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[Andy B]

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But now driving manuals....as I had a DVT in my left leg....which was blamed on me driving an auto all day 

I knew there was a reason for me left foot braking   

[Andy B]

Passed car and bike test in 1977. The Queen decided to throw street parties all over the country. Nice touch I thought.

This was when you could pass your bike test on a 100 MPH 250.......and not a nancy boy 125 like today.

Car test passed Aug 79 & bike test Nov 80 on a borrowed Z250

[BazaJT]

I believe Opti they introduced a 250cc  limit for learners-unless you had a chair[sidecar]strapped to the side of it-to stop young riders killing themselves on the bigger bikes,so all the[mainly Japanese]manufacturers did was make 250s that went faster and some were evil handling things with it.Although I really liked the look of the Kawasaki 250 two stroke triple they called the Samurai.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

I came very close to dying on one of those. I loved them though, especially the 500 triple. It had a vicious powerband, no brakes and a frame made from plasticine. Very exciting. 

[Sir Tigger KC]

I passed my car test in a Marina pickup in British Racing Green!    and my bike test on a Yamaha RXS100, both in 1986. 

[Mr Gav]

I passed my bike test on a Kawasaki KH 100 and my car test in a Mini Metro but learnt to drive in a Rover 214 with my Dad

[Rods2]

Got my first bike at 17, a tatty Honda 250 K1 and took & passed my test about 9 months later, then progressed to a wideline Triton 650 and then replaced that with a 750cc Triumph Trident T150V. Bought a Reliant plastic pig van to learn to drive a car and as soon as I passed my test bought a 2.5l Ford Consul estate.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Got my first bike at 17, a tatty Honda 250 K1 and took & passed my test about 9 months later, then progressed to a wideline Triton 650 and then replaced that with a 750cc Triumph Trident T150V. Bought a Reliant plastic pig van to learn to drive a car and as soon as I passed my test bought a 2.5l Ford Consul estate.

I 'rolled' two plastic pigs in my youth.

A 700 cc  Supervan and a 600 cc Regal saloon.

These days I like 4 wheels. One in each corner.

[henryd]

I came very close to dying on one of those. I loved them though, especially the 500 triple. It had a vicious powerband, no brakes and a frame made from plasticine. Very exciting. 

Mate of mine had one of those,front tyre lasted ages because it rarely touched the ground

[ronnyd]

I came very close to dying on one of those. I loved them though, especially the 500 triple. It had a vicious powerband, no brakes and a frame made from plasticine. Very exciting. 

Mate of mine had one of those,front tyre lasted ages because it rarely touched the ground

It,s quite surprising how stable the old Regals were, Unless you really tried that is.