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12-06-11, 09:39 PM

No photos, but it was a yellow Norton 750 Commando Fastback that got me into bikes. The 18 year old over the road owned it when I was about 8 and we'd moved to England for the first time that I could remember. I used to go over and help him polish it and in return I'd get to ride pillion up and down the road, all helmetless because you didn't need one by law in 1970. Before the Norton he owned a Suzuki Super Six 2-stroke but I wasn't interested in that.

Weirdly enough Richard, the then 18 year old over the road, and I met up last year at the local club meet where he didn't recognise me at all - hardly surprising as we hadn't met in over 30 years. I took great pleasure in telling him and his mates (some of whom I've known for years but didn't realise he knew) that it was all his fault that I have spent far too much of my hard earnt on bikes since then.

12-06-11, 09:39 PM	#3
Lozzo Guest Posts: n/a	Re: When did the biking bug bite you? Post a photo if you can find one. No photos, but it was a yellow Norton 750 Commando Fastback that got me into bikes. The 18 year old over the road owned it when I was about 8 and we'd moved to England for the first time that I could remember. I used to go over and help him polish it and in return I'd get to ride pillion up and down the road, all helmetless because you didn't need one by law in 1970. Before the Norton he owned a Suzuki Super Six 2-stroke but I wasn't interested in that. Weirdly enough Richard, the then 18 year old over the road, and I met up last year at the local club meet where he didn't recognise me at all - hardly surprising as we hadn't met in over 30 years. I took great pleasure in telling him and his mates (some of whom I've known for years but didn't realise he knew) that it was all his fault that I have spent far too much of my hard earnt on bikes since then.