250cc on L plates

[ChristoT]

Back in the early 80's Performance bikes ran an X7 and i think they put a Nitrous kit on it. Boosting the power from 26BHP to 72BHP. 2 minutes later it blew up.

Mickey

Hey Paul, can I borrow your X7 for 2 minutes?  :rollin :rollin

[red98]

a whole 2 minutes.......you lost your touch  :rolleyes

[FazerMikai]

I had an X7 which was faster than any Yamaha LC, I had 128mph out of it on the Abergavenny bypass

[nick crisp]

Was that with or without diesel  :rollin

Foc me, I've been to Wales a few times this year, and there was a lot of sheep shit around, just don't remember seeing this much bullshit  :rolleyes

[nick crisp]

[quote author=fireblake link=topic=15194.msg172509#msg172509 date=1415145337]
Back in the early 80's Performance bikes ran an X7 and i think they put a Nitrous kit on it. Boosting the power from 26BHP to 72BHP. 2 minutes later it blew up.

Mickey

Hey Paul, can I borrow your X7 for 2 minutes?  :rollin :rollin
[/quote]

Hey Christo, you don't need nitrous to make me laugh... :fish

[Red Ceri]

To be fair while the x7 was quicker the air cooled RD was a better handling bike which always felt more solid. The LC felt like a thoroughbred at the time when my KH250 felt as though its frame was made of cheese strings

Got to agree had an X7 at one time, lighter and a teeny bit faster but flighty as hell and it felt less substanial than the RDs.

will run my Aircooled 250/350 on pre-mix, going to have fun getting the jetting right with a Y-boot and big can microns

[sadlonelygit]

borrowed a G5 to take my test

examiner had to jump out of the way on the E stop as in the wet honda disc brakes didn't work
had an X7 x2 (you needed another for spares) the old suzuki was a bit quicker than an LC until a corner appeared.
had an NS400R in rothmans that i bought from stan stephens (thankfully he hadn't touched it)
it got cbr600 wheels and lightly breathed upon by my loving hands and would embarass fireblades in the twisties (first bike i ever got my knee down on).

[ChristoT]

This thread be like....

[nick crisp]

had an NS400R in rothmans that i bought from stan stephens (thankfully he hadn't touched it)

Why thankfully?

[fireblake]

This thread be like....

:rollin In 20 years time we'll all still be here and the talk will be
" Do you remember that young lad Christo, back in the day he made me laugh with his antics and ideas. Whatever happened to him. Well I heard he invented that spaceship that is taking space tourist to Mars and now is getting his kicks flying at 100 times the speed of sound. So a bit like an X7 on Nitrous then"


Mickey

[slappy]

This thread be like....

You`re only envious of our rose tinted two stroke fogged up glasses

[YamFazFan]

Apparently the 250cc law was only introduced on July 1st 1961.Before that you could rip about on 1000 Vincents with L plates attached to your hearts content! :lol.

[YamFazFan]

...& no Christo,we don't remember that! :lol.

[red98]

How about the sidecar law, does that still stand ?

[YamFazFan]

How about the sidecar law, does that still stand ?

Good question..i don't think it does.I had a quick look at the rules on it,but it's so complicated & confusing it made me dizzy reading it! :rolleyes.

[BBROWN1664]

How about the sidecar law, does that still stand ?

Nope. Not unless you are disabled and only what a three wheeler licence.

[Red Ceri]

[quote author=ChristoT link=topic=15194.msg172565#msg172565 date=1415188968]
This thread be like....

:rollin In 20 years time we'll all still be here and the talk will be
" Do you remember that young lad Christo, back in the day he made me laugh with his antics and ideas. Whatever happened to him. Well I heard he invented that spaceship that is taking space tourist to Mars and now is getting his kicks flying at 100 times the speed of sound. So a bit like an X7 on Nitrous then"


Mickey
[/quote]

'Yeah, but didn't he bump into the Moon and Saturn before he left the solar system........'

[Robbie8666]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Honda 250 Super dream on here, ok not the fastest or best but a bloody good bike IMHO

[nick crisp]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Honda 250 Super dream on here, ok not the pastest or best but a bloody good bike IMHO

Aaaaaaaaargh!

:lol

[fireblake]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Honda 250 Super dream on here, ok not the pastest or best but a bloody good bike IMHO

A few mates had them and 1 had a GSX250 and another had a GS250 custom. All those bikes did it but they never did it like an X7 or LC.


Mickey