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Came across an ad for a MZ Traveller, been stored in a barn for 10 years!
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Guessing the barn didn't have a roof, or walls!
And yes...........I've put an MOT on worse!
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If it runs - winter-hack it and scrap it next summer.
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How much do they want for it?
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cheb wrote: Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:47 pm How much do they want for it?
Ooh, we have a nibble... :D
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cheb wrote: Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:47 pm How much do they want for it?
It's a bit too close to concours condition for you, isn't it?
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cheb wrote: Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:47 pm How much do they want for it?
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Mr Moofo wrote: Thu Mar 09, 2023 5:50 pm
cheb wrote: Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:47 pm How much do they want for it?
It's a bit too close to concourse condition for you, isn't it?
Bitchy*. And it's concours, not concourse. I was only asking out of curiosity, it's got 2 strokes too many for my taste.


*Not wrong though.
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Rockburner wrote: Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:44 pm If it runs - winter-hack it and scrap it next summer.
Don't scrap it, those will be collectable....
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Bigjawa wrote: Thu Mar 09, 2023 11:08 pm
Rockburner wrote: Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:44 pm If it runs - winter-hack it and scrap it next summer.
Don't scrap it, those will be collectable....
I imagine that's what the current owner is thinking....
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