gt when did you start ?

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quark77
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just wondering how many of us remember having these in the day ! for me it was (fizzy ) then gt185 , 250 , 380 , then lots of hondas , kwaks , gs 750 then in the 90 s gt250 , 380 , 550 , 750 s , then bandits , fireblades ,even had a chips police bike , now gts again lol 40 years of riding condensed :D
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1967.
D5, M12SS, CB92, Arrows, Leaders, Plover, Triton, T21, CB72, GT550J, T120. (And a few more.)
Several cars.
Humber Divepro 5.8, Humber 5.0, Tornado 6.0.
GT550K, GT550A, GT550K, GT550J, GT550Q, Hippo, GSX1400.
Not owned but driven - Tiger Moth, Robinson R22.
Life goes on, and I intend getting on with it. :ugeek:
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First rode a bike in 1971 age 14 - tiger cub 200. Lived on private land so never worried about L-plates, learner laws etc. 1st jap bike was a honda 50 in 1973, then a new honda CB125 in 1975. Passed test in Dec75, bought a GT380 in Sep76. Had something new every year for the next 10 years after that from either Suzuki, Kawasaki or Yamaha, then it was marriage mortgage kids - you know the drill !

Back to bikes in 1996 with an RD250 and another GT380 - both bought as projects in boxes - fixed, sold, wish now that I hadn't :roll: . Something in the workshop ever since, usually something to tinker/rebuild/take back to standard (won't say 'fully restore' 'cos I'm not into gleaming show ponies that never get ridden).

currently 6 bikes in the workshop (inc. 3 GT suzukis) with another suzuki arriving on wednesday - time to get the spanners ready ! :D
Suzuki GT250M
Suzuki GS400B
Kawasaki KZ550LTD
Honda CB360G5
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Alan H wrote:1967.
D5, M12SS, CB92, Arrows, Leaders, Plover, Triton, T21, CB72, GT550J, T120. (And a few more.)
Several cars.
Humber Divepro 5.8, Humber 5.0, Tornado 6.0.
GT550K, GT550A, GT550K, GT550J, GT550Q, Hippo, GSX1400.
Not owned but driven - Tiger Moth, Robinson R22.
Life goes on, and I intend getting on with it. :ugeek:
i went up in a tiger moth at the moth rally at cranwell many years ago Alan , a real flying machine !
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yep must be ridden mate ,.can t see the point otherwise
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When I was at school in the 60s and was asked what do you want to do when you leave, I always said "A Post Office motorbike delivery rider" :roll: (Can you remember those bright red BSA Bantams?)
That was my ambition in life (sad) but by the time I left school in 1966 the Post Office had stopped using them and sold them all off. Anyway I did get to ride an old banger 125 Bantam before that (illegally). Then it was onto a 197cc James Captain which was my first legal learner bike, passed my test on that and then onto a Triumph 500 Speedtwin, next a Cotton Conquest and then the obligatory break before going on to numerous Suzuki's, Kawasaki's, MZ's, Honda's, Yam's and a Harley, but many more Suzuki's than anything else.
Steve.
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When I was at school in the 60s
Was that the 1860s ;)
Hi Steve how are you these days now that you have all this time on your hands, when the weather gets better we will have to meet up.
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SUZUKI T500 M 8-)
SUZUKI GT185 K 8-)
Suzuki T500 Cobra 8-) 8-)
Suzuki GTS 500 Hybrid.
Suzuki RG250.
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How dare you, you cheeky young whippersnapper, I've never been so insulted in my whole life. (I know, I should get out more).
Anyway by 1860 I'd left school and could be found working up a chimney :roll:
I am hoping to see some of you lads again this year though, now as you said, I have a bit more time on my hands. I should be seeing Baz soon to collect some parts, so maybe we can arrange a meet then, but I don't think it'll be until things warm up a bit, because at my age you must understand how much my old bones feel the cold :o
Cheers, Steve.
Look, my paintwork hasn't got "Fish scales" :x they're "Dragon scales" right!!! However, after some thought, I will accept "Black Marlin" or "Swordfish", but definitely not "Haddock" or "Cod".
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He He I feel very young again. Started in 79 on a mauri blue AP50 (So much more class than a fizzy and faster) before graduating to an X7 in 1980. Not going to even try and list the rest :roll:
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Well I started at age 11 in 1965 riding old BSA Bantams, James, Dots & Francis Barnets etc around the fields st home. I used to hide them in the hedge at the end of the lanes as mum & dad didn’t approve of bikes :roll: my paper round used to pay for petrol topped up by what I could syphon from neighbours cars (yes I know :oops: )
First on the road legal bike at 16 was a 1963 Honda C92 Dream 3635 FM where are you now? followed by a lovely CB175 Honda in gold & white. I then went through a Brit bike phase with a 650 Triton a BSA A50 among others. I then bought my only new bike a 1972 T250J Suzuki Hustler which was a stunning bike. A Honda CB160 a CB77 then a Dunstall GT750 followed which was the most uncomfortable bike on the planet and I hated it! In between those I had two MZ250 super 5’s one of which was stolen, three Honda 70’s a Kawasaki 250 S1 a Honda CB900 f2 a Suzuki GSXR1100 which was the best bike I’ve ever owned bar none a Kawasaki Z1300 (I should never have sold that one) a Suzuki RGV250 race bike (stunning) two Suzuki GT500’s a Suzuki TR500 race bike a Suzuki GT750J which I never gelled with and my current bikes a Suzuki T500 which I’m restoring and my 1100 Suzuki Katana. I’m currently in negotiations to buy a late model none ram air Suzuki GT250 and I’ve probably forgotten a few too.
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