Bikers or Petrolheads?

[lister fiend]

this here is my kr1s, taken 3 weeks before my dad dropped it & the fairing exploded

my old 1991 kx250

& one of my sidecars. an eml minijumbo

if you think you can see a two stroke & a kawasaki connection, i assure you its not coincidental

[Dietrich]

Hi Lister friend,
Please can I ask what the other motorbikes are around the Kawasaki in the first photo ??....They look 'Old and Interesting'......
Alb.
Just to add.....are you the rider or the sidecar man in the second shot ??...Sidecar riders all have their 'Fear-Chip' either not yet fitted or removed as a 'factory-Recall' process BEFORE they go out on the track for the first time......

[Dietrich]

Hi bikerdude,
I love your trike......'Kept Going Wrong' .....Its a VW......They are easy to fix....was it electrical, brakes, engine ??......Or maybe the steering was too heavy or too 'twitchy' ??
with no lid... .... its a pose machine for the summer..Just keep the ole sun tan lotion on to keep the UV-rays..... off..... .........

[lister fiend]

hi dietrich
the other bikes are my dear old dads.
the one at the front is a royal enfield continental gt,
the one to its right is a gsxr 1100 & the one behind it is an a10 road rocket, made to look
like a rocket goldstar.
oh & i forgot the thunderbird hiding behind mine.
i'm driving the sidecar, i'm daft not stupid
whenever we crashed, the bike would nearly always hit me.
yet my poor old passenger was always the one in the ambulance
i'm currently rebuilding her, cause my twin brother said
he'll get back in.
12 years after he said "never again"
lister
edit: here she is in full flight

[Dietrich]

Hi Lister,
Your 'dear old dads' bikes look lovely in the photo.......
The phrase ' I am Driving the sidecar'......has me deeply worried....and may explain the 'Crashes'........I thought that YOU were meant to drive from the BIKE !!........
No wonder your brother said ' Never Again'
Does HE know how to ride a bike...??.....
Alb.
Looking at the amount of 'air' that the 'Outfit' is getting in that photograph.......then you are BOTH....MAD..... ...but having great fun at the same time !!

[lister fiend]

hi dietrich
my dad has lots of "projects" on the go
i'll try & get some more pics for you.
i diddn't comment on your bike
it looks mental, what was it originally?
but i have to ask, were you in mad max?
i'm sure thats the bike the toecutter used!
lister

[mt 1]

hope your dad gets the RE GT250 up and on the road, I had many good rides on mine and one crash hit a BSA road rocket witch pulled out in front of me, I only had 6 pints of stones( bust up with partner) i do not drink and drive now

[Dietrich]

Hi Lister,
Short story first........
About 14 years ago I decided that I wanted an 'Everyday' ride bike....So I decided to build a 'Rat-Bike'.....With the crappy English weather and the winter salt.....It seemed the best way to go..Nothing to polish and rust is not an issue, 'Treat It and Paint Over It'....Summer Shiney bikes for summer days....
.
I was looking for a BMW Twin air-cooled...but could not find one.....or anything in my price range....CHEAP.....BUT....whilst wandering around the 'storage' yard of a local recovery garage....I found THIS..
Honda GOLDWING........Yes Honestly...... ....It looked a right state ( Some say ,it still does ). It had been hit up the back at a set of traffic lights and was 'punted' across the junction into the front of a Ford Sierra.
The GoldWing HAD half a fairing and half a set of hard luggage, left intact......and looked like SH1T !!......and was Thus perfect for my plan....I sort of knew the garage owner 'professionally'...and so a deal was struck for the MASSIVE sum of £125.00...DELIVERED...on one of the garages 'Spec-Lifts'.

The ONLY real damage to the 'frame' was a small bent tube that I straightened...and a bent front wheel......Then...striped of fairing and all the rubbish, back to the basics...MOT'd and ridden. I rode it ( rebuilt the brakes )and loved it so much that after some years I completely rebuilt the engine, gearbox, clutch etc.
Rat-Bikes...Evolve...over the years....and so has this one...I just regret NOT having taken some 35mm Photos of it when it first arrived at my house.... ....I still Love it though..
Alb.

[Dietrich]

Hi Eastern Front,
Please can my wife ask about the Mustang..... FULL Specs please ..... ......She has always wanted one of them....and xmas is coming so please can you ship it across to her !!.....
Alb.

[streetfighterjeff]

love the rat dietrich, love rat/ survuval bikes. just trying the get the choke cable on my new old cbr 600. got an odd size choke fitting. bugger.
jeff