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Offline Laverdaroo

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Re: My other bikes.
« Reply #30 on: January 22, 2023, 06:01:55 PM »
Theyre simply bullet proof and run for ever, I had great fun at school at my mate's farm on a 185 it was simply brilliant!

I hada Dominator when I worked in London, that was a proper traffic weapon. I'd doanother oneof those!

I'll stic to road bikes, having a mortal fear of front end wash outs, being off road isnt a comfy place for me soI'm crap at it. I appreciate the tech in them, etc but after a very brief spin on a road going CR500 two stroke single, rapidly followed followed by an unexpected bowel movement I decided to stick to the road.

Like a fat quad though, had a Banshee 350 for a bit, that was a hoot on the road on cut slicks drifting round roundabouts. A lot of a licence looser so I sold it after a couple of months;D
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Mornings are the invention of the devil!

1977 CB550F (current money pit!!)
2002 VFR800 VTEC (The Beloved)
1977 CB400F (the last money pit!)
1998 Ducati 748\853 conversion(sold :()
1980 ish CB750KZ in a billion bits (need to get rid, anybody want one?))

Offline TrickyMicky

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Re: My other bikes.
« Reply #31 on: January 24, 2023, 09:13:20 AM »
After 3 years of suffering the delights(??) of a Raleigh Runabout moped, I splashed out and bought this new CM91. WOW!! hub brakes, battery lights, even had gears!! And of course the luxury of front and rear suspension, that on the front was fitted with the extra link so that the front forks acted 'normally' on braking. Upon taking delivery, the dealer said "The key goes in there, that's the throttle, that's the front brake, that's the rear, take your test on this then you can ride anything, away you go". They tell me that things are a little different nowadays.  I've only ever owned Hondas since, this being the first of about 15 I think.
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Offline Johnny4428

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Re: My other bikes.
« Reply #32 on: January 24, 2023, 10:16:34 AM »
Nice old pic! My brothers was probably a couple of years newer than that model it had the narrow rectangular indicators. Elephant Grey?
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1952 Cymoto on Triumph bicycle.
1961 Matchless G3
1974 Honda CB550K1. Running resto,
1978 Honda CB550K3.
1999 ST1100 Pan European 50th Anniversary.
1975,1980,1984,1986 Honda C90’s
1973 Honda CB750K3

Offline McCabe-Thiele (Ted)

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Re: My other bikes.
« Reply #33 on: January 24, 2023, 12:02:29 PM »
I could only dream of a Honda C90 or Raleigh Runabout - I had an NSU Quickly (another oxymoron) should have been branded the NSU Slowly.

Top speed would drop 5mph per month until you decoked it again.
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Honda CB500 K1 (new pit dug out ready)
Honda CB400 four super sport (first money pit)
Link to my full restoration http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,23291.0.html

Offline Spitfire

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« Reply #34 on: January 24, 2023, 01:29:15 PM »
NSU Quickly that brings back some memories, my first powered vehicle and my first crash, into a Ford Escort, my dad fixed it up no proble (forks).
The bike was my dad's old one and I got to use it as he had by then bought an NSU Quick 50.

Cheers

Dennis
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1976 CB750F

1977 CB750F2 In bits

1964 BSA A65R In bits
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