So Thats What A Sportsbike Is Like... Options

[apw99]

I had a GS550E. You youngsters prolly wouldn't remember them,,,

Stu - I had a lovely GS550E for 2 years. It had a lovely stubby 4->1 and the sound off that bike was musical. It had a ding in the tank but back then it would have been ridiculous to even consider spending money which we didn't have on such a luxary as fixing a ding! I used to think it was a great handling bike and maybe it was compared to most bikes back then...but I loved it big time.
A few more interesting ones I had...YAS1, DT175 (2),IT175,X7,GS550E,CB900F2(2weeks) and then an RD400. The RD400 was picture perfect but had a dodgy crank-seal and couldn't pull the skin off a rice puddin'! ...oh yeah...and a KH400 which was another musical bike but had no 3rd gear.

This post has been edited by apw99: Sat 31st Jul 2010, 03:31 PM

[harvey krumpet]

Stu - I had a lovely GS550E for 2 years. It had a lovely stubby 4->1 and the sound off that bike was musical. It had a ding in the tank but back then it would have been ridiculous to even consider spending money which we didn't have on such a luxary as fixing a ding! I used to think it was a great handling bike and maybe it was compared to most bikes back then...but I loved it big time.
A few more interesting ones I had...YAS1, DT175 (2),IT175,X7,GS550E,CB900F2(2weeks) and then an RD400. The RD400 was picture perfect but had a dodgy crank-seal and couldn't pull the skin off a rice puddin'! ...oh yeah...and a KH400 which was another musical bike but had no 3rd gear.

My Pater still has a DT175, the first model with monoshock, DT125 forks & a Stan Stevens tune. Still gets ridden on the road & occasional trail ride, brilliant little bike. The first pillion ride I can remember was on the back of his brand spanking RD400. I can remember it because I nearly came off the back as he wheelied through the gears over the crests on the Gibbet Road in Northumberland.
He now tells me to be sensible on the bike........