How I got in to LC's

[fatfredfaefife]

Thought I would share with you how I got into LC's (as I am on 24 posts so this takes me to thee magic 25).
As a fresh faced 19-year-old back in the mid 80's me and a mate left Scotland for the bright lights of London.
By this point I already had a few bikes starting from 16.
Got to London going through the job pages when there it was add for a dispatch rider, bike supplied.... that’s the one for me!
Went along for an interview got the job and my god!! The bike supplied was a brand new RD250LC in mars-bar colours, my boss at the time said if you want a set of microns on it no problem, I did with some racing reeds as well.
I was hooked.
;D

[barbarossa]

That's nothing - In August 1984, I started a new job as a sales rep for an importer of Italian Bathroom equipment.
They had ordered a new car for me ( Audi 80 ) but on the day I started with them, it hadn't arrived and the dealer said it would be at least two weeks.
" Don't worry " said my new boss, " you can use one of my Maseratis".

Yes, that's right - HE LENT ME A F*****G MASERATI TO DO MY SALES CALLS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In the end, my Audi didn't show up for 6 weeks - the best 6 driving weeks of my life !
I swanned around in this Quattroporte like I was a millionaire, every day praying with all my might that my new Audi didn't show up !!

[Norbo]

what an excelent story . what a bike as a dispach rider as well .

[ianmac]

I also couriered in Glasgow on a lovely Akai rep 4lo with full fairing, single seat bought from Scotbike until some scrote stole it......Must've been great being given a brand new one to do the job on.....You must've been well chuffed!

[fatfredfaefife]

Grinin from ear to ear!
And after I ran it in to a renault 5 they bought me a FZ600...not as much fun though.