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Offline Tiny Tim

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Unexpected purchase
« on: June 08, 2015, 04:48:53 PM »
Went a car show a couple of weeks back and my wife spotted this for sale.
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Well to cut a long story short she decided to buy it for me.
I was genuinely surprised, her logic behind the purchase was they seem to be going up in value.

The bike had been off the road for a number of years and was in bits until the guy selling bought it.
He spent £1400 on it in the last couple years putting it back together and getting it road legal.

Still a couple of things to sort out but apart from that it's a nice bike.

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Offline royhall

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Re: Unexpected purchase
« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2015, 05:37:52 PM »
Looks like your gonna need a bigger garage Tim. Nice find, especially when you didn't have to buy it. ;D
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Re: Unexpected purchase
« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2015, 08:14:50 PM »
A good looking bike
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Re: Unexpected purchase
« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2015, 09:45:55 PM »
The wife bought you a bike... let me just get up off the floor.  ::)

Giuliari seat - added bonus. Did it come with a cibie Z beam too?
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Re: Unexpected purchase
« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2015, 10:07:13 PM »
Tim...............hang on to your Wife!!!!!
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Re: Unexpected purchase
« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2015, 12:12:34 AM »
Tim, very nice.  Last 3 letters of number plate?  I'm always on the lookout for my old 400F.

Simon
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Re: Unexpected purchase
« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2015, 07:06:14 AM »
Wow, what a good wife
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Re: Unexpected purchase
« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2015, 08:09:09 AM »
Would defiantly have to check if it is the same woman and she has taste
Cheers
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Re: Unexpected purchase
« Reply #8 on: June 09, 2015, 10:22:30 PM »
You are a Lucky Man  :D
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Offline Tiny Tim

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Re: Unexpected purchase
« Reply #9 on: June 09, 2015, 10:32:41 PM »
Quote from: Lobo on June 09, 2015, 12:12:34 AM
Tim, very nice.  Last 3 letters of number plate?  I'm always on the lookout for my old 400F.

Simon

The bike is an R reg last two digits 65.

My wife is very understanding of my motorcycle addiction.
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Re: Unexpected purchase
« Reply #10 on: June 10, 2015, 12:54:55 AM »
Ah, thanks Tim.  Looking for GVH 55S.... anybody?
(why didn't I say that in the first place... doh)

Simon
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Re: Unexpected purchase
« Reply #11 on: June 15, 2015, 07:26:02 PM »
Finally got the 400 out on Sunday to give it a decent test run. Clocked up just over 100 miles, which was very satisfying considering the bike has only completed 395 miles since 1999!

The only issue that came to light was an oil leak from the sump gasket. A nice simple fix for a change.
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