Spot the error Rocket Gold Star

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whats up with it.. changing gear may be an issue.
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NB its not a rocket either more goldstar
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Last motd in 2012 and "it'll be fine". I must remember that next time I sell a vehicle.
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I want a 70 year old bike about as much as I want a 70 year old telly.
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Yorick wrote: Tue Jul 05, 2022 6:37 pm I want a 70 year old bike about as much as I want a 70 year old telly.
I have a 70yo radio that has a much better tone than anything modern when it comes to AM. 😋😋😋
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Bigjawa wrote: Tue Jul 05, 2022 6:49 pm
Yorick wrote: Tue Jul 05, 2022 6:37 pm I want a 70 year old bike about as much as I want a 70 year old telly.
I have a 70yo radio that has a much better tone than anything modern when it comes to AM. 😋😋😋
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"Only six owners since 1984" seems like a weird metric.

Presumably it had 322 ones before 1984.
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DefTrap wrote: Tue Jul 05, 2022 6:33 pm Last motd in 2012 and "it'll be fine". I must remember that next time I sell a vehicle.
MOT exempt anyway. The vehciles which are the most likely to fall apart and/or be maintained by an old giffer with failing eyesight and the ones which don't require a safety inspection.
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IIRC a favourite sport in the 60/70/80s was taking a bog standard BSA 500 and modifying it to at least look like a Goldstar. With a 1984 reistration I would be VERY suspicious.

And a Rocket is something else entirely.
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A registration date of 1984 for an alleged '50s Goldie would set alarm bells ringing for me. With this age of bike provenance is everything, and that's precisely what's missing.

Along with the gear change lever, of course...
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Tue Jul 05, 2022 7:00 pm "Only six owners since 1984" seems like a weird metric.

Presumably it had 322 ones before 1984.
322 ones is just 322 ;)