Your first CB radio ?

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I can remember going from my DV27 to a MK2 Thunderpole on the chimney, I thought I was the man :D
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Antoni wrote: 06 Jan 2026, 13:15
Buick Mackane wrote: 06 Jan 2026, 12:08 So the DV27 predated legal CB. You learn something new each day :)
It was just abt the only antenna / mobile antenna right at the beginning.

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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And yes DV27 was the most popular twig as we called em.
Good old days for sure :thumbup:
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DX-Digger wrote: 08 Jan 2026, 00:13
Antoni wrote: 06 Jan 2026, 13:15
Buick Mackane wrote: 06 Jan 2026, 12:08 So the DV27 predated legal CB. You learn something new each day :)
It was just abt the only antenna / mobile antenna right at the beginning.

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)
Awesome I had a Suzuki TS100er first thing I had on HP
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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 :thumbup:
Castrol R racing oil use by any chance?
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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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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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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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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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mick990 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
Impressive first setup :thumbup:
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Impressive cars Mick has too :thumbup:
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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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Castrol R racing oil use by any chance?
Yeah! I can remember Castrol Two stroke It probably was Racing, as back then it must have made our bikes go faster PMSL :thumbup:
Atleast in our minds. :shock: :ugeek:
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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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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 ;)
Had one of them also, think mine was a 320 DX.
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