Do you realise how lucky you are?

[McJim]

To live in New Zealand where they allow you to get a learner's licence at 15?
Where they allow you to ride bikes with a whopping 250cc?

Just took a trip down memory lane and took a look at www.ebay.co.uk where they are selling 125cc bikes aimed as learner bikes ideal for 17 year olds that have just got their first licence.

I urge yo to have a look at some of the shite available to us Brits for learner machines.

Have fun.

[Daffyd]

:Oi: You should be taking a trip down the Catlins, instead of memory lane.

[rainman]

I grew up in SA (yes, another one...) an when I was young you could get a bike license at 16. To ride a 50cc, only. At 18 you could ride what you wanted, after getting the full license, of course.

I wonder if it is still like that... bloody stupid system.

[JimO]

when i got mine a learner could ride a 1000cc bike

[McJim]

when i got mine a learner could ride a 1000cc bike

Yeah, but when you got your learner licence a 1,000cc bike only put out about 40hp! :rofl:

[Ixion]

Lies. All lies. 40 bhp indeed! The Squariel produced no less than 45bhp. *And* only weighed 450 lb.

[98tls]

Lies. All lies. 40 bhp indeed! The Squariel produced no less than 45bhp. *And* only weighed 450 lb. Any idea what HP figure for an old Vincent was?Black Shadow etc

[JimO]

Yeah, but when you got your learner licence a 1,000cc bike only put out about 40hp! :rofl:

no no no komeandsukme 900s/1000s and suz gt750 waterbuses were about in 1975

[98tls]

no no no komeandsukme 900s/1000s and suz gt750 waterbuses were about in 1975 Remember Stone?watched it the other night,hadnt seen it for years,acting was shite but wonderful seeing all those Z1s in a line

[Ixion]

Any idea what HP figure for an old Vincent was?Black Shadow etc

52bhp to 55 bhp depending on model.

Always puzzled me how those old bikes with around 50bhp got to 125mph (true spped readings avergaed in both directions , too) . T120 Bonnie , 46 bhp, 110-112 mph. Modern Bonniville 62bhp , top speed (according to Cycle world ) 105mph. Other mags give it 110mph. Still slower than the t120 despite an extra 150cc and 50% more power. What gives?

The Velo Venom , with only 500cc and 41bhp was faster than that, exceeding 105mph FOR 24 HOURS CONTINUOUS. Non stop (except for fuel) average .

Are modern Jap horses raised in the Shetlands ?

[JimO]

Remember Stone?watched it the other night,hadnt seen it for years,acting was shite but wonderful seeing all those Z1s in a line

i got it great movie the boys love it as well as mad max1 with the goose on the z1

[98tls]

52bhp to 55 bhp depending on model.

Always puzzled me how those old bikes with around 50bhp got to 125mph (true spped readings avergaed in both directions , too) . T120 Bonnie , 46 bhp, 110-112 mph. Modern Bonniville 62bhp , top speed (according to Cycle world ) 105mph. Other mags give it 110mph. Still slower than the t120 despite an extra 150cc and 50% more power. What gives?

The Velo Venom , with only 500cc and 41bhp was faster than that, exceeding 105mph FOR 24 HOURS CONTINUOUS. Non stop (except for fuel) average .

Are modern Jap horses raised in the Shetlands ? Interesting stuff.

[McJim]

Are modern Jap horses raised in the Shetlands ?
I suspect all the original hp readings were accurate and not measured from an unmeasurable point for the benefit of the marketing brochures.

My bike has a claimed 53hp at the back wheel coupled with a flat torque curve that tops out at a round 50 Newton Metres. It can get up around the 120mph mark (205kph displayed).

I wonder what my wee bike produces at the crank though.....shame it can't be measured eh?

[TOTO]

French Learners are more Lucky...

Learner Licence ...allowed 600cc.

[98tls]

French Learners are more Lucky...

Learner Licence ...allowed 600cc. Yea but they have to shag chicks with hairy armpits:(kind of balances it out.

[Ixion]

Yea but they have to shag chicks with hairy armpits:(kind of balances it out.

What, is that part of the licence test ?

[McJim]

Yea but they have to shag chicks with hairy armpits:(kind of balances it out.

I'd rather use my cock personally - I've always found that my hairy armpits....well.....they lack penetrative ability:rofl:

[TOTO]

Yea but they have to shag chicks with hairy armpits:(kind of balances it out.

French guys would shag anything that moves. They go to the aquarium and even the fish stops swimming.

[98tls]

I'd rather use my cock personally - I've always found that my hairy armpits....well.....they lack penetrative ability:rofl: Yea but your from dunners :Oi:"back away from the donkey with your hands in the air":nono:

[JimO]

Yea but your from dunners :Oi:"back away from the donkey with your hands in the air":nono:

he is from further away than dunners

[98tls]

he is from further away than dunners yea but your all related are you not?:jerry:

[JimO]

yea but your all related are you not?:jerry:

dont think so i will just go ask my mum/sister/auntie

[scumdog]

when i got mine a learner could ride a 1000cc bike


How many noobs could afford a 1000cc bike back then though?

[Dave-]

aprilia rs125....kek

[Big Dave]

I took my licence test on an XS1100 - 105hp

[JimO]

How many noobs could afford a 1000cc bike back then though?

dont you remember , you must have been in your mid 30s in 75:Pokey::Pokey:

[xr-rider]

i have been told the minimum age is going up on november 1st. that would suck because i am 15 at the start of december. stupid really putting the age up they arent going to achieve anything doing it.

[scumdog]

i have been told the minimum age is going up on november 1st. that would suck because i am 15 at the start of december. stupid really putting the age up they arent going to achieve anything doing it.


Ah, so at 14-and-a-bit years of age you know 'they' aren't going to 'achieve anything' eh??

[Spyke]

hey the opinion of us young fellows are sort after, remember we're the ones that are going to have look after your old aging bodies, plus make the decisions of the future!

[Ixion]

hey the opinion of us young fellows are sort after, remember we're the ones that are going to have look after your old aging bodies, plus make the decisions of the future!

Dude, we got news for you, and it ain't good. And you ain't getting ANY chance to do anything with my aging body. (Though if a Miss Hyde should care to volunteer, that's another matter)

[Spyke]

Dude, we got news for you, and it ain't good. And you ain't getting ANY chance to do anything with my aging body. (Though if a Miss Hyde should care to volunteer, that's another matter)

Whats your personal contact details? I'll send my personal misstress out as soon as i can :mobile:, free of charge just because i'm doing my little bit for the community (keeping the elderly happy). :hug:

[Badjelly]

hey the opinion of us young fellows are sort after, remember we're the ones that are going to have look after your old aging bodies, plus make the decisions of the future!

Exactly, so you can't be allowed to ride those dangerous motorcycles. From next year the minimum age for a bike license will be 50, to increase at a rate of one year per year thereafter. Got to look after our young ones!

[Subike]

I took my licence test on an XS1100 - 105hp

105 hp????
which xs 1100 was that!
maybe 95hp for the 78 and that was the best for a std xs1100
lost 5hp to fuel emission the following years