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Johnwebley:
never realized Freddy TFF was local
must keep away from Worcester
AshimotoK0:
--- Quote from: Johnwebley on September 20, 2017, 05:26:18 PM ---never realized Freddy TFF was local
must keep away from Worcester
--- End quote ---
I get mixed reports on him (Will D ) ..some people say he's a nightmare to deal with but a mate who's opinion I really respect 100% says he's absolutely fine but doesn't suffer fools gladly, as he's had so much hassle in the past with customers. A person I know, who bought a bike from him, was boll*cked because he had someone with him and he had been instructed to turn up alone. Same with DK ..I have always found them fine to deal with and I have had some real bargains from them... OK they sold me a 500K0 seat that still had a mouse's nest in the foam but I got my money back, no worries. Perhaps we should have a good guys/bad guys section on here like the US forum has.
AshimotoK0:
Just remembered that a couple of months ago I sold a shed load of CB72 parts to a guy at Newark Autojumble.. ..he literally bought everything I had there. Anyway got talking to him (nice bloke) and he was there the following month and we got chatting again..told me he renovates bungalows and hoards anything CB72/77 in his 'retirement'. A couple of years ago he bought a CB450K0 Bomber at Newark that he said was bog standard original but he told me it's not his cup of tea (impulse buy perhaps) and he would be looking to sell it. I know nothing other than that but I am going there Sunday with my mate Roger as he's selling a BSA and the CB72 guy is bound to be there or failing that I have his details if anyone is interested. From what I can gather he's not allowed on the internet by his missus as he keeps buying/hoarding stuff.
My mates bike is a 1963 BSA A50 (500cc, unit construction). It's a totally standard bike that an old guy had, he took the front guard off to paint it and then became ill and never used it again. He passed away and his niece was left it and a Mini Cooper S.....Needs some TLC to the wheel rims though. He's taking a BSA B31 to Newark next month. I know absolutely zilch about Brit bikes though, in fact when I was helping him clean it up yesterday and put the front guard back on I realised that it's the first British bike I have ever worked on !
Sgt.Pinback:
Here she is with odd German signals.
Does yours have those mirrors, Ash?
AshimotoK0:
I think I do have a set of those mirror in the stash of of parts I got Uli. basically my CB72 was in lots of boxes stored out in a garden in the south of England.. I just found that I also have a pair of stainless silencers (mufflers) that came with the parts but with quite a few dings in them. Evidently Honda fitted stainless in 1962/1963.
BTW Uli ..Menno received the CB250K2 tank and says it's really nice .. so many thanks again for your kind help.
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