what have you done to your "bike" today

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Go find me KTM 1290 GT please.....
I can trade in 2 pre teenage boys, house trained. A 2000 pan European, 100 bottles of red wine and some second hand sex toys (well used, will be supplied with new batteries)!!
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I. Notice the Storm isn't in the deal

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grumpyfrog wrote: Fri Jul 27, 2018 10:08 pm Go find me KTM 1290 GT please.....
I can trade in 2 pre teenage boys, house trained. A 2000 pan European, 100 bottles of red wine and some second hand sex toys (well used, will be supplied with new batteries)!!
I dont know how much those sex toys are worth 😂 12k worth in that list?! 😂😂
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Moved a couple & squeezed another one in...

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:lol: there's a museum in there somewhere
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Sold it.It has now gone to the Home Of Rest For Firestorms on the Isle of Grain. :)
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alanfjones1411 wrote: Sat Jul 28, 2018 4:54 pm Sold it.It has now gone to the Home Of Rest For Firestorms on the Isle of Grain. :)
:lol: :lol:

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alanfjones1411 wrote: Sat Jul 28, 2018 4:54 pm Sold it.It has now gone to the Home Of Rest For Firestorms on the Isle of Grain. :)
A very nice looking bike Alan, it least it's gone to a good home,

Chris.
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sirch345 wrote: Sat Jul 28, 2018 10:39 pm
alanfjones1411 wrote: Sat Jul 28, 2018 4:54 pm Sold it.It has now gone to the Home Of Rest For Firestorms on the Isle of Grain. :)
A very nice looking bike Alan, it least it's gone to a good home,

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Thats debatable... :lol: :lol:
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sirch345 wrote: Sat Jul 28, 2018 10:39 pm
alanfjones1411 wrote: Sat Jul 28, 2018 4:54 pm Sold it.It has now gone to the Home Of Rest For Firestorms on the Isle of Grain. :)
A very nice looking bike Alan, it least it's gone to a good home,

Chris.
It had to go Chris as only being on a state pension and local council wanting £85:80 per month for garage rental.Have my eye on a nice little project (1964 Triton) that i can keep at my daughters and work on it weekends.At least it's still a twin.
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today i did this. not a twin but a 1978 750-4. building up the courage now to assemble both halves

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haynesjones66 wrote: Mon Jul 30, 2018 6:10 pm today i did this. not a twin but a 1978 750-4. building up the courage now to assemble both halves

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Check it carefully, reverse gear is out one tooth.
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:lol: :lol:
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haynesjones66 wrote: Mon Jul 30, 2018 6:10 pm today i did this. not a twin but a 1978 750-4. building up the courage now to assemble both halves

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Squeaky clean looks like the cases have been vapour blasted, are you doing a restoration on the bike ?


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yep. a little surprised that the inside faces were vapour blasted but everything has had a good wash and blow through. this engine is for a phil read rep i bought in bits. the blasters i used were RD Cox in reading who do all of allen millyards stuff.
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