was there anything special about 1966?

Merlin · Post by **Merlin** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:42 pm

What spares my bike has been rebuilt proper like(not by me)

Biscuit · Post by **Biscuit** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:21 pm

Cor Louise, I have two daughters older than you!

chris kelly · Post by **chris kelly** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 11:09 pm

Hi Greg,

Possiblyit"s a demographic thing. If you looked back at population statistics there would be a numerical peak of boys who became of age to get a bike in 1966.That year , therefore, has a great importance.

Similar to one"s first girlfriend, perhaps? The year, the situation, a defining moment !

Best wishes, Chris

lawrence · Post by **lawrence** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 11:30 pm

quote:
Me too I was only three in 1966

Cor Louise, I didn't realise you were older than me! There was i thinking you were twenty-one

Edited by - lawrence on 10 Sep 2007 10:39:57 PM

Biscuit · Post by **Biscuit** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 12:17 am

Apparently the Honda C70 become the C90 around this time, although '66 is mentioned, can't quite tie it down.

Apparently they were very popular. Strange tastes!

Circlip · Post by **Circlip** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 4:45 am

Honda c70 and 90 are still running around here in Malaysia, still very popular with the old guys. They never die and ALL parts are easily available.

poplargreg · Post by **poplargreg** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 11:25 am

quote:

Possiblyit"s a demographic thing. If you looked back at population statistics there would be a numerical peak of boys who became of age to get a bike in 1966.That year , therefore, has a great importance.

Similar to one"s first girlfriend, perhaps? The year, the situation, a defining moment !

I think this may be it. I sold three a few days ago (inc. 1966) and asked the buyer what vehicles he had. The reply was that they were all to mark memorable moments in his life - the winter of '63, Jimi Hendrix's death and the '66 World Cup win! A quick google for 1966 brought up the first page almost entirely devoted to the subject. So it's probably nothing to do with vehicles at all - isn't English eccentricity wonderful?

It isn't just elderly motorcyclists who try to recapture their youth then.

itma · Post by **itma** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 1:02 pm

I think Chris has hit the nail on the head here, In 1966 the sons of WW2 service men would have come of age, 21 as it was back then.

jim501 · Post by **jim501** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 3:46 pm

I started my first job, age 16, tech apprentice, BSA, Armoury Rd, Birmingham and turned up on a G3LS converted to 500 with a barrel and head. There till they closed and threw us all out. By then had a G80CS in a Gold Star frame. Imagine the stick I got every morning turning up on it with a big flying 'M' on the timing cover. Should I be awarded a medal for ' Brand loyalty under extreme pressure' ???

jim

itma · Post by **itma** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 3:58 pm

did you keep the bike?