How do you become a mod?

[ATAG_Dutch]

Originally Posted by JG52Uther

I remember a frayed throttle cable on my old ex proddy racer 250LC that resulted in me screaming through a village with the throttle stuck wide open and me hanging on in sheer terror.
It wasn't just the bike screaming!

Ah I'm getting all misty eyed for the old days now...

Fantastic!!

When I had the old Z650, on the way home from work one day, the main wiring loom burst into flames under the tank.

I jumped off the bike, put my visor down and batted the flames out with my hands (with gloves on of course). After the fire had gone out, I thumbed the starter and rode the thing home about 15 miles, with every wire bare copper.

Although that was nothing to taking a race tuned X7 around Three Sisters go-kart track near Wigan, and at the first bend discovering the front brake had lost all its fluid.

My, that stung a bit.

[ElAurens]

I guess this makes me a rocker...

[Ze-Jamz]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

I guess this makes me a rocker...

And a cool one at that...

[ATAG_Dutch]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

I guess this makes me a rocker...

Hmmm..........modern Triumphs. Not sure about them.

[ElAurens]

It's great.

No tinkering, no leaks, no searching for parts.

Reliable as a Honda, without being soulless/boring. And I am not knocking Honda at all. My first bike was a Honda, never a problem, but totally forgettable.

The new Bonneville is a good handling machine and is easily accessible to beginners and satisfying for experienced riders too.

It wont set the world on fire speed wise, but it's fast enough for me now a days. I've got nothing to prove to anyone but myself so going 100mph+ is just, well, stupid on the public highway. I still enjoy showing my replica Lucas tail light to Harleys in the twisty bits though...

[ATAG_Dutch]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

I still enjoy showing my replica Lucas tail light to Harleys in the twisty bits though...

I wouldn't mind betting you show it to them on the straights aswell mate.

Harleys. Technology of a Lada for the price of a Ferrari. Not a fan I'm afraid.

But the Buell, though, now that's interesting.

Originally Posted by ElAurens

I guess this makes me a rocker...

It does make you a rocker mate, not because of the bike, but hanging about in graveyards!!







p.s - only a joke mate, very nice bike.

[ElAurens]

Originally Posted by Tree_UK

It does make you a rocker mate, not because of the bike, but hanging about in graveyards!!
p.s - only a joke mate, very nice bike.

Actually I stopped to look at that memorial to veterans of the Great War from this little corner of Ohio.

[Ze-Jamz]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

Actually I stopped to look at that memorial to veterans of the Great War from this little corner of Ohio.

~S~

Originally Posted by ElAurens

Actually I stopped to look at that memorial to veterans of the Great War from this little corner of Ohio.

Sorry Elaurens I didn't intend to make light of that. I have a great Uncle that is buried in Belgium, he was killed in action at the age of 18 in the great war. To my knowledge no family members have ever visted is grave or laid flowers on it, his mother was too poor to be able to afford to make the trip as her husband died just after the war from the flu epidmic. It is my intention to visit his grave one day and pay my respects. S!