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New Member Introductions / Hi all.... New member from Aberdeen, Scotland
« on: January 07, 2025, 04:13:39 PM »
I'm new to the site but my 1969 CD175A Sloper and I have been together for 47 years now.
I bought it in the summer of 1977 for the princely sum of £40!
I restored the bike about 25 years back and although it's a long long way from concourse, it's pretty tidy for a 55 year old bike.
At the time I restored it, there wasn't the same access to parts, new or secondhand, unless you could find them locally.
My seat was shot, and the seat pan was in pretty bad shape too, so I replaced it with a later seat.
If anyone has a seat for a sloper available then please get in touch.
It also needs the correct center stand (not sure which model my one came from).
I can live without the fully enclosed chain guard but I think its pretty close to being original other than that.
Thanks
Gordon
I bought it in the summer of 1977 for the princely sum of £40!
I restored the bike about 25 years back and although it's a long long way from concourse, it's pretty tidy for a 55 year old bike.
At the time I restored it, there wasn't the same access to parts, new or secondhand, unless you could find them locally.
My seat was shot, and the seat pan was in pretty bad shape too, so I replaced it with a later seat.
If anyone has a seat for a sloper available then please get in touch.
It also needs the correct center stand (not sure which model my one came from).
I can live without the fully enclosed chain guard but I think its pretty close to being original other than that.
Thanks
Gordon