longydagun Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Motocross Have a suzuki rmz 250 wouldnt get rid of it for the world Also love rugby play blind side flanker absolutely great Like to play the odd game such as call of duty and i know this is mv related but model tank making have a realitavely big collection Anywho annyone else like motocross or is it just me? Many thanks Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I have been a fan in the past,we have a man in the yard who is disabled and spends most of his time restoring such machines just so he doesnt go crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Used to watch it when it was a winter sport called scrambling years ago then got back into it when my son rode schoolboy moto-x with some success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Used to watch it when it was a winter sport called scrambling years ago . Scrambling..........ah the days of Matchless, BSA, Greeves,etc. and names like Arthur Lampkin, Jeff Smith, Dave Bickers. They would finish with so much mud on them that no one knew who won :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Scrambling..........ah the days of Matchless, BSA, Greeves,etc. and names like Arthur Lampkin, Jeff Smith, Dave Bickers. They would finish with so much mud on them that no one knew who won :-D Those names bring back some memories:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Nah Bultaco trailers. 250cc. Got cocky with a 125 Passang scrambler after trials bikes. When it dumped me in a gorse bush I realised perhaps I should stick to 4 wheels and 4 legs. Still had a side line of the old Bantams and Tiger Cubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Burley Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 MotocrossHave a suzuki rmz 250 wouldnt get rid of it for the world Also love rugby play blind side flanker absolutely great Like to play the odd game such as call of duty and i know this is mv related but model tank making have a realitavely big collection Anywho annyone else like motocross or is it just me? Many thanks Al The nearest i got to motocross,was watching that program Kickstart,with Peter Purvis.Not really motocross,but close.I am mates with Johnny Hurran,who was pretty successful in the scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 :idea:There are so many interesting hobbies our members have,i would like to hear,see pics etc.But that would need a section of its own,so theres another one to think about Jack.what do the rest of you think?.:idea: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Burley Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 Yep i agree:thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 To be honest, CW, we've not got room for any more boards like that at the moment - but I'd welcome seeing more snaps here - ESPECIALLY THOSE SCRAMBLING BIKES. I hope I didn't bore you all with the old banknotes. BTW - Paul - late white fivers like that one are not so valuable. I bought that one for a whopping £9 in 1976 and at one time it was worth nearly a hundred, but the market has waned. Like everything, including MkII Jags and old comics, the speculators hit the thing hard in the eighties and early nineties. If you remember those lovely old pound notes, you should remember the little blue fiver before the classy one with Wellington on the back came in in 1970 (I haven't got one - a serious omission i'm in no rush to ammend)- are are you younger than you looked round Lee's campfire!!!!! MB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripp Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 are are you younger than you looked round Lee's campfire!!!!! MB :pfrt: How very dare you. I throw my glove down and demand satisfaction sir. :box:One handed mind. It's been a hard life you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 To be honest, CW, we've not got room for any more boards like that at the moment - but I'd welcome seeing more snaps here <snipped> MB Since you asked so nicely - this is one of mine - 850cc two stroke engined - currently undergoing work: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 To be honest, CW, we've not got room for any more boards like that at the moment - but I'd welcome seeing more snaps here - ESPECIALLY THOSE SCRAMBLING BIKES. I hope I didn't bore you all with the old banknotes. MB Not at all mate as i have said before the strength lies in the ability of this forum to go off on a tangent but eventually arrive back to the subject.Its become more than just a Vehicle forum,people want to know what everyone is up to ,its more like being down the pub. Guess who and what age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longydagun Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Thought id post a pic of the beast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Not at all mate as i have said before the strength lies in the ability of this forum to go off on a tangent but eventually arrive back to the subject.Its become more than just a Vehicle forum,people want to know what everyone is up to ,its more like being down the pub. Guess who and what age. James Dean, age 12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Guess who and what age. No idea who...........but I will name the bike in one, a 197cc Ambassador with Villiers 9E engine.........:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowtracdave Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 (edited) Me truck & me bike . Sorry chaps , it's not an off roader . Truck on the left is 78 Ford Falcon (Australian for those not in the know. Been poorly hot rodded by a series of previous owners & currently sports a 302ci Windsor V8 instead of the original straight six . Pic taken the day I picked it up from Chiswick where it lived before. Now in my garage in a multitude of bits & heaps of rot . My purchase lead to a new hobby - importing large bits of Aus Ford tinwork across the world ! Bike on the right is my 98 Triumph Daytona 1200. Thinking of swapping it for something else but don't know what . Edited August 2, 2008 by snowtracdave Added more info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Burley Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 James Dean, age 12.Look closely.This shot was taken,just before he could work his magic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisg Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Not at all mate as i have said before the strength lies in the ability of this forum to go off on a tangent but eventually arrive back to the subject.Its become more than just a Vehicle forum,people want to know what everyone is up to ,its more like being down the pub. Guess who and what age. Not the one and only CW? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 but I will name the bike in one, a 197cc Ambassador with Villiers 9E engine.........:-D Spot on,and if i remember it had an iron piston that kept seizing up.you had to wait for it to cool down.only 3 speed but very long legged.:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 very long legged.:-D that was the engine and not the rider, I assume Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 that was the engine and not the rider, I assume Confession time,the ambassador was the brother inlaws,i had a bantam with 60 thou rebore ,clip ons and expansion box,but as usuall it was broke ,yet another headgasket,i was on the bike leaning on the wall.i went on to have severall hairy bikes (for ther day) but also collected in totall about 5 yrs ban.The last one was a Rickmam with the enfield 750 intercepter engine,have just sold the b40 and the trw500 so i guess thats it.:cry::cry::cry: i cant see any benefits in this getting old malarky.:argh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Confession time,the ambassador was the brother inlaws,i had a bantam with 60 thou rebore ,clip ons and expansion box,but as usuall it was broke ,yet another headgasket, i cant see any benefits in this getting old malarky.:argh: CW, So many similarities, I had a Bantam 175, tried to make it go faster, had a George Todd cylinder head and domed piston, then the clutch would slip . Had an expansion chamber, never understood how I was not pulled over. At traffic lights one day and a bloke got out of his car and told me to stop the engine :-D Also had two B40 army bikes, and an M20, amongst a few more bikes. As for your last comment, well not seen any benefits yet, bus pass in 3 years :shake: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79x100 Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 I fiddle around with shiny bikes as well as drab ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 I fiddle around with shiny bikes as well as drab ones. Nice unusuall colour scheme,did the vibration prob ever get sorted,that they could suffer from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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