What bike from your birth year ?

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What bike from your birth year ?

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Prompted by another post, what current Ebay/Trader/Whatever bike are you having from your birth year?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Greeves-Grif ... SwdRNfTgk-

I'm taking this Greeves.

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I used to race a 1976 Yamaha RD250... I was born in 1978, close enough?

I'd quite like a 1978 MZ TS250/1 Supa6 tho'
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Slim pickings 1958 ajs model 31 AKA the hurricane or a 125 air cooled Ducati the Aj had 35 bhp at 6500RPM (cant really believe it revs that high) or I could choose the c15 but it would seize on the way home from the shop!

i quite like the look of the 31
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and my late father in law swore by them (or was that at them) He was a DR in the signals in WW2 His was a 350 single AJS
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Re: What bike from your birth year ?

Post by Jody »

Just had a quick look on t'bay

z900 has potential, but I see several nut and bolt restored bikes north of £14k, I wonder how many the market can support!

There's also a XT500 in supermoto trim that if I was buying, I would of had !

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-1976- ... Swvr9fO3~a
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Ohh I have options. Seems like I was born in a good year

This Lavvy
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Laverda-750S ... 3088026654
Or

Z1
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kawasaki-Z10 ... 4074067689

Nidge's silver jubbly
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triumph-Bonn ... 4103745614

Or a nice 400/4
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HONDA-400-fo ... 3186047352
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KMZ-dnepr-K7 ... SwB~BfVRVd
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8-)
https://uncrate.com/steve-mcqueens-1963 ... otorcycle/

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I'll take this 1965 Triumph Trophy
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1965-TRIUMPH ... SwphpfMrBu
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Lean pickings for 1946.

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This Velocette looks pretty good. I've no idea what it would be like to ride, perhaps it would be best as a piece of motorcycle sculpture in the dining room

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1958-Velocet ... Sw5MhfUjt~
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Post by Horse »

the first two that were listed, my dad had both.

This (with bar change) would do:

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After my recent purchase it’s gotta be this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/333714784552
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https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21389/ ... egory=list
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8,999 of your English pounds gets you this Velocette Viper Clubman

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Guess it will be this one, bang on trend nowdays as well 1967 T100 Triumph Scrambler

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It was pretty much a Triumph, a Harley or an old Boxer BMW but that one looked like the best option to blat around on and my neighbour has one similar
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Post by Mr. Dazzle »

You lot is all well olds innit.

How aboout a GP750 Turbo? I have no idea what they're like to ride - probably a bit crap - but come on; Turbo Motorcycle!

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Mr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 12:48 pm Image
I had one of those!
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