V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
aye it would've been if Stan'd breathed on it .... on a par with Becket ... both well known for wringing the RD's neck
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
little Cota
... had a 350 which had plenty of guts
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
Nigel Carr was the man I couldn't recall ......
here's the result of much investment on his part .... (I had the original seat to go with it) .... oh and they were Allspeeds Dyl, not Microns
https://www.facebook.com/messenger_media/?attachment_id=376895580911268&message_id=mid.$cAABa8wsg1S2FDJl1fV-21QVKBY-D&thread_id=660526387
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had only done 14k
here's the result of much investment on his part .... (I had the original seat to go with it) .... oh and they were Allspeeds Dyl, not Microns
https://www.facebook.com/messenger_media/?attachment_id=376895580911268&message_id=mid.$cAABa8wsg1S2FDJl1fV-21QVKBY-D&thread_id=660526387
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had only done 14k
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TiltyShaun
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You are not alone!!
Had a couple of 50cc mopeds at 16 but got a car license shortly after 17th birthday and have caused enough carnage with that!!
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
ACY 533B ... my first on the road ... Hodna C100 Cub step-through ... after removing 3mm from the top of the carb slide, it'd do nigh on 60mph
and ate fizzies for brekky .... CD175 soon followed that
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bobthebuilder
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diggerjones
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That was my school jumper. In fact the boots and black jeans were my school uniformits like the bike ,of its time
Furniss
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its like the bike ,of its time
Furniss
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I'll join you
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
All my pix from back then are paper ... God knows where they are though ..... somewhere in the attic ... got a few nice ones from memory ... astride a DT175, Cotton 220 Minarelli, CB200, CB250, XS500E, KH400, CB500T, XT500, 850 Commando, Z1000st and a few more, probably .... will have to have a look
Lancs Lad
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All these Barry Sheen type characters
Furniss
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Ha ....Wrong era 1988 schwantz rep
1988 schwantz rep
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
doobin
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I've tried an R1200GS and it's just too big and cumbersome for me. I'm can't find anyone who has a bad word to say about the Triumph Tiger 800s as an all-rounder, other than the screen height which you can change and possibly the seat if long distance touring. Plenty of aftermarket seats available too.
A nice 'stealth green' Tiger 800XCA has just come up locally, so I'm hoping I can go look at that later. There's certainly no shortage of them available, they seem to have a very good following.
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Monkeybusiness
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The KTMs are a lot more ‘svelte’ than the Beemer tractors, and the weight falls off them once moving.
Tigers are great, but fragile if dropped. So don’t drop it!
Furniss
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Yeah 1290 and 1200 boxer aren't similar at all apart from number of cylinders.
Bucket on wheels
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V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
clever, but don't see the point .. you still have to push yon bike up hill, as you would with a ramp
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