The Sock
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The Things Which Get Squirrelled Away
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pf1
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Insurance was expensive!
stevepm2011
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Fork oil seals almost as much as ferry fares??
Or to put it differently, I wish ferry fares were still as little as a few oil seals…
Or to put it differently, I wish ferry fares were still as little as a few oil seals…
The Sock
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We were fortunate to have one ticket taker on the ferry who, on being presented with a pack of cigarettes, would forget to charge the fares for the six to ten bikes on our normal Sunday runs, Steve.
The Sock
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Perry
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I am sure i remember paying nearly £400 for a Norwich Union Rider Policy for a Honda CBX in 1981. I was 19 years old . Apparantly at todays money that was £1500 ! Madness !!
And of course the whole lot on the never never.
And of course the whole lot on the never never.
The Sock
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Another find, in the archive, sticker time from back when we were in the EU.
Exmoor beast
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When I was 19 insurance for a secondhand Z1R was as much as the bike! The company used to ask me my occupation “ motorcycle mechanic” - then you could hear the Count from Sesame Street laughing down the phone!
My Swift leathers cost £1500 in 1987 and my flat slide Mikunis cost a months wages ( over £400) but my Owen’s Stargaurd “ made to measure” helmet was only £45! I can remember us having Goldtop boots in the clothing dept and they were £120 then - this was when an MOT or an hours labour in the workshop was a tenner. I sound like my Dad….
Just remembered Gambier Reeks Yamaha charged my old man £2 for an NGK plug for my DT125 in 1982- robbing bastards!
piranha-bro2
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I've got a receipt somewhere with Laverda parts listed. A new primary cover was something like A$17. I'll have to hunt it out. Pistons A$12 ea. A Kwaka 9 chromed tin points cover was A$27. Laverda parts were incredibly cheap ... the factory didn't see them as a money spinner, but something to keep their bikes on the road.
The Sock
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My first cross channel ride with the International Laverda Owners Club (ILOC) and, indeed, my first time outside England or Scotland.
The joy of hooning in the company of other Laverda Riders and the setting for my first winning(?) of the Bent Conrod Award.
The joy of hooning in the company of other Laverda Riders and the setting for my first winning(?) of the Bent Conrod Award.
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rocketonarail
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Original Green Book for sale ........ some signs of slight use ........ £ 90 ono .........
Not exactly squirreled away , I always have it to hand ........... Maybe I will need it again some day ........ ( 1200 1637 where are you now ? ) ................
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a14rgs
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rocketonarail
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Valve clearance checks for the period 86,000 miles to 218,000 miles ........
Don`t look too closely ........ if it they were within 0.05 mm ( or even a little bit more ) , then it was a case of " that`s ok , near enough ..........." ...........
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The Sock
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Another trawl through my records.
Track Day for a tenner! Those were the days.
Weeley Weekend for £5.50!
Can't even get a pint for that, round here, now.
Track Day for a tenner! Those were the days.
Weeley Weekend for £5.50!
Can't even get a pint for that, round here, now.
The Sock
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To show it wasnt a rare thing, back then.
Andy J
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I think I was there..
The Sock
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Andy J
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You may well have done Hamish, but unlikely to have been me as I wasn’t out on track long enough as I suffered a mysterious misfire on my Panjotic and took an early bath..
