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Are you ONLY a barbel fisherman, or do you turn your hand to other species too?

Suzuki X7 250cc twin with a red line of around 8500 rpm was about as refined as two strokes got, you would never call it smooth but it was exhilarating.
 
Ian Phillips said:
Mainly Barbel for me when i get the chance which is not often nowadays as i'm too busy riding me Triumph. Most of my spare time is now spent on rallies and other Biker do's. I'm a Rep for MAG (Motorcycle Action Group) which has really got in the way of my fishing recently, something i'm gonna reverse in the new year... gotta figure out a way of carrying me tackle on me bike.
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Ian, it might help if we kept to the point of discussing fishing. There are other forums more suited to motorcycling. Not that I have anything against motor cyles, as long as they are proper ones. The Sinclair C15 was a fine bike but a little too low to the ground for my liking. Bantams were nice little bikes for learners. I owned an old 70s Trident, great bike and a K75 - didn't like it. As for 2 strokes, if you like tinkering fine, if you want reliability, forget them. As for carrying tackle, I have seen bike trailers. In the good old days it would have been a sidecar.
 
never grown up!

X7 had one myself in 1977 had it beckett tuned ,like sh it of a shovel so i thought then a water bottle and my biggest mistake was getting shut of a orance jota that was the mostly not running due to quality wiring,loads inbetween and after ,now on a z 1000 but realising to old for it will get a buell in the spring:D
 
Jim Foxall said:
Ian, it might help if we kept to the point of discussing fishing. There are other forums more suited to motorcycling. Not that I have anything against motor cyles, as long as they are proper ones. The Sinclair C15 was a fine bike but a little too low to the ground for my liking. Bantams were nice little bikes for learners. I owned an old 70s Trident, great bike and a K75 - didn't like it. As for 2 strokes, if you like tinkering fine, if you want reliability, forget them. As for carrying tackle, I have seen bike trailers. In the good old days it would have been a sidecar.
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Ooh err, that's me told.

Note to self: Do not send threads off topic even if others have already done so and you are just joining in.

'Proper ones'... would a Triumph Bonneville qualify? As for trailers or sidecars - no thanks, may as well just use the car.

A fishing pal of mine in Brixham has a a box system for his rods/tackle which he attaches to his Hyabusa, he's going to look at doing one for the Bonnie for me. (still fishing related i believe) :)

Right - tattoos, i've got em has anybody else?:p
 
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