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Goldie
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by Goldie » Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:28 pm
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Kwackerz
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by Kwackerz » Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:34 pm
Nice!
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Samray
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by Samray » Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:34 pm
Is that Scottish weather?
Nice shiny bike btw.
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Goldie
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by Goldie » Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:12 pm
It is shiny, isn't it!
...won't last
A close look at the swing-arm will tell you that it wasn't all dry and sunny on 1st March...
...and those tyres have only done 25 miles!
The 'strips were surprisingly (alarmingly?) small after another 100!
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DavShill
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by DavShill » Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:52 pm
Just picked this up at the weekend. It's pretty much original and standard. Passed an MOT (even with the bandage) but there is a carb problem and it runs rough.
Looking forward to tinkering with it.
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Samray
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by Samray » Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:56 pm
Oh ...... Nice.
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Kwackerz
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by Kwackerz » Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:56 pm
I assume that Plug is just hanging?
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DavShill
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by DavShill » Tue Mar 04, 2008 1:14 pm
Good spot Kwak
- I thought it was just an extra lead..... must try and find out where it's supposed to go
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DavShill
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by DavShill » Tue Mar 04, 2008 1:15 pm
Goldie - very nice indeed. Bit of a change from the Falco, what's the ride like. I've never been on an R1.
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Okamoto
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by Okamoto » Fri Mar 07, 2008 7:33 am
There's a site DavShill might be interested in ....
http://www.vf750fd.com/vf750f/vin_1.html
I like the old Honda's ...recently sold two ST70 Monkey bikes I'd had for years
needed some £££ quick so they had to go.
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DavShill
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by DavShill » Sat Mar 08, 2008 1:06 pm
Thanks Mate I'll have a look.
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HowardQ
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by HowardQ » Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:34 am
I used to have a newer version of something like that until about 6 or 7 years ago -
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Goldie
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by Goldie » Tue Mar 11, 2008 10:06 pm
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by D-Rider » Tue Mar 11, 2008 11:16 pm
Bastard !
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HowardQ
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by HowardQ » Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:03 pm
Goldie wrote:DavShill wrote:Goldie - very nice indeed. Bit of a change from the Falco, what's the ride like. I've never been on an R1.
...and as an added bonus, I get a side-stand that works!
If this is a bit too much for you, I can supply you with a Falco stand, so you can fit it to remind you of the bike you used to love!
Hope it all goes well for you mate, never tried a recent R1, did try an R6 and that was a bit too focussed for me, pretty dead below 10K, especially after the Falco, but even the R6 is bloody quick when you keep it on the boil and it does handle great. I think the R1 would be a bit too much for an old fart like me, although an occasional play would be nice!