The first 'outfit' I bought was from a mate near Stratford, east London.Mine was a new Suzi GT125. 1975. Brand new, purchased it on the never never as I needed transport for shifts.
I crashed on the way home as I had never ridden a geared bike before.
Murt
The first 'outfit' I bought was from a mate near Stratford, east London.
He warned me it would feel odd and pull hard to the left.
Being 16 and brim full of knowing everything, I jumped on it, dropped the clutch, went up the kerb and through his 6ft garden fence !
I went on to do some pretty daft things with oufits...
Rode from Thatched House Garage on the A13 Barking to the outskirts of Southend( Manners Rd) with the chair wheel up... for a five bob bet !!!!!!!!
It is a tad over 30 miles
It was a hoot (for about three months at least) and could be ridden with just a passed CBT.Whaaaat !!
I always reckoned the later 250 Enfields had soft guts.. I knew of two or three that broke cranks or lost rodsRoyal Enfield Crusader Sports nasty pale green colour. 250 single, had a few issues with the wet cork clutch plates burning out.
As soon as I turned 17, I ditched the FS1E (for a small profit strangely enough) and paid £60 for a CD175. Then I realised what a heap of poo it was and swapped it for the CB175 which was much better and it had an electric foot.
Within 2 months I had passed my test and 24 hours later I was the proud owner of a GT380 which is another story altogether
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I have a GT380 in the garage alongside the Bird.
Surprisingly no. It got some hammering as I rode with a couple of IOM TT riders! my best(worst) mpg was 18mpg!Has the middle pot on yours seized as most did (JMO 833P was the reg of mine and I brought it when it was 3 months old) ? Only seemed to happen to the 380. Never had the same issue later with the 550
Has the middle pot on yours seized as most did (JMO 833P was the reg of mine and I brought it when it was 3 months old) ? Only seemed to happen to the 380. Never had the same issue later with the 550