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£4000 road bike, what are you buying
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Re: £4000 road bike, what are you buying
Probably a CB500X with those spoked wheels on it. Saying that, my 1k Pan does everything. If you tried using the K12 Arseport as a daily you'd need shares in BP.
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Re: £4000 road bike, what are you buying
I used mine as daily transporr for 6.months, no thirstier than anything else of the same vintage and capacity..... Until you got silly...
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Re: £4000 road bike, what are you buying
Tubers and fuellers. Went to see a chap in Manchester once, he had half a dozen Buells. He was the Buell man to see. I recall him saying the 2001 white lightning was the one to have, he had one. I had an xb and when running was good fun, however. It was a proper tractor compared to everything else then.KungFooBob wrote: ↑Sun Dec 27, 2020 7:58 pm The tube framed Buell's seem to be on the uppers, I think in 2045 the Tubes will be worth loads more that the later ones.
I liked the belts, didn't have to do anything with them, with the spring tensioner fitted, no probs. Fuel in frame, engine oil in swingarm, definitely plenty of character to be had.
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Re: £4000 road bike, what are you buying
Not as far as i know, there have been a few other bikes through the family stable since then and i even checked out one he bought locally here for his other half a few years ago.
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Re: £4000 road bike, what are you buying
Was that a chap called Malcolm?Dodgy knees wrote: ↑Sun Dec 27, 2020 10:42 pmTubers and fuellers. Went to see a chap in Manchester once, he had half a dozen Buells. He was the Buell man to see. I recall him saying the 2001 white lightning was the one to have, he had one. I had an xb and when running was good fun, however. It was a proper tractor compared to everything else then.KungFooBob wrote: ↑Sun Dec 27, 2020 7:58 pm The tube framed Buell's seem to be on the uppers, I think in 2045 the Tubes will be worth loads more that the later ones.
I liked the belts, didn't have to do anything with them, with the spring tensioner fitted, no probs. Fuel in frame, engine oil in swingarm, definitely plenty of character to be had.
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Re: £4000 road bike, what are you buying
Maz. Knew his stuff. Erik visited him at his workshop. Clever bloke.
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Re: £4000 road bike, what are you buying
Might be the same chap I took Docca's Buell to many years ago.
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Re: £4000 road bike, what are you buying
I’ve got a strange hankering for one of these for the occasional sunny day.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Royal-Enfiel ... SwUm5fy31v
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Re: £4000 road bike, what are you buying
Dealer over here (think it was Fowlers) were doing them at 4k brand new the other week.
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Re: £4000 road bike, what are you buying
Yup. Bikes tend to hold their value here (except the other two I like!! LOL)
If I was ever in a position to buy one again, I'd probably have to look into the cost of importing - but would guess that the costs for a new bike will negate the financial benefits of buying over there
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Re: £4000 road bike, what are you buying
No idea if he still has it but I remember riding it to Docca’s from Maceccht’s (Medway to Guildford). It cut out four times on the M25, first time in lane 3 and even with clutch in it slowed fucking quickly. Properly shat myself. When it was running it was a lovely bike to ride.
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Re: £4000 road bike, what are you buying
I've a memory that I delivered it to Maccecht's, I certainly delivered a bike to him for someone.
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Re: £4000 road bike, what are you buying
Get the 650 it’s lovelywheelnut wrote: ↑Mon Dec 28, 2020 8:57 am I’ve got a strange hankering for one of these for the occasional sunny day.
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Re: £4000 road bike, what are you buying
Steve Linsdell used to do wonders on an Enfield IIRC.
Flitwick Motorcycles comes to mind.
Flitwick Motorcycles comes to mind.
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Re: £4000 road bike, what are you buying
I'd have kept my old ZX10R,it was worth around that money or less.
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Re: £4000 road bike, what are you buying
I'd own another, especially if they made em new.Taipan wrote: ↑Mon Dec 28, 2020 7:47 pm Probably one of these. I liked my one.
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Re: £4000 road bike, what are you buying
Wonder if they'll make an SM version of the 700 Tenere?
EDIT:
I just remembered this MT07 styled to look like a flatracker, that's almost SM, right?
https://www.bikeexif.com/custom-2017-ya ... -supermoto
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