the snooper
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I think there is a set on ebayHe,ll have a sore head trying to find a set of standed pipes for it too
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roofman
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no excuses then is thereI think there is a set on ebay
arther dailey
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Thats not the worst, just sold my truck so finances arent a problem..and it would fit in my van, d..n, know must control myself, get a old one to refurb, I will enjoy that more,i will,iwill........
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I once had a conversation with a gambler. He told me how he was not an addict, then went on to discribe his betting... A classic description of addictive gambling...
Bikes do seem to have similar tendancies
Bikes do seem to have similar tendancies
the snooper
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I agree a refurb would be nice to do
the snooper
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I know a guy been in the bike business for decades, retired because his wife was ill, he has a load of old bikes in bits I doubt he will ever get round to doing anything with them
arther dailey
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Interesting......
the snooper
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his place is pilled high with bike bits
arther dailey
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Well a complete bike/project would be of interest..maybe you could let me know, before the hoards on here read this and start beating a path to him through your door. Arther
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I will have to see if I can make time to visit him in the next week or so, whether he will part with any of them I don't know, cant remember exactly what he has
addjunkie
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In reality at 2500 that s3 isnt bad. Based on experience itll be another 2500 to make it perfect.
As for a set of pipes......they are expensive in any condition....scratch removal and rechrome cost me 700 quid 5 years ago.
Buy iy you know you want too!
As for a set of pipes......they are expensive in any condition....scratch removal and rechrome cost me 700 quid 5 years ago.
Buy iy you know you want too!
the snooper
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i think that 2500 is a starting price though
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Uncanny this - according to the Quest channel which is running 'Twist the throttle' series today, the first Honda 'Dream' was the Honda D-type from 1949, just one year after the modern company was founded. There's a +1 channel on Freeview if anyone wants to catch the Honda hour which is playing right now. So far today I've watched Ducati, BMW, Kawasaki and now Honda.
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I once had a conversation with a gambler. He told me how he was not an addict, then went on to discribe his betting... A classic description of addictive gambling...
Bikes do seem to have similar tendancies
I've got 7 !
Jawa Babetta, Peugeot V Clic, Vespa ET4, minibike, Honda CB400A, Honda CB92 Benly, Kawasaki EL250 - but health issues mean I can't, and haven't, ridden for probably 10 years !
arther dailey
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Well I read this to late, hopefully it will be re run,sounds good. Thanks
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was a later dream model 250,maybe a cb250, I know as I got the brochure at the time, it had a tube frame by then, beutifull bike, by the time I had my cb 175 in the motorcycle news they had just released pre production models of the triumph and bsa 350 models, decided I would get one but they folded.
they were cracking looking bikes.Arther
they were cracking looking bikes.Arther
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Were they the triumph/bsa bandit/fury ? I think you dodged a bullet if so. They were designed by Edward Turner, and were by all accounts flimsy designs.
arther dailey
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thats it, you got it in one, will google later as must go out and finish mowing the grass, long long overdue! flimsy eh, ah well they looked nice to me as a young un, and considering I had hondas up till then it would have been a big step to buy english with associated leaks etc, still I got a mini,found girls and didnt go back to bikes for obvious reasons, happy days! catch you later.Arther
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Ok...now we've sorted out if it's a dream (or a nightmare!!) I thought I'd show a couple of pics.
I'm learning already
not to use a brass cup brush to clean up alloy brakes...left me with a lot of scratches 
...I'm now using various grades of wet and dry to polish it smooth again. The bike is almost stripped...I plan to get the frame shotblasted (anyone local to me be able to do this?) and then start to rebuild the cycle parts and leave the motor until last.
I'm learning already
not to use a brass cup brush to clean up alloy brakes...left me with a lot of scratches ...I'm now using various grades of wet and dry to polish it smooth again. The bike is almost stripped...I plan to get the frame shotblasted (anyone local to me be able to do this?) and then start to rebuild the cycle parts and leave the motor until last. 