Old Bike Still Running

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My 2000 Sv650 looks to have had a decent life, 50 odd k miles at the last mot but it has been sorn for the last year or so
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Felix wrote: Wed Jan 19, 2022 11:42 pm
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I recognise that church, my daughter lives near there.



My ZZR that I sold for pennies is still on the road. The guy was going to do it up so I’m glad he did.
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The Sprint that I traded in for my GS 1200 in July 21 was sent to auction by the dealer but doesn’t seem to have gone back on the road. Maybe it’s sitting in a showroom somewhere.
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LOL. Just checked my old Volvo V70 2.5T that I left at the garage for them to scrap is taxed and MOT'd and still heading for 200k miles. Failed the last MOT first time because it needed new wipers and bonnet cable apparently. :D
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Scotsrich wrote: Thu Jan 20, 2022 2:57 pm I recognise that church, my daughter lives near there.
Is she married to a bike instructor? Its about the only person i have met in the village/houses up the rear of there.
I also put that GPz along a 4x4's door at the bends just to the right. Started to pass a line of four cars. 2nd last on pulled out to overtake also and hit me. I lost a foot peg what gouged his door also but managed to stay up right. I was speeding as well as he never looked so we decided just to let it go. :D
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Felix wrote: Thu Jan 20, 2022 11:45 pm
Scotsrich wrote: Thu Jan 20, 2022 2:57 pm I recognise that church, my daughter lives near there.
Is she married to a bike instructor? Its about the only person i have met in the village/houses up the rear of there.
No she’s in one of the ex council houses on the approach to there.

She couldn’t afford to live in the actual village :D