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I had to ride it somewhere once, it was quick for a 50, but you were up and down the 6 speed box like a tap dancer. She bought it to replace the TS50X she had nicked. When she got bored of gears she got a Peugeot Treker and complained constantly about how slow it was.Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2023 3:44 pmUnless you wear a dress and call yourself Brenda at weekends, you're not your mother
FFS, J.A.P. They actually made complete bikes for a few years, but mine was a grass tracker with an Elstar frame etc. It had a rather comical rear brake which consisted of a bicycle type rim brake lever doodad, but with what looked like 1in rubber sink plugs that gripped (HA!) the rear sprocket.Rockburner wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2023 10:41 am OI!
I'd not heard of a bike called a "JAP", and I'm not sure if there were any bikes made under the J.A.P. brand name, (except for collaborations like Excelsior J.A.P.) so I'm just seeking clarity here!
Eman from the VD and I think TRC days had his dads S6 (I think) Sunbeam. He didn’t register here as far as I know
I owned a CZ. It affected me deeply for many years but I thought I had got over it, until you reminded me.Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2023 11:43 am Off the top of my head how about
SWM
Hercules
Monark
Moto Gori
Derbi
Ossa
Bultaco
Montessa
CZ
Praga
When I worked for BT one of my colleagues used to race Itoms. He had a DKW split single too.mangocrazy wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2023 3:49 pm A mate of mine had an Itom 50 (briefly) in the late 60s. He got rid when its dietary requirements became too onerous
Had 3 Bultacos at one point, part of a "all or nothing" deal when I went to buy some KZ1000 side covers & came home with 5 truckloads of bikes & parts (there were 17* pretty much complete bikes). By some great fortune there was a bloke just 4 or 5 doors away down the street who collected them so off they went.Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2023 11:43 am Off the top of my head how about
SWM
Hercules
Monark
Moto Gori
Derbi
Ossa
Bultaco
Montessa
CZ
Praga
Ah, right ok. I didn't know that.ZRX61 wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2023 5:22 pmFFS, J.A.P. They actually made complete bikes for a few years, but mine was a grass tracker with an Elstar frame etc. It had a rather comical rear brake which consisted of a bicycle type rim brake lever doodad, but with what looked like 1in rubber sink plugs that gripped (HA!) the rear sprocket.Rockburner wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2023 10:41 am OI!
I'd not heard of a bike called a "JAP", and I'm not sure if there were any bikes made under the J.A.P. brand name, (except for collaborations like Excelsior J.A.P.) so I'm just seeking clarity here!
It met it's demise when a barn collapsed on it.
Do you write B.S.A. or BSA/Beezer? A.J.S. or AJS/Ajay? etc
I've got a BMW with a Ural chair fitted, so I'm half there.cheb wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2023 7:27 pm Urals, or any of the clones, unless it was a clone of one of the others. Dneiper or the Chinese ones.
I know someone who has one, but can't recall who.
I think we might be the only ones to own an AJPLe_Fromage_Grande wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2023 11:43 am Off the top of my head how about
SWM
Hercules
Monark
Moto Gori
Derbi
Ossa
Bultaco
Montessa
CZ
Praga
ITYM KungFooRobertaLe_Fromage_Grande wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2023 3:44 pmUnless you wear a dress and call yourself Brenda at weekends, you're not your mother
Was that the Swedish V twin that was two Husaberg top ends on their own bottom end?Couchy wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2023 9:06 pm A mate had a highland 1000cc twin supermoto, i blagged a go but I believe the owners all died in a plane crash so not many got made