Biker Gran its all your fault !!!!!

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Biker Gran its all your fault !!!!!

#1 Post by nicketynoo » Thu Jul 17, 2014 8:11 pm

After seeing Biker grans photo's of her old yamaha RXS 100 it got me hankering after one. I remember mine fondly it was bought new in 1984 for my seventeenth birthday . I recently had a search on Ebay and saw one that caught my eye but sort of needed an excuse to buy it so came up with this.
Dom my son is seventeen in 4 months so it would be perfect to buy it for him to use as a step up to something bigger or until he starts driving. Then I can have it back and have it all for myself :smt002 perfect. So after a 340 mile round trip to Diss in Norfolk here it is:

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Its a 1989 bike and has only covered 3500 miles from new with all old mot's what a find , I am so happy with it. :smt003
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#2 Post by D-Rider » Thu Jul 17, 2014 8:25 pm

That really does look to be in great nick ety noo
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#3 Post by mangocrazy » Thu Jul 17, 2014 8:38 pm

That's an absolute minter. What a lovely little bike.

Jealous. very jealous...

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#4 Post by Willopotomas » Thu Jul 17, 2014 8:40 pm

Your son is a very lucky lad :smt003 :smt004 :smt004
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#5 Post by BikerGran » Thu Jul 17, 2014 8:44 pm

:smt006

That's in fantastic nick and I'm thrilled to be held responsible - you'll never regret it!

Brilliant little bike and if I thought I dared I'd buy one again tomorrow - but in spite of being very small I still don't think I could trust my leg to hold it up - and if I came off (which I might, cos they do encourage a touch of the hooligan) it would hurt a lot more now I'm that much older!


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#6 Post by nicketynoo » Thu Jul 17, 2014 8:48 pm

mangocrazy wrote:That's an absolute minter. What a lovely little bike.

Jealous. very jealous...
Well Mango its not a minter you know how bikes always look better in pictures but I will say its in very good unmolested condition with a nice patina. Think I've been watching too much classic car hunter on sky :smt001
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#7 Post by mangocrazy » Thu Jul 17, 2014 8:52 pm

nicketynoo wrote:
mangocrazy wrote:That's an absolute minter. What a lovely little bike.

Jealous. very jealous...
Well Mango its not a minter you know how bikes always look better in pictures but I will say its in very good unmolested condition with a nice patina. Think I've been watching too much classic car hunter on sky :smt001
It's much nicer than a 'better than new' restoration. It's in original nick, and all the better for it. Well done that man. If I could get my hands on one like that I'd be well chuffed (but I'd probably have it appropriated by Mrs Mango, who's itching to get her hands on summat like that)...

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#8 Post by HisNibbs » Thu Jul 17, 2014 8:54 pm

Nice one. You both should enjoy that.
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#9 Post by Aladinsaneuk » Fri Jul 18, 2014 3:30 am

very nice

you should have said you were in diss... thats about 20 minutes from us....


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#10 Post by blinkey501 » Fri Jul 18, 2014 4:45 am

Looks really nice nick.
Well worth the trip out :smt002
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#11 Post by nicketynoo » Fri Jul 18, 2014 5:45 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:very nice

you should have said you were in diss... thats about 20 minutes from us....
If I'd have known Pete I would have
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#12 Post by HowardQ » Mon Jul 21, 2014 12:06 am

That''s a really nice bike Nick, hope you both enjoy it!
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