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The RD is a bit of a tarts handbag, there are so many bits on it I don't like, but mostly it's too shiny, IMO they should look like they're being used.
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Sep 03, 2021 1:30 pm The RD is a bit of a tarts handbag, there are so many bits on it I don't like, but mostly it's too shiny, IMO they should look like they're being used.
How much would you have paid for my old one ? :D
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Yorick wrote: Fri Sep 03, 2021 1:32 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Sep 03, 2021 1:30 pm The RD is a bit of a tarts handbag, there are so many bits on it I don't like, but mostly it's too shiny, IMO they should look like they're being used.
How much would you have paid for my old one ? :D
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I had two that looked in a similar condition in the 80s, they were worth about £300 each, now you'd get £3000 minimum for them - though I know a few people who wanted one in the 80s, bought one recently and were surprised by how crap they are compared with modern bikes.
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Sep 03, 2021 1:36 pm
Yorick wrote: Fri Sep 03, 2021 1:32 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Sep 03, 2021 1:30 pm The RD is a bit of a tarts handbag, there are so many bits on it I don't like, but mostly it's too shiny, IMO they should look like they're being used.
How much would you have paid for my old one ? :D
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I had two that looked in a similar condition in the 80s, they were worth about £300 each, now you'd get £3000 minimum for them - though I know a few people who wanted one in the 80s, bought one recently and were surprised by how crap they are compared with modern bikes.
That bike was only 6 months old and won races the next year. Went well but never cared how it looked.
Every bugger took the piss. And they still do on Facebook :(
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Told ya :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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You deserve the piss taking
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Sep 03, 2021 1:43 pm You deserve the piss taking
But 38 years later ? :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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Yorick wrote: Fri Sep 03, 2021 1:44 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Sep 03, 2021 1:43 pm You deserve the piss taking
But 38 years later ? :obscene-birdiedoublered:
Yep, Club Racing is like School, nobody forgets you making a twat of yourself.
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Sep 03, 2021 1:45 pm
Yorick wrote: Fri Sep 03, 2021 1:44 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Sep 03, 2021 1:43 pm You deserve the piss taking
But 38 years later ? :obscene-birdiedoublered:
Yep, Club Racing is like School, nobody forgets you making a twat of yourself.
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Yorick wrote: Fri Sep 03, 2021 1:32 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Sep 03, 2021 1:30 pm The RD is a bit of a tarts handbag, there are so many bits on it I don't like, but mostly it's too shiny, IMO they should look like they're being used.
How much would you have paid for my old one ? :D
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Stick a new front hoop on it, and I'll take it off your hands for a cuppa... and you're buying!
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Yorick wrote: Fri Sep 03, 2021 1:44 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Sep 03, 2021 1:43 pm You deserve the piss taking
But 38 years later ? :obscene-birdiedoublered:
Double piss-taking!

Must have seen you racing loads of times at Cadwell!
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Taipan wrote: Sat Sep 04, 2021 9:28 am Image
I bet that pisses a lot of people off.
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Potter wrote: Sat Sep 04, 2021 9:36 am
KungFooBob wrote: Mon Aug 30, 2021 8:21 pm
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That looks bendy even standing still.
They're supposed to handle better than a Harris
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Taipan wrote: Sat Sep 04, 2021 9:28 am Image
I like that
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Sat Sep 04, 2021 12:50 pm
Taipan wrote: Sat Sep 04, 2021 9:28 am Image
I like that
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Fuck all those K100 café racers, with their diamond stitched brown seats and balloon tyres.

This is what you should do with a K100.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114968978272

They were racing in the solo BEARS while I was passengering on a K100 BEARS outfit. Had a good look over them in the paddock and they're really smart IRL.

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KungFooBob wrote: Sat Sep 04, 2021 7:21 pm Fuck all those K100 café racers, with their diamond stitched brown seats and balloon tyres.

This is what you should do with a K100.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114968978272

They were racing in the solo BEARS while I was passengering on a K100 BEARS outfit. Had a good look over them in the paddock and they're really smart IRL.

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Taipan wrote: Sat Sep 04, 2021 9:28 am Image
Ho hum.

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JackyJoll wrote: Sat Sep 04, 2021 7:51 pm
Taipan wrote: Sat Sep 04, 2021 9:28 am Image
Ho hum.

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