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Great bike - puts me in mind of my first bike a 125 BSA Bantum- ridged back end - bright red -ex GPO postmans bike - 0-60 5mins!! (downhill with back wind).

John

First (only) motorbike.

Francis Barnett 200cc

This was the coolest bike I have owned, in fact it was so cool that although it survives it no longer speaks to me. I still miss it and its welcome back here anytime.



I'm not sure what the coolest bike ever is,its just such a crowded field, Original Triumph Bonneville? Buell ? KTM Duke ?Triumph speed Triple? Suzuki GSXR? BSA Gold Star? it just goes on...

My claim to fame, was my first motorbike a LAMBRETTA TV175 (well it was a scooter) then advanced to a single cylinder 350cc Matchless, until i had an argument with an old lady in an Austin A30. Then thought there is more metal to protect you in a car and bought an Austin Seven Ruby for a fiver.

Lots of people viewing and commenting, but very few votes? If you like other - vote other and tell us what you think is the coolest transport ever.

BTW - Trekkies, Blakies? and Starry Warriersies or whatever your called, please cease with the invasion of imaginary transport this is a thread about real ways of getting around.

I apologies for including the Star Trek transporter in the list - it was meant as a joke

I've just remembered Rich in Vancouver hasn't been on yet ...... hold on T-Bar members I fear a further trek in to Science Fiction land is on the way

Typical - now he's changing the rules.

PQD44 wrote: wrote:

BTW - Trekkies, Blakies? and Starry Warriersies or whatever your called, please cease with the invasion of imaginary transport this is a thread about real ways of getting around.

You tell 'em Paul.
And everyone knows that the Boys from the Dwarf rule anyway

I thnk these are attractive, and a 1/4 share in one, or a Chinese copy thereoff is tempingly in real world numbers. There are other similar aircraft on the UK civil register

http://www.controller.com/listingsdetail/aircraft-for-sale/YAKOVLEV-YAK-52/1983-YAKOVLEV-YAK-52/1229993.htm?

So you and the significant other pack light fill up with 100 gallons of 100 octane leaded Avgas file a flight plan and St Tropez here we come.
However going that far VFR is asking for trouble, let me rephrase that Trouble, so thats a PPL plus an instrument rating all kept current plus £100 per hour running costs payable to the syndicate. So whatever your MG costs to run, its a bargain. however a usable classic aircraft is pretty cool..