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v8-powered wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 3:03 pm
Horse wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:36 pm Interesting front 'suspension'.
Similar to my BMW :thumbup:
Indeed. Two stick-like bits, a wheel at one and a springy thing at the other ;)
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Horse wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:36 pm Interesting front 'suspension'.
Interesting front brake lever...
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Taipan wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:29 pm
Horse wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:36 pm Interesting front 'suspension'.
Interesting front brake lever...
I'm pleased you found it :)
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Horse wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:36 pm Interesting front 'suspension'.
Last seen on a 1924 Triumph.

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JackyJoll wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 11:02 pm Image
Horse wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:36 pm Interesting front 'suspension'.
Last seen on a 1924 Triumph.

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And probably where it should have stayed ...

On the new bike, it's likely that the fork tubes will bend before the spring compresses.
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Mine was cat sick yellow too!

Tho' mine was an A Reg and had a white topbox. I took the front basket off to improve the aerodynamics.

The other kids in the 5th year took the piss, but I was the only one who wasn't catching the bus, pedalling or getting a parental lift.
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From the Lyon expo du 2 roues -

Even I thought this was a little too much (and that's unusual!)

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And this was behind it!! LOL

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WTF can steer with those bars???

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I'm pretty sure the plant isn't part of the bike! The bike was interesting - not sure what it is and why, but I sort of vaguely liked it!!

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Just bloody wierd!! -

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I thjought the Frenchies were supposed to have taste and style...?
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Noggin wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:26 pm Just bloody wierd!! -

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Dustbin fairing, isn't it?

As in "I found it in a dustbin..."
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Is there a way to un-see that?
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The Spin Doctor wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:35 pm
Noggin wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:26 pm Image
Dustbin fairing, isn't it? As in "I found it in a dustbin..."
More like an old wheelie bin or mini-skip.
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Horse wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:52 pm
The Spin Doctor wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:35 pm
Noggin wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:26 pm Image
Dustbin fairing, isn't it? As in "I found it in a dustbin..."
More like an old wheelie bin or mini-skip.
Or a feet-forward bike....going backwards. :D
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Count Steer wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:10 am
Horse wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:52 pm
The Spin Doctor wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:35 pm

Dustbin fairing, isn't it? As in "I found it in a dustbin..."
More like an old wheelie bin or mini-skip.
Or a feet-forward bike....going backwards. :D
This one's going nowhere.
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Horse wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:44 am
Count Steer wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:10 am
Horse wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:52 pm

More like an old wheelie bin or mini-skip.
Or a feet-forward bike....going backwards. :D
This one's going nowhere.

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Is the Voyager guy still on the go?

He was (or is) crazy!
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JackyJoll wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:19 am
Is the Voyager guy still on the go?

He was (or is) crazy!
Coincidentally, a few days ago I was chatting with someone (who I'd not seen for about 30 years!) who knows him. Had included Voyager's Voyager in a book (its previous owner was quite famous in the motoring world).
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JackyJoll wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:19 am Is the Voyager guy still on the go?

He was (or is) crazy!
You haven't had anyone to torture since he and BBO flew the coop. :P
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Skub wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:55 pm
JackyJoll wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:19 am Is the Voyager guy still on the go?

He was (or is) crazy!
You haven't had anyone to torture since he and BBO flew the coop. :P
We end up only torturing ourselves.

I expect those guys got loads of reports, which tired the moderators out.
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FJS Rider / Voyager is still around :)
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The Spin Doctor wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:24 pm FJS Rider / Voyager is still around :)
Not to mention the 'Nova' alias after a banning. (He said it was 'no va' ie 'doesn't go'. :D
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