Had one of these in 1974 when I was 16.
1.6bhp and 0 to 30 in about a week.
The UK almost exploded with the influx of 16er specials.
The European mopeds were faster but had stone age electrics and lacked a kickstarter
The Honda SS50 and Yamaha SS50/FS1E looked like wee motorbikes.
Pull up anywhere on 16er special these days and there's an instant crowd of 60 something blokes round them.
I still find the smell of 2 stroke oil better than after shave😀
Happy days.
Probably the best (and luckiest) phone snap I've ever taken. Went out on a 10 km stroll with a son-in-law in the hills near our home, after ten days of continuous rain...then this scene unfolded.
These pics are from Mullimburrah Point, New South Wales on a stormy day. The plank was over 20 feet long, over a chasm some 50 feet deep. For some odd reason I could not persuade myself to try it.