Blasts from the past

[Tvrv37]

Got chatting with Billinom8s about old smokers. Because I'm old, probably have early onset dementia and defiantly a bit soft in the head I've finally found and purchased my RD250DX barn find. Like many of you we lost our biking virginity on these machines. Thought it would be nice to post some pics of early bikes we lost loved and maybe want back. This is not just for old two strokes but anything, kids scramblers, old thumpers whatever floated your boat. Anyway below is the inspiration for the thread.

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[MellowYellow]

I think I've posted this before but happy to put my very first bike up again...

[MellowYellow]

Trailing link I think it was called.

[Kata]

What is it?

[TLS-Moose]

Trailing link I think it was called.

Leading link, or Earle's forks, I think they are. Favoured by sidecars riders.

[ptolemyx]

Looks like a Jawa to me John. Always thought of Larry as a Jawa/CZ type of guy
As for me:-

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[Ming]

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You'll be keeping the blue and purple wheels then mate?

[Streetmann]

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The ty80 was my first taste of motorcycles, then 5he 83 gp100u was my first road going bike I still have it and it's currently stripped down as my restoration project hope to have a little 2 smoke ride out when shes done

[Kata]

Looks like a Jawa to me John. Always thought of Larry as a Jawa/CZ type of guy
As for me:-
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Nice! Don't normally like old British bikes but that looks cool.

[Kata]

Right the first bike I owned was a TS100er. It was a heap but I didn't know any better.

For example didn't know that unlike a pedal bike, you had to tighten the chain, so it came off one night.

Had a K&N filter on it and with its fueling it was anyone's guess if it was going to accelerate or bog down.

One eve came out of a cross roads and hit a speeding car. Luckily I had two pairs of jeans on.

Pic is a TS, but not mine (unless someone restored it!)

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[billinom8s]

I had an MT5 for my first bike, what a heap. First day out the exhaust blew a hole in the downpipe and I got a front puncture.

I moved on to a DT125lc but then stepped up to the big leagues.

[TLS-Moose]

First bike was a Honda CG125 .....

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[Blender81]

KMX125 Not actually my first road bike, twas the second...I had a DT50 first but got no pics

Before being on road I had a Honda Melody scooter (now that was a beast... ) and a YZ80 project bike which was never finished but wished I'd kept it

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[Mervin]

Got chatting with Billinom8s about old smokers. Because I'm old, probably have early onset dementia and defiantly a bit soft in the head I've finally found and purchased my RD250DX barn find. Like many of you we lost our biking virginity on these machines. Thought it would be nice to post some pics of early bikes we lost loved and maybe want back. This is not just for old two strokes but anything, kids scramblers, old thumpers whatever floated your boat. Anyway below is the inspiration for the thread.
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I have 3 of em mate , a 250D 400D and a 400E in bits join us at https://www.aircooledrdclub.com/smf/index.php you well find me there

[menzies3032]

Don’t have a photo of my 1st bike which was a Suzuki TS50X but do have a photo of my 2nd bike which was a Honda MTX125. Remember being a total head case riding this bike and absolutely no concern for my safety what so ever...... how things have changed.

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