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[tanstaafl]

and is DESIGNED to generate as much noise as possible,

Not anymore mongrel (mores the pity lol) indecently quiet out of the factory these days

[Briggs 2.0]

If you're about to suggest he fits a spear rack then please restrain yourself. The same goes for lances, maces and morningstars.

[The-Mendologist]

Being a biker and now a triker and a fellow brother of the wheel, i would like to enquire as to the cubic capacity of the engine and whether it be a 2 stroke or a 4 stroke

[tanstaafl]

Being a biker and now a triker and a fellow brother of the wheel, i would like to enquire as to the cubic capacity of the engine and whether it be a 2 stroke or a 4 stroke

L plates so has to be a 125cc and they dont allow us 2 strokes any more so gotta be a 4 stroke....................

[mongrel]

No more two stroke!! there goes my teenager years started with a Puch 50 then on to a suzuki 90, oh the memories

[Alloneword]

Used to love the old strokers myself nothing beat the noise and smell, i have not ridden for 20 odd years but i am just about to get back into it (at 49), living in London 2 wheels is the only option, I looked at BMW GS to get from my location to higher point (worried about flooding on River Thames) but it would have been over kill, plus the Mrs has problem getting on a GS due to arthritis, so in the end i have gone for a Honda ST1300.



It's a balance of money, reliability and carrying capacity.


All1

mind you still on the bus right now as i have not found the right one.

[dannytsg]

Nice find especially for the money. I have a bigger 600cc bike and I can see the benefits you see for filtering traffic however I consider my bike a GHB (get home bike). Working in and around city centres having a motorbike makes life and travel a lot easier especially if another 7/7 were to happen. I would not consider a motorbike as being a suitable BOV as after all its a limited passenger capacity, noisy and not very BO friendly, plus a situation where you have to BO would probably mean you don;t even have time to get the keys, start the thing and get away.

Interesting to see where you go with this though.

[bettersafethansorry]

TBH i needed some sort of transport as i do not have a car so bugging out is not really an option but going out for supplies may end up being a nessesaaty.

First up is matt black spray job .

[Hoipoloi]

My point was simple, it's difficult to consider a situation so dire that requires “bugging out” that would not include all the major roads jammed or more likely shut to “control” the situation by the authorities.

Divorced and penniless, single and homeless, in fact any number of reasons that you'd find yourself without a roof and on your own during peacetime.

[mongrel]

Divorced and penniless, single and homeless, in fact any number of reasons that you'd find yourself without a roof and on your own during peacetime!

Have in my time been one or all of those things, often together!! and yes, I was broke, homeless and my only transport was a 125cc yamy, but I was young enough not to notice the cold.

but as a 50 something married man, to consider an emergency bug out, things would have to be really desperate, and even then I'd hope for more than a bike especially living in the Scottish Highlands.