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Falcopops
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by Falcopops » Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:04 pm
No clearly not, but just wonder where the styling ideas came from and who borrowed who's ideas.
It's a Hyosung Comet apparently.
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by Falcopops » Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:05 pm
apologies for the dodgy scan making the forks appear a bit odd
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by Kwackerz » Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:08 pm
That must be a new Comet then?
Im sure the one I had a go on had a single spar frame, not a twin?
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by back_marker » Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:13 pm
Nope, always had a double spar as far as I recall, whole bike is basically a cheap rip-off of Suzi's SV. I think the double spar job was the best they could do with the frame without blatantly copying the Suzook's cast trelis-a-like job. Not heard too many good reviews of them, mainly due to the fact that it is a budget version of what is already a cheaply made (albeit very useful) bike in the first place.
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HowardQ
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by HowardQ » Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:50 am
Well can't blame em trying to copy a decent bike!
Anyway Dale it's about time you posted some piccies of the Pickfords van, seeing as that's the nearest thing you've get to a bike at the moment.
Any more news yet?
You must be really pissed off by now.

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moggyvan
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by moggyvan » Thu Mar 13, 2008 6:58 am
I believe Hyosung have a deal with Suzuki.
So there's probably a whole heap of Hyosung made parts on Suzukis!
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by Falcopops » Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:57 pm
HowardQ wrote:Well can't blame em trying to copy a decent bike!
Anyway Dale it's about time you posted some piccies of the Pickfords van, seeing as that's the nearest thing you've get to a bike at the moment.
Any more news yet?
You must be really pissed off by now.

I'm about to update the thread if I'm no too busy today.
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by Samray » Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:06 pm
Falcopops wrote: if I'm no too busy today.
Riding?

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sidestand
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by sidestand » Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:28 pm
Oi loikes that silver one at the bottom
Looks like the b*stard offspring of a Falco & a Futura

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by Kwackerz » Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:38 pm
mz thou.nice!!
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by Viking » Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:44 pm
Yeah, the MZ 1000SF. A lovely piece of kit. I'd have bought one (or at lest looked very hard at it) if it had been available down here.
It's the V-twin thing. There's just something about it that inline-4s don't have at all, and V-4s don't have enough of.
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by Kwackerz » Fri Mar 14, 2008 12:04 am
They got a good write up when they were introduced I seem to recall.
Most of the reporters couldnt understand how an MZ could ride so well.
They clearly didnt ride my MZ250RR

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by joecrx » Fri Mar 14, 2008 4:29 pm
i like tht last pic mz, i might be tempted to look more into that bike
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by Gio » Sat Mar 15, 2008 11:03 am
I like what MZ are chucking out at the moment, shame they are to small for me.