Five Years Under A Tarp

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Five Years Under A Tarp

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TBF it was no oil painting before it stood being neglected :D

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That's the sort of 'project' my mate would buy :wtf: ...
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Bustaspoke wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2024 11:33 am That's the sort of 'project' my mate would buy :wtf: ...
Its going to the scrap yard. Ill keep the front callipers as they look the same as whats on my Fazer. I was looking for new forks and rat it but left it to long. Every bearing will need changed. Disks, forks, Seized callipers etc. It was cheaper getting another bike :lol:
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Nah, bit of TLC and it will be fine.
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oh - btw - well done for exposing a shit load of personal data on a public forum. :thumbup: (Rolfe)
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It haz the much sought after and 100% genuine patina. Worth a fortune. :thumbup:
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Rockburner wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2024 1:00 pm oh - btw - well done for exposing a shit load of personal data on a public forum. :thumbup: (Rolfe)
Since Rolfe66 was my username for a few years its hardly a secret. Think PG even used it in the first post on the youtube thread.
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Skub wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2024 1:00 pm It haz the much sought after and 100% genuine patina. Worth a fortune. :thumbup:
Do i get extra for the spiders?
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Felix wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2024 2:39 pm
Skub wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2024 1:00 pm It haz the much sought after and 100% genuine patina. Worth a fortune. :thumbup:
Do i get extra for the spiders?
Only if they are genuine stock items,not reproduction spiders.
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Skub wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2024 2:46 pm
Felix wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2024 2:39 pm
Skub wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2024 1:00 pm It haz the much sought after and 100% genuine patina. Worth a fortune. :thumbup:
Do i get extra for the spiders?
Only if they are genuine stock items,not reproduction spiders.
100% Jock spiders :thumbup: I even had a plant growing in a crease on the tarp. OK a weed.
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Felix wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2024 2:49 pm I even had a plant growing in a crease on the tarp. OK a weed.
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Great title for a book that could rival Two Years Before The Mast... Get to it...
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ZRX61 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2024 7:06 pm Great title for a book that could rival Two Years Before The Mast... Get to it...
You having a laugh. You are lucky i can write my address FFS :lol:
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I thought it was going to be a film review with that title.
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