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cheb wrote: Mon May 16, 2022 5:52 pm Image

The seat is at his elbow height and the bars are about nipple level.

That tribute bike looks like someone who can't admit their clothes are one size too small.
Does he live in Dubai ? ;)
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Skub wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 3:11 pm
Ditchfinder wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 3:05 pm
Fair lay to him/her. Looks like a well practiced manoeuvre.
Totally cool. Not sure I'd have the courage to rely on that in traffic.
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Skub wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 3:03 pm He'd have a job touching ground on those bikes....
There's footage of him getting on the bikes by getting the bike moving while stood beside it then slinging his leg over like mounting a horse
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dern wrote: Thu May 19, 2022 3:31 pm Totally cool. Not sure I'd have the courage to rely on that in traffic.
I love the way they still instinctively hang their foot off the peg when riding off, even though they'll never be able to reach the ground with it :D
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I think I'd have to call this one Optimistic, but it looks reasonably well done -

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And let's call this one "some restoration required" -

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That’s the sporty “Golden Arrow” model!

Why don’t the experts in their “professional team” spell Ariel the same way as the badge (one of the few surviving parts)?

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Lutin wrote: Fri May 20, 2022 9:59 am And let's call this one "some restoration required" -

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slowsider wrote: Mon May 23, 2022 7:16 am Image
LOL. They've chained him to it!

That one will suit Yorick - he's a fan of full fairings. :thumbup:
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Full fairings? Look at the"house" at the back....
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Hmm. Saw it this morning. I have no words.
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Yorick wrote: Mon May 23, 2022 10:31 am Hmm. Saw it this morning. I have no words.
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Hard to believe that's anywhere near legal given the rules on modification (it's a crime in other ways too :lol: ).
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Count Steer wrote: Mon May 23, 2022 12:59 pm
Yorick wrote: Mon May 23, 2022 10:31 am Hmm. Saw it this morning. I have no words.
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Hard to believe that's anywhere near legal given the rules on modification (it's a crime in other ways too :lol: ).
That's what I thought. Bikes must be 100% original.
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They need to old Speed Trip tribal graphics
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v8-powered wrote: Wed May 25, 2022 6:50 pm image_0d7a8a82-34b2-4792-9766-4e691480fd9620220525_184849.jpg
It doesn't appear to have any steering....given the ground clearance, that's probably wise. :thumbup:
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