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Dockildare's Trike n Bike portfolio

These are the machines I've owned since 1990 - when Annabel rekindled my interest in biking again

Suzuki LS650 Savage Here is my well loved Suzuki LS650 Savage. Single cylinder thumper that just kept on going. Bought it for 800 pounds sterling from a bloke who worked as a nurse @ Rampton Psychiatric hospital. Used it for about a year, in which Annabel n I had a lot of fun on it.

Yamaha Virago XV1100 I bought this beauty roughly 2 years after my RTA in 2005. Couldn't resist it even though handling a bike was awkward for me. I found the lowdown centre of gravity and massive torque from the engine was just right for me. We had about 6 months riding on this, before I called it a day for 2 wheels.

Yamaha Vmax 1200 The Vmax was by far my favourite bike, very similar to this one. I have no available photos of it. It was a 1985 Canadian import 147bhp. 2 years of thrills and just sorted out the handling upgrading with all the bits you can get, when some idiot of a trainee bus driver took me out on a round-a-bout!!

Suzuki VS800 Intruder Trike - 'Scarlett Phoenix' My first trike purchased from Rhino Trikes, Chard, Somerset in late 2006. Took awhile to learn how to ride it properly, but I was amazed at the fun we could have on it! Soon upgraded the front end with bigger wheel and wider handlebars to improve steering....

CX500 based Trike - 'Satan' Here is my run-a-round, called Satan because he was a devil to get running reliably. What with battery charging problems, indicator issues and finally a massive disintegration of the prop-shaft because it hadn't been balanced!! But he goes like shit off a shovel now......

Harley Sportster 1200L Bought this bike 2003 and we did 11000 miles on it that summer! Screaming Eagle Stage 1 engine mods and exhaust, it was a mad bugger to ride! Then I sent it to Classic n Custom in Chesterfield to mod the front end - finances forced it's sale not long after.........