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I had an AP50 Suzuki, what lovely days they were :yes: weren't those FS1E's 4 straight down on the gears? sure it was when I drove one all those years ago. A mate had a Fantic 50 which was before I was old enough for my own moped who said if I could start it I could have it!................ I tried and tried over and over to start it and after a week or so gave up, I was gutted. My long suffering mother insisted it get gone from the driveway and I reluctantly gave it back only to find another kid happily riding it around a few days later, apparently it was a small lug type 'keyway' which held the magneto? on the shaft properly and cost pence!.........I was truly a very unhappy kid for a long while :lol:

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:yes:

 

I know i'm a Train spotter , but that is a picture is an FS1M , the restricted one errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

 

I had a FS1E and a FS1E DX , both went like the Clappers

 

SS 50's ERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Yes they were reported to do 55 mph But it took nearly an Hour to get there

 

Shouldnt really say this but Hey ! , back in the late 70's to pass the MOT test the FS1E's peddal gear had to propell it, there was four of us had them , Mine was the only one with working pedals

 

Odd , mine had Three mot's in a week , just changed the tank side pannels and number plate

 

Old Bernard in peterborough never spotted a thing (I AM SO BAD )

 

Wabbit

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But cleared 55mph Stuart, that's all that mattered in those days!

 

Put anti vibration grips on mine, a micron exhaust and som k& n conversion thingy in the carb( dad did it bless him, and he did something to the gear ratios, he was an engineer......) would get 70mph out of it but despite the grips could still feel the vibrations for hours later!!!!!! Best bike I ever owned pound for pound!! :yes:

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i had an ar50, put 80 barrel in it, was awesome for a week. at 17 had a tzr which was (ahem) de-restricted by botching the powervalve open. ran rough till 9000 rpm then bbaaaaaaaaaahhh, micron as well. a mate had a beautiful rd125 marlboro, built by Norbo who was an rd specialist but he rode it like a girl. another mate had a gamma 125 that did 105mph. my tzr did 109 :yes:

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I had one of these

 

FS1E SS (sixteener special) in gold and of 1972 vintage, bought by my ol fella for £7.50 after i totalled my CB 50

 

Ended up going to the dump after laying in shed for 15 yrs with holed piston and shot electrics, easy fix and would be worth few quid now, even had the bacon slicer front number plate

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:hmm: Oh yeah, killer wasnt it!!!!!! When i was restoring it took a while to get it gong properly before i gave in and asked Dad......you know what teenagers are like, Like to do it themselves....but i could tell dad was itching to have a crack at her!!! :P

 

and no i didnt know the rear pegs screwed straight in, my dad made me a set!!!!! <_<

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