Routing through some photos and found these

[mister c]

I have scanned these after finding them lurking at the bottom of a box in my bedroom.

My Introduction to motorcycling Suzuki X5
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y177/croozenooze/New%20SV/X5.jpg

Suzuki X7, bought as 2 boxes of bits, this was the 1st incarnation (note the air horns lol)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y177/croozenooze/New%20SV/x7.jpg

Same bike, but a lot more time spent. I loved this bike & caned it everywhere, it was off the road about twice a month having engine bits fitted to it :)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y177/croozenooze/New%20SV/X7mk1.jpg

My Fated Laverda, bought this to show my mates that I could ride a sport bike. It was a nice motor when it went, just hardly ever did, so part exed it for a Kenny Roberts rep XJR400 at DK, best thing i did.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y177/croozenooze/New%20SV/650sport.jpg?t=1209678660

I'll see if i can find anymore pics of more of my bikes from the past.

[blueto]

classic blast from the past!

if only u still had em eh?

[mister c]

I actually know where the X5 is, A mate of mine bought it off me & still has it. 1979, 2 owners from new done about 25000 miles i think

[blueto]

I actually know where the X5 is, A mate of mine bought it off me & still has it. 1979, 2 owners from new done about 25000 miles i think

id love to be abale to one day track down every vehicle i have ever owned an buy em all back...just for me


You should do that!

[rictus01]

Aaaarh X7, the good old days, had one brand new :D

Cheers Mark.

[petevtwin650]

classic blast from the past!

if only u still had em eh?

Why? They wouldn't be worth that much unless they were returned to original state.:)

Now if I had my old Ducati 350 or 900ss. :cool:

Crash bars. What ever happened to them?8-[

[blueto]

Why? They wouldn't be worth that much unless they were returned to original state.:)

Now if I had my old Ducati 350 or 900ss. :cool:

Crash bars. What ever happened to them?8-[

wasent price i was refering to..more sentimental value as per my previous post

[mister c]

Crash bars. What ever happened to them?8-[
Yes I know, scary

[blueto]

is this correct?

[mister c]

is this correct?
:cheers::cheers: No it was the "Scare people sh*tless" device if they pulled out on me :):smt042

[mister c]

Here we go, a couple more.
Anyone remember "sidewinder" sidecars? It's how I passed my test. Fitted to a GS250t Suzuki which I bought for the grand sum of a socket set :):thumright: I ripped the sidewinder off as soon as I passed my test, dangerous things but a good way to flount the law at the time :) I've got hair as well there :thumright: That's my middle son Matty that now rides a CBF600 & CBR600, start em young I say :)
http://lh5.ggpht.com/croozenooze/SDaglCXGQfI/AAAAAAAACNA/9mSXDaOY9uk/scan0004.jpg?imgmax=512

Honda CB200. Bought this off a bloke down the road for ?10, it was immaculate except for the silencers.
http://lh6.ggpht.com/croozenooze/SDaghSXGQeI/AAAAAAAACM4/ahSOwO6mmts/scan0005.jpg?imgmax=512

This was a pile of cr*p, but I was given it by my brother to get to work on because I was hard up.
http://lh5.ggpht.com/croozenooze/SDagdCXGQdI/AAAAAAAACMw/4XQuY41r_Fs/scan0006.jpg?imgmax=512

My XJR400 & GPZ500, both good bikes, but the Yam just started to rot in front of your eyes. Traded it in for my 1st SV
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y177/croozenooze/xjr400/DSC00304.jpg?t=1211540847

[petevtwin650]

Here we go, a couple more.
Anyone remember "sidewinder" sidecars? It's how I passed my test. Fitted to a GS250t Suzuki which I bought for the grand sum of a socket set :):thumright: I ripped the sidewinder off as soon as I passed my test, dangerous things but a good way to flount the law at the time :) I've got hair as well there :thumright: That's my middle son Matty that now rides a CBF600 & CBR600, start em young I say :)
http://lh5.ggpht.com/croozenooze/SDaglCXGQfI/AAAAAAAACNA/9mSXDaOY9uk/scan0004.jpg?imgmax=512


Sidewinders? Seemed a good idea. A lightweight leaning (IIRC) token sidecar, but I guess it was a huge incentive to pass your test then and turn it into frisbee or something.:smt017

Glad I'd already passed my test by then

[mister c]

It did actually lean, but if you banked around a right hander the thing used to bounce up & down like a mad one :( Didn't do much for the handling :D

[falc]

Great pictures there, never seen that sidewinder thing before though :eek:

Looks big enough for someone to hop on and have a ride too though :D

[mister c]

Great pictures there, never seen that sidewinder thing before though :eek:

Looks big enough for someone to hop on and have a ride too though :D
The "floorpan" was just a piece of plastic & would probably hold a bag of sugar :).
I tried to find something about it on the net & they are still building them, but they have now gone very 21st Century.
http://www.armec.com/sidewinder.html

[falc]

Heh cool, the video looks quite neat though this picture doesn't look to comfortable.

http://www.armec.com/a12.jpg

[ArtyLady]

Great pics - sure takes me back - I remember the sidewinders well! :lol:

[ArtyLady]

Heh cool, the video looks quite neat though this picture doesn't look to comfortable.

http://www.armec.com/a12.jpg

That poor sidecar passenger has a Guzzi transverse V cylinder head in his ribs!! :lol:

[ukrobuk]

Never hurd of a sidewinder, why did you have to have 1 on when doing a test? Would make filtering a pain.

[ArtyLady]

Never hurd of a sidewinder, why did you have to have 1 on when doing a test? Would make filtering a pain.

IIRC you could ride any size bike with sidecar as a learner, so they developed the sidewinder because it which was techically a sidecar and meant you could still lean/ride normally. Im dont think they had to keep them on for the test though?

[ukrobuk]

My 2nd bike was an oldie, it was a 1984 Jap Inport VT250F, only diff between the jap and English version i could see was the frame. Anyway here some pics. Any of you lot have 1?

[petevtwin650]

IIRC you could ride any size bike with sidecar as a learner, so they developed the sidewinder because it which was techically a sidecar and meant you could still lean/ride normally. Im dont think they had to keep them on for the test though?

I think the sidewinder was sold in response to the new maximum125 cc limit for learners in the 80's. All the peeps who had a 250 could get one of those rather than sell em. So I imagine that you'd have to leave them on to take the test.

Enclosed front brake on the Honda. Just asking for brake fade.:(

[mister c]

IIRC you could ride any size bike with sidecar as a learner, so they developed the sidewinder because it which was techically a sidecar and meant you could still lean/ride normally. Im dont think they had to keep them on for the test though?
Yes I took my test with the sidewinder fitted. It was classed as a sidecar, so had to leave it on.
It came off as soon as I got home when I passed :)