I love them, haven't owned one yet, but will.
Marmite Bikes
- G.P
- Posts: 1944
- Joined: Sun Mar 15, 2020 9:12 pm
- Location: Wiltshire
- Has thanked: 2113 times
- Been thanked: 1310 times
- KungFooBob
- Posts: 13706
- Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 1:04 pm
- Location: The content of this post is not AI generated.
- Has thanked: 532 times
- Been thanked: 7242 times
Re: Marmite Bikes
I think it was PB that said something along the lines of "the K1 is so ugly it makes children cry and small furry animals fall from trees dead"
- G.P
- Posts: 1944
- Joined: Sun Mar 15, 2020 9:12 pm
- Location: Wiltshire
- Has thanked: 2113 times
- Been thanked: 1310 times
Re: Marmite Bikes
There was a guy who raced in NG when these first came out. the fucking thing flew; Mainly down to the pilot, it was most entertaining.
- Rockburner
- Posts: 4197
- Joined: Sun Mar 15, 2020 11:06 am
- Location: Hiding in your blind spot
- Has thanked: 7727 times
- Been thanked: 2401 times
-
- Posts: 990
- Joined: Fri Jul 31, 2020 2:01 pm
- Location: The Gate of the Forest
- Has thanked: 1054 times
- Been thanked: 354 times
- DefTrap
- Posts: 4339
- Joined: Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:23 am
- Has thanked: 2270 times
- Been thanked: 2089 times
-
- Posts: 3803
- Joined: Sat Jul 17, 2021 12:34 am
- Has thanked: 465 times
- Been thanked: 1373 times
Re: Marmite Bikes
Only ever seen one once and it was that colour. Not sure if it ever got used as it was tuck away in a warehouse in one of Scottish Widows buildings just outside Edinburgh. Even then i thought, Yuk!
- KungFooBob
- Posts: 13706
- Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 1:04 pm
- Location: The content of this post is not AI generated.
- Has thanked: 532 times
- Been thanked: 7242 times
Re: Marmite Bikes
In my late teens a bloke in the local bike club had a Blue/Yellow one.
I reckon I could paint the wheels the FD and shaft tunnel yellow on my K-RS as a tribute.
I reckon I could paint the wheels the FD and shaft tunnel yellow on my K-RS as a tribute.
-
- Posts: 3803
- Joined: Sat Jul 17, 2021 12:34 am
- Has thanked: 465 times
- Been thanked: 1373 times
Re: Marmite Bikes
Step away from the sherry, please.KungFooBob wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 8:18 pm In my late teens a bloke in the local bike club had a Blue/Yellow one.
I reckon I could paint the wheels the FD and shaft tunnel yellow on my K-RS as a tribute.
- Potter
- Posts: 9666
- Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2020 1:32 pm
- Has thanked: 2216 times
- Been thanked: 4613 times
- Rockburner
- Posts: 4197
- Joined: Sun Mar 15, 2020 11:06 am
- Location: Hiding in your blind spot
- Has thanked: 7727 times
- Been thanked: 2401 times
Re: Marmite Bikes
Rockster is an obvious Marmite bike. Those who like them love them and I've never met an ex-owner who didn't want another. Those who don't like them hate them vociferously.
non quod, sed quomodo
-
- Posts: 2483
- Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2020 7:37 pm
- Location: Layer-de-la-Haye
- Has thanked: 2356 times
- Been thanked: 1218 times
Re: Marmite Bikes
I'd love another, God knows why I sold mine!Rockburner wrote: ↑Sat Dec 25, 2021 10:10 am Rockster is an obvious Marmite bike. Those who like them love them and I've never met an ex-owner who didn't want another. Those who don't like them hate them vociferously.
- Horse
- Posts: 11220
- Joined: Sun Mar 15, 2020 11:30 am
- Location: Always sunny southern England
- Has thanked: 5945 times
- Been thanked: 4934 times
Re: Marmite Bikes
Front brake that only works well if you use it firmly. But if you had the original Pnuemant tyres then you daren't.
But you stuck (well, 30 years ago) M38s on, they were great
Even bland can be a type of character
Re: Marmite Bikes
Honda CB250K front wheel was a popular mod which gave you a TLS front brake. Still not very good but much better than the originalHorse wrote: ↑Sat Dec 25, 2021 2:33 pmFront brake that only works well if you use it firmly. But if you had the original Pnuemant tyres then you daren't.
But you stuck (well, 30 years ago) M38s on, they were great