What could you do on the first bike you had and can't do on your current one?

**98tls** · 13th April 2013, 20:12

Originally Posted by Kickaha

A mate did the same with his RZ350 at the same place, probably the same cop as well (Rex I think)

Cant remember his name,might have been Hoskings,he was the one that crashed his car chasing the old man on his first SS,the old fella turned his lights off just before the Hawkswood cutting and kept going,Hoskings didnt make the cutting.The day i sat my test the bloke stood up and said "no point in doing the practical part because i know you rode that thing all the way from your old mans place" and passed me

**BMWST?** · 13th April 2013, 20:16

Originally Posted by Laava

Yamaha RT360 and I couldn't get it to run. Never did, broke the kickstart trying and sold it for parts.
So the answer is; trying and failing to kickstart it.
My DL1000 doesn't even have a kickstart!

i rode a rt3 when i had a dt3.I couldnt beleive how much difference 100 cc made...

**98tls** · 13th April 2013, 20:19

Originally Posted by BMWST?

i rode a rt3 when i had a dt3.I couldnt beleive how much difference 100 cc made...

Great thread this,all these bikes being mentioned that you havent thought of for many moons.

**AllanB** · 13th April 2013, 20:20

I could add air pressure to the forks of my 1983 Kawasaki. Flash stuff back then. I see that this is being re-introduced to the dirt bike scene.

**Pogo2** · 13th April 2013, 21:22

Unscrew and fold down the handlebars - Honda Z50J - 1980 I think it was.

**cruza** · 13th April 2013, 21:37

cb250rs , fark rode that thing everywhere , thought it was quick even with a pillion

. Geez you didn't even think about price of petrol back then......

**pete-blen** · 13th April 2013, 21:39

Fill it up for 85 cents..
Mow the lawn for $1 sat morn... then down
to the servo with a petrol can...
Then I could ride that little Benelli cut down scooter
mini bike thing all week..

**Smifffy** · 13th April 2013, 21:45

Adjust the chain on the CT125.

Shaft drive now.

Oh and the ex-farm bike hooned through the sand dunes a lot better than the boulevard does now too.

**Mo NZ** · 14th April 2013, 06:54

Put petrol in it for 43c a gallon and buy a crate of beer for $3.99 to tie on the back.

**Kickaha** · 14th April 2013, 06:57

Originally Posted by 98tls

Cant remember his name,might have been Hoskings,he was the one that crashed his car chasing the old man on his first SS,the old fella turned his lights off just before the Hawkswood cutting and kept going,Hoskings didnt make the cutting.The day i sat my test the bloke stood up and said "no point in doing the practical part because i know you rode that thing all the way from your old mans place" and passed me

Yeah Roy not Rex, he wrote off 2-3 cars chasing bikes, chased you old man a few times from what I heard

**Voltaire** · 14th April 2013, 08:11

Buy parts at Kingsland Honda, and get to Parnell without going thru any traffic lights from Mt Roskill ( yes it could be done).Teach my self motorcycle mechanics from a book, and get a licence by riding around the block with a cop following.

**BMWST?** · 14th April 2013, 08:17

Originally Posted by Mo NZ

Put petrol in it for 43c a gallon and buy a crate of beer for $3.99 to tie on the back.

48c a gallon and 48 c for a jug!Your post stirred my memory

**Road kill** · 14th April 2013, 08:18

I could pick it up an put it on the back of my Bradford ute/truck with no help.
Full the tank for less than $1.50,,,at 38 cents a gallon it didn't take much.
Change gear by moving a lever on the right hand side of the gear box.
Put oil in a tank instead of the engine it's self.
Remove the gearbox without the engine.
Change the points in less than half an hour.
Tune the ignition by sitting an off station transistor radio on the seat and listeing to the static crack as the points broke open.
Ride from Putaruru to Auckland and back with no break downs an feel I'd achieved something.
Get a drivers licence by riding to the top of the main street an back while the cop stood on the front steps of the library an watched.
Make a set of tyres last two years an not think anything of it.
Wear a "British is best fuck the rest" Tee shirt,,,,,,,,,,no sorry I can still do that

**Woodman** · 14th April 2013, 08:49

Kick start it............

**Woodman** · 14th April 2013, 08:52

Originally Posted by pete-blen

Fill it up for 85 cents..
Mow the lawn for $1 sat morn... then down
to the servo with a petrol can...
Then I could ride that little Benelli cut down scooter
mini bike thing all week..

First bike I ever rode was a Benelli minibike....straight into the clothesline.