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I've got a Honda CRF125 for my kids. We were out with it on Saturday, at the old brick pits. The older one (14) was going well. The younger one (10 but tall) decided to have a first go.

It didn't go well. As soon as he let the clutch out he gave it too much throttle. Which threw him backwards so he automatically opened the throttle more. So he was racing off and starting to fall sideways.

I lunged after him and tried to grab the bike and hit the kill switch. I got it but got a bit tangled in the bike as I did so. We were all on the floor by now and so was the bike.

He was fine. I have some scuffing to my legs.

I like it when a valuable lesson is learned. But not when it's me that learns the lesson!

Honestly, it's not syphilis, it's where a child's bike fell on my legs.

Never mind the scabies,just gan it up on t'back wheel.

You're terrible Muriel(s).

The 14 year old is very cautious on it. If I was 14 (nearly 15) and my dad had bought me a proper off road bike I'd be ragging it like I was Rageh Omaar.

Trinity765 wrote: Tue Apr 26, 2022 2:45 pm Dropped in at Newlands Corner after a spin with The Spin. This week is going very well and it's still only Tuesday.

And a very nice morning's ride it was too, as we did a riding assessment!

Good to see you

Im sure @Trinity765 will publish her results when she's ready.

Dodgy knees wrote: Mon May 02, 2022 4:09 pm Im sure @Trinity765 will publish her results when she's ready.

I don't get them until tomorrow, 7pm. I'm very excited.

Trinity765 wrote: Mon May 02, 2022 4:55 pm

Dodgy knees wrote: Mon May 02, 2022 4:09 pm Im sure @Trinity765 will publish her results when she's ready.

I don't get them until tomorrow, 7pm. I'm very excited.

Spin's the second best instructor on here

Yorick wrote: Mon May 02, 2022 5:20 pm

Trinity765 wrote: Mon May 02, 2022 4:55 pm

Dodgy knees wrote: Mon May 02, 2022 4:09 pm Im sure @Trinity765 will publish her results when she's ready.

I don't get them until tomorrow, 7pm. I'm very excited.

Spin's the second best instructor on here

Yebbut...Big Yin doesn't quite do the same sort of instructing.

Count Steer wrote: Mon May 02, 2022 5:30 pm

Yorick wrote: Mon May 02, 2022 5:20 pm

Trinity765 wrote: Mon May 02, 2022 4:55 pm

I don't get them until tomorrow, 7pm. I'm very excited.

Spin's the second best instructor on here

Yebbut...Big Yin doesn't quite do the same sort of instructing.

LOL LOL

I took the Streety for a evening spin with one of my mates,to the first meeting of the year at Eccleston Delph,quite a few old two strokes were there

It's a long time since I've seen a KH400

There was a RD400E there too

A couple of Italians & two 1VJ XT600 Tenere's in the background

KH400 looks sweet.

Skub wrote: Tue May 03, 2022 9:51 pm KH400 looks sweet.

Dunno why, but preferred them in blue.
They were slow compared to GT250 and RD250, but they sounded so good.
And IIRC all the triples ran on BelRay.
Ooooooh. That smelt nice.

Not riding but an even rarer event.

Washing it.

With Harry checking to make sure I don’t miss a bit.

Scotsrich wrote: Wed May 04, 2022 5:45 am Not riding but an even rarer event.

Washing it.

With Harry checking to make sure I don’t miss a bit.

Adventure cat fancies a bit of that blue fluffy thing,I bet.

Bustaspoke wrote: Tue May 03, 2022 9:29 pm I took the Streety for a evening spin with one of my mates,to the first meeting of the year at Eccleston Delph,quite a few old two strokes were there

It's a long time since I've seen a KH400

There was a RD400E there too

Trip down memory lane for me right there. My first fizzy was that colour and I had a RD250e in those colours!

How many fizzys did you have.

Dodgy knees wrote: Wed May 04, 2022 6:21 pm How many fizzys did you have.

He has around 6 in the roofspace.

Dodgy knees wrote: Wed May 04, 2022 6:21 pm How many fizzys did you have.

2. I sold the first one to buy a Malagutti thing but it was shite. So I sold that and got a Fantic Cabellero but that was also shite. So I sold that and got another Fizzy!

Love the RD400.

I had one just like that as one of my first bikes. I’d really like one again but 1. It won’t be nearly as good as I remember and 2. I’m not paying the silly prices that are being asked.

My mates got a Fizzy in his garage that we used to use at the Moped Mayhem at Peterborough. Consequently there’s not a bit of it that hasn’t got some damage to it. I think it’s just sitting there. He’d probably get a decent price for it too as it’s mostly still all there.