What bikes did you have as a kid ?

madmav · 23-Oct-2006, 01:04

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Originally Posted by ducati dad

Blimey! 'Ow you rich kids 'ad it easy! I see that 'awk' says that e ad a budgie, and e RODE it. We were that poor, that when the old man was put out of work......we 'ad to eat our's. tell you wat, there ain't much meet on a budgie....The only bike in our street was called brass, and my old man couln'd offord her.

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Blimey! 'How you rich kids 'ad it easy! I see that 'hawk' says that e ad a budgie, and e RODE it. We were that poor, that when the old man was put out of work......we 'ad to eat our's. Tell you what, there isn’t much meet on a budgie....The only bike in our street was called brass, and my old man couldn’t afford her.

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mav

ducati dad · 23-Oct-2006, 01:29

Bleedin ell Mav! ave you lived dahn sahff? yu seem to now the langwidge.

ericthered40 · 23-Oct-2006, 02:08

Not choppers No.

Still got the scars from a Mk 1 chopper incident.

Standing up peddling like a nutter, changed from second to third and got the false neutral. Collapsed forward and so did the bars.

Most of the skin grue back.

KeefyB · 23-Oct-2006, 07:23

Yep,old shonker wiv cow'orns for me too.
Us Lincolnshire boys are not afraid to show the pics,....

Jools · 23-Oct-2006, 09:45

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Originally Posted by KeefyB

Yep,old shonker wiv cow'orns for me too.
Us Lincolnshire boys are not afraid to show the pics,....

Call that an old shonker...you've got the ally 'Bounty tray' mudguards AND a front brake. You've always been a bling merchant haven't you

KeefyB · 23-Oct-2006, 18:39

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Originally Posted by Jools

Call that an old shonker...you've got the ally 'Bounty tray' mudguards AND a front brake. You've always been a bling merchant haven't you

Guilty as charged!

sie748 · 24-Oct-2006, 20:05

I had a Tomahalwk then a Griffter with a gert big reflecter on the back not to mention home made brake lights ,playing card throttle and one of those little yellow horns with the mike attached so you could get feed back through the speaker also had BMX namley burners and a diamond back!!!Now have diamond back montain bike (with pie rack).

Paul James · 25-Oct-2006, 20:11

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Originally Posted by KeefyB

Yep,old shonker wiv cow'orns for me too.
Us Lincolnshire boys are not afraid to show the pics,....

Didn't realise you knew one of the lads from Bay City Rollers Keith ?

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23-Oct-2006, 01:29	#2
ducati dad Registered Forum User GTL Posts: 438 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent Mood: Older, but none the bleedin' wiser Bleedin ell Mav! ave you lived dahn sahff? yu seem to now the langwidge. Reply

23-Oct-2006, 02:08	#3
ericthered40 Registered Forum User Big Twin Posts: 1,698 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: N F A Mood: renegade sexy racer Not choppers No. Still got the scars from a Mk 1 chopper incident. Standing up peddling like a nutter, changed from second to third and got the false neutral. Collapsed forward and so did the bars. Most of the skin grue back. Reply