It was a better day weather-wise than last year which meant a lot more bikes.

I met up with 2 people I already knew were doing the run and chatted to several more who recognised me from previous runs (strange as I've only ever turned up to take photos and follow the run down and never on a FS1E or any 'ped )

Here are some photos from the start at Bolney. I just wish that photos could capture the heavenly smell of two stroks and the sound of the biggest "moped gang" you've probably ever seen all setting off at once!

Puch M50



Gaz67's FS1E/100 special



Cool custom painted FS1E



BSA Beaver (I used to have a 6'5" mate with one of these)



Fantic Caballero (you don't see many of those about do you?)



Yamaha RS125 special



FS1E special with Aprilia 50 watercooled motor



Yamaha YB100



Classic Yellow FS1EDX



Suzuki A50



Candy Gold drum brake FS1E



AJW Greyhound



Fantic Caballero (you don't see many of those...oh wait...!)



Garelli Tiger Cross



Y-Bomber YB100 special



Honda SS50



Classic purple 'un (I had 2 of these, cue old man speech " Wish I'd kept hold of those , yadda yadda, blah blah")



Purple FS1E special (it wasn't very well at times on the run but I reckon I saw it make it to Brighton)



Ace Cafe Racer FS1E special



Extremely (as in EXTREMELY!!!!!!!) rare imported RZ50LC



Lovely late 70s Yamaha XT500



A Gaggle of fizzies (this shot could have been taken in 1977 except for the lack of L plates!)



White FS1E special



Black FS1E special



White FS1E special



FS1E Rat (unsurprisingly I loved this one!)



Jaw droppingly gorgeous 70s Suzuki GT750



60s Honda CB92 250



Yes she did ride down to Brighton...and on her own Fizzie



This isn't her Fizzie either but I make no apologies for the photo



Suzuki X1 50



Aprilia 50 watercooled lump in a FS1E special



The start (and before the entire road was covered in a cloud of 2-stroke smoke)



Right, I'm off to scour the small ads for a 'ped to restore!

Great pictures mate.

capitano wrote:chatted to several more who recognised me from previous runs

You have a very recognisable face.

That's my kinda day out! Great pics, thanks for sharing them

Cheers guys!

This Run is always a complete pleasure to tag along to and as I'm into these bikes a lot, taking the pictures is a labour of love, so to speak.

Ginger Phil wrote:

capitano wrote:chatted to several more who recognised me from previous runs

You have a very recognisable face.

I wouldn't have said I did, that's the conundrum. However I still go to gigs in Brighton and have people saying "Dude you're that guy from Best Left Dead" which is seriously strange as I had a shaved head and long goatee beard back in those days!

Wonderful photo,s ged,long ago in the youth of time i had a yellow fizzy.Looking at these i just wish i kept it & may be lots of other bikes,but its if & but...

Hey Ged (and everyone else)!

Have you seen the "Bottom" film "Guesthouse Paradiso"? It has a marvellous moped sequence filmed on the Isle of Wight.

Oh, look what I found:

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Excellent!

very nice pictures, Ged! i did like the ones with that lassy in the red t-shirt and sexy boots best.