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KungFooBob wrote: Tue Sep 21, 2021 4:54 pm It's an XSR155 :)
Is it? I haven't a Scooby if I'm honest, just saw the Yamaha badge on the engine case and the snacks box near the headstock. :D
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Looks more interesting than the standard B-King...

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KungFooBob wrote: Thu Sep 23, 2021 11:42 am Looks more interesting than the standard B-King...

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Quite a cohesive design there. There would have been some graft involved. I don't want it,but I do admire it.
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Skub wrote: Thu Sep 23, 2021 12:39 pm Quite a cohesive design there. There would have been some graft involved. I don't want it,but I do admire it.
It's had some work done recently, earlier in the year it looked like this...

https://motoridersuniverse.com/news/125 ... ovich.html

I like it, but could do without the rear tyre being quite so wide.
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rodbargee wrote: Sun Sep 19, 2021 10:24 am Always room for one more...note the laverda-alike rearsets

Image apparantly a binnion made egli frame, in the slaters laverda shed.Bike put together from boxes of bits by a Ken Taylor from Coventry
damn I hate the way facebook do their image protection. :( Did anyone see it at all?
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Rockburner wrote: Thu Sep 23, 2021 3:53 pm
rodbargee wrote: Sun Sep 19, 2021 10:24 am Always room for one more...note the laverda-alike rearsets

Image apparantly a binnion made egli frame, in the slaters laverda shed.Bike put together from boxes of bits by a Ken Taylor from Coventry
damn I hate the way facebook do their image protection. :( Did anyone see it at all?
No pic for me.
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KungFooBob wrote: Thu Sep 23, 2021 12:42 pm
Skub wrote: Thu Sep 23, 2021 12:39 pm Quite a cohesive design there. There would have been some graft involved. I don't want it,but I do admire it.
It's had some work done recently, earlier in the year it looked like this...

https://motoridersuniverse.com/news/125 ... ovich.html

I like it, but could do without the rear tyre being quite so wide.
Some other radical creations on that page. You'll not see this in M&P.
https://motoridersuniverse.com/news/125 ... ghter.html
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image has been dissapeared I only opened the image in another tab and used that URL so hadn't copied the image only its address but thats gone too
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Skub wrote: Thu Sep 23, 2021 12:39 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Thu Sep 23, 2021 11:42 am Looks more interesting than the standard B-King...

Quite a cohesive design there. There would have been some graft involved. I don't want it,but I do admire it.
Looks like an elephant sat on it...

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rodbargee wrote: Thu Sep 23, 2021 4:59 pm image has been dissapeared I only opened the image in another tab and used that URL so hadn't copied the image only its address but thats gone too
the only way to guarantee anyone can see an image from something like facebook is to download the jpg file itself and host it again somewhere (eg an attachment in the forum)
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KungFooBob wrote: Sun Sep 19, 2021 8:35 am Really Nice OW01 fully restored by Speedwerks with YEC kit parts.

https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipO ... RXMXo5eGtB

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I didn't know they had dry clutches...

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Standard ones have wet clutches, it'll be a race kit clutch, I still wonder if I did the right thing buying a YZF750R when I could have bought an OW01 with the same mileage for the same money (£5500 in 1996), the YZF was a lot nicer to ride.
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If I was in Scotchland, had space in the garage and £3k burning a hole in my pocket...



That upside down tank protector is triggering my OCD tho'
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KungFooBob wrote: Tue Sep 28, 2021 7:39 pm If I was in Scotchland, had space in the garage and £3k burning a hole in my pocket...



That upside down tank protector is triggering my OCD tho'
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Bmw r100rt
1982 model
19000 miles
Runs fine just been serviced
New battery
Oil and filter
Plugs
New brake pads all round
This motorcycle has been garaged since 1982
It fired on its 1st turn of the button after the service and battery with fresh fuel.
It's a pure classic BMW
Paintwork is immaculate
No tears on the seat.
All electrics work.
I.m looking for £3000
I know I could get more but I don't have to room.
Enquiries welcome
Located in fife

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Some bloke with a beard and a check shirt will buy it and ruin it!
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KungFooBob wrote: Tue Sep 28, 2021 7:43 pm Some bloke with a beard and a check shirt will buy it and ruin it!
You have 100% just described a mate of mine :D
He purchased a mint one to convert to a cafe racer.
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Slightly worrying that the seller doesn't know the difference between an RS and RT.
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KungFooBob wrote:I.m looking for £3000
I know I could get more but I don't have to room.
Someone in Fife doesn’t have room for more money?

Maybe on Planet Bizarro!
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A great old mile muncher,hardly run in at 19k.

Wasn't the RS the first road bike with a wind tunnel tested fairing?
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