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nice looking bike, that

i've had another wee trundle today and i've got into the habit of just resting the side of my boots on the outer end of the pegs, especially when filtering. does the job. i cant wait to change the bars though.

i would go for the total stripped down look. build it up with only the neccessary stuff. purely functional. conventional forks, single seat etc. but that's just my idea of what i would do.

i'm happy to be tail end charlie on saturday if that helps

just flat bars for now. i want to explore its limits first so i can actually feel the springy forks and rear shock. i'm happy with the standard pipes but hi-level would be better for me as i stretched my legs a little by putting my legs behind the pegs on the way back, and i realised my boots were r...

just picked my new V up from chepstow this morning and had a slightly hairy ride back home via abergavenny/brecon. great road normally, but a bit slippy in the rain! one thing become very clear. i am NOT a sports bike rider!! i havent ridden a bike with dropped bars since 1982 and my riding was clum...

"it goes right back to Lawrence of Arabia". so basically, what youre saying is that bikers are to blame...

i'm picking my new vtr up on saturday and its completely standard apart from mcct's. if anyone wants to ride mine while i ride your highly modified example, i'm quite willing

its just patina.

the weather. i'm picking my new bike up on saturday and it's promising heavy rain and strong winds. typical

and not to be seen to be hijacking the thread, i've just had another listen to "last chance texaco" by ricky lee jones. such a haunting track.

hey, watch it with the 'religious bigot' thing!! being one of them there biblebashers, i was called a 'bloody fundamentalist' only last week! having said that, i do carry a donor card and ride like an eejit. oh and i like guinness....

i'm looking for a silencer for my honda britain (see pic below) in any condition to use as a pattern. a colleague has what he thinks are the original jigs for both the britain and the phil read rep. he has made a perfect copy of the prr silencer but we need the other one. if you know of anyone with ...

it depends on what you can or cannot do mechanically. i've bought many cheap bikes over the years and inevitably there were some jobs to do on them. if youre not confident in doing the work yourself, it could get expensive. the bike youre looking at is a bit shabby but it would certainly be worth a ...