More empire star memories,,
After trying for 1/2 hr to start it, my mate and myself were finally listening to its whoom-bahhhh in the street where we lived,,when a paddy wagon came rattling down the street, on the wrong side of the road, as it turned out, a greeves owning neighbor didn't appreciate 2 12 y/o lads enjoying themselves, so phoned the cops !
Well, we couldnt stop it ,,,and it was dragging both of us down the street @ 500 rpm in 1st,,until running into the paddy wagon's front bumper.
Dad was NOT impressed when he was requred to front up with me in court, where I was hit with a $16 fine for riding unlicenced, uninsured and unregistered.
It didnt end there,,my mate wanted a ride,,so (we had discovered how to pull it back off compression by now) I pushed him down his mums driveway in 2nd,,the clutch was dumped, throttle opened when it fired, only to lift the front wheel, list over into a hedge and rip a few weatherboards from the side of the house.
only stopping when the timber got caught up in the open primary chain.
I snuck off home real quickly
Tiny