ho hum
"How did you get a 250 as your first motorbike? Respect anyway because I can remember those things being extremely rapid, particularly when tuned"
I didn't start riding 'till I was 25 and when you passed your L test then you could ride anything you wanted...or could afford
First car - 1973 beige 1.3 Morris Marina. Yes it was sh1t. Luckily the next car was a mk2 Golf GTi.
First motorbike - never had one.
When I passed my test there was no restriction on what you could ride after.
I had a deal with my dad that if I passed first time he would let me have a go of his Bonnie T120.
I passed first time....
Man, what a blast! I have since inheritted said bike and I love it! When I die I'm going to get burried riding it.... lol!
First (road legal) bike (not mine in the pic) - 74 I think, TL125- I was 15, and got my licence on it. I'd been racing mx on 125's for a couple of seasons, and this thing felt, and likely was, slower than my bicycle. Tried riding a couple of beginner's trials on it, and hated them. Replaced it with a CG110 after it was paid off, which was a bit, though not much faster, and far better for riding to school.
First Car (again, not mine in the pic) - didn't get this til I was about 18- 1952 Morris Oxford- bought from a deceased relatives estate. A lot more battered than this, and primer grey.
One of these; not a particularly common car but reliable as and transported 5 adults and bikes from Bo'ness to ben Nevis on one memorable trip.
1.3 Mk 3 Escort estate.
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A lot of fantastic stuff here!
DeadlyDarcy - SJ's were the tits, take that back!
Would have one now if they weren't all total buckets going for far too much money...
First car: '53 split-screen 2 door Minor, second car, '54 split-screen 2 door Minor, this time with 1300 A Series, van rear axle, 5Jx13 alloys and Riley drums on the front with a nice pair of reclining bucket seats. Lovely car. Someone drove into the back at 3am one morning drunk and wrote it off. :0(
stuartlangwilson.. I hate you. Mk1 gti as a 1st car! How did you afford the insurance?
LOL, i gave up beer and clubs, lived on rubbish food and used student loan and building society windfalls to fund it. Insurance was 1600-1800 a year! It was all downhill after that. Next car was a Pug 106 1.4 non turbo diesel. 50bhp! Then no car for years, now a very slow van. I don't think i'll ever love an object as much as that Golf.
Suzuki X7 in red as shown, 1978. Had quite a few problems with it but loved it. Pushed it almost as far as I rode it (not really). Once saw 105mph on the speedo but I am sure that it was ridiculously inaccurate. Deliberately I think as it was the first production 250 to break 100mph, allegedly. Quite badly built but I did love the little bugger.
1st bike was a (third of a share with 2 mates when I was 14) Honda C50
1st road legal bike was a Yamaha DT125E
1st car was a Moris Marina 1.8 Coupe
Hadge - MemberGilo - you mean you had one? The E looked stunning - discs front and back and those wheels mmmmm. I looked round for ages wanting a 250 but my dad wanted me get a Honda as he had a 400 Dream (yuk). I found loads of Hondas but only the one Yam which my mates mate was selling so I paid £400 for it and I loved it. They fetch really good money now but I'd love to get one. I did want an LC but they were a lot more money if truth be told.
Yeah, I had two air cooled RDs. Later had a 350LC that was superb until the crank snapped on a local dual carriageway with my girlfriend (now wife) on the back! Luckily, having ridden 2 strokes for years the reflexes in my left wrist were honed to perfection and I avoided us coming off. Rebuilt the engine with the help of a haynes manual.
Ridden 4 strokes for the last 20 years+ which make a lot more sense, and blow up a lot less, but I do miss the smell, noise, and powerband of strokers.
My first *ahem* car. Not mine but looked just like it once I finished doing it all up. Mine was finished in peppermint green and white.
And this bad boy was my first two wheeled motor vehicle whilst living in Asia at the tender age of 28.
Morris Minor for me. Fantastic
Lots of mods to make it go a bit faster.
It was 36 years ago and I still remember some of the part numbers - 12G295 cylinder head, AEG510 Camshaft Twin 1 1/2" SU Carbs etc...
Proton Persona 1.6XLi, 1995, 5 door, red (well, pink on one side as the previous owner had always parked it facing the same way)
Only got 8 months and 12,000 miles out of it.
Can't complain for £200 though.
ford capri 1.6 lazer
It was a 4x4 - but I don't care - far and away the coolest 4x4.
1944 Willys Jeep
mcmoonter - love the car!
My first car was also a mini pickup, she was know as Marilyn:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=7656167&l=f3a355e774&id=618887036
V8 SP - Pick ups were great. Curious location of fuel tank on yours.
I eventually did mine up with a 1400cc engine.
First car bought for £180 because i stoved the back end in with my dads car
replaced with this
Form a queue ladies
They seem me rollin, they hatin'
mcmoonter - yeah, the guy before me had put a saloon tank in the back rather than replace the underneath tank - yet another thing i had to put right in the overhaul, sadly i trashed it before I had a picture of it finished.
I would love a 1400 mini, i want a 16v KAD one day! You can see a few more pictures including my 1293 Cooper here:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=301740&id=618887036&l=a2915c3001
Capri 1.6GL in this colour:
Followed by:
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the RD50. Mine was the much sexier black variety. Just like a Fizz but without the pedals and raw power 
A vintage DOT with a 197cc villiers engine when I was 15. It was a bit different to the Bantams the rest of my mates rode. Unfortunately I can't say that it was treated with any kind of respect.
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