Who is this and where are they?

[Clivoris]

This photograph has been sitting at my local library in Porirua for months, waiting to be reunited with someone. It was found inside a book called "The 10pm Question". It so reminds me of my youth spent shuffling around Dave Whittaker Honda in Hastings that I thought I would see if anyone on here could help with identification of the subjects and venue. I'm also curious about how long it took the MVX to seize, spit the young fulla off and erase the smile:msn-wink:

[Crasherfromwayback]

This photograph has been sitting at my local library in Porirua for months, waiting to be reunited with someone. It was found inside a book called "The 10pm Question". It so reminds me of my youth spent shuffling around Dave Whittaker Honda in Hastings that I thought I would see if anyone on here could help with identification of the subjects and venue. I'm also curious about how long it took the MVX to seize, spit the young fulla off and erase the smile:msn-wink:

Is the reflection in the window the old police headquaters on Taranaki St?

[blackdog]

The distinctive arch in the reflection in the window may help identify the location.

Love the ginga's mo!

[bart]

1984??? If the XR in the background is new.

[blackdog]

Is the reflection in the window the old police headquaters on Taranaki St?

Mt Cook Barracks? No.

I don't believe it is in Wellington.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Mt Cook Barracks? No.

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No. Taranaki St.

[blackdog]

No. Taranaki St.

Can't picture it. Was a Honda shop on Taranaki St? I only remember Sawyers up Adelaide Rd.

[Clivoris]

It's got to be around 84ish. I need some of that photo aging technology (like in CSI) to see if the ginger mo geeza is my mate Fatboy curently living in Napier. That would be too much of a coincidence.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Can't picture it. Was a Honda shop on Taranaki St? I only remember Sawyers up Adelaide Rd.

I've been wrong many times before...but I thought there was years ago. I know there was also one on Cambridge Tce many moons ago. They were selling MVX's then too!

[tri boy]

Basil Fawlty liked Honda's.
Who would of thunk?

(First glance had me thinking it was Eades Honda in Wangavegas).

[manxkiwi]

It's not White Trash is it? The start of his obsession??

[Crasherfromwayback]

Can't picture it. Was a Honda shop on Taranaki St? I only remember Sawyers up Adelaide Rd.

Is this the building in the reflection?

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[blackdog]

Is this the building in the reflection?

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Sure does look like it dude, nice spotting. The old man used to work at Magnus on the corner. Still love the Green Parrot.

[pritch]

I'm a bit lost looking at that. The Honda shop I bought my CB500 from in about '72 was somewhere near the waterfront, Wakefield Street?

[gazzerklr]

Honda City Wgtn were in the building across from the Taranaki police station around 1985-86. I bought a CB750 Integra from them

[Hitcher]

The reflected arch is also a bit similar to the main entrance of the Trades Hall Building on Vivian Street.

Forget that. I've just Google streetviewed it and it's nothing at all like that.

[Crasherfromwayback]

The reflected arch is also a bit similar to the main entrance of the Trades Hall Building on Vivian Street.

Forget that. I've just Google streetviewed it and it's nothing at all like that.

Aye. There weren't any Honda shops round that way at that time either Hitcher.

[Mystic13]

Send it in to the Dominion or some local paper, front page it'll make an interesting story... and Facebook it at the same time and see which is quicker.

[driftn]

the kid on the right looks like a young Clive Banks to me.:clap:

[Clivoris]

the kid on the right looks like a young Clive Banks to me.:clap:

That doofus was never that good looking.

[Road kill]

83/4,Last of the steel tanked XR's.

[Crasherfromwayback]

83/4,Last of the steel tanked XR's.

That tank be plastic.

[DJSin]

Basil Fawlty liked Honda's.
Who would of thunk

Yeah, I saw that likeness too :D

[merv]

When I came to Wellington in 1978 Sawyers were in Cuba Street as I drooled of the CBX 1000 there. By 1984 when the XR200RE (bless its four valve soul) was launched, they had moved to Cambridge Terrace. The XR in the window does look like a 1983 model to me so I suspect this is when the MVX was launched and it could be in Cuba Street. I'll think about the building.

[merv]

83/4,Last of the steel tanked XR's.


Only steel tanked XRs were the early 'A' model ones 80-81. 'B' models from 81 on were plastic. Otherwise steel tanks were XL Hondas.

[gammaguy]

heres my theory

graham streeter and graeme mc leans Honda Centre

Taranaki Street Wellington

MVX 250 that seized center pot in foreground,XR250 RE that spat out cams,valves and valve seats in the window.From the fun loving folk that bought us the NR500.

Happy days for all concerned...

[wilber]

Was a honda dealer cannot remember who ,bought parts from Taranaki st late 70's for a 250 motorsport I had dropped .
81 sawyers were on cambrige tce got my xr500a there .

[dangerous]

I'm also curious about how long it took the MVX to seize, spit the young fulla off and erase the smile:msn-wink:They never seized, or realy, more so melted a hole in the pot, ya just lost power LOL, ride it home and repeat last month.... and it went center, left, center, right, center left, center, right... sell :cool:
NB the VT500 behind the XR

[Madness]

http://cdnimg.visualizeus.com/thumbs/27/e5/haha-27e513bdab8dcaeb6b17b0494b8f1121_i.jpg

[MD]

+ another vote for the Honda Centre, or was it called Honda City? in Taranaki St between Manners and Wakefield. I bought a new GB400TT off them in 86 and from memory thay vanished a couple of years later.
Then I bought a VT500 cruiser off them that their mechanic crashed while test riding. That was a funny phone call.
Hi, it's the bike shop ringing about your service.
Oh great it's ready then. Thanks for the call I will collect it before 5. How did the service go, how much.
The service went fine but umm, you can't collect it. [Pause]..for some time. We've got a loaner for you for a while though [shit heap of a VT250]
The conversation got funnier after that until he finally confessed the mechanic fell off going around the Basin with lots of cosmetic damage. To their credit they returned it spotless.

There was a Yamaha shop nearby on the corner of Wakefield and Tory (maybe) which also went under the same time. Close to the New World supermarket/Chaffer park.

[Crasherfromwayback]

+There was a Yamaha shop nearby on the corner of Wakefield and Tory (maybe) which also went under the same time. Close to the New World supermarket/Chaffer park.

Greg Brink Yamaha. Cnr of Wakefield and Chaffers St. I bought my first ever Arai helmet there. A Wes Cooley Rep.