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    I just missed out on the 250 two strokes as the law change just in time for me turning 17....damn. I started off with a Puch just for the fields, not exactly made for off road. Then had a FS1E (fizzy) so wish i had kept that as the price now is crazy. Then moved to a DT125 before moving to cars.........for a long time.
    My bikes looked like these

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    This was my 2nd bike, aged 16 after 6 weeks of riding (went down well with the girlies at school)...

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    I only have one viceā€¦I lie.
     
     

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    Quote Originally Posted by Burbler View Post
    This was my 2nd bike, aged 16 after 6 weeks of riding (went down well with the girlies at school)...

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    Nice bike - imagine 16 year olds getting that type of bike nowadays
     
     

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    Far too young for 250 learner legals but from riding Trev's X7 I'm shocked any of you survived the 70's
     
     

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    1975 suzuki ts250 1.jpg
    I was into trailies when I turned 17 in 1977.. didn't buy a GT, an RD or a KH...I treated myself to a TS250 Suzuki..haven't got a pic of my actual bike..but it was identical to the one in the pic.
    Had some good times on that little beastie...
    There's no feelin' like 2 wheelin'
     
     

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    Quote Originally Posted by WR6133 View Post
    Far too young for 250 learner legals but from riding Trev's X7 I'm shocked any of you survived the 70's
    I'll have you know I was riding my X7 in the 80's, just ; )

    It was Gary Glitter we had to worry about in the 70's : (
     
     

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    just got back from France. the smell of 2 smoke everywhere.
    Gilera trial 50, Suzuki X5, mates had GT185 and YDS7 (rd250) I had CB250, they raced ahead and I passed them while they were cooling the bikes down.
    apart from crossers YZ250, 465, 500 , CR500, KX250, 500, Husky CR250 many of which turned into super moto all thats left is a RXS100 Yam thats going up for sale soon.
     
     

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    Yup, after a year on a Fizzy (purple one, natch), I had a GT250M - the one with the Suzuki Ram Air System on it - all that appeared to do was make plug removal more difficult. Following a year on the meaty GT I passed my test and moved onto bigger 4-stroke UJMs for years. Before getting a car licence I did have a later GT250C (last one before the X7) as a winter bike - both GTs holed the right piston due to the points advancing, a task that needed regular attention, something that I obviously failed to do....
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