mal71 wrote:That was a good time out there.
Was my first time on the Island
First time I rode an H2 ( Cheers Malc)
First time I saw a real H1r
And a great pub crawl in Douglas along with the " Rock Cab " journey back to the hotel
The SAGA of the H1R-A continues!
I have just spoke to the guy who brought the bike from British Guyana !
Its a great tale that I will be saving for the next magazine
With a few pics
666rog wrote:I also remember the Honda suqad was parked next to us in the pit and the mechanic had forgotten to bring a socket that fitted the works bikes back wheel nut. He had to borrow one from my measley little "TEAM KAWASAKI" tool kit.
I had it done through another H1R owner at very short notice due to us needing it for the TT in 2006!
At that time there was a 2 year waiting list and im sure he has retired now?
666rog wrote:I also remember the Honda suqad was parked next to us in the pit and the mechanic had forgotten to bring a socket that fitted the works bikes back wheel nut. He had to borrow one from my measley little "TEAM KAWASAKI" tool kit.
666rog wrote:
We dont give A F
Course not. It's metric.
If wit was shit you would be up to your neck in it.
Very Quick. Bet the youngsters wont get the joke though
if you wish to quote me, that's fine. But please use the quote button provided, not a variation of my words.
666rog wrote: Bet the youngsters wont get the joke though
. ALL my toolkit consisted of back in 1976, bloody Leyland . . . oh, and maybe 3 Whitworths, until we slowly caught on to the Japanese invasion (unlike the Yanks that are still yet to catch on!) - I couldn't resist googling British Guyana, home of the Worls most expensive postage stamp
