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Count Steer wrote: Sat Oct 21, 2023 6:42 pm the poor old, abused thing is cheaply chained to a poor old abused engine .
That could be any of us.

Anyway, as the Arab said to his horse: “Thou’rt sold.”

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Tarmacsurfer wrote: Sat Oct 21, 2023 6:14 pm Those exhausts!

https://www.spicersauctioneers.com/cata ... n-lot-593/
Owned 'from new' but "Frame number not found. Engine number not found... please note our vendor has mislaid the V5C"

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Probably the wrongingnest thing I've seen in quite some time.
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Skub wrote: Mon Oct 23, 2023 7:57 pm Probably the wrongingnest thing I've seen in quite some time.
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Is that a slabasaki?
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Anyone looking to do a overlanding expedition?Nice project here
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/296006475967 ... R5yV1LDtYg
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How many GPS' and bash plates do you need for a rtw trip?
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204514904269

On the face of things, looks ok, until you check the MOT history.
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Demannu wrote: Fri Oct 27, 2023 8:52 pm https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204514904269

On the face of things, looks ok, until you check the MOT history.
Can't check the history from here :(
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Yorick wrote: Fri Oct 27, 2023 8:55 pm
Demannu wrote: Fri Oct 27, 2023 8:52 pm https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204514904269

On the face of things, looks ok, until you check the MOT history.
Can't check the history from here :(
Why not?
I checked it from Murcia!
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Demannu wrote: Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:13 pm
Yorick wrote: Fri Oct 27, 2023 8:55 pm
Demannu wrote: Fri Oct 27, 2023 8:52 pm https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204514904269

On the face of things, looks ok, until you check the MOT history.
Can't check the history from here :(
Why not?
I checked it from Murcia!
Show me then :)
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67k to 43k to 78 miles, back to 43k to unknown, it's had a clock or 3
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ChrisW wrote: Sat Oct 28, 2023 10:13 am Another Lambo special Ducati...

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Some joker put a Gulf sticker on it.
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Yorick wrote: Sat Oct 28, 2023 10:15 am Some joker put a Gulf sticker on it.
Unsold at £2400.
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ChrisW wrote: Sat Oct 28, 2023 10:20 am
Yorick wrote: Sat Oct 28, 2023 10:15 am Some joker put a Gulf sticker on it.
Unsold at £2400.
It's not my sort of thing, but I would have expected it to reach more than that!?
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Maybe wtf for some,but it doesn't seem badly done,if you like this sort of thing.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314994353355 ... 5b5mKY_A2U
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Skub wrote: Wed Nov 29, 2023 5:09 pm Maybe wtf for some,but it doesn't seem badly done,if you like this sort of thing.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314994353355 ... 5b5mKY_A2U
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Skub wrote: Wed Nov 29, 2023 5:09 pm Maybe wtf for some,but it doesn't seem badly done,if you like this sort of thing.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314994353355 ... 5b5mKY_A2U
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