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#1 Post by ligloo » Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:31 pm

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#2 Post by paddyz1 » Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:26 am

Its only surface rust. The dog has already tried to clean the back wheel up

I bet it runs sweet too.

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#3 Post by Samray » Fri Mar 21, 2008 8:02 am

Not so much Kawasaki as Kamikazi.

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#4 Post by Aladinsaneuk » Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:02 am

one careful owner - shame about the other 15 that did not give a shit.....


Let's face it, you wouldn't go to a nurse to get good advice on a problem with a Falco - you'd choose an Engineer or a mechanic...


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#5 Post by D-Rider » Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:06 am

Kawasaki have revealed some bold new colour schemes for this year's models

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#6 Post by D-Rider » Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:10 am

Trading Standards advised buyers to beware of counterfeit motorcycles that may not be built to the standards expected of today's machines. Pictured is such a machine branded "Kawasak" - a name so similar to that of a leading Japanese brand.

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#7 Post by D-Rider » Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:12 am

"This one will be as good as new with a couple of evening's fettling in the shed"

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#8 Post by Kwackerz » Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:25 am

'This is what happens when you jumpstart a 12v vehicle off a 240v cable'
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#9 Post by Kwackerz » Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:27 am

'Well yeah, I suppose I can knock it down a fiver, I forgot to list it with the fact it's got a ripped seat'
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#10 Post by Kwackerz » Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:28 am

Caveat emptor mate.










..and dont you DARE leave me negative feedback..'
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#11 Post by Gio » Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:19 pm

Giles wasn't told that cars make better chicken nests than motorbikes.

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#12 Post by Gio » Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:20 pm

Thats not rust its mean to be that colour.

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#13 Post by Kwackerz » Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:34 pm

It doesnt actually look that bad.*






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Frame strip and clean, repaint
Derust inside and out of Tank
Head bearings
Fork seals
Swingarm and rear suspension strip clean, renew bushes
Service the engine
Service the brakes
Tidy up the electrics
Refit seat.

Job's a good 'un.

Oh and respray it Green.
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#14 Post by Samray » Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:41 pm

Kwackerz wrote: Oh and respray it Green.
Then the wheels wouldn't match .... and it wouldn't be camoflaged against the wall.

It has one thing going for it atm .....
















... nobody would nick it. :smt042

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#15 Post by scorpio24v » Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:08 pm

"Ferrous oxide finish mate, far more practical than Chrome".

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