stormbringer
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I was thinking the other day what made me like motorbikes.
None of my 3 sons are into bikes althought Matt my oldest (27) has just bought a ped to comute on and Al had an Aprilia ped when he was 16.
My Dad had a bike because no one his age had cars back then,his Dad was the first in his street to have a car.
Dad got into bikes ,more than just comuting .He had various bikes an Aerial 350 being one his favorites, his first new bike was a Triumph Tiger 100 which he sold to put a deposite down on his first flat.
My Uncle Harry had a Vincent Black Shadow,and dad and his mates Spent all there spare time(when not playing football) racing around the North circular and out to the Beehive or Spiders web cafes.
Mum had a Second World War flying suit and goggles she wore on the bikes.
I've found some great photos of Mum amd Dad back in the day with there bikes and mates.
They toured all over including Lyton and Lynmouth during the floods.
My Cousin and his Kids are all into bikes and trails.
I think sitting on my Dads Velocette(at the age of three) with My Uncle Dan who was on a visit from Dublin was my start to biking.
This photo was taken by Dad outside our first house 5 Ranock Avenue Kingsbury(which was a nice quite suburb of London at the time 1956).
So What got you into bikes.?
None of my 3 sons are into bikes althought Matt my oldest (27) has just bought a ped to comute on and Al had an Aprilia ped when he was 16.
My Dad had a bike because no one his age had cars back then,his Dad was the first in his street to have a car.
Dad got into bikes ,more than just comuting .He had various bikes an Aerial 350 being one his favorites, his first new bike was a Triumph Tiger 100 which he sold to put a deposite down on his first flat.
My Uncle Harry had a Vincent Black Shadow,and dad and his mates Spent all there spare time(when not playing football) racing around the North circular and out to the Beehive or Spiders web cafes.
Mum had a Second World War flying suit and goggles she wore on the bikes.
I've found some great photos of Mum amd Dad back in the day with there bikes and mates.
They toured all over including Lyton and Lynmouth during the floods.
My Cousin and his Kids are all into bikes and trails.
I think sitting on my Dads Velocette(at the age of three) with My Uncle Dan who was on a visit from Dublin was my start to biking.
This photo was taken by Dad outside our first house 5 Ranock Avenue Kingsbury(which was a nice quite suburb of London at the time 1956).
So What got you into bikes.?
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