Sir, – All this Honda 50 correspondence brings me back to that glorious day in summer 1985 when Bruce Springsteen played at Slane Castle.
At the time I had only recently acquired a second-hand Honda 50 at the age of 19 and was accompanied by two equally fresh-faced pals who had also joined the proud ranks of second-hand Honda 50 owners.
Together we set off in high spirits for Slane, Co Meath, in a mini Honda 50 convoy from South County Dublin; the sheer freedom and joy of that journey lives with me to this day.
On arrival in Slane we were shepherded into the “bikers” field where we encountered a collection of leather-clad grizzled bike owners who were clearly underwhelmed by our choice of transport. A collection of much cooler Kawasakis, Yamahas and more powerful Hondas were scattered about the place and our sense of self esteem was faltering fast.
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We pressed on undeterred and on our return we struck up a conversation with a friendly biker who told me I was the sort of fellah that if he had grabbed me by the collar and demanded I give him 50p I would most likely have replied: “My Mummy only gave me a pound.”
Great memories all made possible by the wonderful Honda 50. – Yours, etc,
JOHN LOMBARD,
Goatstown,
Dublin 14.
