We were originally of Scottish Blood

My life in Pictures

Last Update 10 August 2009

Mad Motorcycle Years page 4

My bikes in England. and France.  Some samples of what i was free to ride, pity only a few have pics but needless to say i had years of pure fun,...

One of the finest bikes i have ever ridden. A Honda CB400 Four NC36 1999 Direct Import which was loaned to me by my employers Fastline Motorcycles in Preston to visit the 2000 Carrowdore,..  I could tell you a tale of CBR900 Fireblades, R1s. ZX7RRs,Suzuki TL1000Rs Blackbirds etc.  but you probably wouldn;t believe it...  Maybe if one of the people on the trip gets in touch ill get him to write a little something.
Loaned by Fastline

My current steed, this 1985 Honda VT500E. Pic was taken beside the lake in the local Spa Town of Bagnoles D L'Orne

Just back from a fast blast on a triangular route nearby of about 12 miles. Lovely sweeping bends and long undulating straights. The little VT can get over the ton no trouble,. got a severe swat from her indoors though.

It arrived off the boat on Saturday and I had it to play with on Sunday,..  had a great scrap with a Ducati 900ss,...   the rider said it was a nice little 600 and cornered well but the pipes were nearly grounding,...  600,.. he was amazed to find out it was a 400 Jap import,. we both looked at the tyres and found they were scrubbed right to the edge,  it never felt that close,...  beautiful little bike..
Loaned by Fastline..

12th. April 2008,  really nice day, just had to do it,. got the little baby up tp 110ph,.  not bad for a v.twin. 500 Honda.     Our French friends heard me return to the village from quite a distance and were smiling....

1998 Waterford on our Tour of Ireland

My Honda CA160,. a friend demanded i sell it to him and i did,. he finished the project and made an excellent job of it. 

Jax CMX250, it got finished in red and looked very nice but again someone arrived and paid cash...

	John Curry-Tom Dalzell-Davy Carser-Norman Jamison-Stewart McClean-Jimmy Dalzell-Clive Bull-Kevin Ferguson Raymond McCrory-George Gorman-John O'Lone-John Lappin-George McGowan-Noree-Geraldine-Liz...?
	David Jamison-Tish O'Lone-Joe Tate-Stuart Graham-Stewart McClean-Clifford Gourlay-Derek Morgan-Denver Mayne Maurice Orr-Lester Ferguson-Noel Stevenson-John Kingsley-Smith
	Jackie Beattie Suzuki GT185-My CB400F-CB750K6-CB750K7-RD250B-Yamaha TR1-
	My CB400 NC36-VT500ED-CB400SF-CA160 and Jax CMX250T
	Pete Rhodes-George Fogarty-Adrian Archibald-Jackie Beattie-Jamie Whitham-Matt Curly-John McGimpseys RD400 Brian Curlys RD350LC-Damie McGourand Triumph X75 and John McGimpseys Triumph Bonneville
	Steve McDonald-John Goodall
	Alan "Bud" Jackson-Bob Jackson
	Davy Filson Suzuki TS100-Yamaha DT100-BMW R1200GS-Me at Noel Orrs on a Kawasaki 900
	John Kinsley-Smith "Smickers" little collection down under...