Old photo thread

[Big Dave]

1984. My XS and Grant's Z1 on top of Mt Wellington, Tas.

[Blackbird]

Me on my Tiger 100 at the Isle of Man TT in 1969. Excrutiating dress sense in the form of a green cardigan, orange tee shirt and suede boots didn't stop me pulling the lovely Anne McGregor from Glasgow who was there on holiday. The other photo is of the Tiger 100 in "Marlon Brando" guise when I was about 20.

Oh the shame of it.....

[megageoff76]

I like those mirrors on stalks in the first photo. No chance of "all elbows" in those bad boys.

[chubby]

Sob... I have no pictures on my first bike... a reminder for everyone here to take pics as memories fail or they just can't be described.

I'd love to see my widdle Suzuki AC100 about 1964 to 69 vintage (I had it in 1976 to 1981 with upswept pipes for off road use, ha and even then we had to weld the metal fatigue rips). If she ever broke down you just changed her plug (they felled up every 300km or so, yes I was was probably running rich but i didn't know that then), sandpaper the heads and away she went.

Sigh.... now that was a bike.

[Blackbird]

I like those mirrors on stalks in the first photo. No chance of "all elbows" in those bad boys.

Over 70 mph, they used to fold back and trap my arms. Wind blast was largely why I fitted the dropped "ace" bars shown in the Isle of Man photo.

[Tony.OK]

Not one of me,but heres my Great Grandfather waay back in the day

[fergie]

Me on my Tiger 100 at the Isle of Man TT in 1969. Excrutiating dress sense in the form of a green cardigan, orange tee shirt and suede boots didn't stop me pulling the lovely Anne McGregor from Glasgow who was there on holiday. The other photo is of the Tiger 100 in "Marlon Brando" guise when I was about 20.

Oh the shame of it.....

Geoff would that be Ewen McGregors mother?

[Big Dave]

1978/9 - My first XS1100 aged 19 and my first Bonneville at 21. The black XS posted earlier came after the Bonne.

[Blackbird]

Geoff would that be Ewen McGregors mother?

Hahaha - I don't know whether to come round and tag your wall or thank you for a stroke of genius! If I'm his real dad, I'm sure he'd pay good money to make it all go away

[blacksheep]

my old fz750 (1986),dodging dry stone walls since ages ago

[Dak]

One of many.

[merv]

1978/9 - My first XS1100 aged 19 and my first Bonneville at 21. The black XS posted earlier came after the Bonne.

Crikey (that's good Aussie speak eh!) even you were a handsome bugger once

[Big Dave]

Crikey (that's good Aussie speak eh!) even you were a handsome bugger once

I went through a patch of three 10s in a row.

[MIXONE]

I went through a patch of three 10's in a row.

No you got the wrong site mate.You want Pedes are Us.

[blacksheep]

1978/9 - My first XS1100 aged 19 and my first Bonneville at 21. The black XS posted earlier came after the Bonne.

the look on your face pretty much sums up how new motorcylists feel,nice one matey,i wish i had a photo of me on my first bike(even though it was a honda cb125t)