Your first CB radio ?
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Re: Your first CB radio ?
I can remember going from my DV27 to a MK2 Thunderpole on the chimney, I thought I was the man 
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Re: Your first CB radio ?
Awesome I had a Suzuki TS100er first thing I had on HPAntoni wrote: 06 Jan 2026, 13:15It was just abt the only antenna / mobile antenna right at the beginning.Buick Mackane wrote: 06 Jan 2026, 12:08 So the DV27 predated legal CB. You learn something new each day![]()
In 1979 My TS185ER stopped because there wasn't any oil in the tank. I got a message to dad and waited abt 1½ hours for him to bring me some. In that time by the main road I counted the twigs on the cars. I can't remember the proportion now but it might have been abt one in five or so had a DV. I was amazed.
(the bike restarted and was fine afterward)
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Oh the smell of two stroke.
And yes DV27 was the most popular twig as we called em.
Good old days for sure
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Re: Your first CB radio ?
Castrol R racing oil use by any chance?DX-Digger wrote: 08 Jan 2026, 00:13Awesome I had a Suzuki TS100er first thing I had on HPAntoni wrote: 06 Jan 2026, 13:15It was just abt the only antenna / mobile antenna right at the beginning.Buick Mackane wrote: 06 Jan 2026, 12:08 So the DV27 predated legal CB. You learn something new each day![]()
In 1979 My TS185ER stopped because there wasn't any oil in the tank. I got a message to dad and waited abt 1½ hours for him to bring me some. In that time by the main road I counted the twigs on the cars. I can't remember the proportion now but it might have been abt one in five or so had a DV. I was amazed.
(the bike restarted and was fine afterward)
Reg MVT791V
Oh the smell of two stroke.
And yes DV27 was the most popular twig as we called em.
Good old days for sure![]()
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Re: Your first CB radio ?
Not Castrol R, but a mate had some castor oil and that din't hahf smell good in me C90 petrol tank. Never did get a chicken box on a bike but I had some 12V La Cucaracha air horns on the C90 with an extra 6V battery...
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Honda C90?Antoni wrote: 08 Jan 2026, 10:26 Not Castrol R, but a mate had some castor oil and that din't hahf smell good in me C90 petrol tank. Never did get a chicken box on a bike but I had some 12V La Cucaracha air horns on the C90 with an extra 6V battery...
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Re: Your first CB radio ?
Could we keep the thread on topic folks ? Feel free to use the car thread for all things with an engine in them 
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Re: Your first CB radio ?
COBRA 148 GTL DX, still got it sitting in the basement along with the silver eagle and sigma 4 i used back in the day
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Impressive first setupmick990 wrote: 08 Jan 2026, 19:52 COBRA 148 GTL DX, still got it sitting in the basement along with the silver eagle and sigma 4 i used back in the day
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Impressive cars Mick has too 
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Re: Your first CB radio ?
oh yeah, forgot to say a bremi brl 500 went with that lot too, went all in when i decided to get into cb back then
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Re: Your first CB radio ?
Yeah! I can remember Castrol Two stroke It probably was Racing, as back then it must have made our bikes go faster PMSL
Castrol R racing oil use by any chance?
Atleast in our minds.
And to stay on topic, No I never fitted a CB to a bike life was dangerous enough without any added distractions.
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Stalker 6, Lived in Cycle City Happy times.
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Colt, can't remember if it was a 320 DX maybe FM Black Shadow or a 485 DX Black Shadow. Was very near the Yellow Bird so difficult times 
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Had one of them also, think mine was a 320 DX.Stronty wrote: 14 Jan 2026, 21:58 Colt, can't remember if it was a 320 DX maybe FM Black Shadow or a 485 DX Black Shadow. Was very near the Yellow Bird so difficult times![]()
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