CUSTOM À LA CARTE: A BMW R NINET STREETFIGHTER FROM FRANCE
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Re: CUSTOM À LA CARTE: A BMW R NINET STREETFIGHTER FROM FRANCE
Other than the bar end mirrors, I'd have it.
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Re: CUSTOM À LA CARTE: A BMW R NINET STREETFIGHTER FROM FRANCE
Apart from the stupid tyres I quite like it.
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Re: CUSTOM À LA CARTE: A BMW R NINET STREETFIGHTER FROM FRANCE
More of a 'street medium range bomber' than a 'fighter' I'd say.
It's OK apart from the mirrors and tyres + I'm not in a froth over the colour scheme.
It's OK apart from the mirrors and tyres + I'm not in a froth over the colour scheme.
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Re: CUSTOM À LA CARTE: A BMW R NINET STREETFIGHTER FROM FRANCE
I think I prefer the original bike.
Twin headlamps are sooo 1996.
Twin headlamps are sooo 1996.
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Re: CUSTOM À LA CARTE: A BMW R NINET STREETFIGHTER FROM FRANCE
There is something quite JU86 about it.Count Steer wrote: ↑Tue May 23, 2023 7:29 am More of a 'street medium range bomber' than a 'fighter' I'd say.
It's OK apart from the mirrors and tyres + I'm not in a froth over the colour scheme.
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Re: CUSTOM À LA CARTE: A BMW R NINET STREETFIGHTER FROM FRANCE
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Tue May 23, 2023 9:04 amThere is something quite JU86 about it.Count Steer wrote: ↑Tue May 23, 2023 7:29 am More of a 'street medium range bomber' than a 'fighter' I'd say.
It's OK apart from the mirrors and tyres + I'm not in a froth over the colour scheme.
It's a diesel?
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Re: CUSTOM À LA CARTE: A BMW R NINET STREETFIGHTER FROM FRANCE
Not all JU86s were two stroke diesels, but I was more referring to how it looksBigjawa wrote: ↑Tue May 23, 2023 9:07 amLe_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Tue May 23, 2023 9:04 amThere is something quite JU86 about it.Count Steer wrote: ↑Tue May 23, 2023 7:29 am More of a 'street medium range bomber' than a 'fighter' I'd say.
It's OK apart from the mirrors and tyres + I'm not in a froth over the colour scheme.
It's a diesel?
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Re: CUSTOM À LA CARTE: A BMW R NINET STREETFIGHTER FROM FRANCE
Fit proper tyres and higher bars,then report back to me.
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Re: CUSTOM À LA CARTE: A BMW R NINET STREETFIGHTER FROM FRANCE
Has the seat unit and saddle melted in the heat of the lights?
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Re: CUSTOM À LA CARTE: A BMW R NINET STREETFIGHTER FROM FRANCE
It's a visual mes and I imagine it would be fairly unpleasant to ride. Not even slightly impressed.
There is no cloud, just somebody else's computer.
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Re: CUSTOM À LA CARTE: A BMW R NINET STREETFIGHTER FROM FRANCE
Tyres and offset number plate, otherwise tres bon
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Re: CUSTOM À LA CARTE: A BMW R NINET STREETFIGHTER FROM FRANCE
I can't decide if it's bloody glorious or bloody awful, I'd hate to have to ride it, but yeah I could sit and look at it a while I reckon.