I’ve got a Vespa 300gts, awesome wee thing, tops out not much over 70 but that’s the sacrifice made for it being nice and grunty down low.I have always fancied one. I thought that it would be good for touring on the UK mainland and then further into Europe. My grand plans for the latter were scotched by my other half, who decided that she didn't want to come along. She really enjoyed our one long UK jaunt, but I think that she prefers cycling.
I have to admit that I like the small Triumph scrambler, but also feel drawn to scooters. Of scooters I have owned a Lambretta (Cento) 100 and a Gilera Runner SP180. The latter being a 2-stroke missile and one of the best bikes I have owned. Fastest was a Hayabusa. Best for comfort was a 1500 Goldwing. Smallest was a tie between a Raleigh Wisp, a Raleigh Runabout and an NSU Quickly. There have been many others including a Honda CB250, Suzuki GSX(?) 400, Honda CX 500, Kawasaki GT750, Kawasaki KLR650, Honda 750 Africa Twin.
A couple of guys toured the US and visited every state on a couple of CT125s. Makes good reading.I'm not into bikes, but would love a Honda C90 or ct125...
I fancy one for shoestring touring.
Our roads are excellent up here. We are so lucky. Riding in side winds can be challenging though. I have always liked trail bikes. I had a Suzuki TS250, which I bought new for £815 in 1980.Nice journey into motorcycling. I totally get the touring aspect. You should not put your European plans to rest, though, as your partner could use trains to leap between destinations while you ride. It’s affordable and more comfortable for a passenger, and you still spend your holiday together.
Not knowing your islands (the closest equivalent I know are the Channel Islands, and I’d think standards of living may differ “marginally”) I would have thought that a small trail bike would have been ideal, and that scooters would be lethal judging by the numbers and sizes of potholes (Kent being my reference this time)
Once was the very proud owner of a 1979 Honda XL250. That was a superb bike, mine had a dodgy MOT saying it was a 125cc. I got almost a year out of that MOT, bloody brilliant.Our roads are excellent up here. We are so lucky. Riding in side winds can be challenging though. I have always liked trail bikes. I had a Suzuki TS250, which I bought new for £815 in 1980.
I'm not into bikes, but would love a Honda C90 or ct125...I always have a look on marketplace for a bargain.
I got overpaid a while back, so have 2k "spare" that I may have to return at some point. I thought a cheap classic moped might be as good a place as any to put it.
I fancy one for shoestring touring. I've ridden a pushbike to Spain, so lejog / wild ireland way etc on a moped is a decent alternative now I'm getting older.
I've no bike licence, so it'd have to be a 125.
🤣🤣🤣Don't you just love it when the weather is warm so the roads turn to sponge and you can ride in shorts.
Picked up a yamaha townmate 80t today...
Visually similar to a C90, but shaft drive.
Rode it 8 miles home in shorts and a borrowed helmet. Seems OK. Its had a full rebuild, and appears to be in good condition.
Nice little project for the winter.
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It’s in the FB link. Here are the pics, clear view of the plate if you wanted to ask Chorley police about the bike being ridden illegally by a Chorley man on Sunday.That sounds fun! Let’s see it. I do have a soft spot for Yamaha. They are good at making bikes for incredibly niche markets.
Still totally suitable riding weather here currently. I think you could do late March to November without thinking about it too much, possibly to December.
And for an hour this afternoon.It’s in the FB link. Here are the pics, clear view of the plate if you wanted to ask Chorley police about the bike being ridden illegally by a Chorley man on Sunday.
There’s a whole week’s worth of educational adult reading there and in the little suggested boxes. There’s a bloke here in the village, utterly unassuming and respectable, who has the full on playroom, complete with an eye-watering array of BDSM “toys” that he nonchalantly exhibited to a friend and I. A late relative of his had been her patient and she had gone round to “tie up some loose ends,” but thought him a bit creepy so asked me to accompany her.
Bloody hell!