all the way home to Northampton.

by **bigladcolin** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 7:17 pm

Dream ped ... :mrgreen:

by **FBJ admin** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 7:52 pm

Well, when I say dream ped I meant legal dream ped :-)

I started on a Puch free spirit in 1984, saved all my strawberry picking money an bought the puch for £65, Got bored very quick so brought a Honda 400/4, I remember teaching myself to ride it, 1st geared bike, kept pulling away in 2nd, thinking it was 1st it was amazing, it did over 50mph in 1st, however it was 2nd, then when I went for 2nd, it was actually 1st, nearly through me off. after a month or two of loving the 400/4 I got pulled by the old bill doing 88mph in a 30mph speed limit, I was only 16, with no license, insurance, carrying a pillion, I got 8 points, what a donkey. Never learnt my lesson, then got a XS1100 and a Cb900 at 16 or 17, man they felt proper fast, Got chased loads on the XS, I was a idiot I know, but I was living on my own at 15, so never got a roasting. then sold the XS and CB900, had a few z1100 and gpz1100s, then a Z1300, CBX1000 etc etc. then I had a 1000rx, my mate Gary swapped it for his GSXR1100G, that was me done, totally addicted to Suzuki, had 11, GSXR1100's, I'm on my 12th gsx1100efe now, had et's, etc, I tried to count the bikes I had owned a few years back, well I got to well over 200. I just wanted to try everything and own everything for a while.
I've had GSXR1000's and busa's and 1400's they're cool, and fast but the only frill is going fast, where as with efes, kat, etc I can out ride the bikes, they flex and wobble, I feel like I'm pushing them, I like that feeling, you don't get that with modern bikes, not on the road anyhow.
Oh yeah back to the RSX, in 1988 I decided to go legal, so brought a YB100, did my test in 1988, whilst riding the YB I always hankered after the RSX.
FBJ

by **Pigford** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 9:56 pm

FBJ admin wrote:Well, when I say dream ped I meant legal dream ped I started on a Puch free spirit in 1984, saved all my strawberry picking money an bought the puch for £65. I got pulled by the old bill doing 88mph in a 30mph speed limit, I was only 16, with no license, insurance, carrying a pillion, I got 8 points, what a donkey.
FBJ

Haa Haaaa

I started on a Raleigh Run-a-bout at 12yrs old (1974 :oops:

) ... got a Fizzy at 16yrs, after working all summer between school/college in a Rubber Moulding company :shock:

17yrs got an X7.... within a month got done for 75 in a 30mph = 1 x endorsement. Parents made me take car test and helped me buy a car - Escort MkI GT1300 :twisted:

and got done for 49 in a 30mph = second endorsement

Got banned a short while later (3 x strikes and out in them days) for wheelying my RD250 up Lyndhusrt High Street, New Forest one Easter Monday :roll:

Strangely enuff - never wanted another Raleigh - or Fizzy :lol: