I love them, haven't owned one yet, but will.
Marmite Bikes
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Re: Marmite Bikes
I think it was PB that said something along the lines of "the K1 is so ugly it makes children cry and small furry animals fall from trees dead"
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G.P
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There was a guy who raced in NG when these first came out. the fucking thing flew; Mainly down to the pilot, it was most entertaining.
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Only ever seen one once and it was that colour. Not sure if it ever got used as it was tuck away in a warehouse in one of Scottish Widows buildings just outside Edinburgh. Even then i thought, Yuk!
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In my late teens a bloke in the local bike club had a Blue/Yellow one.
I reckon I could paint the wheels the FD and shaft tunnel yellow on my K-RS as a tribute.
I reckon I could paint the wheels the FD and shaft tunnel yellow on my K-RS as a tribute.
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Felix
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Step away from the sherry, please.KungFooBob wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 8:18 pm In my late teens a bloke in the local bike club had a Blue/Yellow one.
I reckon I could paint the wheels the FD and shaft tunnel yellow on my K-RS as a tribute.
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Rockster is an obvious Marmite bike. Those who like them love them and I've never met an ex-owner who didn't want another. Those who don't like them hate them vociferously.
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I'd love another, God knows why I sold mine!Rockburner wrote: ↑Sat Dec 25, 2021 10:10 am Rockster is an obvious Marmite bike. Those who like them love them and I've never met an ex-owner who didn't want another. Those who don't like them hate them vociferously.
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Re: Marmite Bikes
Front brake that only works well if you use it firmly. But if you had the original Pnuemant tyres then you daren't.
But you stuck (well, 30 years ago) M38s on, they were great
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Re: Marmite Bikes
Honda CB250K front wheel was a popular mod which gave you a TLS front brake. Still not very good but much better than the originalHorse wrote: ↑Sat Dec 25, 2021 2:33 pmFront brake that only works well if you use it firmly. But if you had the original Pnuemant tyres then you daren't.
But you stuck (well, 30 years ago) M38s on, they were great