Once a biker, always a biker!! This video clip is really inspirational!! Cheers to your dad.
@carlarthur44422 жыл бұрын
I've turned 71 but still ride my B M W K75c you never lose what a bike does for you . Well done never give up . Stay safe 🙏
@vibhanshuchauhan33282 жыл бұрын
Have you seen new bsa launched by classic legend it just like old bsa same exhaust sound
@thomastraddles12043 жыл бұрын
Fabulous. I hope I'm still riding my Goldie in 25 years. You're an inspiration!
@petecourtney63223 жыл бұрын
I'm just a baby at 62 years old, riding a Royal Enfield, I look up to wonderful guys like this man and hope I am still riding like him in 20 years.
@irineumf2 жыл бұрын
Hi Pete, I'm just 62 as you and hope to be riding bikes till 90 years old, if I can live so long...
@philipbooth77792 жыл бұрын
I hope you are too, wish I still had a bike I had a Yamaha FJ 1200. I lost my job nine years back and sold it to pay off my mortgage. And every nice day I miss it.
@harryviking63473 жыл бұрын
After 50+ years on bikes, I am still on them! Keeping myself in good shape so I can reach the age of 80 and still do it!! To see this old gentleman riding his bike gives us old bikers hope!! Thanks and take care "old" man!! Lol!
@philipbooth77792 жыл бұрын
Fancy getting your dad to start the bike, only joking it's nice you still have your dad and he is healthy enough to still be riding.
@Plons0Nard3 жыл бұрын
There are things in life you never un-learn : kickstarting a BSA is one of those things 👍🤝🇳🇱
@keithgarland34044 жыл бұрын
fantastic, i hope he has many more rides
@sundial69193 жыл бұрын
Me too , he probably had BSA in the 50s
@jeromebreeding33023 жыл бұрын
Extraordinary, both the classic Goldy and the 84 yr.old rider, are legends in their own time!
@johmcinally35213 жыл бұрын
Hi Mark, my father "Jackie" had a Goldie some 70 years ago, What a wonderful video of your dad. I wish you and all your family all the best. My name is john I am now 62 and from my dad have inherited a love of motorcycles.
@thisisme75873 жыл бұрын
Champion bloke,. legendary bike. Brilliant.👍💪
@EnriqueGonzalez-iu3so3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video, I would like my father to be here to show him the video, he rided my BSA 1943 at 85 too, but he was 60 years old without riding motorcycles... It was an unforgettable experience to see him ride a couple of blocks alone, great day and great memories....
@Shinysideup3 жыл бұрын
Top Man, motorcycles keep you young. Awesome bike too, a real classic.
@crankybear12363 жыл бұрын
No truer statement ever said. My grandfather rode bikes at 85.
@walteralter90613 жыл бұрын
I built one of these from a basket of parts in 1972. Couldn't run with an open pipe, got caught for nose nuisance by the CA Highway Patrol. I had to get the equipment violation taken care of before I mounted the only "muffler" that would work on the puppy, a Bates Shorty. As a kludge, I clamped it over the stock pipe, much too long, it ran like crap, but I made it to the CHP office and they signed off on it. Later that day, I sawed the pipe to the required length, put the Bates on correctly and it went like stink. Had fun with it for a few months and then did a trade deal with Scotty at International Motors in Corte Madera, California. Traded it for a Lambretta motor scooter and some cash. Ended up as the only Lambretta repair guy in NorCal - Batcave Scooters in SF's Mission District. Best years of my life.
@michaelslorach41493 жыл бұрын
Bless him fantastic memories
@udaypothakamury63153 жыл бұрын
Simply awesome- your dad and the motorcycle Hope your dad gets to enjoy riding for many more years!
@zeus-bx9xw3 жыл бұрын
What a cool Dad..great bike too.
@lenloan32383 жыл бұрын
He's same age as me and I bought a brand new Goldie in the,,,50s be worth a few bob now.
@surfsnotsased64914 жыл бұрын
What a cool guy 😎
@jimbo80093 жыл бұрын
I was helping you kick start that from across the pond. great video and I will keep riding mine until I cannot. Mind you I am only a youngster (73).
@erniethecat1983 жыл бұрын
And as soon as he’s off camera it’s up on the back wheel doing a ton...... fantastic machine pops, may you never stop riding.....
@sidneywhite7493 жыл бұрын
I had one with a GP carb and when it was hot the only way I could get it started was to have my girl friend push me. It had a megaphone and was a glorious sound. I was in my teens , now 76.
@13Monkeyboy3 жыл бұрын
Probably one of the most beautifuly designed MCs ewer ..
@alanreynolds59853 жыл бұрын
My favourite bike too. I love the sound and you can recognise one without seeing it.
@jbfrodsham2 жыл бұрын
What a guy. That will be me in 16 years time. Still riding.
@allsearpw38293 жыл бұрын
Great to see your DADS still got it in him riding off on his Goldie ,may be he could team up with Sammy Miller and have a blast and back to the future . A high 5 on this one .
@martynridley36713 жыл бұрын
That's fantastic. With there not being many big singles on the road like there used to be, not many people would realise that you had to crank these things round to the firing stroke before giving it a good kick!
@glenhardy47703 жыл бұрын
+Martyn Ridley When I was a boy I watched my father do that. Now I know why. Thank You.
@martynridley36713 жыл бұрын
@@glenhardy4770 My Dad had a Panther 600 before I was born and I've been looking at them on YT. It's quite an operation to start the thing, because you've got de-compressors, valve lifters and advance/retard timing levers which all have to be in the right positions before cranking it around to the firing stroke and giving it a hefty kick, and even when it fired, you have to fiddle with it all on the fly to keep it going and adjust along the way as it warms up!
@derekcockburn8202 жыл бұрын
My mate had a BSA 500cc Gold Star road racer. Kick-starting it could be hazardous if it kicked back. He used 'a valve lifter' to reduce the kickback from the bike. It opened the valve slightly to reduce the compression when starting.
@peter76243 жыл бұрын
Not even the decompression lever. Lovely bike Sir!
@pascalrebiere35612 жыл бұрын
La grande classe ,je roule en Norton Commando 850 1973 ,j'ai 62 ans ,et j'aimerais être capable de démarrer ma moto aussi bien que votre père ! Bravo encore ...
@mauroscotti25773 жыл бұрын
I wish i could do it, i’m 73 and brokem, but still riding.
@richardortiz87043 жыл бұрын
2021
@alan13403 жыл бұрын
I am also 73 and can no longer ride - my legs have gone plus one hip just got worse. But I still have 2001 Bonneville and sidecar in my shed :)
@aliwhitwell3 жыл бұрын
I'm 70 and still riding my 19 year old Triumph Speed Triple. Just waiting for the snow to disappear!
@bahoonies3 жыл бұрын
@@alan1340 Sorry to hear that, Alan. I can't comment on your legs but I'm 68 with 2 hip replacements. The 2nd one was done just over 11 months ago. What a wonderful difference it has made to my quality of life. Best of luck to you.
@fischerhansi54543 жыл бұрын
Cool Dad, cool Bike! Greetings from Salzkammergut, Austria!
@tribsabenny3 жыл бұрын
Looks like a nice Goldstar to live with to! 😎
@jeffreystroman28113 жыл бұрын
Much respect to you and yours, thanks for sharing.
@justintime13073 жыл бұрын
I have up trying to kick-start my father's old bikes. Electric start puts us to shame. He done great starting that. It's a challenge 🤣
@harwoods113 жыл бұрын
I loved the "There you go" look when the bike started 😂👍
@paulsmith89972 жыл бұрын
Old man's darling!
@acrobaticcripple81763 жыл бұрын
Super example of the period!! The bike as well!!
@mitchelldarnell53343 жыл бұрын
That's SO COOL. I'M old enough to remember those. I even rode a 350 once. I killed the motor turning around, I thought I never get it started again. 😜
@aurelnegrea76173 жыл бұрын
That is oasem. Great man. Great bike
@aliwhitwell3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful machine and great to him still riding.
@sdanen43 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!!!! Great bike and great your dad can ride and enjoy it .....safe rides and happy trails !!! ✌️
@normmcrae11403 жыл бұрын
SWEET BIKE! And even BETTER that he's still riding it!
@flugjung3 жыл бұрын
Nice bike and nice Land Cruiser!
@richardwild-jones81472 жыл бұрын
Cool bike, cool Dad 😎
@colincampbell42612 жыл бұрын
He got the knack!
@juliojames59862 жыл бұрын
Whoa big fella……great bike.
@fredforsythe83102 жыл бұрын
82 -- regular rides Honda CB1100ex and Guzzi 850 Roamer, and intend to keep doing it.
@Fikry-Elfassakh3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful .
@georgiabrigand67932 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous bike, thanks for sharing this ! Ride safe !
I remember seeing the exact same bike in our garage that belonged to my dad when I was 6 yrs old
@freddyberg72813 жыл бұрын
Real bikers never change!
@martynjones9733 жыл бұрын
Great 👍
@PhD633 жыл бұрын
Marvellous.
@allanballantyne197 Жыл бұрын
Peace o cake well done
@Multheman012 жыл бұрын
I’m 67 and I have a sidecar on my bike, feels like I wimped out !
@mred70303 жыл бұрын
a legend rides a legend .
@samstainer74552 жыл бұрын
Legend.
@erikpreiss15123 жыл бұрын
Great dude. Lots of my friends are selling their SRs because of age
@garryej3 жыл бұрын
Used to own one. Big mistake on my part, as I wasn't intent on racing it - just shaking my bones! And shaking everything loose on it that wasn't wired down! Funny thing, after I'd moved (twice, two different states and a different country!) I got a phone call from someone seeking parts, wanting to know if I still had my "Goldie".
@anglo-swissjeff75393 жыл бұрын
At 76 I still ride my T120SR - I would have turned the bike round before starting !!!
@goldilocks9133 жыл бұрын
Wonderful, good on you! 👍
@williammiller17323 жыл бұрын
Hope I can do that in thrity years
@glenhardy47703 жыл бұрын
+William Miller A great first name you have sir! Your comment goes for me as well.
@thra5herxb12s3 жыл бұрын
How many people have noticed the front brake plate is fitted upside down. I'm pretty sure the air scoop should face forward.
@ramonrojasalmuzara2903 жыл бұрын
Yes, as a ventilation intake to cool the brakes it should look forward. But maybe there's a reason for what seems an evident misplacement
@miketownsend9273 жыл бұрын
@@ramonrojasalmuzara290 If you look closely there is a blanking plate where the scoop was facing forward!!
@geoffgreenhalgh35533 жыл бұрын
@@miketownsend927 And the brake arm is at the wrong angle, too high.
@mrofnocnon3 жыл бұрын
The front wheel is on backwards!
@miketownsend9273 жыл бұрын
@@mrofnocnon The front back plate is no problem. The front facing scoop was removed and the holes covered by a blanking plate. This was probably to allow the brakes to heat up when riding on the roads rather than track when a greater airflow would be needed. The angle of the brake arm is a minor issue.
@paulshelley47542 жыл бұрын
This a late one 62/3 nice I'm 69 and still riding fzs 1000
@Robaatosan3 жыл бұрын
My dream bike...
@grampabadger3 жыл бұрын
Lucas electronics were the ONLY problem on those old classic bikes.
@ekart563 жыл бұрын
Big picture!
@transitTrucker3 жыл бұрын
Patience and technique. An electric start might make life easier though. How about for Father’s Day?
@stephengrange53002 жыл бұрын
im 71 got some catching up to do
@ramachandrapawar8530 Жыл бұрын
Like d it
@TheJohanIII3 жыл бұрын
Fin hoj !
@MrBrimor26543 жыл бұрын
tires need some air .
@davidhussell85813 жыл бұрын
Sounds good. But why are you not wearing protective gloves, which are as important as a helmet ?
@alandean69303 жыл бұрын
I had a valve lifter on my 350 cc Gold Star to make starting easier, not sure why the guy didn't use that or was it not on all models? .I still got severe 'kick backs' using it.
@jumpfortyfour99653 жыл бұрын
super dad kicks up a 500 single goldie [ wow ]
@britblue3 жыл бұрын
Top bloke!!....but can i say......GLOVES... please!!
@davemurphy20203 жыл бұрын
When that bike hits the street your dad looses 60 years
@shingerz3 жыл бұрын
👍👍
@aurelnegrea76173 жыл бұрын
I’m going to get mine this morning. Kawasaki 1500. Hmm ?? Harley it’s to expensive damn it
@SIEVECN3 жыл бұрын
I bet as soon as he gets on the road his age drops to 45
@criscollins69993 жыл бұрын
No compression release needed?
@ronanrogers41273 жыл бұрын
Is the sofa still available?
@alh24423 жыл бұрын
Man! I just bought myself a new Triumph Speedmaster as my new ride at 65 n copped a mouth full from my daughter. She is gonna do her tits when I’m still doing this at 84!😂😂🤣🤣
@hugostiglitz69143 жыл бұрын
Really, what sort of clown would give this a dislike?
@ianrutherford8783 жыл бұрын
Not I, unless I see that question.
@ianrutherford8783 жыл бұрын
What sort of clowns see a vid they like then whine about a few who don't like it?A special bunch of people...
@hugostiglitz69143 жыл бұрын
@@ianrutherford878 The same clown who would whine about that clown!😂
@ianrutherford8783 жыл бұрын
@@hugostiglitz6914 Nah...count 'em.You, me, and the rest...all clowns.
@larrynorsworthy85822 жыл бұрын
Tall first gear.
@Nadheem7213 жыл бұрын
Lot of missfire ..tune your bike properly and warmup the engine for atleast 2 min before riding