It was 20 years ago today...

[Big Dave]

Let's revisit 1992 V 1982.

1992 alternative comedy was...interesting.




Though a quick review indicates popular US music was mainly shite:




In the early eighties we were still getting over the 70's weirdness, but some of these are still on my playlists:



And there was always Alexi:

[Motu]

In 1992 I was riding - 1971 Yamaha XS1 650, '74 Suzuki TS400, '81 Honda XR200, '81 Honda C50....and possibly various others.

In 1982 I was riding - 1961 Norton 600, 1971 BMW R60/5, 1954 BSA M20, a Puch scooter of some sort, BSA A65 powered racing sidecar on the road....and possibly various others.

[ellipsis]

...in 1982 I was working on a semi sub in the North Sea, had money falling out my pockets...had been to most European circuits following the F1 or 500 GP bikes around the place...spent the rest of my time following motorcycle racing in all its forms around the UK...met Joey Dunlop on the Island but saw Dennis Ireland beat them all and I thought I might just stay over that way for the rest of my life...

...by 1992 a few wrong turns and a woman/wife that changed, or was it me, took most of what I had...she did not contest the ownership of my Triumph, which I suppose is one small mercy...

...I preferred the 1982 period, myself...

[Oscar]

In 1982 i bought my first brand new bike, a Suzuki PE175Z.
At the time I was driving a 1966 Austin 1100, so I had my priorities right..

In 1992 I traded my RMX250 on a YZ250WR - I loved both those bikes.
My car was better as well - I had a 1991 Peugeot 405SRI.

[Ocean1]

The 80's are a bit hazy for me.

But by the 90's it'd all got a bit blurry.

[Geeen]

In 1992 I was 13

In 1982 I was 3

[Motu]

At the time I was driving a 1966 Austin 1100,

Oh, cars too - in '82 it was maybe an Austin 1800...if the Series II Oxford had died by then. Might also have been the CA Bedford with Vanguard 6 engine for bike transport, for the Bultaco 350....forgot to mention that.

In '92 I was back in an Austin 1800.

Music - in '82 we had a stereogram, you could stack records to get continuous play. Some LP's had 1 and 3 on one side, 2 and 4 on the other so it would go 1,2, then flip them for 3 and 4.

In '92 we were picking up old vinyl for 20 cents an LP, great times to expand the collection. We had a fancy machine with twin tape decks, so was a sort of recording studio - we could lay down tracks on one side of the tape, then do the other.

[Nova.]

wasn't even fuckn born.

[Ocean1]

in '82 we had a stereogram, you could stack records to get continuous play.

Had forgotten them. Thanks.

[007XX]

Was 6 years old in '82, riding my chrome all over banana seated bike with cool as ape hangers.

In 92, well at 16, I rode a 49.9cc Peugeot moped, and whatever else I could throw my leg over.

[_Shrek_]

82 married 4 kids no bikes

92 remarried just sold xv750 & 1100 brick & had 68 Bonny to look after along with another xv750 then onto the beammers

on to my third

[Motu]

Had forgotten them. Thanks.

They were pretty ancient in '82. Notice I don't list anything new, I don't do that. We have to go all the way back to 1972 when I had a brand new Yamaha CT2 to find me with something up to date.

[onearmedbandit]

In '82 I turned 7. I remember being dragged along to horse shows, some of which were hours away. Bored on the trips my mother suggested I count horses I saw, I instead counted motorbikes.

In '92 I turned 17. School books were covered in drawings of bikes, had a black and white 14" TV in my bedroom to watch the GP500's battle, bike mags scattered around my room. In the garage I had an RM125 and was saving up for a GS850 one of my brothers friends had for sale (I eventually got it). We lived about 25km out of ChCh where I attended school, so blagged early morning rides to school on the back of my other brothers friends GSXR750. It meant I got to school at 7:45am, and winters were cold but it was worth every second of it.

[SPman]

well cars...1982 - Morris Minor 1000 convertible had just sold the Ducati 750 and with 2 kids, we needed some wheels....1992 an old Alfa Berlina 2000 and desolation row was the bike scene....

comedy - yes Dave has it nailed.....

everything else........blech!

[scumdog]

'82? - first decent trip to America.
Had '56 Customline, 289 & Mk4 Zody 'box
Had Honda XL 350 mitt der Supertrapp
Was with 1st wife
Had the F100


'92? - at 2nd freezing works
Had mint Mk2 Zephyr
Still had 1st wife + two rug-rats
Facing 40th birthday
Still had F100.

Pretty boring when you think of it...