Old 80's biker pics.

[Taff]

Some good old pics on here, back when a field and a loada cans were all that were needed for a weekend away, not twenty stalls, three bands, and a bouncy castle.
Like the music an all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-LtCMYJYoU

[STEViE]

Me an' my Bonnie 1984

[Sir Ewok]

You can tell it's the 80's, hair and lots of it. I did notice quite a few cars/vans but no trikes (unless you count the reliant waiting for the next decade to decide it's fate)...... ;)

When I was a lad........ :o

[chazz]

arr the old cleveland pub,cracker in its day,along with the wilsons an the swan :(

[GPZRich]

arr the old cleveland pub,cracker in its day,along with the wilsons an the swan :(
The Cumberland? Dont forget Nightriders (Freewheelers!)

[chazz]

moonstone,lincolns inn, so many pubs lost to friggin wine bars etc :mad:

[GPZRich]

And to shopping centres, Milo's. :(

[chazz]

milos used to be the moonstone ;)

[Worjorj]

http://www.100-biker.co.uk/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=386


Me an' my Bonnie 1984That's not a Bonnie, it's a Cossack 250 unless I'm mistaken. :D

[Taff]

Check out the jeans, dirty smelly fúckers, you dont see originals no more.
I remember coming back from Kent '86 and seeing the HA wearing hooded tops, so went home and bought one, along with everybody else. Then it was writing down the arms, so eveyone done that for their club. You can about guage the era from the biker fashion of the time.
That's back when i was freetened of people in grubby jeans, and folk with Brit bikes, it was all too badass and exciting for me to comprehend.

[Mitch]

That's not a Bonnie, it's a Cossack 250 unless I'm mistaken. :D
So why does it say Suzuki on't tank then? :D

[Taff]

Yeah.
Stoopid.
Are you completely mental?
Now this is a Bonnie.

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/1411/taff2bc9.th.jpg (http://img255.imageshack.us/my.php?image=taff2bc9.jpg)

[Nightentity]

The middle to late 70's weren't so bad either, sheesh here I go down memory lane, be back later :D

[Worjorj]

So why does it say Suzuki on't tank then? :DI like that "whooshing" noise as the sarcasm goes whistling overhead, narrowly missing its target. ;)

[Worjorj]

'Twas indeed a good age of the manky over-jeans made waterproof with oil/grime/kack etc. I was always self conscious at rallies though, coz I had short hair, being navy; really felt out of place, like thinking everyone else sees you and thinks you're an undercover cop or something.
'Til you see someone else with short hair then run round shouting "Look out, a fekkin nark!" :p

[shaggy696969]

Yeah.
Stoopid.
Are you completely mental?
Now this is a Bonnie.

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/1411/taff2bc9.th.jpg (http://img255.imageshack.us/my.php?image=taff2bc9.jpg)

THATS A BONNIE DREAM :D

[Yambabe]

Love the "red & white" tribute one that comes up when that one finishes, even though its 'merican. :(

Anyone know what the music to it is though?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kb4wfMthMo&NR=1

Need to add that to the collection, definitely.

[Taff]

Pretty sure it's Golden Earring.

[Hillbilly Deluxe]

Some good old pics on here, back when a field and a loada cans were all that were needed for a weekend away, not twenty stalls, three bands, and a bouncy castle.
Like the music an all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-LtCMYJYoU
who sang that,likely lads theme tune ?

[oddnumber]

I think it was the bloke that used to be in Manfred Mann. I could be talking a load of cock though :o

[devon-tony]

tony rivers

[noizy git]

Check out the jeans, dirty smelly fúckers, you dont see originals no more.

That reminds me of buying Easyriders back in the 70's and 80's, I forget what they called the bit where readers sent in their own pics but you could spot the British ones a mile off just cos the people were so much grubbier! The downside of all that was that so few pubs would let us in and I don't think I'll ever forget my ex-girlfriends mum who would let me in the house but insisted on putting a towel on the chair before I sat down :D

[gollum]

Oh yeah, remember going to cornwall, no campsite would let us on, just camped next to the nearest pub!

Youve made me all nostalgic now Taff, will have to dig out the pictures of the Kent custom show :cool:

[Bosun]

me in 1980

http://www.bosunsbikes.com/images/about%20me/raw%20power.jpg

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AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!! MY EYES!!!!


snigger............... :D

[Hillbilly Deluxe]

Love the "red & white" tribute one that comes up when that one finishes, even though its 'merican. :(

Anyone know what the music to it is though?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kb4wfMthMo&NR=1

Need to add that to the collection, definitely.i need to know this also,not sure bout golden earring :cool:

[pyro]

The downside of all that was that so few pubs would let us in and I don't think I'll ever forget my ex-girlfriends mum who would let me in the house but insisted on putting a towel on the chair before I sat down :D

My ex's father still talks about the day he first met me and put newspaper on the chair before letting me sit down and then rinsing the oil off of the drive.

I also remember going to pub in Chelsea in the pouring rain, it had leather seats, as I got up a 'gent' sat down and slid straight off of the wet seat onto the floor pouring his pint all down his front.

[STEViE]

http://www.100-biker.co.uk/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=10578&stc=1
Me an' my Bonnie 1984Pic sorted now. Don't know what happened there .... actually I do ....


I fucked up.

[kiffer38]

i remember the days back in the early 80s we used to go down weston/bridgewater way, and just have a party, used to get about 15 or 20 of us find a sand dune or out the way beach and just get pissed and sleep where we fell, them was the days :cool:
cant bloody do it now without some1 coming and booting ya off, or calling the law !

[krammer]

fantastic stuff. looking back at how fuckin' riffy we were back then i suppose it's no wonder we were'nt welcome in most boozer's. truly great day's with the U/B's around brum and fuck me i miss 'em.

[kiffer38]

fantastic stuff. looking back at how fuckin' riffy we were back then i suppose it's no wonder we were'nt welcome in most boozer's. truly great day's with the U/B's around brum and fuck me i miss 'em.
still see some of em, now and again

[Borg]

I was a UB

[Feel the Wind]

Jeez....I just read the thread about John Hopkins and how old he might be....no offence John :) ....then I read this one and he talks about Easyrider mag in the 70's and 80's...I remember it well...and I used to ride, drink and party with the UB's from Derby. Never made it to Liverpool but certainly went to Brum and Tamworth but can't remeber the pubs!!!!! old age obviously. I'll have to dig out a pic of the old Norton :D

[critch]

Dont forget Nightriders (Freewheelers!)


now the stairs for the crappy house :mad:

[GPZRich]

now the stairs for the crappy house :mad:
Walked up Wood St a couple of years ago for the first time in about 12 yrs, it looks a bit different now, bloody cafe bars etc everywhere! :(

[critch]

Walked up Wood St a couple of years ago for the first time in about 12 yrs, it looks a bit different now, bloody cafe bars etc everywhere! :(


at least the spotty boots are still over the bar at the swan........ :)

[Taff]

i need to know this also,not sure bout golden earring :cool:

Nah it ain't, you're right, i was getting confuddled with this (http://www.seeklyrics.com/lyrics/Golden-Earring/Going-To-The-Run.html) one. Had that other one on a CD i brung back from Germany, but gid it away at a party.

[Grav]

Walked up Wood St a couple of years ago for the first time in about 12 yrs, it looks a bit different now, bloody cafe bars etc everywhere! :(
I haven't been for a beer in Liverpool in about oohhhh 15 years or so, maybe longer.

Wouldn't know where the fuck to go now...... :o

[STEViE]

I haven't bought a beer in about oohhhh 15 years or so, maybe longer.

Wouldn't know where the fuck to go now...... :o

The BAR would do for a fuckin' start :D

[Grav]

Oh Har de fuckin HAR!


smart arse...... :D

[STEViE]

(unlicenced snigger) :D

[critch]

I haven't been for a beer in Liverpool in about oohhhh 15 years or so, maybe longer.

Wouldn't know where the fuck to go now...... :o


the swan mate, its been there for years ;)


mind you theres a bar in waterloo,STAMPS TOO, 6 real ale pumps, live music and comedy ...

and damned good looking barstaff


mind you i bring it down a bit :D

[Grav]

I heard that Franks new lackey in Stamps Too is a bit of a dimwitted buffoon.

[critch]

I heard that Franks new lackey in Stamps Too is a bit of a dimwitted buffoon.



i cannot argue with that

and its mr lackey to you ;) :D

[Hillbilly Deluxe]

anyone remember the percy,haymarket tavern,the hotspur,the farmers,in newcastle,percy still an ok bar,n hotspur still there,great days

[chazz]

I heard that Franks new lackey in Stamps Too is a bit of a dimwitted buffoon.


teehee
:D

[skida]

anyone remember the percy,haymarket tavern,the hotspur,the farmers,in newcastle,percy still an ok bar,n hotspur still there,great days

The Heavy Metal Triangle. Not forgetting the City Tavern and the Jubilee, of course (and what about The Monkey Bar, Old George, Gay Trooper etc.?) :D

[Hillbilly Deluxe]

The Heavy Metal Triangle. Not forgetting the City Tavern and the Jubilee, of course (and what about The Monkey Bar, Old George, Gay Trooper etc.?) :D
the gay trooper ?wassat ?

[krammer]

back in the late seventies / early eighties it was Bogart's and the Golden eagle in Brum, both long gone now sadly. the Costermonger was alright but it was and still is a student hang out where old bastards like me just feel fuckin' old. sometime's we would put our cap's on and nip over to the black country and gollop loads of beer down in the Grange (houses built on the site now), the manchester store's in oldbury, the fox and goose in west brom (U/B's). there was a couple in dudley an'all that xj phil might remember.

[kiffer38]

the breedon bar was a great place, good music, decent peeps, till it closed after the gaffer ran off with the takings, then got burnt down! its flats now, and the old dogpool inn, which still has music on, but is a student pub nowadays and renamed the hibernian ! and if ya felt realy brave, there was the sydenham !!!!!!!!!

[skida]

the gay trooper ?wassat ?

Back in the days when gay meant happy and carefree, there was a bar under the Swallow Hotel called The Gay Trooper, where the really scary bikers used to hang about. If I recall correctly they were called the Blackburn's Gang.

[Tim1400]

[/QUOTE]kiffer38 the breedon bar was a great place, good music, decent peeps, till it closed after the gaffer ran off with the takings, then got burnt down! its flats now, and the old dogpool inn, which still has music on, but is a student pub nowadays and renamed the hibernian ! and if ya felt realy brave, there was the sydenham !!!!!!!!!
...............or the Speedwell.The lea hall tavern was a sound place and the Mercat

[kiffer38]

ah, the mercat cross, what an absolutely great pub :eek: forgot about that place (perhaps a good thing in a way) then round to the tin can, to drink out of date beer, in an illegal strip club till the early hours
:D

[XJphil]

back in the late seventies / early eighties it was Bogart's and the Golden eagle in Brum, both long gone now sadly. the Costermonger was alright but it was and still is a student hang out where old bastards like me just feel fuckin' old. sometime's we would put our cap's on and nip over to the black country and gollop loads of beer down in the Grange (houses built on the site now), the manchester store's in oldbury, the fox and goose in west brom (U/B's). there was a couple in dudley an'all that xj phil might remember.
ohhhmyea i remember them
the grange is now a chav central estate
the pub in west brom is now the coach n horses
in dudley it was the crown and the vic (vic stil goin)
brierley hill it was the horseshoes (closed in 81 to make way for a shoppin centre) the best biker pub ever!
stourbridge was the royal exchange now a winebar type thingy
wolvo was the scrupples and the fuck me i forgot, big pub, wolvo HA always in there???
and mark youforgot Mr Bills there mate
but i`m not old enuff to remember all those places as i`m only a little wippersnapper :D

[Hillbilly Deluxe]

Back in the days when gay meant happy and carefree, there was a bar under the Swallow Hotel called The Gay Trooper, where the really scary bikers used to hang about. If I recall correctly they were called the Blackburn's Gang.
when was that then ?

[Shifty]

Brilliant pics them, and it's right about putting an approximate date by what the bikers were wearing and how they looked.

Whatever happened to runs as opposed to rallies? Tent n doss bag and a few beers and we were sorted.

Love a bit of the old biker nostalgia now and again, I think it's good to remember our history.

[hardtailbiker]

Whatever happened to runs as opposed to rallies? Tent n doss bag and a few beers and we were sorted.


still happens Shifty, they probably just don't invite you, we go up the 9 ladies, will give you a shout next time then

[Grav]

We are doing a run out this weekend, the forum meet at the Green Dragon at Hardraw if you fancy it, shifty. Just bring yer tent, a doss bag and your drinking head. :D

[Shifty]

still happens Shifty, they probably just don't invite you, we go up the 9 ladies, will give you a shout next time then

Ain't been up there for ages, cheers.

To be honest most of the old crowd have gone their separate ways, losing touch, you know how it goes.

Most people we know who ride, we only usually see at rallies.

Got fond memories of piss-ups in the woods with a fire though, had to leave the bikes chained up on the road and walk the last mile or so.

Bloody good laugh it was :D

[Shifty]

We are doing a run out this weekend, the forum meet at the Green Dragon at Hardraw if you fancy it, shifty. Just bring yer tent, a doss bag and your drinking head. :D

Buggered for this weekend as me and the Mrs are bunged up with a ****ty cold. Thanx for the offer though, would like to take you up on it some other time.

[hardtailbiker]

I tried to organise (if that's the correct word) a run over to Warwickshire and stop on my mate's farm out in the sticks and then hit the local villages and cause mayhem and merriment like the old days. Lots of people were interested but getting a date set is a bugger, I'm gonna try again next year. Was hoping to hire a minibus and get a non-drinker to ferry us from the field to the villages. The rest of us are to ride down, the camping gear, cans and bottles can get ferried in the minbus.

[Shifty]

Sounds a good crack. I think it's too easy to get lazy and only do organised rallies, shame though...

'Spose it gets hard sometimes to set things up too what with people's various commitments - not as young and carefree as we were eh? :D

[hardtailbiker]

Got fond memories of piss-ups in the woods with a fire though, had to leave the bikes chained up on the road and walk the last mile or so.

Bloody good laugh it was :D

you must have parked on the other side, there is another walkway only about 1/4 mile, much easier.

here are a few pics of a few weeks ago

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i254/hardtailbiker/DSCN1800.jpg

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i254/hardtailbiker/DSCN1808.jpg

[hardtailbiker]

and one of the stones

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i254/hardtailbiker/DSCN1828.jpg

[Shifty]

Looks good fun does that

[Grav]

When are you going there again? Looks nice that.

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wants to get drunk in the woods. :)

[hardtailbiker]

I reckon New years eve is as good a time as any. I'll have to see if I can get anyone to look after the dogs, then I'm there


Dermot

Can't see the woods for the beers

[Feel the Wind]

and one of the stones

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i254/hardtailbiker/DSCN1828.jpg

Hey hardtailbiker, is that seven sisters stone circle at Winster?

[Shifty]

Hey hardtailbiker, is that seven sisters stone circle at Winster?

Nope, it's Nine Ladies

[skida]

when was that then ?

Round about 1971-1973. After that the Trooper got refurbed and became The Boulevard which was crap and didn't last long.

Did you ever try the coast biker bars like the Berkeley Tavern and the Briardene?

[Feel the Wind]

Nope, it's Nine Ladies

Bloody close tho wasn't it!!!!! :(

Shifty...which part of derbyshire you from???

[Shifty]

Chesterfield, so just down the road from most of the interesting bits.

[Feel the Wind]

I live in Derby so just up the road from the interesting bits :)

[Shifty]

Yep, 'snot far from the nice bits and fun roads either way is it? :D

[Feel the Wind]

dead right....and lots of em too :D

[baldyshinehead]

often think of just sticking a tent and a bag on the bike and ride somewhere, anywhere, pitch up and have a laugh with a few mates, but everyone is busy these days, there is no such thing as a weekend anymore.
Rallies and meets are great but all very organized, i miss just doing it for no other reason than we had nothing better to do.

[Feel the Wind]

yep...I remember throwing a sleeping bag on the bike ride of into the peak district and just stop in a field......quite often woke up in a field full of wild beasties but who cares...had a few beers, a laugh and then ride to the nearest cafe for a hot cup of tea and a slice of toast ....arrrr them were days...no time now!!!!!!! eeek where' life going :eek:

[Shifty]

, i miss just doing it for no other reason than we had nothing better to do.

... and cos we felt like it on the spur of the moment - bloody great wasn't it? (Shít, how bleedin old do I sound? :D )

[Feel the Wind]

shut the fuck up.....I've spent the evening drinkin Adnams Broadside and now I want to just pack up and go....like the old days......

[paulthestall]

... and cos we felt like it on the spur of the moment - bloody great wasn't it? (Shít, how bleedin old do I sound? :D )
thats becouse you are old.........hey further up the hill theres are ringcarn thats alot nicer and not as spiritually spoiled... :D

[Shifty]

thats becouse you are old.........

I'll have you know I'm a very young 41 y'cheeky bugger :D

[Grav]

Some folks wish I would just pack up and go.........

[Grav]

I'll have you know I'm a very young 41 y'cheeky bugger :D
You're older than me.


snigger....... :D

[baldyshinehead]

I'll have you know I'm a very young 41 y'cheeky bugger :D


And older than me :p

[Shifty]

You're older than me.




Well, at least with age comes a certain amount of wisdom (who am I trying to kid?) and (slightly) cheaper bike insurance :D

[Shifty]

And older than me :p

Least I've still got (a little bit of) me hair left :D

[Feel the Wind]

don't start about hair....I'm forty errr somethiing and the stuff just keeps fuckin growin!!!! my dad said I'd be bald by 21 'cos my hair was so long!!! reckon I must be first born or something!!!!!!!

[baldyshinehead]

I have a little hair left, sure i saw it the other day :(
Thinking back is scary, rode my first legal bike back in 84, used to ride that thing at 30 for miles trying to find somewhere nice to stop and spend a while. remember creeping in the front door at 3am after forgetting that if it took me 7 hours to get there it would take me 10 hours to find my way back.

[Feel the Wind]

Love the "red & white" tribute one that comes up when that one finishes, even though its 'merican. :(

Anyone know what the music to it is though?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kb4wfMthMo&NR=1

Need to add that to the collection, definitely.

Has anyone identified the track?????

[chazz]

LIKELY lads theme tune aint it :confused:

[Taff]

Fan-fkin-tastic, problem solved.
Now get some coco-pops and a coffee down ya Chazz and wakken up properly, silly arse.

[Yambabe]

I think it's something that was done specially for HA Hamburg, if you use the link with the youtube vid to go on their support website there are a couple of CDs for sale that look to be likely candidates.

Which would tie in nicely with Taff thinking he had picked it up in Germany some time.

Was going to send off for them this weekend and see what happens........ :)

[Hillbilly Deluxe]

Round about 1971-1973. After that the Trooper got refurbed and became The Boulevard which was crap and didn't last long.

Did you ever try the coast biker bars like the Berkeley Tavern and the Briardene?
did all the bars mate,the beehive (when they used to let bikers in )clouds and hill,71 - 73 s a bit early for me ,started bikin in 78,maybe we know some of the same people ? bikers dont know how lucky they are /were in newcastle,what with westgate hill ,n the bike scene in the 80s,im in glasgow at the mo,but not for long,rarely see another real biker around here.maybe someone on here will enlighten me.but like i say im moving back to newcastle next year.1st bike show i went to was in the underground carpark at the civic center,gigs at the bridge hotel,the broken doll,etc

[Juke]

and one of the stones

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i254/hardtailbiker/DSCN1828.jpg


I can see why Curly liked it there so much HTBiker...........,looks lovely. ;)

[Hillbilly Deluxe]

Has anyone identified the track?????
nope ,still looking

[Shifty]

looks lovely. ;)

Yeah, It's a really nice spot. Haven't been up there for years but I get the feeling I'll be going again before too long.

[Hillbilly Deluxe]

LIKELY lads theme tune aint it :confused:dont think he meant that one,dont think bob and terry were ever in the angels mate

[bird]

dont think he meant that one,dont think bob and terry were ever in the angels mate

didn't you see the episode when Thelma got the "Property of.." tattoo and pulled a train for the Newcastle chapter?

[Hillbilly Deluxe]

missed that one mate,eek !! god forbid, thelma ,eek !! lol lol