Question for the older persons

[Kent Seagull]

A 1970, 650 T120 will still trash any scooter, anytime.

Oh yes, I never could see the appeal of Lambretta snot pumps.

 

[wallington seagull]

I remember getting the train from Eastbourne to Brighton when i was anout 14 to purchase a Ben Sherman shirt in Brighton as there was nowhere in Eastbourne that sold them. My Dad gave me his old Civil Defence black steel toed boots which were the envy of all my friends and put Doc martins in the shade!

 

[Dover]

Oh yes, I never could see the appeal of Lambretta snot pumps.

Ridden one once. All show and no go.

 

[zefarelly]

Own up..did you posess:

Doc Martins - Tan or Black?

YES, BOTH, still got a pair of steel toe capped black ones !

Flight Jacket - Olive or Blue

Olive, still got it, with scooter rally Pady Smith patches circa 1989

Levi's Drainpipes?

was more of a stapress man myself

Ben Sherman Shirt

guilty, still got quite a few vintage ones, not the new baggy crap they've been making in the last 10 years

Fred Perry.
bought a jacket recently actually

Harrington Jacket
no

Crombie
yep, still got one




Does this mean I'm old ?

 

[Parson Henry]

Re: Re: Question for the older persons

Own up..did you posess:

Doc Martins - Tan or Black?

YES, BOTH, still got a pair of steel toe capped black ones !

Flight Jacket - Olive or Blue

Olive, still got it, with scooter rally Pady Smith patches circa 1989

Levi's Drainpipes?

was more of a stapress man myself

Ben Sherman Shirt

guilty, still got quite a few vintage ones, not the new baggy crap they've been making in the last 10 years

Fred Perry.
bought a jacket recently actually

Harrington Jacket
no

Crombie
yep, still got one




Does this mean I'm old ?

Your as ol d as you feel. Probably younger than I though.

 

[zefarelly]

still got my original Frank Wright Loafers ( see front cover of One step beyond ) 2 Lambrettas and a copy of Skinhead Moonstomp by Symarip. First Slade Album anyone ?

I remember my dad put the washing machine on hot by accident . . .trashed my tonic stapress, burgundy stapress ( greenline ones !!) and my waffles . . . . . all in one foul swoop . . .I was mortified. these things where very important to a 12 year old !!!

anyone remember Y cardigans ? bleached jeans ?

 

[Dandyman]

Own up..did you posess:

Doc Martins - Tan or Black?

Flight Jacket - Olive or Blue

Levi's Drainpipes?

Ben Sherman Shirt

Fred Perry

Harrington Jacket

Crombie

Have owned all of the above, plus sta-prest, tassled loafers. Memories, memories....

 

[Franks Wild Years]

What Lammy's you got Zefarelly (Cortina tail light ?)

 

[The Auditor]

I had a 2-tone suit once, it was wicked, always pulled when i wore that.

wore my gold and blue two tone suit to work and got promptly sent home !! still wear a Ben Sherman to work on a regular basis..they are trendy again or so I'm told
Also loved an old donkey jacket that lasted for years

 

[NMH]

None of the above. I bet you all had a copy of Skinhead Moonstomp and Double Barrel too!

Leather jacket, jeans and T shirt did me as I roared round on my 650 Triumph!

Dave and Ansil Collins was my very first 'full price' single (the previous were all 2nd hand from collector shops), I recently snagged another copy. "I AM double-u 000".

Some might say "he's a REAL TASTY GEEZER", better not be messin' with a big Monkey Man, and don't call me scarface or Long-Shot kick-e-bucket!

 

[NMH]

I remember my dad put the washing machine on hot by accident . . .trashed my tonic stapress, burgundy stapress ( greenline ones !!) and my waffles . . . . . all in one foul swoop . . .I was mortified. these things where very important to a 12 year old !!!

Did you nut 'im?

 

[zefarelly]

Did you nut 'im?

nah . . .he was still biger than me.

Fleeced him for some money and went to the Cavern for replacements !

Franks Wild years . . . . sold most of them, still got a TV175 Series two in sky blue, mint restored and an LI125 S2 in original condition ( and yes, a few MK1's as well )

I've ridden a bonny 650 T120 and over 80 the bloody things vibrate so much your eyes go wobbly. I've also been clocked on a TV200 Lambretta at over a ton. frightening when I think about it now !!!

 

[Dover]

I've ridden a bonny 650 T120 and over 80 the bloody things vibrate so much your eyes go wobbly. I've also been clocked on a TV200 Lambretta at over a ton. frightening when I think about it now !!!

That's half the fun. I would have loved to see the TV200 fly though!

 

[zefarelly]

That's half the fun. I would have loved to see the TV200 fly though!

when you hit a bump at over 80 with piddly Italian suspension springs thats exactly what it does !!!

 

[NMH]

I wound my 750 'bike up to 138 once on an empty freeway - even the widest bends seemed to come up surprisingly fast, and the faintest lower areas of a seemingly flat road turned into fierce dips. 'Had to keep my lips tight or else my cheeks would blow out like Dizzy Gillespie.
It was quite uncomfortable when I think back - and an exceedingly dangerous thing to do on a public roadway.

 

[dougdeep]

I have been wearing Ben Sherman shirts for over thirty years. (Not the same ones I hasten to add)

 

[The Maharajah of Sydney]

Harrington Jackets
Fred Perrys
Ben Shermans
Tonics
Sta-Press
Brutus Shirts
Doc Martens
Loafers
Braces

And not forgetting the accessory of the day ; an obligatory ,
" steel comb " .

I still have in a cupboard under the stairs , a pair of almost
30 years old 10-eyelet "Blackburn" Doc Martens that migrated
with me to Australia over 23 years ago .
On many occasions they have been taken amongst the other
old clothing to various charity shops only to return back home in
defiance .
They'll probally be buried or burnt with me .

 

[NMH]

And not forgetting the accessory of the day ; an obligatory ,
" steel comb " .

Yer, an sharpened in case yer as ter CHIV some caant. Doesn't want any claret on me strides now does I?

 

[Deano's Right Foot]

Two-tone trousers
Ben Sherman button down collar
Crombie (pretend red hanky poking out the chest pocket)

And in previous era I wore loons (ordered from the back of Melody Maker / NME) and a brutus tear-drop collar shirt.

 

[Theatre of Trees]

Black docs
Black Harrington
Black sta-press