1990, and what were the bikes you wanted then?

**pete376403** · 22nd February 2010, 21:37

Originally Posted by FJRider

Was it this one ... ???

http://www.cbxclub.com/davespage/cyc80-1.html

YES!! Thats exactly the bloody thing! And what makes it even worse, it's nearly THREE decades ago. However that article doesn't mentione the pipes, so it must have been the original road test in 1977.
In the words of HAL, (Space Oddessy) " I'm afraid. I'm afraid, Dave. Dave, my mind is going. I can feel it. I can feel it. My mind is going. There is no question about it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I'm a... fraid..."

**Mully** · 22nd February 2010, 21:47

I was 10.

And I didn't know the difference between bikes - I just knew I wanted one.

**scracha** · 22nd February 2010, 22:01

Norton F1 in JPS colours. Nuff said.

**sinfull** · 22nd February 2010, 22:09

I remember the year well ! I came home from working 16 hours one night to find the wife had emptied the house (apart from the logical male shit, like tools and 17 stubbie crates of home brew)
I got a call from her the next day saying she'd left me (no shit, i thought we'd been robbed, pass me a tui !!!) and that i should advertise the house and sell up !
One call to an agent i knew and he had it on his books within hours, next day (48 odd hours after she left) we had a cash offer which i relayed to her and she agreed to sell, return call to said agent and the paperwork was ready a day later (72 hours after she'd left i had the shit signed) settlement date was one week from then, so i had some work to do (borrowed a fridge and loaded the home brew into said fridge) and a few calls to make !
That night the pitter patter of childrens feet was replaced with the stomp of a doz hob nailed boots and the scrape of beer crate chairs (and the odd shatter of borrowed glasses) !
Just so happened one of the Hob nailed wearers had recieved a 100k redundancy payout that week !

96 hours after my wife left me i was in wellington motorcycles saying get that one down !!!

I rode off into the sunset on my American dream, a 1990 1200 sportster !

3 Months later (no idea of them hours) i woke up to a taiwanese nightmare (but thats another bedtime story)

**SMOKEU** · 23rd February 2010, 07:08

Originally Posted by puddy

(Viagra mate! Works for us old fellas!)

It did fuckall for me.

**NordieBoy** · 23rd February 2010, 08:48

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

It did fuckall for me.

Hint: It's not a suppository.

**jim.cox** · 23rd February 2010, 14:25

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I bought myself a little present in 1992...

**onearmedbandit** · 23rd February 2010, 14:35

In 1990 I was 15 and saving for A GSXR250 along with trying to convince my father to; a) let me and b) contribute. Sure there were RC30's, GSXR750RRK etc that I desired, but being of a learner age there was no way that was going to happen. Didn't stop me going to the car yard down Moorhouse and lusting after the RC30 they had there.

**Leviticus** · 23rd February 2010, 15:32

NS400 for me back then

**tri boy** · 23rd February 2010, 17:29

+1 for the RC30.
Don Cosford sponsored a Brit on one,(can't remember his name).

**SPman** · 23rd February 2010, 18:01

I lusted after an RC30, or an OW01.......in 96 there was an tidy OW01 in New Plymouth Motorcycles, for $12k, I think (Shaun will know, he was working there at the time), but I had a house, a wife & family and no money. Next year was different, but the bike had gone........

**quickbuck** · 23rd February 2010, 18:14

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

In 1990 I was 15 and saving for A GSXR250 along with trying to convince my father to; a) let me and b) contribute. Sure there were RC30's, GSXR750RRK etc that I desired, but being of a learner age there was no way that was going to happen. Didn't stop me going to the car yard down Moorhouse and lusting after the RC30 they had there.

Must have been your Drool Stains in Eric Woods that I was standing in when I was checking out the New GSXR250....
Was trying to convince them to give me a good trade on the MVX at the time..... They also had 18 RG250's in there too... I'm not kidding!!!

Anyhow, my dream bike at the time was actually the RC30....

**quickbuck** · 23rd February 2010, 18:19

Originally Posted by SPman

I lusted after an RC30, or an OW01.......in 96 there was an tidy OW01 in New Plymouth Motorcycles, for $12k, I think (Shaun will know, he was working there at the time), but I had a house, a wife & family and no money. Next year was different, but the bike had gone........

Would have been worth the investment...
But then it is only worth what somebody will pay.... Check out this one....

**Armitage Shanks** · 23rd February 2010, 18:36

Originally Posted by sinfull

I remember the year well ! I came home from working 16 hours one night to find the wife had emptied the house (apart from the logical male shit, like tools and 17 stubbie crates of home brew)
I got a call from her the next day saying she'd left me (no shit, i thought we'd been robbed, pass me a tui !!!) and that i should advertise the house and sell up !
One call to an agent i knew and he had it on his books within hours, next day (48 odd hours after she left) we had a cash offer which i relayed to her and she agreed to sell, return call to said agent and the paperwork was ready a day later (72 hours after she'd left i had the shit signed) settlement date was one week from then, so i had some work to do (borrowed a fridge and loaded the home brew into said fridge) and a few calls to make !
That night the pitter patter of childrens feet was replaced with the stomp of a doz hob nailed boots and the scrape of beer crate chairs (and the odd shatter of borrowed glasses) !

Sinful, you're a legend ..........I need to have a beer with you one day ....
Just so happened one of the Hob nailed wearers had recieved a 100k redundancy payout that week !

96 hours after my wife left me i was in wellington motorcycles saying get that one down !!!

I rode off into the sunset on my American dream, a 1990 1200 sportster !

3 Months later (no idea of them hours) i woke up to a taiwanese nightmare (but thats another bedtime story)

Sinful, that's a great story and I need to have a beer with one day......