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Feb 17, 2018 13:26:56 GMT
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I thought as I have 4 Italian cars I should have an Italian bike, it’s not been used for 14 years, has no ignition, no keys, can’t open the tank, no logbook and many many unhappy parts, I love it already and I only got it this morning. Had a quick squizz around it, all the fasteners are coming off/out, engine is not seized, seat is beyond economical repair, no battery, I think though the basics are sound. Cost me an arm and a leg for its rarity. £160  |
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Bicycle x1
Alfa Giulietta (now wife's)
Alfa 156
BMW 630i
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Darkspeed
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Moto Guzzi V50Darkspeed
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Feb 17, 2018 14:35:45 GMT
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Nice
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Davey
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Resident Tyre Nerd.
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Feb 19, 2018 13:39:09 GMT
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Can't wait to see how this progresses!
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K11 Micra x3 - Mk3 astra - Seat Marbella - Mk6 Escort estate - B5 Passat - Alfa 156 estate - E36 compact
Mk2 MR2 T-bar - E46 328i - Skoda Superb - Fiat seicento - 6n2 Polo - 6n polo 1.6 - Mk1 GS300
EU8 civic type S - MG ZT cdti - R56 MINI Cooper S - Audi A3 8p - Jaguar XF (X250) - FN2 Civic Type R - Mk2 2.0i Ford Focus
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Feb 19, 2018 14:18:47 GMT
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Can't wait to see how this progresses! Well it won’t be with the standard seat......  |
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Bicycle x1
Alfa Giulietta (now wife's)
Alfa 156
BMW 630i
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Davey
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Feb 19, 2018 14:29:21 GMT
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Can't wait to see how this progresses! Well it won’t be with the standard seat...... How very Italian of it. I've seen shipwrecks less rusty than that. |
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K11 Micra x3 - Mk3 astra - Seat Marbella - Mk6 Escort estate - B5 Passat - Alfa 156 estate - E36 compact
Mk2 MR2 T-bar - E46 328i - Skoda Superb - Fiat seicento - 6n2 Polo - 6n polo 1.6 - Mk1 GS300
EU8 civic type S - MG ZT cdti - R56 MINI Cooper S - Audi A3 8p - Jaguar XF (X250) - FN2 Civic Type R - Mk2 2.0i Ford Focus
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Feb 19, 2018 17:00:18 GMT
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I am edging towards something like this....  |
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Bicycle x1
Alfa Giulietta (now wife's)
Alfa 156
BMW 630i
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Feb 19, 2018 22:18:55 GMT
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I'm watching with interest ,especially if you're going cafe racer 😀
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lightyearman
Part of things
GYJDM - Grimsby based Japanese car club - Find us on Facebook
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What an absolute bargain!
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'89 Honda CRX siR Glassroof Flint black fully restored track beasty
'90 Nissan S13 Pignose - pass the mig wire
'86 Mini - matt orange, 13" Wellers, Project 2018
'97 LDV Convoy home built camper/tramper van
'04 Saab 9-5 Aero HOT. Anyone want it?
'91 Honda VFR400 NC30 17,000 km from new
'87 Honda XR80 4 stroke baby crosser
'03 Mini Cooper S - honestly, they are fun...
'15 VW T5.1 LWB daily brick
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bstardchild
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Moto Guzzi V50bstardchild
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Bloody hell this takes me back - I had a mkIi back in the 80’s - was a really good bike to ride
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Feb 20, 2018 19:33:01 GMT
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I am edging towards something like this.... BOOKMARKED! |
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Feb 22, 2018 15:08:11 GMT
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Where are we now, I knocked up a stand from some off cuts, removed r/h side carb, head, head looks good and the carb is gummed up with tar..... Complete exhaust removed, headers and ‘H’ piece are usable, one silencer is holed and both are very rusty, particularly inside. Timpsond made me a key from the seat lock number so the tank has been opened for the first time in god knows how long, it’s not bad at all inside, quick flush with fresh fuel and new filters and it’s ok to be used. R/H switchgear-throttle has been butchered inside. Clutch and gears work, no fluid in the rear brake, seized piston (now removed) in the front brake. Incidentally I just found out the bike has linked brakes, press the foot pedal for the rear brake and it operates on front disc as well, handlebar lever operates the second front disc. Pulled out the rear wheel only to find it packed with the corpses of a billion earwigs....  |
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Bicycle x1
Alfa Giulietta (now wife's)
Alfa 156
BMW 630i
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Feb 22, 2018 19:41:05 GMT
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My other half's brother is building something very similar with almost the same bike. His has the twin brake too which I had never seen before. His is running now and it sounds like a monster!
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Feb 23, 2018 11:09:28 GMT
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Couldn't have put it better myself!  |
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Feb 23, 2018 19:42:11 GMT
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Just asked the brother in law and his is a V65
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Feb 24, 2018 16:27:26 GMT
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Watching with interest. Surprised Johnny B hasn't come knocking for his 3 wheeler!
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Feb 26, 2018 16:02:15 GMT
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Erm....BOOKMARKED caferacerit,caferacerit,caferacerit,caferacerit,caferacerit,caferacerit....pwease?!?  afterall one of the silencers are shot and would look silly with mis matched ones... |
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Take the Next slot right coming up on the left.
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Not that much to report, managed to get a second hand ignition barrel and even more surprising is that the key I got for the tank fits it perfectly. Whipped the valve gear out and popped off the heads, barrels and pistons, lucky I did as one cylinder had water and gunge on top of the piston (it’s air cooled) I reckon they had it stored with a loose or missing spark plug. Happy to report NO DAMAGE and rings must be good as it did not seep down  |
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Bicycle x1
Alfa Giulietta (now wife's)
Alfa 156
BMW 630i
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I don’t have a valve spring compressor but I did have an old G clamp and an angle grinder, worked a treat   |
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Bicycle x1
Alfa Giulietta (now wife's)
Alfa 156
BMW 630i
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Mar 13, 2018 15:21:00 GMT
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Got 30 minutes on it today, the 2 exhaust downpipes to the silencers have a cross connect, it was seriously knackered, bought a length of ss tube and made a new one.....  |
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Bicycle x1
Alfa Giulietta (now wife's)
Alfa 156
BMW 630i
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It is apparently a long way to Tipperary, it’s even longer on a scale of time since I did this...  Only other things I have done is scotch padding the engine cases.  |
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Bicycle x1
Alfa Giulietta (now wife's)
Alfa 156
BMW 630i
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