This has to be the coolest BRITISH built motorcycle ever.!

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      Blimey !!
       
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      Now that is pretty cool :)
       
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      It looks cool but dont think i would like to be seen on one :snork:
       
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      I WOULD!!! Love being that bit Diffrent :cool:
       
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        Ha that's brilliant. I love it :)
         
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        Nah .... I'd rather have a 1955 Vincent Black prince

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          We used to own a Vincent Black Shadow, BSA Road Rocket, BSA Gold Star & an Enfield Constelation dim.. I loved my biking years...
           
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            most of my mates had big road bikes .... I never felt comfortable on them and these are the 3 motorbikes I owned:

            my 1st bike .... Suzuki TS 185 (I rode it illegally as I was only 15)

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            my 2nd bike was a honda XL500s

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            my last and best bike was a Yamaha XT500 (I am thinking of getting another XT500 if I can find a decent vintage one) .... ideal for Cambridge as it's light and nippy

            I used to go on long trips and even went to the sand dunes/desert in Namibia (was called South West Africa at the time) ....

            a great motorbike and was very popular in South Africa ... I had a long range petrol tank fitted ... it's a bike that can go anywhere (motorways or bush/rough terrain)

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            Nice bikes dim.. This is what we currently have, a CCM R30 supermoto 650cc.. A really punchy machine.. :biggrin:
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              my sort of bike ... very nice!

              I have always fancied trail bikes/scramblers ....

              if I ride a bike and I don't feel in total control, I don't feel comfortable, especially through heavy traffic

              I rode many of my mates road bikes on long distances .... best road bike that I ever used was a Honda CBX (6 cylinder) .... lovely for a motorway/long ride ...

              another was a Suzuki GS850 (shaft drive) .... but not suited for town riding ... it's way too heavy

              I rode a Honda Gold wing once for approx 400 miles .... I just never felt comfortable on that .... have never ridden a harley though

              when I finished army (we had 2 years mandatory conscription), I was going to buy a Honda CB900 F boldor road bike, and my dad refused to sign surety with the bank for the loan ... so my dad bought me a VW golf as a present

              (thinking back, I would have most prob killed myself on the 900 honda)

              I am seriously thinking of getting another trail/enduro bike such as the Yamaha XT500 ... light, nippy, go anywhere, .... bob and weave through heavy traffic

              wife knows I want another bike (traffic is a nightmare here in Cambridge, and costs more than £6 just to park a car in the city) ...
               
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                Yes the days of road bikes are over for us now, our last was the 500 Morini.. Loved it to bits though.. :biggrin: This is the same as ours only ours had spoked wheels..
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                For now though the CCM is just great.. Round town or the open road..
                Seems parking is premium everywhere now dim..
                 
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                  the engine looks similar to a moto guzzi ... nice bike!
                   
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