how old are you?

[texmo]

just wondering the average age of people who post here

[placidfemme]

Just look in peoples profiles... most of us have our birthdates in there...

[texmo]

Hey i never knew you could do that..... blah show how much I know

[bugjuice]

mentally..?? :whistle:
there was a poll on age groups not too long ago.. search for that. no idea what to search for, but try searching

[Joni]

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=12980

This might help...

[SPORK]

As far as I know, I'm the youngest, clocking in at a whopping 15 years, 3 months, and 25 days!

[Indiana_Jones]

Judging by how scared the school kids are of my music as they walk past, too old lol

-Indy

[Storm]

Judging by how scared the school kids are of my music as they walk past, too old lol

-Indy

Mate, everyone is scared of your music :bleh:

[LilMonsta]

As far as I know, I'm the youngest, clocking in at a whopping 15 years, 3 months, and 25 days!


:laugh: ... I still win .... 3 years and 2 months :bleh: But my mum still has to type for me :o

[SPORK]

:laugh: ... I still win .... 3 years and 2 months :bleh: But my mum still has to type for me :o
Yeah, what-ev. Jaokes!

[Lou Girardin]

just wondering the average age of people who post here

Mind your own business, nosey bloody whippersnapper. :motu:

[Waylander]

As far as I know, I'm the youngest, clocking in at a whopping 15 years, 3 months, and 25 days!
XhardXcoreX is 14.

Joni almost thought that was my thread. Except it didn't have any missing age groups and other mistakes peaple kept pointing out...:oi-grr:

[Fryin Finn]

I'm twenty one and a bit - quite a bit :rofl:

[Ixion]

About 35 centuries give or take.

[Slipstream]

I'm twenty one and a bit - quite a bit :rofl:

HEY! You took my joke :oi-grr: ....

Well I am about 27 or al least I think I am, I have been 101 before and 13 twice...

[scumdog]

I was around when the Tangiwai Disaster happened....

[SPORK]

XhardXcoreX is 14.

Joni almost thought that was my thread. Except it didn't have any missing age groups and other mistakes peaple kept pointing out...:oi-grr:
Awww. Well, when I joined I was teh youngest then!

Man I'm getting old... Pass me the Zimmer.

[Slipstream]

Pass me the Zimmer.

What kind of shocks you gonna put on yours? I powder coated my frame a pearl blue and put hydraulic's on it, ya know, to wank it up a bit. :yes:

[ManDownUnder]

36 going on 18... :devil2:

[yungatart]

As far as I know, I'm the youngest, clocking in at a whopping 15 years, 3 months, and 25 days!
Nah! ZXhardcoreX is 14 years 6 months and 6 days! You lose.

[NC]

24 Woohoo! :no:

[mikey]

as big dave or chris or someone says im 19 going on 9!

but honestly
im peter pan.

[Lou Girardin]

You're only as old as the woman you feel.

[MrMelon]

Go go 21!!

[NC]

Go go 21!!
Not for long! Mwha ha ha ha haaaaa!

[ManDownUnder]

You're only as old as the woman you feel.

ok dokes - I wanna be 27 please LOL

[Storm]

18 with GST

[yungatart]

You're only as old as the woman you feel.
I'm neither sexist nor gay so can I be as old as the man I feel?

[NC]

ok dokes - I wanna be 27 please LOL
Ooooh YAY! The man I feel (up) is 23....Woohoo! I'm younger :D

[Ixion]

I was around when the Tangiwai Disaster happened....

Well, that was a REALLY bad year them wasn't it. Two major disasters.

[ManDownUnder]

Ooooh YAY! The man I feel (up) is 23....Woohoo! I'm younger :D

So he goes up when you fee.... no hang on - ignore...

[Wolf]

According to my profile, I'm going to be 42 towards the end of this month - there ya go, saved you the mouse clicks (tho' at my age I should be saving my aging typing fingers)

[Quasievil]

23 years old and still looking great

[Big Dave]

.....twelve.

[Wolf]

.....twelve.
Age, not shoe size

[NC]

Age, not shoe size
That's a big shoe....

[ManDownUnder]

That's a big shoe....

big shoes big fan club!

[Charlie]

26 according to my birth cert

[Eurygnomes]

The grand old age of 28... and I'm stopping right here. Enjoying life WAY too much. Though if we're going by the age of the man we feel, 40! I think I'll stick to my own age ta muchly! :)

[Wolf]

That's a big shoe....
I just assumed the name "Big Dave" had meaning and made the obvious assumptions thereafter...

[NC]

big shoes big fan club!
Big shoes, big....socks

For some odd reason I can't be filthy. Damn.


Plus I have to go give the bike an oil change, right now. And I don't want to.
But I have to..... :oi-grr: *sigh*

[Keystone19]

35 going on 18...

Oh, isn't that what MDU said?

No, no, he's 36 going on 18....

Oh, that's ok then, was a bit worried for a moment we might have been the same age...

:blink:

[Waylander]

I'll be 22 in a few months but according to Lou I would be 27.:devil2:

[ManDownUnder]

35 going on 18...

Oh, isn't that what MDU said?

No, no, he's 36 going on 18....

Oh, that's ok then, was a bit worried for a moment we might have been the same age...

:blink:

I might be lying... you lying with me? (Sorry - I had to - it was a cheap but easy shot)

MDU

[Keystone19]

I might be lying... you lying with me? (Sorry - I had to - it was a cheap but easy shot)

MDU

Yeah, I might be lying with you...

[Waylander]

Yeah, I might be lying with you...
Or perhaps he is feeling you...

[Keystone19]

Or perhaps he is feeling you...

Hang on, let me check...

[Slipstream]

You're only as old as the woman you feel.

So is there a time limit on that?
Last woman I felt was 19 .... oh to be 19 again *sigh* :weep:

[Big Dave]

oops - I thought it read 'how old do you act' -anyway, i wear a size 13 shoe.
Jnr is age 20 and wears 16's.

[Beemer]

Let's just say I remember our school being closed because of the flooding when the Wahine sunk. And I remember a time BEFORE decimal currency...

[Big Dave]

So is there a time limit on that?
Last woman I felt was 19 .... oh to be 19 again *sigh* :weep:


schwing, schwing,

[ManDownUnder]

So is there a time limit on that?
Last woman I felt was 19 .... oh to be 19 again *sigh* :weep:

Yes and no - I'm earning more now, have more toys now, more experience now... just a few more restrictions... dammit LOL

Still dreams are free, and so is the ocassional perv

[Big Dave]

Let's just say I remember our school being closed because of the flooding when the Wahine sunk. And I remember a time BEFORE decimal currency...


I can *just* remember Tuesday.

[ManDownUnder]

I can *just* remember Tuesday.

a good day was it???:devil2:

[Big Dave]

a good day was it???:devil2:


i forget.......

[oldrider]

I'm 66 next birthday 69 is my favourite No but can't remember why!! Damn it!! Actually I can hardly remember anything. Who's there, where am I? Tea's ready the nurse is calling. Cheers John.

[Lou Girardin]

I've just realised I'm only 36 :cool: (heh heh heh)

[Big Dave]

I've just realised I'm only 36 :cool: (heh heh heh)

And I'm the Queen of England.

[texmo]

i was born on the 5th march 1987

[WINJA]

24 Woohoo! :no:
IS THAT DOG YEARS ?

[ManDownUnder]

And I'm the Queen of England.

Your Majesty...

[NC]

IS THAT DOG YEARS ?
Yeah, I'm still classed as jailbait, sorry :love:

[SPORK]

That's a big shoe....
I'm a size 12...

No, honestly, I am.

[SPman]

20 . . .and some months!

[WINJA]

Yeah, I'm still classed as jailbait, sorry :love:
ILL WAIT FOR YOU :cry: :cry:

[NC]

ILL WAIT FOR YOU :cry: :cry:
Crying? Have you been hanging out with that homo Zed?

pHa-ooooooftah!

[parsley]

I'm 3 years off 30.

Just not saying which side... :whistle:

[DEATH_INC.]

If yer as old as you feel then I vary from 2 to 80.....so I must be somewhere in between.....(Shaddup Bruce!)

[Two Smoker]

My actual age: 20 (since a few days ago)
What i feel age: 18 (although she is 19 in a week)
Shoe size age: 11
Bike riding age: 2-3 years old, probably 3 because i can be quite sensible compared to the rest of the people i ride with...

[Hitcher]

As far as I know, I'm the youngest, clocking in at a whopping 15 years, 3 months, and 25 days!
There are several amongst us who undershoot this target. One in particular is staggeringly and prodigiously literate...

[forty two]

hhmm, age, when riding 22/coro etc on a sunny day - real age minus 15, when riding to work in the morning - real age minus 10, riding home in the afternoon - real age plus 5. :rofl:

[SPORK]

There are several amongst us who undershoot this target. One in particular is staggeringly and prodigiously literate...
we11, t311 u5 h00-!!!!11

[Ixion]

we11, t311 u5 h00-!!!!11

How old is mud_boy ?

[texmo]

1f u c4n r34d 7h15 u r34lly n33d 2 g3t l41d

[Slipstream]

1f u c4n r34d 7h15 u r34lly n33d 2 g3t l41d
:gob:You're right....any offers??? ........ :devil2:

Severe scruitineering before any offers will be taken into consideration

[SPman]

And I remember a time BEFORE decimal currency...
Jeez - I worked on decimal currency changeover! :eek5:
And a Bonnie was 420 quid!


if you turned 21 on the wrong date you joined the army weather you wanted to or not
Not me boyo - got called up and told them where to stick it! :nya:
Fucked them around for 3 years - aah - those were the days . .:doobey:

Got some wierd looks when I joined the Naval reserve, 10 yrs later though :rofl:

[SixPackBack]

:gob:You're right....any offers??? ........ :devil2:

Severe scruitineering before any offers will be taken into consideration

Would you shag the bean man he's offering :whistle:

[Slipstream]

Would you shag the bean man he's offering :whistle:

"Can you hammer a nine inch nail through a board with your penis? A girl's got to have her standards"

[avgas]

"Can you hammer a nine inch nail through a board with your penis? A girl's got to have her standards"
Fudgei missread this, now i have a nine inch nail through my penis into a board. best i go see a doctor

[SixPackBack]

"Can you hammer a nine inch nail through a board with your penis? A girl's got to have her standards"

If you have your naked Brazilian body in front of me :love:

[merv]

And I remember a time BEFORE decimal currency...

So did you get your "Dollar Scholar" certificate?

[Beemer]

So did you get your "Dollar Scholar" certificate?

You'll keep - but not for long in the deep freeze... :rofl:

I don't remember getting one of those, but I do remember when you could get two aniseed wheels for a penny!

[merv]

Can't remember the questions now after only 38 years but I think there were about 10 of them along the lines of converting a shilling to how many cents and stuff like that. I am sure if I look hard back in the old family home I could probably find my certificate.

[Magua]

18, 19 in January. Indy, you can't judge a person's age by their music. Rahul thinks my Soundgarden cds are old!

[myvice]

You'll keep - but not for long in the deep freeze... :rofl:

I don't remember getting one of those, but I do remember when you could get two aniseed wheels for a penny!

Whats a penny?
Mental age of 5...

[Slipstream]

If you have your naked Brazilian body in front of me :love:

I'm not Brazilian dude...I'm Kiwi/Swedish :bleh:

[SixPackBack]

I'm not Brazilian dude...I'm Kiwi/Swedish :bleh:

Sweetheart the ' brazilian comment was not a reference to your ethnicity :devil2:

[Slipstream]

Sweetheart the ' brazilian comment was not a reference to your ethnicity :devil2:

Peaches, I was politely ignoring that reference :wait: ......... BTW...how'd you know ;) and what's this got to do with bikes or drinking anyway :bleh: speaking of which....time for another :drinkup:

[SixPackBack]

Peaches, I was politely ignoring that reference :wait: ......... BTW...how'd you know ;) and what's this got to do with bikes or drinking anyway :bleh: speaking of which....time for another :drinkup:

I need a drink my bloods boiling.....how did i know, your sassy attitude gave it away :love: >SPB.

[ManDownUnder]

Peaches, I was politely ignoring that reference :wait: ......... BTW...how'd you know ;) and what's this got to do with bikes or drinking anyway :bleh: speaking of which....time for another :drinkup:

I mentioned yours straight after I finished showing him mine

(which is only tattooed on btw... ):whistle:

[Slipstream]

I need a drink my bloods boiling.....how did i know, your sassy attitude gave it away :love: >SPB.

Oh well, it's a shame you ride a GSXR .... I'm more of an R1 kinda girl :ride:

[Slipstream]

I mentioned yours straight after I finished showing him mine

(which is only tattooed on btw... ):whistle:

That's amazing how you know and you've never even seen me :laugh:

Do you shave,wax, or pluck.............

You know...I really don't know what this has to do with bikes....or drinking......back to the thread at hand..

I seem to be acting like a 16 year old at the moment ..... that's barely leagal to those playing at home :devil2:

[SixPackBack]

Oh well, it's a shame you ride a GSXR .... I'm more of an R1 kinda girl :ride:

kinda expensive swappin bikes sweetpea :love: oohh well a yammie it is then

[Slipstream]

kinda expensive swappin bikes sweetpea :love: oohh well a yammie it is then

This is my personal favourite, an '02 model....wish it was in solid red tho....still a sexy wee beast...

[ManDownUnder]

That's amazing how you know and you've never even seen me :laugh:

Do you shave,wax, or pluck.............

You know...I really don't know what this has to do with bikes....or drinking......back to the thread at hand..

I seem to be acting like a 16 year old at the moment ..... that's barely leagal to those playing at home :devil2:

Like I say 36 going on 18... and did someone mention DRINKS???? :drinkup:

[Mooch]

just wondering the average age of people who post here

Close to menoporshe , but alas , can't aford one. Can still :ride: :Punk:

[SPORK]

This is my personal favourite, an '02 model....wish it was in solid red tho....still a sexy wee beast...
OMGWTFILOVEIT.

Wallpapereded. Seriously, that holds a candle to the 04-05 R1s, and that's saying something! :love:

[John]

Like I say 36 going on 18... and did someone mention DRINKS???? :drinkup:
I told him I was underage but he said that thats what everyone does :(

[Indiana_Jones]

"It's not the years, honey, it's the mileage" :Punk:

-Indy

[Gremlin]

22 in 8 minutes... sorta realised last week, then surprised myself today again.

Last year the first person who congratulated me on the day was my dad with a text message... our family is really lovy dovy etc :rofl:

Even at (almost) 22, time is passing too quickly :no:

6 minutes... :Punk:

[Waylander]

22 in 8 minutes... sorta realised last week, then surprised myself today again.

Last year the first person who congratulated me on the day was my dad with a text message... our family is really lovy dovy etc :rofl:

Even at (almost) 22, time is passing too quickly :no:

6 minutes... :Punk:
Bastard!!! You got me beat by two months!!!

[Slipstream]

!! Gremlin !!
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
It's your birthday today
And you just turned 22


Happy Birthday Big Boy ;)
:hug:

[Gremlin]

why thankee, just realised that as I was typing 22, that there is a highway somewhere called the very same name :whistle: , must make sure I do it at least once this year sometime.

[scumdog]

I've just realised I'm only 36 :cool: (heh heh heh)

We ain't talking bust size, big boy!!! :rofl: :motu:

[Wolf]

When I'm scrambling around the floor chasing, roaring at and being sat on by my giggling two- and three-year-old boys, I feel around three years old myself. Afterwards, when my back aches from having two kids jumping on it and I'm sweating and having difficulty breathing, I feel around ninety.

[MSTRS]

All this nostalgia....Mark1 Zephyr's were still almost new, I watched the Wahine go down, and as a young Republican I registered my complaint with the Monarchy by refusing to stand for the anthem at the 'flicks'.

[scumdog]

All this nostalgia....Mark1 Zephyr's were still almost new, I watched the Wahine go down, and as a young Republican I registered my complaint with the Monarchy by refusing to stand for the anthem at the 'flicks'.

My memory is different MSTRS,I was a teenager when the Wahine went down,
Mk4 Zephyrs were around then (MOT had them)
Cop cars were grey with a single blue light on the roof.
10 cents could get you a piece of fish and some chips
A pie was 25 cents.
Petrol was 36 cents a gallon (under 9 cents a litre).
3rd party insurance was part of your rego fee.
I protested against raising the level of Lake Manapouri.
1/2 dozen BIG bottles of beer was $1:97
Cars needed a valve-grind every 40,000 miles (70,00km) or so the gargres said.

[Hitcher]

refusing to stand for the anthem at the 'flicks'.
Isn't it amazing the things one forgets... And when movies had an "intermission".

[NotaGoth]

32 trapped in an 18 year olds body

[MSTRS]

My memory is different MSTRS,I was a teenager when the Wahine went down,
Mk4 Zephyrs were around then (MOT had them)

Yeah but that was 1968 not 1958

[MSTRS]

32 trapped in an 18 year olds body
There was a time when *some* of us didn't mind being trapped in part of an 18 year old's body :rofl: :rofl: :devil2:

[scumdog]

Yeah but that was 1968 not 1958

Yeah but I thought you were talking about Mk1 Zephyrs and the Wahine in the same breath. (i.e. at the same time span)

[Sniper]

Im turning 21 soon. But I still find it hard to act my age

[feistyredhead]

When I'm scrambling around the floor chasing, roaring at and being sat on by my giggling two- and three-year-old boys, I feel around three years old myself. Afterwards, when my back aches from having two kids jumping on it and I'm sweating and having difficulty breathing, I feel around ninety.

damn i know that feeling and i am only 28 and have 2 more than you :devil2: ...and with one cooking...damn that reminds me i must get the stud fixed. :rofl:

[Lou Girardin]

There was a time when *some* of us didn't mind being trapped in part of an 18 year old's body :rofl: :rofl: :devil2:

Still wouldn't. (shit, I said that out loud)

[Big Dave]

Im turning 21 soon. But I still find it hard to act my age

:rofl: wait till you hit 46 and still haven't grown up.

[hXc]

There are several amongst us who undershoot this target. One in particular is staggeringly and prodigiously literate...

Why, thankyou Sir Hitcher.

Real age - 14
Age I act - Anything from 3-14
Age of the person I feel - 14
Riding age - Just over a year
Shoe size - 10

And I'm still growing...

[vifferman]

:rofl: wait till you hit 46 and still haven't grown up.
Does Mrs BigDave give you shit about this too?

[hXc]

Like some guy said once.

Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional

[Motoracer]

32 trapped in an 18 year olds body

Cool! So you were born in 1973? Damn, you do look fine for a 32 year old!! I'd even go as far as to say that you've got the body of a 16-17 year old! Ummm... how was growing up as a teen through the 1980s? Like, was it fully rad??

[Big Dave]

Does Mrs BigDave give you shit about this too?

Last week he walks into the lounge room: basketball boots, shorts, singlet, cap on backwards, iPod blaring, - (just been down the outdoor court having a game with/dunking on the Asians.)
She says 'You are such a boy.'
'Why...thank you dear.'

[onearmedbandit]

29 going on 30, though the wife says I act like a kid yet look like I'm 35. Shit.

[Wolf]

Like some guy said once.

Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional
And:

You're only young once - but you can be immature indefinitely :devil2:

[hXc]

Exactly. Look forward to meeting you tomorrow

[Indiana_Jones]

Cool! So you were born in 1973? Damn, you do look fine for a 32 year old!! I'd even go as far as to say that you've got the body of a 16-17 year old! Ummm... how was growing up as a teen through the 1980s? Like, was it fully rad??

THE 80'S WOULD OF ROCKED! :D

-Indy

[MSTRS]

THE 80'S WOULD OF ROCKED! :D

-Indy
They might have - if they'd actually existed :devil2:

[NotaGoth]

There was a time when *some* of us didn't mind being trapped in part of an 18 year old's body :rofl: :rofl: :devil2:


i don't think i wanna know!!!!!! :O

[NotaGoth]

Cool! So you were born in 1973? Damn, you do look fine for a 32 year old!! I'd even go as far as to say that you've got the body of a 16-17 year old! Ummm... how was growing up as a teen through the 1980s? Like, was it fully rad??

one day you can play with my wrinkles and my 5 year old like boobs

i'll just give you a few :drinkup: :drinkup: :drinkup: first so you think i have jugs

woo me

[Motu]

My memory is different MSTRS,I was a teenager when the Wahine went down,
Mk4 Zephyrs were around then (MOT had them)
Cop cars were grey with a single blue light on the roof.
10 cents could get you a piece of fish and some chips
A pie was 25 cents.
Petrol was 36 cents a gallon (under 9 cents a litre).
3rd party insurance was part of your rego fee.
I protested against raising the level of Lake Manapouri.
1/2 dozen BIG bottles of beer was $1:97
Cars needed a valve-grind every 40,000 miles (70,00km) or so the gargres said.

Sigh....

There was a Motorway,the very first one,and we used to cross it like any road....to get to the other side I suppose.But you had to be carefull because it was wide (4 lanes) and cars went faster than normal....and we had to look out for Cop cars - they were MkI Zephyrs and painted turquoise - I'll take disbelief as being proof the poster was not there.....

[Ixion]

All this nostalgia....Mark1 Zephyr's were still almost new, I watched the Wahine go down, and as a young Republican I registered my complaint with the Monarchy by refusing to stand for the anthem at the 'flicks'.

Harrumph. Well if someone gave you a good clip over the ear for disrespect, 'twas probably me.

Used to annoy me that did.

Ford Zephyr was good, but not as good as the Ford Pilot I reckoned. [ now, listen to em, "whats a Ford Pilot ?". Wonder if anyone remembers them. And that damn distributor]

[Motu]

The Pilot was a joke - I'd sure be laughing if I had one now.They disapeared off the face of the earth pretty quick.The V8 60 was a sweet motor.....the Cop ones were black,very sinister......

[Ixion]

Sigh....

There was a Motorway,the very first one,and we used to cross it like any road....to get to the other side I suppose.But you had to be carefull because it was wide (4 lanes) and cars went faster than normal....and we had to look out for Cop cars - they were MkI Zephyrs and painted turquoise - I'll take disbelief as being proof the poster was not there.....

'Twas not *A* motorway, 'twas *The* motorway.

And we used to go and drive down it, not to go anywhere, but just to say "we drove on The Motorway last night". I remember those turquoise Zephyrs. I knew someone had a Mk I Zephyr with TARTAN PLASTIC SEATCOVERS. The very height of sophistication, how we envied him.

[Motu]

Oh,and who remembers trains? REAL trains.....black,belching smoke and steam,hissing at the station.Lying in bed at night and hearing the WHOOOOOOOO,HOOOOOOO in the distance.........

[MikeL]

And the only ticket I ever got until last year was dished out by a MOT cop in one of those black and white Mk IV Zephyrs. He got me to sit in the passenger seat while he wrote out the ticket and I can still remember looking out over this huge expanse of bonnet. Mightily impressed I was.
Of course I wouldn't have been so impressed if I'd known about all the troubles they had with this model. Overheating for a start. Apparently in the British Ford HQ for many years "Mark IV" was a swear word.

But even I'm not old enough to remember cops in Mk I Zephyrs...

[Ixion]

Oh,and who remembers trains? REAL trains.....black,belching smoke and steam,hissing at the station.Lying in bed at night and hearing the WHOOOOOOOO,HOOOOOOO in the distance.........

I still hear that (and see the smoke) every so often. A very nice sound it is.

[Ixion]

And the only ticket I ever got until last year was dished out by a MOT cop in one of those black and white Mk IV Zephyrs. He got me to sit in the passenger seat while he wrote out the ticket and I can still remember looking out over this huge expanse of bonnet. Mightily impressed I was.
Of course I wouldn't have been so impressed if I'd known about all the troubles they had with this model. Overheating for a start. Apparently in the British Ford HQ for many years "Mark IV" was a swear word.

But even I'm not old enough to remember cops in Mk I Zephyrs...

I owned a Mk 4 Zephyr until some pillock stole it :mad: . Didn't have any particular problems, except that the steering was heavy as , and it tended to leak from the rocker covers. Gutless but.

The Mk1 was better for its day.

Better still was the radar unit they used to sit on the roof. Big as a TV set (not kidding) and with a huge aerial on top of it that looked like it was made from half a dozen coat hangers.Could only be used on a stationary car of course. Radar was magic then, kids used to come out and hang round and watch open mouthed when word went round that the cops had their radar out.

[Wolf]

I still hear that (and see the smoke) every so often. A very nice sound it is.
I've seen one of the old steamers in serveice from time to time. Want to save up and take myself, Juliet and the kids on one.

[rfc85]

THE 80'S WOULD OF ROCKED! :D

-Indy
they did and i had a mean time, remember the wahine as a school kid 70s an early 80s were great-pissed off i missed vietnam but ? Always stood for the national antham? and and god save the queen before that-still do- but i'm old and and like to think i still retain the values i was brought up with

[pete376403]

Never saw one on the roof but saw plenty hanging off the rear bumper, big barrel shaped units, maybe 500 mm diameter. Course they couldn't chase you with one of those hanging off, so they would stand out on the round with a raised hand. Gentlemens rules decreed that the speeder would stop.

[pete376403]

I've seen one of the old steamers in serveice from time to time. Want to save up and take myself, Juliet and the kids on one.

WE have a railway line running along the back of our house, and every now and then Mainland steam run an excursion train (usually an Ab or a Ja). When that happens lots of the neighbours pop out and watch the train go by, then nod to each other with a "I remember those things" look.
And theres a thing - the road sign for a railway line is a stylised steam engine - yet most young drivers today wouldn't have ever seen a real one. No wonder people get bowled by them from time to time.

[Ixion]

Never saw one on the roof but saw plenty hanging off the rear bumper, big barrel shaped units, maybe 500 mm diameter. Course they couldn't chase you with one of those hanging off, so they would stand out on the round with a raised hand. Gentlemens rules decreed that the speeder would stop.

Yeah, they were the later ones, replaced the older big square "on the roof" model. Considered very sneaky and unfair, cos they were hard to spot (!)

[Ixion]

I've seen one of the old steamers in serveice from time to time. Want to save up and take myself, Juliet and the kids on one.

'Tis well worth it. A really nice day's outing. Everybody is always really friendly (what is it about steam trains that makes everybody so relaxed and friendly ?). And kids really love it.

[scumdog]

Harrumph. Well if someone gave you a good clip over the ear for disrespect, 'twas probably me.

Used to annoy me that did.

Ford Zephyr was good, but not as good as the Ford Pilot I reckoned. [ now, listen to em, "whats a Ford Pilot ?". Wonder if anyone remembers them. And that damn distributor]

Don't talk about Ford Pilots and brakes in the same breath, what a 'mare to set them up, - and then it was only good for the first week.

[scumdog]

I still hear that (and see the smoke) every so often. A very nice sound it is.

And putting pennies on the tracks for them to run over and flatten.

[Ixion]

Don't talk about Ford Pilots and brakes in the same breath, what a 'mare to set them up, - and then it was only good for the first week.


So ? They only had to work long enough to get a WOF. Ever tried towing a heavy caravan with a Pilot ?

[scumdog]

So ? They only had to work long enough to get a WOF. Ever tried towing a heavy caravan with a Pilot ?

I'd sooner strap myself into a Zeke fighter full of explosives and head off yelling Tora Tora Tora.!

Seriously, towing a caravan with a Pilot would be a mission - overheating, not stopping..... :no:

[Ixion]

I'd sooner strap myself into a Zeke fighter full of explosives and head off yelling Tora Tora Tora.!

Seriously, towing a caravan with a Pilot would be a mission - overheating, not stopping..... :no:

My uncle owned one for some years. And used it to tow his big caravan out to the Orewa Holiday Camp every year with it. He seemed happy enough. But his attitude was that it was up to everyone else to get out of his way. Sort of rolled on at a relentless 35 mph.

People didn't worry so much about overheating then. The Razorback used to be lined with cars with steam billowing from them. Just wait for it to cool down, top up the water , and carry on.

[scumdog]

My uncle owned one for some years. And used it to tow his big caravan out to the Orewa Holiday Camp every year with it. He seemed happy enough. But his attitude was that it was up to everyone else to get out of his way. Sort of rolled on at a relentless 35 mph.

People didn't worry so much about overheating then. The Razorback used to be lined with cars with steam billowing from them. Just wait for it to cool down, top up the water , and carry on.

Yeah, with only a 4lb cap on the radiator (or less) it doesn't take much to reach boiling temperature.

My F100 has no fan and a 4lb cap, boils if you are doing too much low speed manouevring but no damage gets done.
Not like when you get a boil-over with a 16lb cap.

[Ixion]

Yeah, with only a 4lb cap on the radiator (or less) it doesn't take much to reach boiling temperature.

My F100 has no fan and a 4lb cap, boils if you are doing too much low speed manouevring but no damage gets done.
Not like when you get a boil-over with a 16lb cap.

Did the Pilot even have a pressurised system? 'twas thermosyphon I think, no pump, and most of those old ones weren't pressurised at all. E93A Prefect, which was similar to the Pilot (same weird suspension design and funny valves) had no pressure. Solid brass screw on radiator cap.

[oldrider]

Any one from the Hutt Valley or Petone? Ask your Oldies what it was like when the City had their own traffic cops and Petone had MOT traffic cops. Then ask them if they want to return to those days. It was diabolical but a lot of fun. They had to stop chasing you if you crossed the border and they had different radio frequencies too so they couldn't chat. From 15 to 21 I had enough tickets to cover my wall. They hadn't started taking your licence off you like they do now back then. The real cops used to drive big black Humber Super Snipes and they didn't very often do traffic, if at all. One Hutt City traffic cop was named Arnold Barr. Ask your oldies if they ever heard of him he was notorious as a real mean dude in those days. They nearly all drove Mk 1 Zephyrs or Ford V8 coupes. Oh well I guess that's just boring, thought you might be interested. Cheers John.

[Big Dave]

Oh well I guess that's just boring, thought you might be interested. Cheers John.

Not boring me mate - I've only lived here 5 years - interesting for mine.

[crazyxr250rider]

As far as I know, I'm the youngest, clocking in at a whopping 15 years, 3 months, and 25 days!
im thirteen believe it or not

[mstriumph]

are we talking mentally? physically? chronologically? spiritually? ....... cause on at least one of em, i'm eleven :ride:
im thirteen believe it or not

[Slipstream]

im thirteen believe it or not

:gob: really?!

I think lilmonsta is still the youngest at 3 years :Punk:

[mikey]

Oh,and who remembers trains? REAL trains.....black,belching smoke and steam,hissing at the station.Lying in bed at night and hearing the WHOOOOOOOO,HOOOOOOO in the distance.........


ah fuck off you young one, who rememebrs when elctrictity came in, no who rememebres trading/fighting with the mari's?

[Dadpole]

Any one from the Hutt Valley or Petone? Ask your Oldies what it was like when the City had their own traffic cops and Petone had MOT traffic cops.

Sure do. In my hoon days they had high-tech Hillman Hunters in Lower Hutt. Saturday nights were playtime on the bikes when they would try to catch us around Hutt CBD. Too many service lanes and walkways to cover :chase:
(perfect emoticon)

[Ixion]

ah fuck off you young one, who rememebrs when elctrictity came in, no who rememebres trading/fighting with the mari's?

Well, I remember when I was a kid and my parents shifted into Ponsonby. The "new" house had a wonder quite new to me. A light that came on with a switch on the wall. No candles or oil lamps. So I remember when electricity came out. New fangled stuff, never trusted it. And a fancy flush toilet down the back of the yard.Just pull the chain. And as much water as we wanted with no worry about running the tank dry.

And my great-great grandmother told me about going down to the Onehunga wharf with HER mother, to help receive the women and children evacuated from the Waikato during the Maori War (Her father's ship had been commandeered by the Navy) . And one of her uncles was killed (and eaten, according to family legend) in that war.

150 years isn't that much, really.

[scumdog]

They nearly all drove Mk 1 Zephyrs or Ford V8 coupes. Oh well I guess that's just boring, thought you might be interested. Cheers John.

I guess you got dibs on all of us as 'oldest members' John, cheers!!

BTW I have owned more than one of the above cars - but not as 'work' cars!!

[scumdog]

Well,And a fancy flush toilet down the back of the yard.Just pull the chain. And as much water as we wanted with no worry about running the tank dry.

150 years isn't that much, really.

Ah yes, what a relief those 'flush' toilets were ( sorry about the pun )

No more digging holes for the 'honey pot' whew!! :violin:

[Ixion]

Ah yes, what a relief those 'flush' toilets were ( sorry about the pun )

No more digging holes for the 'honey pot' whew!! :violin:

Ah, now that's probably the real age distinguisher. Between those who have heard (and smelled) the night-cart, and those who have no idea what it was.

[Odin]

Ah, now that's probably the real age distinguisher. Between those who have heard (and smelled) the night-cart, and those who have no idea what it was.

Well, i can't claim an obviously distinguished age as some here lay claim to. But I have emptied the old "bucket toilets" a few times in my life. My nana and poppa had such arrangements in there batch and I was (no laughing) a boy scout for 8 years and often in camp (perhaps my parents didn't like me). And the camp toilets where big buckets to be dragged away carefully as not to make waves and get covered and then tipped in to a hole and covered, then clean the "buckets" ….yum yum. This task along with pealing potato's and other unpleasant task fell to misbehaving scouts like my self. ……and I still haven't learned to behave

[parsley]

I remember Betamax.

[Slipstream]

I remember Betamax.

I remember ..... um....damn I forget....

[Ixion]

Yep browns bay when it was still out in the sticks.
That had to be the worst job on the planet I reckon.

I was Long Bay which was even sticksier.

Yeah, I reckon there wouldn't be many worse. Nowdays if they had those guys OSH would have them dressed up like spacemen in Hazchem suits, and the area evacuated for several kilometres around. Instead of old cord pants and a singlet.

[Pixie]

I was Long Bay which was even sticksier.

Yeah, I reckon there wouldn't be many worse. Nowdays if they had those guys OSH would have them dressed up like spacemen in Hazchem suits, and the area evacuated for several kilometres around. Instead of old cord pants and a singlet.
Nowadays the Green lobby would force you to compost your own shit.

PS the correct term is "sticksian"
Not unlike "Stygian"But less hellish

[oldrider]

Hey Ixion and scumdog, do you remember the crass old schoolyard jokes about the night cart? new ones almost every day.
Did you hear about the driver that fell into the tank and couldn't swim?
So what happened?
He just went through the motions!
Schoolyard stuff, but oh well. Cheers John.

[oldrider]

Hello crazyxr250rider, If you are only 13 and I am 65 we must just about be at each end of the spectrum on this forum. How do you do young man I am sure pleased to meet you, I wish I could shake your hand. All my kids and grand kids ride bikes, the youngest is 5. Good luck with your riding. You youngsters really impress me with your skills and daring. Cheers John.

[Dadpole]

You youngsters really impress me with your skills and daring.

NEVER!! My generation were better - and the previous generation said the same. And so on and so on....
Would not mind being a spring chicken these days. Better bikes & equipment. Pity the nanny state tries to take the fun out of biking :crazy:

[skidMark]

18 umm yer been riding about ummmm 3 months? on my mini and about to get my learners then hop on my tzr im told it's not a good learner bike but anyway :whistle: so yer im 18 lol

[Ixion]

Hello crazyxr250rider, If you are only 13 and I am 65 we must just about be at each end of the spectrum on this forum. How do you do young man I am sure pleased to meet you, I wish I could shake your hand. All my kids and grand kids ride bikes, the youngest is 5. Good luck with your riding. You youngsters really impress me with your skills and daring. Cheers John.

Skills and daring. You don't know what skills and daring are until you've had to start a 500 Velo that's in a bad mood. That takes skill and raw courage! And stupidity. See , we could smash ourselves up without even getting the engine started. Nowdays they have to crash to achieve what we could achieve just by ignoring the ignition AR lever. Electric starters - pah !

[Dadpole]

I used to think of watching people starting (or trying to) those old brit bikes as a spectator sport.
Brought tears to my eyes on many occasions :rofl:

[Wolf]

Skills and daring. You don't know what skills and daring are until you've had to start a 500 Velo that's in a bad mood. That takes skill and raw courage! And stupidity. See , we could smash ourselves up without even getting the engine started. Nowdays they have to crash to achieve what we could achieve just by ignoring the ignition AR lever. Electric starters - pah !
Yeah and before you had bikes that kicked you over the handlebars you had transport that would kick you through the fence if you weren't gentle enough removing that stone from its hoof (or just for the Hell of it...)

[eliot-ness]

Skills and daring. You don't know what skills and daring are until you've had to start a 500 Velo that's in a bad mood. That takes skill and raw courage! And stupidity. See , we could smash ourselves up without even getting the engine started. Nowdays they have to crash to achieve what we could achieve just by ignoring the ignition AR lever. Electric starters - pah !

The ultimate in kick start horror stories must be the Panther 650single, or 'leg breaker'. Had Phelon and Moore continued to increase the capacity England could have had the first man in space. Was also the longest running design. 44yrs with only basic mods.
Looks like the dubious distinction of oldest rider falls between 'Oldrider' and myself. It's down to birth dates now and as my 66th is December I may have to concede defeat. May have the longest family history in biking though. Dad rode from the mid 1920s to 1964. His Dad from first world war to 1930s. Me from 1955. Younger brother from 1959 and still riding a Velo Clubman. Three other brothers rode in the 60s. Both sons rode. Oldest for a few years. Youngest for 15yrs. No young guys coming on to keep the tradition going though. Oldest grandsons, 18 and 15, not allowed bikes. Great pity. They're going to miss out on a lot of fun.

[Wolf]

May have the longest family history in biking though. Dad rode from the mid 1920s to 1964. His Dad from first world war to 1930s. Me from 1955. Younger brother from 1959 and still riding a Velo Clubman. Three other brothers rode in the 60s. Both sons rode. Oldest for a few years. Youngest for 15yrs. No young guys coming on to keep the tradition going though. Oldest grandsons, 18 and 15, not allowed bikes. Great pity. They're going to miss out on a lot of fun.
I'll have to find out from my Uncle when Grandad started riding bikes, because I may be a contender in this particular "pissing contest" :devil2: My grandfather turned 15 during WWI so he and your grandfather could have been on the roads around the same time - I don't know.

Grandad, at least one great uncle, both parents, at least one uncle, one female cousin that I am aware of, both my brother and I, at least one sister (I think), both brothers-in-law, a couple or more nephews and one niece - and my 2- and 3-year-old boys are showing all signs of being part of the 4th generation in our family to ride bikes.

Bugger that there are no new young-uns in your family to take to the saddle and even bigger bugger about your grandsons not being allowed to ride. (Here's hoping they do so anyway)

[oldrider]

Eliot-ness, I would be only too pleased to lose the age distinction to you but I am 25 October 39, damn it. All of a month or two!!!
Hey you win hands down on history. My old man was a real bloody wowser when it came to bikes. He locked mine in the shed because the police were always at the door. I chopped the door down with the axe and rode merrily off into the sunset. Fixed that lot but things were never the same at home.
As for the old bikes and all their vagaries, there is a fitting signature on this forum (Can't remember the user name) "yeah I done a course in all that". I wouldn't want to go back to those days though, modern tech will do me. Cheers John

[Wolf]

OK, elliot-ness, will have to concede the history thing to you. I just spoke with my uncle who is the family's chronicler and he said grandad started riding around 1920, "possibly a little earlier", so that puts your grandfather in the lead.

[parsley]

I work with a guy who claims his grandfather had the first bike in NZ. Apparently someone restored it recently. I'll have to ask him what it was...

[eliot-ness]

OK, elliot-ness, will have to concede the history thing to you. I just spoke with my uncle who is the family's chronicler and he said grandad started riding around 1920, "possibly a little earlier", so that puts your grandfather in the lead.


Yeah, but as you'll be riding long after I'm gone you'll be taking the record back. All my hopes to stay ahead rest on my youngest grandson, 4yrs old, and me riding for another 12yrs. That would make me 78. Possible, but unlikely. Pm me in 2018 for an update. A guy I looked up to a long time ago was Sir Ralph Richardson, the Brit actor. He turned up for a world premier of a film on a new BMW. He was 82. Always hoped I could beat him. Surprising how biking runs in families though. I read the Brit bike mags and see the same names as I saw in the 60s. Another guy, Tony Moss competed in five classes at the IOM TT. Best placing. 21st Finished in all races. Age. 64. Only been racing four years. Now why can't I do that??? No regrets about getting old. Retirement means I can pick the days when I want to ride. No waiting for rainy weekends, if the sun's shining I'm riding. Life's good. :ride: :ride: :ride:

[calmone]

Any one from the Hutt Valley or Petone? Ask your Oldies what it was like when the City had their own traffic cops and Petone had MOT traffic cops. Then ask them if they want to return to those days. It was diabolical but a lot of fun. They had to stop chasing you if you crossed the border and they had different radio frequencies too so they couldn't chat. From 15 to 21 I had enough tickets to cover my wall. They hadn't started taking your licence off you like they do now back then. The real cops used to drive big black Humber Super Snipes and they didn't very often do traffic, if at all. One Hutt City traffic cop was named Arnold Barr. Ask your oldies if they ever heard of him he was notorious as a real mean dude in those days. They nearly all drove Mk 1 Zephyrs or Ford V8 coupes. Oh well I guess that's just boring, thought you might be interested. Cheers John.
Hello John I got my first bike licence in Petone 1964,my father had a transport business in the area and used a lot of the cops as relief drivers and new them all. When I got picked up I was always told no ticket but we will tell your father. I think that I was fairly lucky in that respect. Arnold Barr from memory had no friends.

[Wolf]

A guy I looked up to a long time ago was Sir Ralph Richardson, the Brit actor. He turned up for a world premier of a film on a new BMW. He was 82.
I think it was Sir Ralph that Jon Pertwee (Third Doctor Who) used to meet up with at Hyde Park each morning (while they were on their way to their respective jobs) and they'd have a quick couple of circuits of the park before going on their way.

Both of them rode bikes late in life - I plan to as well.

Why is it unlikely you will be riding at 78 years old?

[Ixion]

.. All my hopes to stay ahead rest on my youngest grandson, 4yrs old, and me riding for another 12yrs. That would make me 78. Possible, but unlikely. Pm me in 2018 for an update. A guy I looked up to a long time ago was Sir Ralph Richardson, the Brit actor. He turned up for a world premier of a film on a new BMW. He was 82. Always hoped I could beat him. Surprising how biking runs in families though. I read the Brit bike mags and see the same names as I saw in the 60s. Another guy, Tony Moss competed in five classes at the IOM TT. Best placing. 21st Finished in all races. Age. 64. Only been racing four years. Now why can't I do that??? No regrets about getting old. Retirement means I can pick the days when I want to ride. No waiting for rainy weekends, if the sun's shining I'm riding. Life's good. :ride: :ride: :ride:

Why on earth should it be unlikely ? I most certainly intend to be riding at 78.(God willing, to b sure, but He knows that I'm his only supply of custard squares, so I reckon I've got him over a barrel) . And if Sir Ralph gave up at 82 he was a wuss.

[oldrider]

Calmone, did you know a MOT traffic Cop in Petone named Bob Tutt (Deceased). I think I owe him a vote of thanks. After a very eventful day of chase around Petone, Wngtn and back a few times, he caught me trying to hide my bike in the Buick Street toilets. He made me ride it home slowly while he followed close behind. when I got home he made me pull the head and wheels off it and told me if he ever saw me on it again he would throw the book at me. His advice was to sell it and go away. I was very pissed that day. I sold the bike and signed on to a ship and left the country. I think now that he did me a big favour and that he was a great guy. I stayed at sea for the next 4 years. The poor old Cops can't do things like that today. I had a fair few belts around the ears and kicks up the arse from coppers back in those days. Didn't hurt, they cant do it in this PC world today. Mores the pity too. Cheers John.

[pete376403]

Ah, now that's probably the real age distinguisher. Between those who have heard (and smelled) the night-cart, and those who have no idea what it was.
I never saw the night carts in Upper Hutt but only missed them by a few years. A mates older brother told me how once they removed a pin that held on one of the carts wheels. Apparently it was pretty messy when the cart rounded Cloustons Corner. (for UH people, thats the corner where MacD's is. Blockbuster video building was once Cloustons garage. All that shit on the road then - having MacDs there now seems appropriate
However I do remember steam locos hauling the suburban trains, and rode between Wallaceville and Upper Hutton one of the first electric units. So yeah, fairly oldish.

[Dadpole]

I am enjoying reading this thread. Makes me feel like a youngster compared to some, but I do (just) remember Wellington trams

[oldrider]

How many of you travelled over the Rimatakas by train or railcar before the tunnel went in. some of my olds used to drive the trains and work in the refreshment rooms etc at X creek, way back. Been there done that. Going through the tunnels up hill in the train on a hot day was murder. Alright in the railcar. My father was a driver. History now, long gone. I served my time as a Fitter at Woburn Railway workshops, 1955/60 left NZ Feb 61. I had just turned 21. Cheers John.

[pete376403]

Then you might be interested in the restoration thats planned for the incline and the settlements at the summit and cross creek.
http://www.rimutaka-incline-railway.org.nz/
Also there is a restored Fell loco and lots of memorabilia of the line at Featherston. The railcars wouldn't have gone over the hill, it was too steep for anything except the Fells. The incline is now a nice walk / bicycle track, and a real monument to what was accomplished with pick and shovel. (Nowdays they need earthmovers just to put in a driveway)

[_Gina_]

32 years young (and still immature)

[SARGE]

32 years young (and still immature)


42 going on 22..



...if you remember the 1980's ..you weren't at the same parties i was at,,, :doobey:

[vifferman]

Have I answered this yet?

[Ixion]

Have I answered this yet?
Yep. Just now.

[SARGE]

Have I answered this yet?


dude .. thats where i know you from!!!

no... wait..

what was the question ??

:doobey:

[Big Dave]

Have I answered this yet?


That was the I don't remember thread ya idjut

[John]

BigBadDave blew down my house and said I was 9. He is wrong - I'm 8 so MEHHH

[froggyfrenchman]

19, just a nipper. Can outride most i have come across

[Motu]

19, just a nipper. Can outride most i have come across

At 19 I could too,at 51 I have a telephone sized book of excuses of why I can't anymore....

[oldrider]

pete376403, thanks for that info on Rimutaka rail. Yes the rail-cars did go over the hill but only the old Wairarapa "Tin Hares" as they were called. They had a special reduction gearbox and center line brake system. They were about the size of a bus and ran from Palmerston North through Woodville and Masterton to Wellington. I can remember going over on them myself and my father was often driving it when I went. Can you ride a motorbike over the track? That would be good. Cheers John.

[sels1]

but I do (just) remember Wellington trams

Me too. And the blacksmith on the main road in Johnsonville.

[curious george]

Blah. My earliest 'revolutionary' memory was a commodore 64 computer...
We never had one... "far too much and a waste of time when you could be outside playing" said my mum.
I remember our first push-button telephone too... Finally got rid of the old circle faced one. And having TWO phones in the same house!!!
Phoor!

Ooh! And Telethons! I remember (later) being unable to stay awake past 9ish - was too tired.

[Dadpole]

pete376403 Can you ride a motorbike over the track? That would be good. Cheers John.

A big no-no BUT - should be possible. Last time I was at the Wairarapa end the access track was washed out. Should be fixed by now.

BTW
Most of us are trying to forget Telethon

[mstriumph]

i remember how bloody good i thought i was and how useless i actually was and ..... nothings changed :no:
At 19 I could too,at 51 I have a telephone sized book of excuses of why I can't anymore....

[mstriumph]

so u just ain't come accross the right folks is all ....................
19, just a nipper. Can outride most i have come across

[scumdog]

19, just a nipper. Can outride most i have come across

Ah yes but we're not just talking about 'other nippers' here :rofl:

Hell at 19 I could out root-shoot-ride-drive-drink-fight and anything else you can think off, I wonder where it all went???? :wait:

[FROSTY]

me Im as old as them that hills.
earliest memories of godzone were -milk deliveries in bottles-4c a pint.
wine gums 3 for 1 cent. Fruju's first coming out and they had real chunks of fruit in them. tram rides in downtown Auckland.
Going to Maraetai beach and collecting Pipi's from the sand.
Walking into the neighbours house in Pakuranga - house wide open doors open. They had gone down to the beach for a swim.

[scumdog]

me Im as old as them that hills.
earliest memories of godzone were -milk deliveries in bottles-4c a pint.
wine gums 3 for 1 cent. Fruju's first coming out and they had real chunks of fruit in them. tram rides in downtown Auckland.
Going to Maraetai beach and collecting Pipi's from the sand.
Walking into the neighbours house in Pakuranga - house wide open doors open. They had gone down to the beach for a swim.


You done got ripped off! Wine gums and dew drops were 4 for a penny!!

Chewing gum was expensive - 4 pieces for tuppence!!

Remember those cordial filled round plastic containers that everybody put on their car aerials??
They were about the size of a soft-ball semi-clear and you cut the stem off to drink the cordial (they gave you a leaf shaped plastic 'saw' with the drink but it was useless).

[MSTRS]

You done got ripped off! Wine gums and dew drops were 4 for a penny!!

Chewing gum was expensive - 4 pieces for tuppence!!


Chewing gum? Oh, we used to dreeeam of having tuppence for chewing gum. Why, I remember having a farthing and being the richest kid in my neighbourhood.
(apologies to Monty Python for the gratuitous plagiarism)

[FROSTY]

yea mate--but keep in mind im an iggerant immigrant from t awld country.
yeo I remember those drinks--made really good water squirters.
So who remembers twirly whirlys? and chopper bikes-the first time round with a 3 speed shifter on the frame between your legs.
Ohh and the huge stink over costs when the beehive was uilt.

[Dadpole]

me Im as old as them that hills. -milk deliveries in bottles-4c a pint. wine gums 3 for 1 cent.

You call that old?
I delivered milk then, and spent my wages on wine gums

[mstriumph]

we can STILL get milk in bottles, unhomogion - whatever [with cream on top] here ...... its made a comeback at twice the price as a 'designer' item for the tourists ........ :no:

[Dadpole]

Can;t imagine that happening here. CHOICE? Aunty Helen and the "good for you" police would not approve.

[mstriumph]

mebbe she not as tourist-oriented as our village fathers..... they'd do anything to make tourists happy

*thinks -- wonder if that's where all the village maidens have been going?!*

[pete376403]

. Can you ride a motorbike over the track? That would be good. Cheers John.

You COULD ride a motorbike over - it would be a nice gentle outing - but you'd sure raise hell with the walkers and bicyclists. From memory there is a stile or maze type fence that you have to climb over / walk through at the kaitoke end - just to keep trailies out.