Motorbikes

[paulus 26]

3 minutes ago, jok said:

Paulus. Did you ever get to the Polesworth meetings ? Stylers Hill. Jok.

No mate, Been a few on the beach at Mablethorpe. To old and knackered now mate, took a 125 out a few months ago and my hands don't work as they should so bikes are done for me,

[paulus 26]

5 minutes ago, Stavross said:

I had one of them, I think it was 2000 one of the first after the wr400, I also had a Honda cr500, I’m trying to find a picture of it, now that would scare the sh*t out of me, whoever thought a 500 2stroke was a good idea clearly had something wrong with them

Maico do a 700cc i believe 

[paulus 26]

Here's one you may not have seen before Suzuki Bandit 250, Called the screamer 8 gears 21,000 revs on the clock. cracking little bikes shame they never sold them over here. 

[jok 3,036]

My mate Joe raced both of the Maico’s at Polesworth. I think he still has all of them. And a Harley, an Indian, a huge Yamaha and dozens of lawnmowers. Hell of a guy. Have a look on Google at the meetings. Stypers  Hill, Polesworth. Some big names have been there. I think there is a Boxing Day meeting coming up. Thinking about it Chris Walker won there a few years back. Jok.

[paulus 26]

Just now, jok said:

My mate Joe raced both of the Maico’s at Polesworth. I think he still has all of them. And a Harley, an Indian, a huge Yamaha and dozens of lawnmowers. Hell of a guy. Have a look on Google at the meetings. Stypers  Hill, Polesworth. Some big names have been there. I think there is a Boxing Day meeting coming up. Thinking about it Chris Walker won there a few years back. Jok.

Only bloke i ever new from Polesworth was a copper who coursed salukis, He gave me my first ever bird of prey, a female kestrel that someone had taken from the nest and was imprinted so could not go back to the wild. 

[paulus 26]

2 minutes ago, jok said:

My mate Joe raced both of the Maico’s at Polesworth. I think he still has all of them. And a Harley, an Indian, a huge Yamaha and dozens of lawnmowers. Hell of a guy. Have a look on Google at the meetings. Stypers  Hill, Polesworth. Some big names have been there. I think there is a Boxing Day meeting coming up. Thinking about it Chris Walker won there a few years back. Jok.

Polesworth still have a bird auction at the club in a Wednesday night.

[jok 3,036]

My mate Chris had a Granby Yamaha which a hell of a lot of gears. He, foolishly let me loose on it and I ended up going straight through a pub door in Moulton, Northampton. He, foolishly, challenged another good friend  to a bumper to back tyre race along Kettering Road, Northampton. My friend sat behind the wheel of a hyper spec Mustang which ran straight over Chris. Things we do. Jok.

[forest of dean redneck 11,191]

No I wouldn’t be restoring it more tidy the tank up or replace it  an ride it . 
when I was 16 I had the DT50 , And 17 a DT125lc, then in my 20s a TS100 mono shock which was quite nippy . 

[jok 3,036]

My Blackbird. The original import which went to a geezer in Cumbria who owned a motorcycle helmet manufacturing company. The bike went round and round on a circular stage for 7 years with only the cleaning lady giving it a dust. I got wind of it whilst racing at Donnington, made an offer and it was mine. I managed 174 mph outside Assen on the thing. Now that gets the blood rushing. Like yourself, age took over. Gone. Shame. Jok

[Chid 6,377]

39 minutes ago, Stavross said:

Love the dt125, I had one of them for the field when I was 16, that set me off on my love of the crosser, never restored any but spent the best part of my 20’s rebuilding them and just keeping them going, this is my favourite, it was road registered when I got it but I thought it might kill me if I kept using it on the road, I loved a 2 banger

Never seen another rmx apart from the one the brother had . More of an enduro bike than an out and out mx bike 

[Stavross 13,778]

19 minutes ago, paulus said:

Maico do a 700cc i believe 

Yeah they do, you can get a bore kit for them to take it to 750, the thing is with the maico is the whole bike was built as one where as the early cr500 and kx500 was just “ let’s stick a big engine in a 125”and see what happens, the handling, braking and weight balance was shocking, but they didn’t half bloody shift, I only had it a few months and swapped it for a cr250, wish I still had it now, they do silly money for a good restored one 

[paulus 26]

A couple of Beta`s i did for my lads, i ended up in hospital trying the 270 out 

[jok 3,036]

Paulus. Since I came back into civilisation in 1984, there were only 2 coppers working Polesworth, Austrey, Orton on the Hill etc etc. which one of the 2 ran Salukis? There was only one bird man at the time and he lived in Wharton just Opposite the Fox and Dogs. Now lives in Aberdeenshire by the way. Ring any bells? Jok.

[Stavross 13,778]

6 minutes ago, Chid said:

Never seen another rmx apart from the one the brother had . More of an enduro bike than an out and out mx bike 

Yeah, that was a proper enduro bike when I got it, daytime MOT, map pocket in the seat, enduro tank, it was geared a bit different as well, still didn’t stop it going everywhere on its back wheel 

[paulus 26]

1 minute ago, jok said:

Paulus. Since I came back into civilisation in 1984, there were only 2 coppers working Polesworth, Austrey, Orton on the Hill etc etc. which one of the 2 ran Salukis? There was only one bird man at the time and he lived in Wharton just Opposite the Fox and Dogs. Now lives in Aberdeenshire by the way. Ring any bells? Jok.

His name was Steve this would be around 1981 ish