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Offline AshimotoK0

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Henry Coles 550K3 for sale
« on: May 15, 2024, 06:58:35 PM »
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/743953341154957

From what I remember the restorer Pete went to prison for embezzling his granny's money


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Re: Henry Coles 550K3 for sale
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2024, 07:49:50 PM »
He traded it in to a dealer not running right due to carbs
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Re: Henry Coles 550K3 for sale
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2024, 08:45:26 AM »
Always annoys me the stripes on tank don't look right.
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Love the 500 and 550 have a 500 called Lazarus under restoration

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Re: Henry Coles 550K3 for sale
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2024, 08:53:03 AM »
All he had to say was that his big buddy Liz Hurley (read his autobiography) once sat on the seat and the price would rocket.  ;D

This celeb vehicle went for a packet

https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/23489145.framlingham-detectorists-triumph-tr7-sells-30-000/
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Re: Henry Coles 550K3 for sale
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2024, 10:09:04 PM »
Descent looking bike even without the proper exhausts, but as Mick says those tank decals are awful! Not even close to what they should look like.
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