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I suppose it depends on the grade of tubing used... but I do wonder where the stresses go to under the scooter body.
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The Spin Doctor wrote: ↑Fri Apr 28, 2023 4:39 pm but I do wonder where the stresses go to under the scooter body.
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Should have got a pic as the guy left, he looked like he could be the original owner...

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Can't recall the last time I saw Dunstall's.

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H2Aaaaagh!
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ChrisW wrote: ↑Fri May 05, 2023 6:08 pmH2Aaaaagh!
Pietin will love it though :thumbup:
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Its not a bike, but a competition... guess what bike this is from (it's pretty easy if you think about it... or follow Spike Edwards on FB).
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Something with a 4v head and dinky pistons, so like a 500cc six or summit GPish like that?
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Fri May 05, 2023 7:52 pm Something with a 4v head and dinky pistons, so like a 500cc six or summit GPish like that?
Close, think smaller :)

It's not a 500, it's not the RC166 either.
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KungFooBob wrote: ↑Fri May 05, 2023 7:30 pm Its not a bike, but a competition... guess what bike this is from (it's pretty easy if you think about it... or follow Spike Edwards on FB).
I remember them. Apparently weren't great coz the combustion chamber pressure wasn't consistent around the wierd shaped crown.
Or summat like that ;)
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From one of these?

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Yup, an RC174...

https://charterhouse-bikes.com/book?fbc ... ekXJUg7mGI
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Is that a SR500? It's a lovely looking bike
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Bustaspoke wrote: ↑Sun May 07, 2023 5:56 pm Is that a SR500? It's a lovely looking bike
It is an SR500, and it is lovely. Apart from the horrible gold wheels
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I was looking for £5k bikes on t'bay for another thread and saw this, the 'want' is huge, but I don't have the room or the cash.

I knows nothing about them, but its lovely in the pics.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256060271123

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That is lovely! I'd forgotten about the TS with the funny exhaust. I always wanted a XT500 and my mate a SP370!
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Interesting concept. Wonder how far away this sort of thing is?

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