tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post7864410701574562691..comments2024-03-28T20:30:35.448+13:00Comments on Confessions of an Ageing Motorcyclist: Were those the days???Geoff Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-86351500201099066202016-08-09T09:27:40.157+12:002016-08-09T09:27:40.157+12:00Hahahaha! Thanks Brandy (I think!) Is that simil...Hahahaha! Thanks Brandy (I think!) Is that similar to calling an older person "sprightly"? ;-) . Open face helmet in those days, getting smacked by bugs and freezing in the cold weather.Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-17749389671636466372016-08-09T09:13:00.221+12:002016-08-09T09:13:00.221+12:00Love that first photo Geoff. You sir, were lookin...Love that first photo Geoff. You sir, were looking very dapper.Trobairitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453398807198746434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-80575596617911072842016-08-08T11:25:31.345+12:002016-08-08T11:25:31.345+12:00Hi Jules,
I don't know what happened with your...Hi Jules,<br />I don't know what happened with your post so I had to put it under Anonymous but never mind!! Yep, for those who got involved with bikes in our teens, it left lasting impressions, didn't it? Can understand your memories about the CB750 sound. I was exactly the same the first time I heard the sound of a factory-prepared racing Trident with an open megaphone 3 into 1. Funny how they stick with us over the decades!Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-1621175714167251372016-08-08T11:21:08.306+12:002016-08-08T11:21:08.306+12:00Tarsnakes Down Under
A really nice piece Geoff. I ...Tarsnakes Down Under<br />A really nice piece Geoff. I loved being in my teens in the 1970's when there was a huge resurgence in motorcycling. Jap bikes had just taken over, though there was still the odd Triumph Trident or Norton Commando about. I still vividly remember my first pillion ride on the back of a Honda CB750 as a 16 year old, it featured with four pipes with baffles removed - it was sublime!<br /><br />Cheers Jules<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-30503846358122592712016-08-08T09:33:46.544+12:002016-08-08T09:33:46.544+12:00Good stuff Nikos! No doubt your parents underesti...Good stuff Nikos! No doubt your parents underestimated your resourcefulness! The FS1 was a much nicer looking bike than my Suzuki. My grandparents had leg shields and a monster screen fitted to protect me from the elements, bless 'em! I sort of felt obligated to leave 'em on but only hung onto the bike until I passed my test.Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-61543345817046923382016-08-08T09:29:57.455+12:002016-08-08T09:29:57.455+12:00Thanks Sonja,
On balance, I love the current time ...Thanks Sonja,<br />On balance, I love the current time more, it's just that those early days on two wheels had so much influence on both my future riding and professional development.Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-26460979935063910642016-08-08T09:26:41.595+12:002016-08-08T09:26:41.595+12:00Cheers Steve,
Ah yes.... single and the freedom t...Cheers Steve,<br />Ah yes.... single and the freedom to do what we wanted without Executive Permission! They were certainly formative years. Actually, your R1 is one of the modern crop of bikes that is distinctive with that great exhaust note!Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-90976083486848252492016-08-08T02:05:19.214+12:002016-08-08T02:05:19.214+12:00I expect my parents permitted me a cheapo 15th han...I expect my parents permitted me a cheapo 15th hand FS1E as it would keep off the road....they were partly correct but I did manage to get it going sufficiently well to take me across South London as a commuter. Sounds like a Triumph would have been better...Nikoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119901226987582553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-37862206299427459792016-08-07T21:33:31.583+12:002016-08-07T21:33:31.583+12:00I like your trip down memory lane, Geoff. I hope t...I like your trip down memory lane, Geoff. I hope that one day I will be able to reminisce about 50+ years on two wheels.SonjaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389245948579828531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-54339620405735424512016-08-07T21:32:22.087+12:002016-08-07T21:32:22.087+12:00Great post Geoff, I to think that my best riding y...Great post Geoff, I to think that my best riding years were in my twenties(or the late nineties) that being the time where I had no wife and kids and I would always be out riding every weekend. Sometimes me and my brother would ride down into the snowy mountains just for the heck off it, no planning just get on the bikes and go.<br />As for the bikes my current bike is far superior in every way and I wouldn't swap it for any of the other bikes i've owned, thats not to say I didn't like them though, the current generation bikes are far safer than the previous making them more enjoyable and safer at the same time.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-25940910067912240052016-08-07T19:15:19.103+12:002016-08-07T19:15:19.103+12:00Hi Andrew,
Haha, I wonder why??
Very pleased to ...Hi Andrew,<br /><br />Haha, I wonder why??<br /><br />Very pleased to see your comments. It seems to be the circumstances, not the bikes themselves which provide the best memories eh?<br /><br />Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-41898730012165712392016-08-07T18:57:29.704+12:002016-08-07T18:57:29.704+12:00Hmmmmm, I can't remember back as far as you Ge...Hmmmmm, I can't remember back as far as you Geoff...<br /><br />I reckon that even though my early years were fantastic (my little RG was fantastic, as was my GSX400X), biking got even better once it wasn't just a means of transport. All of a sudden I was "touring" and then even tackling endurance rides. So I guess that the best era for me was at the tail end of the last millennium and the start of the new one for me...Andrew Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00716829007873864871noreply@blogger.com