24-02-12, 09:33 AM
Correction....I thought Pantah...and wrote Darmah...how odd!
My brothers mate had Jota..strong as an ox..only fragility ever was electrics ...to see the thing wheelied for 1/2 a mileat a time was something..then again that guy could wheelie an RV 125 of the period ...which would have about 12hp and a front wheel weighing 25lbs.
He also had a Le-mans..often misspelt that one..the correct spelling is 'Lemons'
CB500 is the biking equivalent of a portaloo with pasta forks and charmless in every respect.
I am of a certain age..point is the bikes talked about have helped shape the current one...and more than likely we will have swung a leg over a few..the same leg that swung over something else has created the Gixxer 6 riders of today.......
My brothers mate had Jota..strong as an ox..only fragility ever was electrics ...to see the thing wheelied for 1/2 a mileat a time was something..then again that guy could wheelie an RV 125 of the period ...which would have about 12hp and a front wheel weighing 25lbs.
He also had a Le-mans..often misspelt that one..the correct spelling is 'Lemons'
CB500 is the biking equivalent of a portaloo with pasta forks and charmless in every respect.
I am of a certain age..point is the bikes talked about have helped shape the current one...and more than likely we will have swung a leg over a few..the same leg that swung over something else has created the Gixxer 6 riders of today.......
The Frying Scotsman