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Supermofo wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 11:35 pm Hmmm
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155218607301

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I kinda like it
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It's one of them Ducati V4's.
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Potter wrote: ↑Mon Dec 12, 2022 7:05 am
Supermofo wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 11:35 pm Hmmm
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155218607301

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To be fair though everyone looking at that picture knows what he was trying to make it look like, so he wasn't that far off.
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Ugh that fecking ugly thing is still burning my eyes
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Weirdly, That doesn't look quite so bad!! LOL
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https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1456921

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^^^

That is just several kinds of wrong. A '50s design dragged kicking and screaming into the '70s with added tat and chrome. And people wonder why the British bike industry crashed and burned.
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The power egg was a 60's thing, but the 70's updates to the bodywork didn't do anything for the A65. The biggest NOPE is that headlamp tho', who the fuck thought that was a good idea.
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KungFooBob wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:52 pm The power egg was a 60's thing, but the 70's updates to the bodywork didn't do anything for the A65. The biggest NOPE is that headlamp tho', who the fuck thought that was a good idea.
Yeah, the power egg was '60s, but the basic engine architecture dated back to the late '40s, ferchrissake. And the earlier engine was a lot more pleasing visually than the unit construction redesign. But the biggest crime is that headlight, as you say.

I was a teenager in the 60s and when comparing the old British iron to the stuff coming out of Japan, it was absolutely no contest. I didn't even consider Brit bikes when window-shopping, they just looked old-fashioned and problematic. And that was before you considered reliability, oil-tightness etc. A mate of mine summed up Brit bikes in 3 words - rusty old shit.
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175522238390 ... SwBqhh4sjx

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I especially like the sub frame.
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Wonder if they plan the same treatment for that red Roller? :D
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THE METICULOUS ATTENTION TO DETAIL & ALL THE VERY CLEVER IDEAS AND UNIQUE HAND FABRICATED PARTS / MODIFICATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN USED IN THIS BUILD ARE SIMPLY AMAZING !!
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WE ARE SELLING THIS BIKE STRICTLY ON A SOLD AS SEEN (NOT RUNNING) SPARES OR REPAIRS BASIS WITH NO WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES BEING IMPLIED OR GIVEN WHATSOEVER !!
That sub frame's certainly unique :wtf:
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"As seen at the TT"*


Upside down in a hedge before it was butchered to look like this.
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Supermofo wrote: ↑Mon Jan 16, 2023 8:17 am "As seen at the TT"*


Upside down in a hedge before it was butchered to look like this.
Ah, 'topsy turvey'?
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The Dodge Coronet looks nice, but that FZR looks very unsafe
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What's the hole in the seat for? I'm imagining some sort of slider crank linkage to the front sprocket.
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Rule #1. If an advert uses ALL CAPS, just walk away.

Rule #2. If the seller's description appears to be totally unrelated to photographs of the bike, just walk away.

Rule #3. If roller chains are used as any kind of structural medium, just walk away.
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'Ow Much!!!!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225343989262
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KungFooBob wrote: ↑Thu Jan 26, 2023 9:05 pm 'Ow Much!!!!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225343989262
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KungFooBob wrote: ↑Sun Jan 15, 2023 9:32 pm https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175522238390 ... SwBqhh4sjx

The more you look...

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I especially like the sub frame.
Yeah, what a mess, who on earth doesn't hang their side cab of the roll cab ???! !
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