anyone here NOT had an off ?

So far, end of my second season and no major offs.

Dropped some while stationary, nudged forward twice in traffic, one on, one off by 'the driver who looked but didn't see'.

Nothing for many years.

I started with an NSU Quickly moped. As I was underage at the time I had to content myself with riding around a disused army camp and a bit of improvised moto-cross in a corner of the garden behind the garage where my dad couldn't see me!

The moped died before I was old enough to get a licence and I ended up with a Lambretta Li150. I was forever falling off the thing. Probably four or five times in total. This resulted in nothing beyond a few cuts and bruises. There was no damage to the bike that I couldn't fix myself.

Subsequent to that I have had a Honda C50, a Suzuki GS125, a Bonneville 750, a 500 Speed Twin, a Guzzi V50, and a SV650S without major mishap.

I did drop the Speed Twin when turning sharply in a car park. I lost the back wheel on loose gravel without sustaining any damage. I also dropped the SV on the day I collected it. This time I lost the front wheel during a full-lock turn in a car park on a slimy surface. Again there was no damage to man or machine.

Originally Posted by johnlowe

ended up with a Lambretta Li150.

I used to have an Li 125 that we stripped down to bare knuckles and rode that for about a year, until we rode it into the ground.

Ahhh those were the days

[timwilky]

Originally Posted by BigApe

I used to have an Li 125 that we stripped down to bare knuckles and rode that for about a year, until we rode it into the ground.

Ahhh those were the days

I am amazed that anyone would admit to owning Lambrettas Vestpas etc. I did have one, model unknown for about an hour. I stole it for use in scooter wrecking contest. 5 scooters, 5 sledge hammers ,5 p155ed up blokes and 10 minutes .winner is the one with the smallest biggest piece.

Most fun though was when we hacksawed half way through this prats frame (the same one whose scooter I stole for the wrecking contest). He gets on, revs it, throughs a finger in our direction and sets off down the road. first bump and the front end collapses under him. we couldn't stop laughing for a week

well lets hope no one steals your bike and does the same to you..eh

I've had one off - on my bike test! Needless to say, I didn't pass - but at least I failed in style!
Also one drop, trying to walk the bike in a u-turn to prove it wouldn't make the turn... it didn't

[timwilky]

Originally Posted by Gforceuk

well lets hope no one steals your bike and does the same to you..eh

1) we are going back nearly 30 years ago
2) The Lambretta I wrecked belong to a convicted burglar and drug dealer. One of the houses he had burgled belonged to my parents.
3) Although he eventually did serve time 6 months in borstal he learnt nothing and died of an overdose 3 years later so no loss
4) I think the general opion within the village at the time when he lost his scooter was one of thanks as:
he had nicked it himself
it was untaxed
uninsured and he had no license

Why do you think I was never done for wrecking his scooter I was doing my neighbourhood a favor

Originally Posted by timwilky

winner is the one with the smallest biggest piece.

You are talking about a piece of the scooter, aren't you

Originally Posted by timwilky

1) we are going back nearly 30 years ago
2) The Lambretta I wrecked belong to a convicted burglar and drug dealer. One of the houses he had burgled belonged to my parents.
3) Although he eventually did serve time 6 months in borstal he learnt nothing and died of an overdose 3 years later so no loss
4) I think the general opion within the village at the time when he lost his scooter was one of thanks as:
he had nicked it himself
it was untaxed
uninsured and he had no license

Why do you think I was never done for wrecking his scooter I was doing my neighbourhood a favor

lmao.. fair enough. soap box folded up and placed in bag.