How Far Does Your Bike Interest Go?

[Iain Cameron]

The bug bit me in 1969 a old (new then ) mini bike powered by a Kerby lawnmower motor was my first ride (wobble ) then looking at the early Yamaha's . A mate ( gday Mark its all your fault ) who lived a Cpl of doors down the road got a step through and we rode around in old pilot helmets . years of doing up old trail bikes . so long story cut short its the Late 60's to about 77 - 78 to rock my boat . I like later bikes but Im stuck in the 68 to 78 time warp , deep purple, the who , iron butterfly , gold tops oops did I say that !!! Iain

[EML]

Started out in the early 70s and was awe-struck by the TM-RMS revolution and then the Elsinores of course. I could never  understand guys riding old CZs and CCMs until I got into sidecars. A Wasp is basically a Rickman with a chair on it and if you look through all the extra pipework it's very cool and quite trick for it's time. The EMLs just take it that step further, going to torsion bars and linkage rear and sidecar swingarms to liquid cooled twins with 120HP.
Not super keen on moderns but the new outfits are outstandingly cool...check 'em out.

[Nathan S]

I'm glad Tony T said he has 'peaks and troughs' in his interest over various eras - I thought I was the only one.
My interest in pre-65 is minimal.
My interest/enthusiasm builds across the years until it peaks around 1976, then declines again (although more than I have for pre-65).
From 1985ish, the enthusiasm builds to the big peak in the early-mid 1990s.

[Andrew L]

For oldy Racing pre70, pre75, pre78 and pre85 maybe if the club progresses in that direction, reliable trail riding (now what they call Adventure riding??? been doin it for 20 years) modernish xr400,drz400 or wr450 a maybe.

[Maicojames]

45 so many of you were racing before I was born. I like a few early 60s and pre 70 bikes. Love 73-77 the most. The GP rra 78-81,and a few linkage bikes. The 75-77 is my favorite, this was when I was going to the track with my soon to be wrestling coach neighbor and dad in the summer. Had a neighbor pick up an 80 IT 175, young dude, so I'm trying to help him get going. I want to keep this going and was surprised how much they like my Husqvarna and 80 Elsinore.

[09.0]

I'm 46 so an eighties guy. I'm enthusiastic about all of them.

[FourstrokeForever]

Started out on a 77 XR75 then 80 CR80 followed by CR125RA. Then had a break (work, girlfriends, parties, cars) until a CR250RE came along. I'm 47 so alot of you guys had a bit of a jump on me. These days my interest spans from late 60's to my modern trail weapon Husaberg. I don't know why but as soon as I found VMX, I just had to have a 74 Elsinore. That is until I heard the bark of a BSA at full noise. Now my B50 is the favourite bike in my shed and the elsinore lives in WA. I was only 8 when the b50's were new! I have a B44 waiting to be re-assembled after a nut and bolt rebuild. I don't know how that ended up in the shed either. I was 3 when it was born. Then there's a 76 Elsinore, a pre78 Xl412 Honda , an Evo CR250RZ, 79 XR500 and a CR250RE waiting patiently for a restore. I din't do any riding through late '80's and 90's but I do admire that era.

[r4brightred]

1970-1976 MX bikes are what gets my blood pumping.

[OverTheHill]

bit of a fan of late '60's to late '70's yams but in saying that i had great fun on the yz465g but interest goes back to when we had a guy working on the farm & had a 500 matchy--took me up the road age about 10 & let me steer it [that was it for me]--down hill from there haha. Me age 67 now, long sad story of blown up [over hotted] British road bikes turned into scramblers RE's Matchy Bsa [big bikes] before that was 125 banty, 125 barnett, 197 barnett [hit a ticket box at the racecourse [horse] & turned it 180, took the fergy to turn it back & cost me 20 pounds to fix it [ticket box that was] bike was poked. Had transfer ports cut completely open  by memory just a big slot covered by the piston, plus full circle flywheels--went like hell at the time. Anyway, story telling again. Cheers.
ps, wasn't my fault i hit the ticket box!!, was racing a mate on his B31 on the tarseal narrow access road in the racecourse & was mossy where the trees over hung the road--not my fault i say. Like the time i was racing my mate on a metal road & my matchy RH footrest ripped a vanguard car open like a tin opener & knocked the rear wheel out of the slots [rode it home] was my mates fault for racing me ehh--stuffed his B33 though & cost us lots to fix the car [bloody sunday driver--'uh i'm one now'--bloody trail riders!!]

[popeye]

Started with a JT1 60 Yamaha... We got it in about 1970-1-2-3 or there abouts, and still riding them now, bikes I mean  so all years since 1970 I guess, but if I had to pick an era it would definetly Mid 80s Road and MX and now have a very keen interest in MX Sidecars thanks to mister EML introducing me to them about 5 years ago great fun...

[Glen08]

I started work for my uncle at his bike shop when I was around 14 or so (nearly 30 yrs ago)
& he specialized in early ducati`s ,, guzzi`s etc , but I remember this mz250 etz 70ish model ,,,& to this day have a soft spot for them,,,

All late 70`s & early 80`s "PE" for  me now......couple of early 90 mxers aswel 


Glen..

[g465b]

bought a new 250 Bultaco frontera in 77' aged 17,rode dad funded jap trailies before that,first race in 78' on a mates MX400B.
contracted a strange disease in the early 80's and within a few years had over 30 spanish bikes in the shed,am almost cured still
have some montesas.   now ride a jap/german/swedish mix (same as the mrs.) and am tolerant of all years /marques/eras/types/
capacities and like modern dirt bikes also,dislike politicions of all ages. have a soft spot for H model yams and TT500's-that soft spot
is in the groin area.     cheers   g.

[pancho]

  These days as long as I can get on it without standing on a milk crate it'll do!
 cheers pancho.

[albrid-3]

Iam 57 now, 60`s to 80`s, for me. often thought about buying a late model, but the excitement fades. I hate pulling halve the bike to bits just to change a plug. there is to much crap on model bikes for me. the old bikes are simple to work on.

[80-85 husky]

as a kid i had an LP record with the saga of davy crocket on it  ,(davy davy crocket, King of the wild frontier),can still remember that part of the jingle

we had that one as well (and the purple people eater)

but best of all was the Wayne and Shuster record "rinse the blood of my Toga" google it it comes up!

im an early 80's man....