Coldest June since 1972....

**Motu** · 3rd July 2006, 16:27

What was I doing in 1972??

It was pretty cold alright,it was the 2nd year of my apprenticeship,but I still got the shit jobs.I was 18,probably had my 1972 CT2 175,although I may have ''lost it'' around that time.I loaned it to a mate when his car/bike broke down....and a couple of months later when I see him riding or driving around I asked where my Yamaha was - ''oh,**** is using it....'' Ahem,pretty stupid at 18 eh? I had a Matchless G9,a 500cc twin too,a real piece of work that one was.....

But I was probably driving to work on those cold mornings in my 1957 International AS110,an 18 cwt pickup,the bike hauler,doing 4 mpg....but more often put into service for loading drunks into.The Inter always ran - a couple of pumps on the gas,3/4 choke and away she went,then I'd pull the 4x2 out of the door frame and drop the drivers window.On those frosty mornings I'd toss some hot water over the screen to clear it,no demister.....that's why the drivers window was down.Or I might take my 1954 VW,it was usualy running,but had no reverse so I had to be careful where I parked it....in those days it was my gravel road car,that's where I learned to handle gravel,then moved onto bikes because it was more of a challenge.I had dropped the torsion bars a tad (micro adjustment,19 splines inner,20 outer,or something like that) so the rear wheels were vertical,or a bit negative...no jack up on my Crud Bug.

We were tough back then - no heaters at work,not even running hot water,only a Zip heater in the lunchroom for making a pot of tea....and we had to go outside and around the back for the lunchroom.So your hands were cold all day,wash your hands under the cold outside tap.There was a goat out the back,he liked a bit of sport,so you had to know where he was when you went out there.And before the jokes start - have you ever had up close dealings with goats? It's all about the front end,you have to stay in control of the front end....put your hands on those horns and you'll be trapped all day....

Yep,it was cold in 1972....but I was made of tougher stuff back then....

**Sniper** · 3rd July 2006, 16:32

Thats pretty cool to read Motu. Title mistake though

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**Motu** · 3rd July 2006, 16:38

You're blind....I wrote that over lunch,and it was still there some hrs later....and I didn't proof read it before submitting....

**Jantar** · 3rd July 2006, 16:41

Coldest June since 1972?

Must be due to Global warming.

**Paul in NZ** · 3rd July 2006, 17:31

I remember 1972 and how cold it was.. But everything was colder back then..

I had a 10ph 1949 Hillman and had just bought my first bike (1954 AJS 500cc single) but really it was hunting and tramping that was my first love. It snowed a beauty one weekend and my younger bro wanted to go climbing in Arthurs Pass which Dad and mum thought was a really stupid idea. I agreed with them as I reckoned the SAR didn't need another grop of folks to go rescue from the snow, not sure he ever forgave me....

Sure was cold though!

Heaters in cars? Pah! Mums Mini had an aftermarket electric heater that was utterly useless as did dads work hack Austin A40 Devon Countryman estate which was slightly less useless but the 'god' car was a VC Valiant Regal and it had a pretty good heater from memory!

My car? Pish! Ya wiped the frost off and kept a rag handy to wipe off the mist inside and that was it... Visor for ya helmet? What helmet?

**Hitcher** · 3rd July 2006, 18:25

1972 and I was a fifth former at Stratford High. School C year. The last year ever when School C maths involved sitting two two-hour papers. And yes, it was extremely cold. But that was probably due to the fact that I wasn't allowed to wear long trousers until I become a sixth former.

**Cookie** · 3rd July 2006, 18:38

I was in my second year at school, and still completely unimpressed by the whole thing. I was living in Kawerau and the wind that blew off Mt Tarawera most winters was pretty crisp. I remember one year there was snow on Mt Edgecome – I don’t know if it was that year.

Anyway – global warming – yep, that’s what’s done it…oh wait...

**Big Dave** · 3rd July 2006, 19:36

I was in year 9 (2nd form) at Sydney Technical High School and riding a CL90 around the park in balmy conditions every afternoon - all year round.

*sigh*

**Joni** · 3rd July 2006, 19:39

I was being born

But so that this is not a complete thread hijack... yup its damn cold!!!

**Titanium** · 3rd July 2006, 19:40

Still taking a dump in cloth nappies ........ living in Twizel care of the ministry of works...... Freezing cold most likely.

**Big Dave** · 3rd July 2006, 19:51

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

My car? Pish! Ya wiped the frost off and kept a rag handy to wipe off the mist inside and that was it... Visor for ya helmet? What helmet?

So all we have to do is work out how to extract the perma frost from the core of motus brain and we can do 'Jurassic Kiwi'!!!

This amusement park with John Rowles and flares and paisley theme and it all goes bad.