for a revelation which took place within the motorcycling community; one that would promote chip shop posing and school gate stunts for years to come. If you were a 'yoof' back then, the chances are you loved it too: the Yamaha FS1-E.It soon became

restored” look good but are mechanical disasters. Even if you get a good one you’ll probably be disappointed with the performance. Contrary to popular myth an FS1E, AP50 or any of the others from that era won’t actually do 75mph or even anything like it. I

, or FS1E. . . . Yamaha sold over 25,000 “Fizzies” in 1973 alone, mostly coz they were available and cheap, the fact is they’re Just as crap now as they were then . . . and yet people get giddy about them. A good one these days fetches over two grand

Revisiting Whitham's trip to Spa on a FizzyIf you’ve been a reader of the mag for any length of time you can’t have failed to notice that as well as my love of modern bikes, I have an unhealthy interest in older ones. Particularly 1970’s two-stroke stuff. Every year me and a bunc...

but name, it had two pedals you could lock forward as footrests and forget. It was technically possible to pedal, but not practicable. Four gears, all down. Introduced to the UK in 1973, the FS1-E SS (Sixteener Special) became Yamaha's best selling

And we all made do with an FS1E...OK KIDS, it's time to smash your piggy banks, as Yamaha have just unveiled pictures of their new, and rather tasty, YZF-R125.The bike uses an all-new liquid-cooled, four-valve, single cylinder engine, which Yamaha

th birthday? Having cut your teeth on for example, the legendary FS1E, you are spoilt with a choice of three machines – all with excellent hooligan potential – on which to progress and pass your test. To conclude the brand loyalty exercise

50; 'Boff' (so named coz he produces more gas than the North Sea), riding a Yamaha FS1-E; 'Bald Bob' riding another AP50; Shoey on yet another AP; me on my Fizzer; Mike, a local publican on a '72 TS50 Suzuki; and Marcus, aboard a modern but old

about the Yamaha FS1-E here.Ducati 888The Ducati 888 is the Great Grandaddy of the 1198 and its awesome racing pedigree bred a road legend whose racing history is crucial to its status. Read about the Ducati 888 here.Norton CommandoMuch-loved and much

I have been afflicted for about 15 years now with a terrible, debilitating addiction. At first it seemed innocent enough, a man offered me an FS1E restoration project. It was cheap enough and I thought “what harm can it do?”I started out tinkering