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[zxyogi]

Remember the Moto Martin CBX1000? that was worth having, especially with a turbo.  Digging into the dusty recesses of my mind, what about the Reliant-engined Quaser?  I saw one on the Island and it looked a really good laugh. 

   i remember that fooker....feet forward jobbie,it was "the future" of motorcycling.......apparently.

[doug_zx10r]

Hey don't mock, what is a BMW C1, or a Suzuki Burgmann, or any other motorised armchair?  They all owe it to the feet forward brigade, no not choppers.

[Andy J]

aye I like the thought of a top speed run at Elvington or Brunters , there's an idea and how about a blast at the 1/4 mile too 

CBX's are 'orrible though two-strokes, they rattle just like if not worse than the CB900 from ahem that era 

[Patf]

What an excellent read. Loved the stuff about how we played out all day etc. Used to leave the house at 9 and disappear (by bicycle) to friends houses all over the place.

Oh, once I passed my test bought a GPz600 and was amazed at its speed. A few years later went out with a girl who owned a RD500LC and shoot me down , but I was never impressed by it.

[Andy J]

how times have changed, I bloody loved the 80's well except for my first marriage from hell that is 

Let's do something to start an 80's revival, now let me think, how about a starter with buying one of those leather jackets that was a load of small patches bought from the catalogue, so many people had them and even then they were horrible but no one cared 

do you remember those lids with the maltese cross on the side that were cool, and the old lids like the griffin and, damn I can't recall the first full face lid I had where the visor opened right back until it hit the back of the lid and jesus how it caught the wind, almost enough to break your neck     

[zxyogi]

 

[Patf]

I remember going on the bike of my mates GPZ900 and feeling cool when he lent me his alien helmet (anyone remember these ?) .

Just so long as no one suggest wearing Derri boots again.

[Andy J]

[Patf]

[Andy J]

I am sure they were mate 

How about this for a real bike

[Patf]

Twin shocks, single disk and a proper paint scheme. Yamaha should do an R1 or R6 like that. (paint that is).

[Andy J]

or this which there were millions of



and that's a late special one with the inside out comstars, most had silver boring wheeles and sounded like a wet fort with a Micron 2-1 pipe  

[Andy J]

my biggest memories from the 80s were ...twin microns on the lc..............and even better set of twins on my sisters mate 

aye I had a set of Microns on my LC the ones with the tiny cans and fekk me they sounded sweet, never a prob from the old bill either as they were busy with more important things back then. 

    @ twins on mate 

[Andy J]

the CB900, that was a great bike    shame it was a cammy Honda though but really nice, my mate had the rarer 750 version and it was bloody lovely 

[john.658]

Must be someone on here with a pic of a Z650 or old Z1, proper iron.