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Post by mellow on Dec 14, 2005 22:56:08 GMT 1
ok heres a question..........not sure if its been discussed b4 but i thought it may b interesting 
y do we all love n crave the RD's??
we could have any of the other "manufacturers" models but we all love the RD..................why??
this should b fun 
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Post by vinze187 on Dec 15, 2005 7:47:59 GMT 1
I guess cos there so much fun to ride, so modable and easy to tune  |
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Post by vinze187 on Dec 15, 2005 10:31:25 GMT 1
these are my younger days mate hehe |
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Post by vinze187 on Dec 15, 2005 18:23:55 GMT 1
see im just a young pup but i still to can see the amazingness of these machines! |
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Post by mellow on Dec 15, 2005 19:36:34 GMT 1
ok sum good answers i had other makes b4 but only 2. had a gp 100 with 125 top end n mk 1 micron n a honda cb 125tb which i just sold. ALL my other bikes have been RD's and a YZF 750 then my R1. but like u say..........i bought this F2 for some "FUN TIME" ;D oh and by the way...............im only 36 thank u  |
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Post by vinze187 on Dec 15, 2005 20:02:50 GMT 1
Old before your years mate.....old before your years heehee no mate thats wise for my years! hehe |
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Post by wiggy on Dec 15, 2005 20:35:23 GMT 1
Coz its the original Hooligan machine , and it reminds us of our fun and younger days , theyre fun and comfy , reliable if ridden sensibly-ish , a blast from the past . I'm looking for a Suzuki X7 after my LC Hybrid is finished.....but these are extremely rare now  , the small 2-strokes provide the most fun....I've had allsorts of machines from all the Jap makers , but I still honestly believe that the LC is by far the best of the lot , and you can still get everything for them. that could of been my answer but i will add this easy to work on and i still turn into a hooligan when im on it |
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Post by kc104 on Dec 15, 2005 21:52:24 GMT 1
Dirtbag, y'know I couldn't have put it better myself....memories of me lc and me yoof are some of the best I have. really hope this doesn't sound sad but the first time I rode a 350lc (24 years ago!) was better than than me first sh*g. In fact better than the one i had the other night actually.....
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Post by vinze187 on Dec 15, 2005 21:53:57 GMT 1
gonna save that post mate and show your misses when i come over next hehe Would i do such a thing lol you secret is safe!  |
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Post by kc104 on Dec 15, 2005 21:56:39 GMT 1
no worries buddy....she'd probably agree with me!!
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Post by Norbo on Dec 15, 2005 22:23:13 GMT 1
KC any chance your miss or one of her mates is up for the calender then
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Post by daz on Dec 16, 2005 20:06:07 GMT 1
I have owned my current pv from new in 93 had MK1 PV b4 that and RD 125 and a kawasaki 400 triple and many other 2 strokes.Only had 2 4strokes in 18years of riding.Just like 2strokes.
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Post by chrismac on Dec 18, 2005 14:43:19 GMT 1
My first bike was a FS1E which I got when I was 15. Stripped it down, cleaned it up and tinkered with the engine a bit. 16th birthday came along and I has the fastest bike of all my mates . The plan was to get an RD250LC as soon as I was 17, but after 3 weeks on the roads (legally) going down the main street of the town doing 25mph a car came out of a side road  18 months before I could walk again  . The 23 years later a mate at work said he had a RD250LC in boxes in his shed did I want it? All the memories can flooding back so now the bike is nearly back together, but I now need to do all that test stuff before I can ride it, but then a 24 year out dream fulfilled ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by nuttytart350 on Dec 18, 2005 15:12:52 GMT 1
My first bike was a FS1E which I got when I was 15. Stripped it down, cleaned it up and tinkered with the engine a bit. 16th birthday came along and I has the fastest bike of all my mates . The plan was to get an RD250LC as soon as I was 17, but after 3 weeks on the roads (legally) going down the main street of the town doing 25mph a car came out of a side road 18 months before I could walk again . The 23 years later a mate at work said he had a RD250LC in boxes in his shed did I want it? All the memories can flooding back so now the bike is nearly back together, but I now need to do all that test stuff before I can ride it, but then a 24 year out dream fulfilled ;D ;D ;D That was some really bad luck  - T-boned so soon - so you go carefull this time around - treat every car as an idiot and you won't go far wrong  |
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Post by chrismac on Dec 18, 2005 15:35:49 GMT 1
[That was some really bad luck - T-boned so soon - so you go carefull this time around - treat every car as an idiot and you won't go far wrong [/quote] I plan to get full leather with body armor before going near the roads! |
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Post by vinze187 on Dec 21, 2005 19:43:15 GMT 1
I've always been told and it kinda makes sense, if your gonna hit a car in the last few moments before, accelerate into it!! The reason's being the front will raise up so the bike should just plant itself into the car and send the rider flying, if you brake the front will dip and on impact makes the bike more prone in flipping over the car behind the rider!
I see accelerating into something your about to hit is one of the last thinks going though your mind though lol
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Post by Norbo on Dec 21, 2005 19:47:03 GMT 1
Its when they pull out when your over taking them and hit the side of the bike that got me .  |
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Post by chrismac on Dec 21, 2005 21:07:25 GMT 1
I've always been told and it kinda makes sense, if your gonna hit a car in the last few moments before, accelerate into it!! The reason's being the front will raise up so the bike should just plant itself into the car and send the rider flying, if you brake the front will dip and on impact makes the bike more prone in flipping over the car behind the rider! I see accelerating into something your about to hit is one of the last thinks going though your mind though lol Can't see me remembering to accelarate if the same thing happens again!! |
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Post by vinze187 on Dec 22, 2005 0:32:37 GMT 1
fizz mate you is a nutter!!! 10000000000 % pure mad!
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Post by vinze187 on Dec 22, 2005 11:39:53 GMT 1
im touching wood too!!
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Post by vinze187 on Dec 22, 2005 11:55:32 GMT 1
you havent by chance got any of your spills on camera have you hehe |
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Post by hooligan on Dec 22, 2005 15:09:38 GMT 1
Here's my two peneth I had Lc's and an X7 in the 80's but the best one by far was an FS1E with a YB100 engine shoe horned in. at 16 with crap brakes and no fear it was the best thing ever. I even got done for speeding on the way to Skegness and PC Plod didnt realise a 50cc moped shouldnt of been doing 87Mph. Still got the fine though  ) |
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Post by nuttytart350 on Dec 22, 2005 19:22:52 GMT 1
Here's my two peneth I had Lc's and an X7 in the 80's but the best one by far was an FS1E with a YB100 engine shoe horned in. at 16 with crap brakes and no fear it was the best thing ever. I even got done for speeding on the way to Skegness and PC Plod didnt realise a 50cc moped shouldnt of been doing 87Mph. Still got the fine though ) Hooligan by name.......hooligan by nature..... I think most of us have similar tales...... Mine is at one time me and my friend (RIP) were the top two riders on a police list to be put off the road in Ashford.........that was from a police sargent in an informal "chat" when he saw me on my own........he said if we didn't cut it out we would probably wind up killing ourselves........well he was right about Mick..... |
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Post by jacobeana on Jan 1, 2006 1:02:33 GMT 1
Here's my bit
My first bike at 16 was a fizzy (FSIE) my first job was working for Terry Beckett Tuning, riding bikes to work then working on bikes all day then going to race meeting at the weekend, life was a dream. My fiz was tuned and did 50 to 55 mph not bad for a 1975 fiz. However my dream was short lived Maggie |recession and redundancy, however best three years of my working life.
I also had a 80lc then onto a 350lc which i wrapped round a car, however i rebuilt it as a Kenny Roberts Rep it was mint my baby. of all the car and bikes i have owned my 350lc is the only one i remember the Reg SRC 18X, any one out there own it i would like to here from them. along came wife kids bikes went. I now have a new baby, a 350 YPVS N1 i bought this last year on ebay for £325 no knowing what i was getting because the ad was poor to my suprise i got a bike with a rebuilt tuned engine micron exhaust with only 16500 on the clock, tatty but all there, i have now stripped it down powdered coated the frame wheels ect and now in the process of rebuilding in with new bolts and parts where required, i hope to get it to show room condition for summer also because the N1 is a rare bike worth restoring. when it is compete i will post some photos
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Post by vinze187 on Jan 1, 2006 11:12:03 GMT 1
got a bit of a bargin there then mate!! Welcome to the forum btw |
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Post by vinze187 on Jan 1, 2006 11:12:37 GMT 1
C you also sound like a hoooooligan by nature! |
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Post by nuttytart350 on Jan 1, 2006 13:59:43 GMT 1
I used to be really mad.....flat out riding style........but old age has crept up on me....now i'm only a little bit mad at the edges
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Post by vinze187 on Jan 1, 2006 14:22:46 GMT 1
you aint old C! just experienced hehe |
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Post by nuttytart350 on Jan 1, 2006 14:52:35 GMT 1
Thank you sweety
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Post by vinze187 on Jan 1, 2006 14:59:59 GMT 1
anytime |
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, the small 2-strokes provide the most fun....I've had allsorts of machines from all the Jap makers , but I still honestly believe that the LC is by far the best of the lot , and you can still get everything for them.
. The 23 years later a mate at work said he had a RD250LC in boxes in his shed did I want it? All the memories can flooding back 
- T-boned so soon - so you go carefull this time around - treat every car as an idiot and you won't go far wrong 
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