FS1E RUN 2015

[capitano]

It's that time of year again.

Sit back and smell the Bel-Ray!

[Alanzzg]

[Deleted User 4154]

Nice pics Ged, as ever

Very much like this:



Looks like it took its inspiration from the Honda Trail 90, never seen one before.

[victor]

Nostalga love it

[capitano]

Cheers, guys.

Jaz, I've never seen one before either. It ran well and sounded crisp and loud so I'm guessing that wasn't a standard pipe on it.

I couldn't trace the owner to ask about it at the Devil's Dyke stop.

[The Bern]

Was 55cc a typo bud ? I ask because my younger had an SS65 (actually 63cc) with 4 speed gearbox & proper clutch lever.

Great pictures BTW

[smeghead]

Awesome piccys, I'm fully in nostalgia mode, great! Had a mate with a Fantic Caballero and another with a Gilera 50 trail. Quite a few with FS1E's and a couple with Honda SS's. I went from a Garelli Bimatic straight to a ''real'' motorcycle, a CZ 125!

[The Bern]

Was 55cc a typo bud ? I ask because my younger had an SS65 (actually 63cc) with 4 speed gearbox & proper clutch lever.

Hi bud, no typo, this was back in the early to mid 1960’s when Honda's were still a relative novelty on the roads. I don't think many 55cc bikes were sold and later when Honda brought out 70 and 90cc bikes who'd want one anyway.

Yep mid 60's pre C70/90 same time as I was on a 125 Benly R not got any pictures of his one, but had a dig & found the spec sheet ...

[The Bern]

Yep, that's the kiddy, first bike I rode that had an electric starter motor, if there was a league for highest revving 125 4 stroke I reckon it would be near the top

[gn2]

The only Benly I remember was the CD200, but at 53 I'm just a youngster.