Some nostelgia -the words to the song

[dangerman]

I was walking the dog at the river during the weekend and day dreaming away. The words of a tune that was popular on the radio back in the 60's just came into my head.

A bit of the chorus went like this

If there's one thing that I like
It's a burn up on my bike
A burn up with bird up on my bike

Another line was

the M1 (motorway) ain't much fun when try to do the ton

It was UK song sung with a sort of slurred teddy-boy accent
Anyone remember this? Someone with an MP3 version would be the ultimate.

[riffer]

JUST FOR KICKS
(Mike Sarne)
MIKE SARNE (PARLOPHONE R 4974, 1963)

If there's one thing that I like
It's a burn up on my bike
A burn up with a bird up on my bike
Now the M1 ain't much fun
Till you try and do a ton
A burn up on my bike, that's what I like

Just for kicks, I ride all through the night
My bird hangs on in fright
When I do the ton for kicks

When my bird decides to turn up
I'm off to have a burn up
A burn up with a bird up on my bike
When I pass a little scooter
I blast him with my hooter
A burn up on my bike, that's what I like

Just for kicks, I ride all through the night
My bird hangs on in fright
When I do the ton for kicks

We meet the other ton-up boys at Fred's Cave every night
We just drop in to see the birds and sometimes have a bite
We spend a couple of hours just tunin' our machines
With our black leather jackets and our oily greasy jeans

If there's one thing that I like
It's a burn up on my bike
A burn up with a bird up on my bike
Now the M1 ain't much fun
Till you try and do a ton
A burn up on my bike, that's what I like

Just for kicks, I ride all through the night
My bird hangs on in fright
When I do the ton for kicks

Just for kicks, I ride all through the night
My bird hangs on in fright
When I do the ton for kicks

Also recorded by Black Cat (EP For Rockers Only)

[Blakamin]

grrrrr, beaten by about 3 seconds

and i dont have the mp3

[Paul in NZ]

Actually...

A CD with all the truely cool bike songs would be pretty groovey...

The one above plus...

Born to be Wild
Black Denim Trousers
'52 Vincent Black Lightening

any others?

Paul N

[riffer]

Actually...

A CD with all the truely cool bike songs would be pretty groovey...

The one above plus...

Born to be Wild
Black Denim Trousers
'52 Vincent Black Lightening

any others?

Paul N

What about the classic one with the chick at the party whose bike boyfriends nevers turns up? Can't remember the name of that one - it's a 50s tune.

Or is that in bad taste?

[riffer]

This site has hundreds of them:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/roadsong.htm

I tried to past their list in but it was 105,376 characters and you can only post 10,000 characters in this forum in any one go.

[Posh Tourer :P]

What about the classic one with the chick at the party whose bike boyfriends nevers turns up? Can't remember the name of that one - it's a 50s tune.

Or is that in bad taste?

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Leader of the Pack....

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the Shangrilas



Oh and I just looked up that Mike Sarne song, and I will try and download it. I have found someone with it. Dunno if I'll manage to get it all though....

[Posh Tourer :P]

Anyone wanna make up a collection of biking songs for the rally?

Or as a last resort, make up a list and I will try and find them all and stick em on a CD.

What are the best songs involving bikes?

Actually, maybe I'll start a new thread titled that....

[dangerman]

And there's Bat out of Hell by Meatloaf

And what was that older bike crash one "Tell Lorra I love Her"
Pukey song but still relevant - as a be-careful reminder

I'd be a starter for a CD

[Dodgyiti]

On the road again- Canned Heat
Hot Sunday- The Fried Brothers [ starts with a hawg revving out]

[pete376403]

And there's Bat out of Hell by Meatloaf

And what was that older bike crash one "Tell Lorra I love Her"
Pukey song but still relevant - as a be-careful reminder

I'd be a starter for a CD

The version I know of "tell laura I love her" - Howard (what sort of name is that?) dies in a stock car race.
But if you can have that then I can have Deep Purples "Highway Star" - more of a V8 anthem but still needs to be in

[dangerman]

woops pete
I stand corrected
never liked the song anyway