tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post8456944139868058851..comments2024-01-12T00:24:35.544+01:00Comments on St Bloggie de Riviere: Honda DaysSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-22239870300088487852013-01-20T18:59:55.733+01:002013-01-20T18:59:55.733+01:00Yes, I should have known too. She was a right dodg...Yes, I should have known too. She was a right dodgy unreliable old cow. You live and learn. :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-11788236618268625092013-01-20T15:56:34.484+01:002013-01-20T15:56:34.484+01:00What a lovely bike! And I like the memories too......What a lovely bike! And I like the memories too...I can't believe that you were kicked out of your first house just like that. Some people can be nasty!Murielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07669453005443249990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-10728912421476029642013-01-20T15:34:21.087+01:002013-01-20T15:34:21.087+01:00Not sure about bike love, but I was definitely gam...Not sure about bike love, but I was definitely game to go along as a passenger on my DB's bike. I love doing that.<br /><br />Being let down by girlfriends is a pain in the arse, but it's bound to happen and just makes you careful about who you choose as a friend next time. Eventually you can whittle it down quite well, but you also realise that very few people fit the bill. The ones you can rely on, anyway.<br /><br />The rest are just flutterers that you can take or leave. That's the wonder of growing older and wiser. Knowledge.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-47840611769191073072013-01-20T14:10:40.429+01:002013-01-20T14:10:40.429+01:00I've had 'friends' a bit like that too...I've had 'friends' a bit like that too - I think being let down by girlfriends can be harder than being let down by men. This is where you get your bike love from then?Older Single Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16752771952921898184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-84816250355430164222013-01-19T17:49:12.759+01:002013-01-19T17:49:12.759+01:00Thanks Perpetua, needs must when at university wit...Thanks Perpetua, needs must when at university with little money! It was either that or cycle - way too much effort!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-55051988644913256852013-01-19T17:47:19.659+01:002013-01-19T17:47:19.659+01:00What a shame the Shah is not a biker! :)What a shame the Shah is not a biker! :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-78512195209369254892013-01-19T17:46:34.634+01:002013-01-19T17:46:34.634+01:00Oh me too, on my DB's big bike. Love it!Oh me too, on my DB's big bike. Love it!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-21458380561291695462013-01-19T11:43:36.750+01:002013-01-19T11:43:36.750+01:00You're braver than i am, Sarah. Probably becau...You're braver than i am, Sarah. Probably because I never learned to ride a bike, I was terrified on my one and only ride on the back of a scooter and never tried again. DH, on the other hand, had a scooter in his teens until he had an argument with the front of a bus in the middle of Newcastle and ended up in hospital. Later he had a 50cc Honda which he used for travelling back and forth to university until he could afford to run a car. Great post.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-41148902166057947472013-01-19T11:14:48.811+01:002013-01-19T11:14:48.811+01:00I've never owned a motorbike and have only eve...I've never owned a motorbike and have only ever been on the back of one once but I absolutely loved it! Happy memories...Curry Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357154781453417176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-67515937892049866062013-01-19T10:56:13.279+01:002013-01-19T10:56:13.279+01:00Never had a bike of my own but very much enjoyed t...Never had a bike of my own but very much enjoyed the thrill of being a passenger!hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311075972682014843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-44809065718301981702013-01-19T09:49:24.580+01:002013-01-19T09:49:24.580+01:00The colour was called 'Angel Blue'. Isn...The colour was called 'Angel Blue'. Isn't that cute?<br /><br />Was the film 'Quadrophenia'? Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-399548068957795792013-01-19T09:30:01.600+01:002013-01-19T09:30:01.600+01:00Someone told me she married a missionary and went ...Someone told me she married a missionary and went to live in China. Good riddance.<br /><br />They make an amazing motortricycle now. It's targeted at ageing bikers who are no longer confident about riding two wheels, costs an arm and a leg but is super comfy with all mod cons. :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-66025180404514633002013-01-18T18:21:42.294+01:002013-01-18T18:21:42.294+01:00Love the pretty blue of this bike and the little s...Love the pretty blue of this bike and the little story "spin" you've taken us on, took me right back to my varsity days too. (Also remembering all the weird and mean people I met there) What was that cool movie about those kids on scooters, I def wanted to get one after that, but I haven't enough dexterity for the gears, I would have fallen off many more times than twice. About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-44414822735565138272013-01-18T17:34:24.663+01:002013-01-18T17:34:24.663+01:00Love it! I'm surprised you didn't track do...Love it! I'm surprised you didn't track down the pseudo friend later in life and wallop her one. What a meanie. I wasn't brave enough for anything with two wheels and an engine - a tricycle with an engine would have been more my style as I'm dangerous to myself and others, even on a bicycle :-)<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-25251894789304184122013-01-18T13:53:27.440+01:002013-01-18T13:53:27.440+01:00Totally agree, Diane. I'm still in contact wit...Totally agree, Diane. I'm still in contact with my mate with the car. Never heard about the mean old cow after university, and it's no loss.<br /><br />What really stuck in my craw was that I had found the sodding house in the first place. Then I was being booted out. On the bright side, I probably would have spent a horrible year living with that group, as it was, I had a lovely one doing exactly as I pleased. :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-9800496740940381602013-01-18T12:56:27.395+01:002013-01-18T12:56:27.395+01:00What fun, so much better then peddling back and fo...What fun, so much better then peddling back and forth! I also have a problem with gravel on my bike so I can imagine no fun on the Honda! Some 'friends' are meant to be friends for ever, others are only there when it suits them. The latter will always let you down when you need them most! Keep well DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-75681145097836719442013-01-18T08:45:22.996+01:002013-01-18T08:45:22.996+01:00What a marvellous idea! It must have been terrific...What a marvellous idea! It must have been terrific fun whizzing round the neighbourhood, especially so young. You must have been on the receiving end of many an envious look from the other kids.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-57175802512354570822013-01-18T08:41:36.442+01:002013-01-18T08:41:36.442+01:00Thanks Tim, glad you enjoyed it. :)Thanks Tim, glad you enjoyed it. :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-18168860575331897902013-01-18T08:39:57.335+01:002013-01-18T08:39:57.335+01:00Absolutely. I'm always edgy when I see gravel ...Absolutely. I'm always edgy when I see gravel when my DB and I got for rides on his big BMW, but it handles gravel much better. Heavier, I suppose, and bigger tyres.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-22781233183131963902013-01-17T23:24:18.114+01:002013-01-17T23:24:18.114+01:00I saw the picture on my blog roll before the title...I saw the picture on my blog roll before the title and said, "AAH! A Honda 70!!" My dad had one that he saved and taught us kids to drive.. I couldn't have been any older than 12 or 13 at that time but it sure was fun. I wasn't allowed to drive it out of the neighborhood and I'm not even sure I ever shifted higher than 2nd gear, but it was good fun, just as you describe :) Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496193808385291916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-69707956886231813312013-01-17T23:22:51.623+01:002013-01-17T23:22:51.623+01:00Wonderful writing, great stories, Sarah, thanks fo...Wonderful writing, great stories, Sarah, thanks for the fun.<br />I only ever fell off a motorbike once. (And only ever tried to ride one once.)Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201835677426254567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-62893566824686153952013-01-17T23:04:53.415+01:002013-01-17T23:04:53.415+01:00I remember back when I used to ride, the abject te...I remember back when I used to ride, the abject terror when I would see a patch of gravel ahead. wonky73https://www.blogger.com/profile/02223153381672463734noreply@blogger.com