Did We Really Do That?

Another good friend of mine (but not so much at this stage of Matt) had a huge Garden in Sawbridgeworth. His parents were really cool, and he and his brother had all kinds of fun stuff like motor bikes, petrol go-carts etc.
I used to go round to this friends house regularly and he, his brother and I would race round and round and round on the various petrol "contraptions", getting gradually faster and faster!

Amongst the selection of "Hardware" was an old Moped, which I believe came from an elderly aunt of this friend. We named this moped "BERTHA".
Bertha had a few unique characteristics, such as no brakes! This was no problem, as all you needed to do to stop was open the throttle fully QUICKLY, where the engine would die, and you'd coast to a stand. A bit of practice, and you'd soon get a feel for it!

One day, I brought Matt along to this friends house, and there we all were..... Matt, S., A. ,and myself.

The Line up was:
Me - 125cc Go cart
A. - 125cc Trials bike
S. - 250cc Motor -x bike
Matt - 50cc Bertha

We briefed Matt on the opperation of the "brakes" and away we went!
Round and Round and Round and Round.... Suddenly Matt seemed to be getting really quick, maybe he was getting nerves of steel!

so we shouted to him to slow down...

He slammed open the throttle as we'd told him and Bertha took off!!!

I can see it like it was yesterday, as he shot off through the trees and hedge at the bottom of the garden at about 30 mph, Bertha screaming and pushing him in further and further!!

He wasn't (badly) hurt, and we all had a laugh about it!

Bertha never again did such a turn of speed! Matt must have a magical touch!

Tim

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