interesting bikes found randomly..
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'07 Griso 1100 (for sale), '94 Sprint 900, the scabbiest Himalayan in the country
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When I first looked at the photo I thought it was a retro homage to a Heron Suzuki!Ditchfinder wrote: ↑Thu Mar 10, 2022 5:24 pm Ooooh hello: https://rocket-garage.blogspot.com/2022 ... racer.html
Sometimes,not often, even a Katoom can look pretty
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As a bike I'm a maybe.Ditchfinder wrote: ↑Thu Mar 10, 2022 5:24 pm Ooooh hello: https://rocket-garage.blogspot.com/2022 ... racer.html
Engineering and being a bit different, hell yes.
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The bastard ginger stepchild of Heron Suzuki and KTboom.weeksy wrote: ↑Thu Mar 10, 2022 6:01 pmAs a bike I'm a maybe.Ditchfinder wrote: ↑Thu Mar 10, 2022 5:24 pm Ooooh hello: https://rocket-garage.blogspot.com/2022 ... racer.html
Engineering and being a bit different, hell yes.
I should've read the OP first,shouldn't I?
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It's the bike Barry Sheene would ride if he had a moustache worth waxing
'07 Griso 1100 (for sale), '94 Sprint 900, the scabbiest Himalayan in the country
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Dominator made to look like a Montessa (which are owned by Honda anyway.
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Can't find a proper link for it with the deets.
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Can't find a proper link for it with the deets.
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Local bike mot place has one of the matrix 998s in in good nick for sale...
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It looks a lot like the Mash 650 which has the same engineKungFooBob wrote: ↑Fri Mar 11, 2022 8:25 pm Dominator made to look like a Montessa (which are owned by Honda anyway.
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Can't find a proper link for it with the deets.
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I may have mentioned this before, but the dark green Ducati's in the movie are actually 996's.
Ducati cashed in making 998 reps.
Ducati cashed in making 998 reps.
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https://via-moto.co.uk/used/1002996/cf- ... -clx-sport
I don't want one, but 0% finance and FOUR years warranty. Is this the way the Chinese take over?
Back in the day the Korean's only got a foot in the UK car market because they offered exceptional warranties.
I don't want one, but 0% finance and FOUR years warranty. Is this the way the Chinese take over?
Back in the day the Korean's only got a foot in the UK car market because they offered exceptional warranties.
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More than a hint of MT07 right there.KungFooBob wrote: ↑Sun Mar 13, 2022 3:51 pm https://via-moto.co.uk/used/1002996/cf- ... -clx-sport
I don't want one, but 0% finance and FOUR years warranty. Is this the way the Chinese take over?
Back in the day the Korean's only got a foot in the UK car market because they offered exceptional warranties.
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I don't know I'm afraid. You could give them a call...
Curlys Motorcycles, St John's Garage, 22 Newtown Road Newbury Berkshire RG14 7BN t: 01635 581500
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Quiz time.
Without cheating, who can tell me what this bike started out life as?
Without cheating, who can tell me what this bike started out life as?
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Something considerably lighter and better looking?KungFooBob wrote: ↑Mon Mar 14, 2022 8:48 pm Quiz time.
Without cheating, who can tell me what this bike started out life as?
A sports stroker of some sort?
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I'm not even sure how I'd cheatKungFooBob wrote: ↑Mon Mar 14, 2022 8:48 pm Quiz time.
Without cheating, who can tell me what this bike started out life as?
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Better looking is debateable, but 99% of what you see now should be covered in plastic.
It wasn't a common bike, never officially sold in the UK, but you'd know one if you saw one.
It wasn't a common bike, never officially sold in the UK, but you'd know one if you saw one.
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Shouldn't it be a Mono? And no P4 calipers? Jeez I'm not exactly impressed