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Yorick wrote: Fri Oct 10, 2025 6:11 pm £34k 182 BHP. But no fairing.

Useless above 80 really.
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crust wrote: Fri Oct 10, 2025 6:33 pm
Beancounter wrote: Wed Oct 08, 2025 2:24 pm Parked outside the office today.

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I'm liking the G clamp holding the round thing on the front under the motor. :thumbup:

A proper well used bike, top man/person.
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That clamp doesn't appear to be on that cylinder (looking at the 3rd pic) - it looks like it's either clamped on the frame or doing the job of an exhaust stud to me. :hmmm: Squeezing in the wrong direction for that though methinks.

Either that or it's an impromptu footrest. :)
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KungFooBob wrote: Fri Oct 10, 2025 5:10 pm Diavel V4 RS

https://www.ducati.com/gb/en/bikes/diavel/diavel-v4-rs

That's pretty sexy for a cruiser!

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£34k is a bit eye watering tho'

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MingtheMerciless wrote: Fri Oct 10, 2025 9:35 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Fri Oct 10, 2025 5:10 pm Diavel V4 RS

https://www.ducati.com/gb/en/bikes/diavel/diavel-v4-rs

That's pretty sexy for a cruiser!

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£34k is a bit eye watering tho'

Ohhh SHINEY! Just needs an AR exhaust.
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Yorick wrote: Fri Oct 10, 2025 6:34 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Fri Oct 10, 2025 6:13 pm
Yorick wrote: Fri Oct 10, 2025 6:11 pm £34k 182 BHP. But no fairing.

Useless above 80 really.
Why would you go above 80, the highest speed limit in the UK is 70mph :p
In that case, 50 BHP is sufficient ;)
Try 14.6 hp!
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One of the triple club members won 'best modified Japanese street bike' category.

A very tidy S2 350. Looks factory made. I bet it'd be fun to ride. 8-)
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Skub wrote: Mon Oct 13, 2025 2:07 pm One of the triple club members won 'best modified Japanese street bike' category.

A very tidy S2 350. Looks factory made. I bet it'd be fun to ride. 8-)

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too much grey for me.
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:o Those indicators are bigger than most headlamps you find on modern bikes
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Ditchfinder wrote: Mon Oct 13, 2025 2:32 pm :o Those indicators are bigger than most headlamps you find on modern bikes
That's how they were in a 1972 pre LED world. :D
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weeksy wrote: Mon Oct 13, 2025 2:10 pm too much grey for me.
Needz moar orange? :lol:
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Skub wrote: Mon Oct 13, 2025 2:41 pm
weeksy wrote: Mon Oct 13, 2025 2:10 pm too much grey for me.
Needz moar orange? :lol:
Given the size of the indicators I don't think so :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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Beancounter wrote: Wed Oct 08, 2025 2:24 pm Parked outside the office today.
That's epic! 😎
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It's a restomod and they've even gone with modern/nardo grey - they'd have been ok going with some smaller LED indicators!
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Skub wrote: Mon Oct 13, 2025 2:07 pm One of the triple club members won 'best modified Japanese street bike' category.

A very tidy S2 350. Looks factory made. I bet it'd be fun to ride. 8-)

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That's very tidy indeed. Not normally a fan of grey, but that works. If it was me I'd have used a 500 or 750 as a base to work with, though.
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I kinda like it, but it'd look better in green, obvs, and it looks odd without twin shocks. Dunno why that bothers me, but it does. A bit. Not a lot though. But enough to comment. D'oh!
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Meant to post this up a few weeks back

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Pulled into the petrol station same time as my Dad did on his Fazer so they got chatting. The bloke was given it by a mate ,who had it in his garage for 12 years. Usual problems cleaning the carbs etc but 33k miles and looks mint.
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Supermofo wrote: Tue Oct 14, 2025 9:05 pm Meant to post this up a few weeks back

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Pulled into the petrol station same time as my Dad did on his Fazer so they got chatting. The bloke was given it by a mate ,who had it in his garage for 12 years. Usual problems cleaning the carbs etc but 33k miles and looks mint.
That looks like it's just left the showroom!
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The Spin Doctor wrote: Fri Oct 10, 2025 11:14 pm
Yorick wrote: Fri Oct 10, 2025 6:34 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Fri Oct 10, 2025 6:13 pm

Why would you go above 80, the highest speed limit in the UK is 70mph :p
In that case, 50 BHP is sufficient ;)
Try 14.6 hp!
8 hp can be fun......
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David wrote: Wed Oct 15, 2025 8:11 am
The Spin Doctor wrote: Fri Oct 10, 2025 11:14 pm
Yorick wrote: Fri Oct 10, 2025 6:34 pm

In that case, 50 BHP is sufficient ;)
Try 14.6 hp!
8 hp can be fun......
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