Author Topic: 250cc on L plates (Read 23328 times)

red98 · « **on:** 02 November 2014, 05:41:19 pm »

One for the old foccers.......how many of us had 250's on L plates,70's early 80's.....I think the law changed in 82, then it was a puny 125cc, cant think why

....me,a suzuki GT250 X7, brand new in 1981....the first production 250 to crack 100 mph

mhowse · « **Reply #1 on:** 02 November 2014, 06:14:04 pm »

Yep I was around in them days ..GSX250 L plates and for myself just when they started faffing with 2 part tests so was a scooter wheel with bit of box iron and couple of door hinges and flappy mudguard n light on it and hey presto classed as a sidecar so only had to take part two pf the test..passed first time with this amazing scooter wheel sidecar that bashed the hell out of ya shins when tackling the twisties..screamed home with biggest grin ever on me face and ripped the bouncy scooter wheel off the side in half a hour to be passed on to a mate to do the same think most of us did it the homemade sidewinder way..

bigsteve · « **Reply #2 on:** 02 November 2014, 06:16:59 pm »

yep remember them days passed my test 2 days before law changed to 125 on one of these
and test took 20 mins with tester on foot

red98 · « **Reply #3 on:** 02 November 2014, 06:19:20 pm »

Ah yes....my mate had a sidewinder on a yam RD 350 LC, still on L plates

......cant understand why they changed the rules

red98 · « **Reply #4 on:** 02 November 2014, 06:21:48 pm »

Quote from: bigsteve on 02 November 2014, 06:16:59 pm

yep remember them days passed my test 2 days before law changed to 125 on one of these
and test took 20 mins with tester on foot

ooooooo.....yam DT125MX....nice bike, had the 175 version, great fun off road....

bigsteve · « **Reply #5 on:** 02 November 2014, 06:23:13 pm »

jesus I remeber sidewinder

old mate of mine passed test with one on his bike

bigsteve · « **Reply #6 on:** 02 November 2014, 06:24:36 pm »

ooooooo.....yam DT125MX....nice bike, had the 175 version, great fun off road....

Its 175 I had and past test on

red98 · « **Reply #7 on:** 02 November 2014, 06:31:27 pm »

Quote from: bigsteve on 02 November 2014, 06:24:36 pm

ooooooo.....yam DT125MX....nice bike, had the 175 version, great fun off road....

Its 175 I had and past test on

Oooooops...sorry steve,mis read your post

.....great bikes, going to have look on ebay, see what I can find

bigsteve · « **Reply #8 on:** 02 November 2014, 06:54:23 pm »

Scary thing is went to VJMC at stoke and how many of the bikes I had back in the day are classed as classics now

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #9 on:** 02 November 2014, 07:04:55 pm »

Quote from: bigsteve on 02 November 2014, 06:54:23 pm

Scary thing is went to VJMC at stoke and how many of the bikes I had back in the day are classed as classics now

Just about every bike I've owned! Soon to be gen 1

1000 too

If I still had them all, I'd be minted $:\$

Missed out on 250s on L plates myself; made up for it by going from CB100N to 750 Turbo soon as I passed my test. Took the turbo round the cones about a week after passing too; many jealous looks from the instructors

slappy · « **Reply #10 on:** 02 November 2014, 08:00:10 pm »

Passed my test on a RD250 in 1975, then progessed to a GT380, GT550, CB750 then marriage, kids and lack of funds put me back on a GSX250 , then a GS125, CB400/4, CBX550 then improved funding got me a GSXR750.Since then I have had countless bikes swopping and changing every six months until saw sense and got a VFR750, then Thundercat, ZXR1100, gen1 Fazer 1000 for six years longest I have ever kept a bike, now a gen2 FZ1.
But I would still love a 70's stoker again, but prices for anything decent are a bit daft now.

chaparral02 · « **Reply #11 on:** 02 November 2014, 08:11:45 pm »

My mate owned/rode a GPZ 1100r at age of 16 years old on L plates back in 1986

At the same 16 years of age I had/owned a X7 250 / DR 400 / MTX 200 on L plates
At 14 year old I had KM100 and at 15 years old I had s RXS 100..

The laws for bike licences has totally changed over here now..Back then you could have 100cc at 14 and unlimited cc at 16...

fazersharp · « **Reply #12 on:** 02 November 2014, 08:15:13 pm »

just missed the cut off for that so had a gp125 and passed test on that with tester on foot.It was either going to be that or a kwak KH125 but the Gp came along first

YamFazFan · « **Reply #13 on:** 02 November 2014, 08:34:45 pm »

GP100,just before Christmas 1987,tester on foot.I've heard it said that it was the release of the RD250lc that prompted a change in the law?.

BBROWN1664 · « **Reply #14 on:** 02 November 2014, 10:34:01 pm »

I took my test in 87 on a Yamaha XS750 with a sidewinder attached. I had a Kwaka KE125 at the time but couldn't be arsed with doing the Part 1 they had introduced by then.

solorider · « **Reply #15 on:** 02 November 2014, 10:40:39 pm »

I took my test in 1984, I had a Honda cb125t which I took my test on, I had to do the 2 part test, I did the silver star rider course which made a big difference.

bri h · « **Reply #16 on:** 03 November 2014, 01:33:19 am »

yep moved up from a vespa ss 180 to an x7 in i think 79 as i had it whilst in the navy and i left in 1980.The throttle was like an on/off switch after the scooter haha.

gassitt · « **Reply #17 on:** 03 November 2014, 10:40:34 am »

Yep Passed me test on a CB250RS , then jumped straight to an XJ550

What goes around comes around though , currently using a very clean CB250RS as my commuter
.Honda build quality from the early eighties really was exceptional its 30 odd years old with 38k on it and its in better nick than some 3 year old modern Hondas

MEM62 · « **Reply #18 on:** 03 November 2014, 10:41:54 am »

Yep, I have an RD250B in 1979. Picked it up on my 17th birthday. After the Fs1e the performance was mind blowing

lew600fazer · « **Reply #19 on:** 03 November 2014, 11:02:09 am »

http://www.rcycle.com/Wade_3_17_11__7___1024x768_.JPG

I had a Blue one

lew600fazer · « **Reply #20 on:** 03 November 2014, 11:06:43 am »

My one was a blue one , the faster model, believe it or not that wee bugger would hit 60 mph

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #21 on:** 03 November 2014, 11:39:35 am »

Quote from: lew600fazer on 03 November 2014, 11:02:09 am

I did my test on a Honda 50 Sprint in 1965, it was classed as motorcycle as no pedals, within 12 months I was throwing a Triumph Bonneville about like a fecking idiot.
As you can see still afecking idiot how do I delete that lot as cannot open it

Go into "modify" on your post, highlight all that code, and hit delete button.

I'm doing far too much reminiscing at the moment; can't be good for me!

ukdiceman · « **Reply #22 on:** 03 November 2014, 11:43:38 am »

At 16 I rode a Suzuki AP50, unrestricted, pedels locked in place as footrests, topped out about 50! Saw one at the Stafford bike show fully restored asking just under £3k for it!
On my 17th birthday I got a Kawasaki KH250 triple, rode it for a couple of months on L's then passed my test on it. The test was a ride around the roads near the test centre with an examiner watching with a clipboard.... those were the days! Then a month or so later I got a Honda CB550/4 super sport. Wish I had kept this now as I never see any around, plenty of 400/4's still around.

maxzer1500 · « **Reply #23 on:** 03 November 2014, 01:57:56 pm »

My 'L' plate bike i passed test on was an early RD200, brilliant little bikes . Mainly had RD Yamahas until kids came along, then it was mainly big Honda 4's. Apart from some ZX9Rs, Kawasaki and Suzuki never got a look-in.

bigralphie · « **Reply #24 on:** 03 November 2014, 03:22:44 pm »

I rode an XL185 in 84 on L plates and no decals on the bike (pretended the law hadn't changed

)
Then the year later now in the RAF in Norfolk went half's with a mate on RD400E and still rode it on my provisional licence

I was such a bad ass lol