My younger brother
bought a Suzuki ER50 when he was 16. He was absolutely beside himself with excitement as my Mum took him to pick it up. I was 20 at the time, and had an RD250LC, so I was determined not to be impressed with this silly little kids bike.

He wobbled his way home, and arrived on the drive with a fanfare of 'Win-din-din-din-din' 2 stroke noise, and a few 'peep-peep' noises from the hooter, signalling that I should go outside and check out his new machine. He sat stride his pride and joy, revving it gently.

'Go on, give it some throttle', says I. He dutifully wound it up to a screaming crescendo, whereupon I stamped on the gearlever, putting it into first gear.

I swear, he didn't move an inch. The bike flew out from under him, leaving him standing exactly where he was, and wheelied down the drive before landing in a heap in a nice soft bush.

At 20, I was pretty much independant. I still got grounded for a week.
(username failed moderation, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 10:07, 6 replies)

Did you all live as a single parent family on a council estate at the time?

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 11:04, closed)

Classic YBF footage springs to mind

(ParaSitius is an Optimistic Pessimist, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 11:06, closed)

rd250lc ahh good times that and the jelly framed kawasaki kh500 dear god how many times was that nearly in the hedge

( fluffybunnykiller Is feasting on the clitoris of life, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 13:14, closed)

talking of which
when I ws 16, I had a fizzie. We lived in Rural Gloucestershire for a few years, and me and 4 or 5 schoolmates got mopeds around the same time.

One of them had an excrescence called a Garelli bimatic. Good for about 25 mph, on a good day. We used to make him go first, so we wouldn't lose him.

Only, Garelli Bimatics had a stupid little headlamp that ran off a dynamo. One night, whizzing around the country lanes, half pissed on cider, he misses a bend and ploughs into a hedge. As we're all following him, we all do the same, and end up in a large pile, burning arms and legs on hot exhaust pipes. Took some untangling, that did.
(username failed moderation, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 16:47, closed)

Haha
*clicks*
(Dante licked your nipple on, Tue 21 Jun 2011, 14:05, closed)

'Win-din-din-din-din' 2 stroke noise
hehe *clicks*
(sittingduck Attention seeking, bullshitting fuck-knuckle, Wed 22 Jun 2011, 17:04, closed)