and he'd found an old pic of him (with broken arm caused by falling off his Ariel Golden Arrow) and me on my Suzuki M12 back in 1968, both of us as 17 year olds!
Of course I'm at the height of fashion with my 'animal coat'.
Note his Dad's car in the background as well......
Ahh, the good young days........
Out with a mate last night......
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Out with a mate last night......
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- slosher
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Re: Out with a mate last night......
Best day's Alan for sure " love the Donkey Jacket "Alan H wrote: Of course I'm at the height of fashion with my 'animal coat'.
Ahh, the good young days........
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GT550L
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Re: Out with a mate last night......
Donkey jacket,standard work wear back in the day-none of this high vis stuff!
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Re: Out with a mate last night......
I had a DJ, because I couldn't afford a Belstaff on about £7 a week and paying board out of that!
Good job I hadn't started drinking 'properly' even though it was only one (shilling) and tenpence ha'penny a pint back then.....
Good job I hadn't started drinking 'properly' even though it was only one (shilling) and tenpence ha'penny a pint back then.....
Proof that four strokes are over complicated
- PaulD738
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Re: Out with a mate last night......
I thought the national currency was in groats when you served you timeAlan H wrote:I had a DJ, because I couldn't afford a Belstaff on about £7 a week and paying board out of that!
Good job I hadn't started drinking 'properly' even though it was only one (shilling) and tenpence ha'penny a pint back then.....
They're rubbish them Jap bikes lad they won't last five minutes! you want to get yourself a nice Royal Enfield!
A quote from my old dad
I started out with nothing and I’ve got most of it left!
A quote from my old dad
I started out with nothing and I’ve got most of it left!
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Re: Out with a mate last night......
No goats in my neck of the woods - with or without a 'r'....
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- mizzytheman
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Re: Out with a mate last night......
Probably ate them all.Alan H wrote:No goats in my neck of the woods - with or without a 'r'....
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Re: Out with a mate last night......
You're kidding? (See what I did tbere?)
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Re: Out with a mate last night......
You shouldn’t haveAlan H wrote:You're kidding? (See what I did tbere?)
No really you shouldn’t have
They're rubbish them Jap bikes lad they won't last five minutes! you want to get yourself a nice Royal Enfield!
A quote from my old dad
I started out with nothing and I’ve got most of it left!
A quote from my old dad
I started out with nothing and I’ve got most of it left!
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Re: Out with a mate last night......
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Proof that four strokes are over complicated