once a biker always a biker?

[Dee Duble Yuh]

S'funny thing you know reading that post, I am not and never have been, a "biker". A motorcyclist, yes. I guess it must be an age/attitude thing?...

Yeah, I know what you mean. When I bought my first bike it wasn't trendy, it wasn't an old-guy's hobby, and most bikes were less than 600cc!!! It took me ages to get used to the idea of "born again bikers" and direct access, LOL.

[steveR]

Yeah, I know what you mean. When I bought my first bike it wasn't trendy, it wasn't an old-guy's hobby, and most bikes were less than 600cc!!! It took me ages to get used to the idea of "born again bikers" and direct access, LOL.

I started in 1974 on my first 50 and then moved rapidly through a series of machines over the next few years. South Shropshire had a nest of trials enthusiasts and (speak it quietly, Bantam grasstrackers!!) 1976 saw my first Yam 250 and I thought, no, I KNEW, I was the bees knees.... That moved on a couple of years after and then I had my first little time away from bikes. Shooting and cars kept me happy, lack of women kept me solvent!

Another RD came in 81 or thereabouts, then a long and sometimes expensive series of trail and enduro machines before commonsense and a chance meeting with Transalp saw a third bike added to the stable. The 'alp was swapped in a fit of foolishness for a DR350, a truly horrid bike IMO. Kids appeared soon after and although I kept my heavily modded KMX 125 for a year or two, it was finally flogged to a TRF mate. Then came the long, fallow years of no bike....

Until, in 2005 a chance ad in the local rag with a cheap 'alp, saw a new arrival at the farm and this time, it did not have 4 legs!

Always have been and always will be, a motorcyclist. Occasionally a Trials rider, latterly an enduro and trail rider. Now an old, mumblin fart!

[Chad]

i always think of myself as a biker,still dont matter what we call ourselves its the fact that we ride that counts.

couldnt agree more old chap

[Chad]

a mumblin motorcyclist. Occasionally a Trials rider, latterly an enduro and trail rider. and an old fart!

fixed it for you mate


you got to laugh though its like when they show these police camera programs and they call a hoodie riding a scooter with no attgat like a pillock and the call him a motorcyclist

bugger being likened to that i'll be a biker thanks

[steveR]

fixed it for you mate


you got to laugh though its like when they show these police camera programs and they call a hoodie riding a scooter with no attgat like a pillock and the call him a motorcyclist

bugger being likened to that i'll be a biker thanks

So kind...

IKWYM about those horrible little oiks, as long as it isn't the dire show with the former newsreader bloke, now those are seriously crap progs!