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Johnwebley:
You youngsters.

When I started riding.petrol was 4s11p a gallon. In 73 when we bought our house (£8500).my weekly wage was about £27.

Rural areas have great scenery. But low wages

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Rozabikes Tim:
Just about to shell out on a new van that will cost the equivalent of 1/3 what we paid for our house only 22 years just ago! That just seems mad however you look at it!

paul G:

--- Quote from: Johnwebley on October 17, 2019, 08:20:40 AM ---You youngsters.

When I started riding.petrol was 4s11p a gallon. In 73 when we bought our house (£8500).my weekly wage was about £27.

Rural areas have great scenery. But low wages

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Low :( When I started as an apprentice mechanic in 76 I was on £13 a week and petrol was 50p a galon.
I did get a slight discount on that but not much (owner was a right barsteward) ::)

Nurse Julie:
You lot have got fantastic memories. The only thing I can remember from the late 70's is being able to fill my bikes with fuel for about £1.75 which got me to work and back for a week as a Student Nurse. The rest if my life from then to last week is a complete blank 🙄🙄🙄🙄
Edit....just remembered Norwich Union Riders policy..£300 in 1980

SteveD CB500K0:
We all had Rider Policies at Uni (76-79). It insured the rider on any bike so we shared all the time :)

This is outside our place in Brighton in 1979

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