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On the spur of the moment.......
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 6:51 pm
by BarryH
......I bought another bike. Missus is gonna go ballistic, hey ho. Its not even a sports type bike
Re: On the spur of the moment.......
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 6:57 pm
by tony.mon
Fair enough.
If you don't do this sort of thing, what are they gonna talk to their mates about?
Re: On the spur of the moment.......
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 7:46 pm
by geodude
BarryH wrote:......I bought another bike. Missus is gonna go ballistic, hey ho. Its not even a sports type bike
Well? What is it then?
Re: On the spur of the moment.......
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 8:07 pm
by BarryH
Born to be mild! Needs a bit of work and tidying, but the basis is there.
Re: On the spur of the moment.......
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 8:12 pm
by benny hedges
isnt that a bit xs ive?
Re: On the spur of the moment.......
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 8:13 pm
by tony.mon
XS650?
Can't see too well.
And is that a single CV carb?
Re: On the spur of the moment.......
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 8:16 pm
by BarryH
Its a kwak 440. I have a z900 lump knocking about in the garage.....along with a big set of tyre levers and a couple of shoe horns.
Re: On the spur of the moment.......
Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 12:17 pm
by BarryH
Not been riding the storm much. Been doing a bit of work on the shed I bought..........
Re: On the spur of the moment.......
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:17 am
by sirch345
Well I have to say Barry, what a difference that second photo makes. I know everybody's tastes are different which is fine by me, but I just didn't like the look of it in the first photo. In the second photo it doesn't look bad at all
Chris.
PS. I've just had another closer look. I see you've made some changes too, so that's helped. Removing the speedo from the side and fitting the different headlamp has made a big improvement.
Re: On the spur of the moment.......
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:11 pm
by BarryH
Made a fair few changes to the original. Had to do a lot of cutting of useless brackets etc and generally tidy the frame. Then paint, engine etc etc and the wiring loom, That was a real mess. I'm surprised it ran and not self combusted!
Its been a bit of fun. Rode it a couple of times and it put a bit of a grin on my face. Probably sell it on. Its not as much fun as riding the VTR
Re: On the spur of the moment.......
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:41 am
by Arfur_Guiness
That's a nice looking scoot!
It's amazing the difference you can make by throwing a big can of bullsh1t at a pile of poop.
You've done a good job with that one
My son did a similar thing with a 535 Yamaha Viagra and he's having fun with that too.
Re: On the spur of the moment.......
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 9:19 am
by BarryH
Stuck some "Al Capone's" on it......
Re: On the spur of the moment.......
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:40 am
by agentpineapple
the tyres make a big difference to the looks, much better buddy.......
Re: On the spur of the moment.......
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 7:38 am
by tony.mon
bigspanishmarty wrote:the tyres make a big difference to the looks, much better buddy.......
+1, when's the Maltese Cross mirror going on?
Re: On the spur of the moment.......
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 7:45 am
by Ilson Lad
That a great job you have done on that! LIke the rubber
Could be worth keeping
