although the MRS would probably want a better story than that !!

worked at a bike shop then used to go recovering accident bikes a big percentage of lc’s departed the world with heavy frontal damage

they were a quite pretty bike as well as full of power band fun !!

unfortunately so are kwak tripples just discussing that with my mate who nearly baught mine whilst on a ride today !!

What sort of 500?
I ask because it’s an unusual engine capacity these days and the bike may therefore have been something vintage.
Most Japanese bikes tend towards 600 or 650 in the modern era.

Andy

wasn’t that old a modern kawasaki sport tourer

dunno but one fella fell off his 500 this morning , except i stopped enquired if he was ok helped him to get his bike up then departed for work

if that makes me the lesser biker i’m perfectly happy not to be tarred with the same brush !!

and yes there were others there but he was still apreciative !!

i too believe it is the olympic down there !! have read the book and studdied photo’s of the two ships the hull plating is even in very difrent areas and forge numbers on the proppelers tally with olympics build and not titanics

Oh, I touched a raw nerve there.
I just thought you’d carry more weight in your role as self appointed motorcycling safety expert if you had passed your test at some point.
I mean you’ve had quite some time to apply etc.

you might be surprised at the attitude of many instructors (both civilian and Police) to speed and it’s useage–also filtering and other stuff.

As to what I call a biker..??
it’s a term I never use–it’s too limiting as a description.

my instructors attitude was the limmits are there for a reason !! he was on an 1100 machine

fair goes i may have a small bike and may not have passed the test but it duesn’t mean i haven’t put in the miles in all weathers

to be told i’m not a biker by imbeciles that pass thier test at 40 something then go round to the local bike shop and buy the biggest sport bike possible to go and terrorise the roads and other road users on a sunny sunday once a month or maybe weekly if thier wives let them whilst videoing it for you tube

if i’m totaly honnest i trust some teens on scooters to ride better than the mid life crisis brigade !!

very true and lets not forget the many sucessful prosecutions from fools stupid enough to put thier antics on you tube !!