mrbeansr 兄,

我都知Norton, Triumph正, 不過古董就係古董. 古董係要黎欣賞既, 唔係要黎用既. 即係我地唔會用個清朝古碗黎食飯o既道理一樣(如果我有個甘既古董的話).

作為一部現代化o既復古車, 有經典外型, 又有650c.c孖缸的設計(一般行街代步應該足夠有餘), 我覺得既實用得黎應該比到個司機另一種o既騎乘樂趣...

忽然令我想我的第一部車CB400N, 因為大家都係直2 :-)

Hi jiujai & dn

Sorry I have not made it clear. I was trying to say in 1950-60's, you did not have other choice except British bikes. I owned and rode them at that time (I am now 72). If I remember correctly, small capacity Honda appeared around 1960's.

Of course now, all those British bikes are classic and it seems only Triumph survives.

mrbeansr SIR,

Wow....you experience the golden age of industrial world ! Mechanical based machines with real human heart in them....(vs currently all are semi conductors, CNC made parts rather than true workmanship and craftmanship)

If I recall correctly, it was Honda CB1000 or CB700 straight 4 as the first street bike entering UK / US market in the 60s. You are right, Honda made those mini 50cc ? 100cc ? baby bikes, then started dumping big CBs to the West to start the competition.

I love 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.....an apparently simplier world....

兩位前輩你地好 ! 小弟年紀雖然都唔細, 不過論資歷經驗遠不及你兩位, 50s & 60s 對我黎講太遙遠了, 不過我當然知道當年係英國出品o既當紅年代, 好似係　Norton commando, BSA singles, Triumph Bonneville等等真係出名到不得了, 當然我亦給它們的外型及獨特的機械設計吸引住！

我重記得約十年前在深水埔一個排骨位度我重發現一部引擎漏晒油既Triumph Bonneville放左係度, 而個樣不似係被遺棄而係重有車主用緊黎代步既！　可想而知佢地係香港依刑近代重係受人愛帶既, 但係個樣子就極殘, 應該係個車主非常鍾意部車但缺乏保養, 非常可惜...

我當然未有機會楂過呢ｄ經典名車啦, 但係如果用今日既電單車標準黎睇, 其實係咪真係傳說中甘好呢 ? 好似制動甘, 頭尾都用鼓既, 以當時一般都重成４百幾５百磅既車黎講, 我覺得會唔多夠收羅．　另外我記得似前有個前輩同我講過, 佢以前部英國車（好似係BSA)係用腳"tart" 既, 但係因為大c.c. 同４衝關係, 壓縮好大, 超級難”tart" ! 好易成日比支腳雞回彈打到上５吋下５吋ｄ位, 次次都痛到標晒眼淚．　因為我曾經擁有過兩部４衝腳tart車, 所以好有同感．　亦所以我覺得科技真好, 令我地可以享受楂復古車既樂趣的同時卻免受呢ｄ痛苦, 重會更加安全, 所以我個人一定會選”新”車．

剛找到一張”現代化”左既Norton commando, 好正, 比大家睇下...

"難”tart" ! 好易成日比支腳雞回彈打到上５吋下５吋ｄ位, 次次都痛到標晒眼淚．"

Yes!!!

In those days, I got bruise in my right leg all the year round because when the old wounds healed you got new ones very soon especially if you wore shoes with leather sole which could slipped easily.

The foot-change gears would also ruin your shoes.

It's worse with those big bikes (at that time 500-650cc) with high compression ratio. My brother 5'6" of around 130 lbs sometimes needed to put his BSA 650 on stand before kicking start.

yes ! 我部'95 beta 及 xr250'9x 都係要落stand 先可以tart 得著架, 尤其xr, 超難tart !! 所以自xr後四衝腳tart 車都係咪攪o勒. 依家買車一定會電tart !! 除了二衝

講開舊款車, 唔知有無人楂過honda 部CBX1000 直6呢 ? 我除了CB750 最經典之外, 呢部都應該o係日本車系中數一數二了

噢, 原來重有kawasaki z1300 都係直6架, 重係水冷添 ! 好似kawa 贏呢次...

oh, 再多一部直6 ...意大利o既 Benelli 750Sei

嘩, 腳tart 直6 ?? 點攬呀 ?!

jiujai,

＞"英式街車亦曾係經我杯茶"

當我買第二部電單車嘅時侯(大約93年), 前面有兩部一部係 Kawasaki Estrella 另一部係 ZXR-250, 一早已好鐘意Estrella這類 uk style 款色, 但當時血氣方剛嘅我低受唔住大包圍! 所以選擇後者..

諗番如果選Estrella就唔會抄大鑊啦 ＞_＜

日本車黎計 Kawasaki係我由細到大嘅 dream bike!

可能細細個坐人車尾多 坐親都唔係Kawa, 唔G點解覺得Kawa係同另外幾隻牌子有d唔同..

BTW 其它幾隻牌子一樣好鐘意嫁 ^^

第一代忍者..

kawa green trademark ^^

KATANA

太多經典喇 !

前排有部400差d想買^^

id,
其實我都覺得kawazaki真係幾特別架, 雖則我從未擁有過任何一部kawa既車. 但o係日本川琦重工係製造戰機同航天設備的, 所以佢既開發能力同機械方面的優勢應該係會比其他牌強的

講開經典車, 唔知呢度有無人楂過 500cc 二衝呢 ?
例如係Suzuki RG500(天若有情裡面亞華dee楂o個部)同yamaha 部二衝v4 ...

二衝250 我已經覺得好快了, 二衝500 會點呢 ?

jiujai,

RG 250 十o靚歲就坐過車尾, 快快快 !!! RG 500冇野講la! 當時朋友死都唔肯教我揸~

諗係為我好 ^^

當時覺得個飛機尾好型 ^^

jiujai,

呢部Norton commando正到爆呀 !!!

In my days (1956-60), Norton had a 650cc single cylinder model called "International" which won many international endurance races. It's more light weight than Norton's other twin cylinders models.