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21st December 2018, 22:48 | #31 | |
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It achieved some amazing results when raced and certainly earned it's name. My all time favourite of all the classic Brits though is the BSA DBD34 Goldstar (THE most beautiful and complete bike of all time... in my mind) just can't believe what they are going for though, I'd have to re-mortgage to own one now. Oh well ... dream on eh! |
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21st December 2018, 22:57 | #32 |
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All these fancy bikes , and not a mention of mine .....James 98cc 2 stroke/2 speed ( villiers ) .. Long gone to bike heaven .
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21st December 2018, 23:39 | #33 | |
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Would be interesting to know if he still owns it now as the last time I saw him was back in 79. |
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22nd December 2018, 06:11 | #34 | |
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I can remember quite a few years ago I was talking to a Policeman about bikes. He told me a story about when the Police force bought a new Honda Blackbird and he was to get it for 2 weeks, "I was so excited " he said. Two days before it was due to arrive he hurt his ankle, and it was swollen like a balloon. He collected the bike but soon found that because of the pain in his ankle he couldn't manage to change gear. Not wanting to take the bike back and miss his chance, he rode it for the full two weeks in 2nd gear. A bike like that with so much power doesn't even need gears lol
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22nd December 2018, 06:13 | #35 |
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What a good idea
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Rover 75 2.0 CDTi (131Ps) Conn SE Saloon. (Manual) 160 Remap, cruise control, electric window blind, temp gauge, Real walnut / ZT interior, FBH with GSM control. BORN Tuesday, 5th October 2004 @ 12:35:52 This vehicle was the 104,679th 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 3,318th 75 CDT Connoisseur SE (135) to be made out of 4,744 This vehicle was the 12,440th 75 in Starlight Silver (code: MBB) to be made out of 14,280 Starlight Silver 75s |
22nd December 2018, 07:09 | #36 |
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I'm a honda fan, went back to two wheels after I retired, bought a suzuki burgman 125 followed by a new burgman 400, kept them in France. The 400 was in many ways a decent machine mind wheels were too small. Then got a honda cb250 nighthawk and last year a 2016 honda cb500 x
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22nd December 2018, 09:45 | #37 | |
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Likewise mine too.. Raleigh moped, just to get me around the town as I worked all over town. Really it was pathetic and didn't last long, just long enough to get a full licence. Francis Barnet, that was a cheap old wreck and was still a wreck when I part-ex it for a 250cc Yamaha. I went all over the UK on that, then moved to four wheels. A few years ago, bought a cheap 600cc job of some make, just to see if I still liked biking. I went all over the north on that, decided I did and bought the Honda VFR750. Never had an accident, never had an injury, just a bit of gravel rash.
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22nd December 2018, 14:58 | #38 |
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One of the best bike stories I heard was from back in the good 'ole Brit bike days. Old mate of mine told me gapping the points with a fag paper was common practice, guy did it but used the gummed edge leaving a circle of gum on the face of the points effectively insulating them, nearly killed himself trying to start the bike.
When I told him I'd picked up a Norton (Commando) he said "tell me its not a Dominator!". I asked why, he said they were like riding a pneumatic drill He have me a lot of great advice you'd never find in a manual. When I was rebuilding it I had a problem with it running rich, he asked if I'd replaced the float bowl gaskets, I said yes. He said take them off and shave about 1mm from the inside edge of the gasket as a new gasket can expand when you refit the bowl and stop the float going fully up, did that and cured the overfuelling! |
22nd December 2018, 15:14 | #39 | |
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22nd December 2018, 15:29 | #40 |
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Steyr-Puch MS50 D, Honda CB175,250, 500 FOUR, Yamaha Diversion 600, Suzuki SV650, SV1000, GSX1400S, Yamaha XVS1300A, Aprillia RSV1000Mille, Rover 75 Oh, & a dabble with a Suzuki Kettle & a Gold Wing before they added all the touring stuff
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