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one for the older bikers.. - ogri48 - 14-11-18
one of the fellers on the cb1300 forum has painted his bike like a silver cbx1000. apparently hunts had four done from new by dream machine paint in derby, two in red, two in silver. The reds lovely too, but the silver works best for moi...more akin to the first naked one that came out. I love the standard red/white paint on mine, but if I could afford it, I'd have the silver jobbie..
Re: one for the older bikers.. - mtread - 14-11-18
Saw a real cbx1000 yesterday when I took mine for mot. Looked as good as ever, albeit rather........ wide :lol
Re: one for the older bikers.. - ogri48 - 14-11-18
lol, I never owned or rode one, but I guessing it wouldn't have made much sense as real world bike. Pretty impressive to a teenager though when the first pics came out in MCN
Re: one for the older bikers.. - nick crisp - 14-11-18
I like the red one. Red and black have always been favourite colours of mine as a combination, since my Kwak turbo really. I prefer the CBX in red too.
Re: one for the older bikers.. - VNA - 14-11-18
I remember drolling over the Moto-Martin CBX in BIKE magazine when I was a kid.
Re: one for the older bikers.. - darrsi - 14-11-18
My brother had one waiting for him at home when he passed his bike test on his 17th birthday!!!
Re: one for the older bikers.. - darrsi - 14-11-18
He then moved onto the Kawasaki Z1300 when he was 18.
Re: one for the older bikers.. - Dudeofrude - 14-11-18
(14-11-18, 09:57 PM)darrsi link Wrote: He then moved onto the Kawasaki Z1300 when he was 18.
And think if that was today, at that age he wouldn't have been trusted on anything bigger than a cg125 ??
Re: one for the older bikers.. - darrsi - 14-11-18
(14-11-18, 10:08 PM)Dudeofrude link Wrote: [quote author=darrsi link=topic=24709.msg287093#msg287093 date=1542229032]
He then moved onto the Kawasaki Z1300 when he was 18.
And think if that was today, at that age he wouldn't have been trusted on anything bigger than a cg125 ??
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Fair play to him, he started working with my dad aged 14 doing tyre fitting, he paid for them himself.
He was one of those people who if he wanted something he'd just graft away until he had the money to have it.
Re: one for the older bikers.. - darrsi - 14-11-18
Weekend days for him were spent polishing the engine with toothbrushes.
That's where we differed....a lot :lol
Re: one for the older bikers.. - nick crisp - 14-11-18
(14-11-18, 10:46 PM)darrsi link Wrote: Weekend days for him were spent polishing the engine with toothbrushes.
That's where we differed....a lot :lol
My brother had me to do that for his Z650. Oh what a sucker I was! :lol
Re: one for the older bikers.. - ogri48 - 14-11-18
fair play to him mate. christ, a cbx at 17!
Re: one for the older bikers.. - nick crisp - 14-11-18
Had my turbo at 18. Used to sneak it out late at night before I passed my test too, tsk tsk! :eek :evil :lol
Re: one for the older bikers.. - ogri48 - 14-11-18
(14-11-18, 09:41 PM)VNA link Wrote: I remember drolling over the Moto-Martin CBX in BIKE magazine when I was a kid.
lo me too mate. and the turbo z1 they did in America.
A turbo at 18? its bloody amazing your here nick, I messed meself up plenty on an rd350 b!
Re: one for the older bikers.. - nick crisp - 14-11-18
I had one moment that taught me to respect it in pretty bloody short order - got into a proper tank slapper that scared the shit out of me lol. Never stacked that one though...miracles do happen!
![[Image: 750turbo001-zpsfafbc93e.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/htCPkvXJ/750turbo001-zpsfafbc93e.jpg)
Wasn't long before one bike wasn't enough:
![[Image: bikes-2-zps9d57a7c3.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/26ttTMvY/bikes-2-zps9d57a7c3.jpg)
The turbo was foccin tame compared to the Denco-tuned H2.
Re: one for the older bikers.. - ogri48 - 14-11-18
fifteen grand now that h2 if it was mint. lairy innit?
Re: one for the older bikers.. - ogri48 - 14-11-18
my first big un was a cb900. it was utter shite. I had to wait years afore I got to the good stuff lol. First genuinely pukka bike was a zx9rb1in the nineties. then the busas. this was one of my favourites though. helluva bike. the later 1440 is even better
Re: one for the older bikers.. - nick crisp - 14-11-18
(14-11-18, 11:18 PM)ogri48 link Wrote: fifteen grand now that h2 if it was mint. lairy innit?
I know mate. Sometimes I think about what I'd be sitting on if I could have kept all the bikes I've had; RG500, GSXR750 and 1100 slabbies, two H2s, a Z1 etc etc.
Although, the H2 wasn't standard; full Denco tune with 34mmm Mikunis, Denco expansion pipes, Dresda s/arm, Marzocchi Strada rear shocks. Denco are long defunct but I don't know if that would increase or decrease its value. The latter, I suspect. It was immaculate at the time.
My brother had a mate who had a CB900, black one, with mods. I thought that was beautiful - I was still too young to ride at that time.
Re: one for the older bikers.. - ogri48 - 14-11-18
sadly, they rode just like what they looked like nick. a fat superdream...
Re: one for the older bikers.. - Frosties - 14-11-18
(14-11-18, 11:24 PM)ogri48 link Wrote: my first big un was a cb900. it was utter shite. I had to wait years afore I got to the good stuff lol. First genuinely pukka bike was a zx9rb1in the nineties. then the busas. this was one of my favourites though. helluva bike. the later 1440 is even better
Just had to print this off for the Mrs - said she wanted it for her wank bank.............think that's what she said :lol