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Posted
2 hours ago, Ali King said:

 

Also, for me the footrests are far too far forward, but not sure I want to spoil the looks with rear-sets.

 

Ah rear sets and clip-ons 

takes me back to pimping my BSA 

Posted
7 hours ago, Hamish said:

Ah rear sets and clip-ons 

takes me back to pimping my BSA 

I am now forbidden motorcycles by "sho who will be obeyed" but my last bike was a BSA Road Rocket with a silver grey and chrome tank, rear sets and clip-ons.

I often look fondly at BSA's at shows but am normally dragged away by the ear.

George 

Posted

Today i’m chasing an elusive tiny oil leak on the Superlight…..

 

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Growing up on a farm I had numerous field and trials bikes. Then I bought a BMW R90S in the early 80s. I believe it was the first 120mph production road bike. It had been given a blue full fairing and screen, so didn’t look at all like the R90S should. I stripped it all down to parts, new clutch, acquired the proper bikini fairing/screen and had it resprayed in proper black with “Daytona Orange” trim. I attach a photo - sadly no digital ones then. I also had a BMW boxer 850 roadster from new shortly after that, but no photos now. Both bikes had to go after a few years to make way for children. They’ve grown up and gone now, so now looking for my TR!

All the best

Paul C. 

 

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Posted (edited)

Haven't been on the forum much for a few years, so thought I'd update this thread with my new(ish) arrivals.

1972 built UK model Honda XL250 K0 Motosport 'survivor' with 10,300 miles from new, photo in the Hampshire Hills (April 2022):

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2018 BMW R1200 GS, photos in Spain, Andorra and South of France (June 2022):

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Edited by Andrew Smith
Posted
On 7/28/2022 at 11:07 PM, Andrew Smith said:

Haven't been on the forum much for a few years, so thought I'd update this thread with my new(ish) arrivals.

1972 built UK model Honda XL250 K0 Motosport 'survivor' with 10,300 miles from new, photo in the Hampshire Hills (April 2022):

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2018 BMW R1200 GS, photos in Spain, Andorra and South of France (June 2022):

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Hi Andrew! The XL takes me back a bit. My brother had a CB250K2 in the early 70s. I don't have a motorbike in my garage but I do have a Bike-engined-car, usually abbreviated to BEC. It's a Stuart Taylor Motorsport Phoenix Fireblade and has the 929 engine. I built it myself with a friend, Eldon, a master fabricator. It has about 150bhp but only weighs around 430kgs so it doesn't hang about! Lots of CNC parts, titanium exhaust and paddleshift etc. Sadly, it adorns the garage instead of getting used.

Can anyone identify the mystery driver???

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Posted
24 minutes ago, spyder dryver said:

Hi Andrew! The XL takes me back a bit. My brother had a CB250K2 in the early 70s. I don't have a motorbike in my garage but I do have a Bike-engined-car, usually abbreviated to BEC. It's a Stuart Taylor Motorsport Phoenix Fireblade and has the 929 engine. I built it myself with a friend, Eldon, a master fabricator. It has about 150bhp but only weighs around 430kgs so it doesn't hang about! Lots of CNC parts, titanium exhaust and paddleshift etc. Sadly, it adorns the garage instead of getting used.

Can anyone identify the mystery driver???

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That's a hot looking 'BEC' and if it's anything near as fast as my 93 RRN FireBlade (sold 3 years ago) then it was a lot of fun when it wasn't trying to kill me! :ph34r:

Don't recognise the driver though, is it Anne Hegerty? :P

Cheers, Andrew

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Posted
4 minutes ago, Andrew Smith said:

That's a hot looking 'BEC' and if it's anything near as fast as my 93 RRN FireBlade (sold 3 years ago) then it was a lot of fun when it wasn't trying to kill me! :ph34r:

Don't recognise the driver though, is it Anne Hegerty? :P

Cheers, Andrew

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Ha-ha-ha!   Ann Hegerty?? Apart from zero chance of her being able to get in the car you've made my day!

  • 3 years later...
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DR650SE (780cc) bought new in January 2008. 
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Super TL1000S (I have two) 

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1973 Moto Guzzi Eldorado (948cc) Original paint, all mechanical.
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Posted

A box of bits called a  1970 BSA Bantam D14 🤪

Posted

MF360009.

Oddly enough I had bought the engine from it nine years earlier , rest of the bike an unknown.

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Posted (edited)

Still in the shed. 

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now sold

 

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but passed my test on a BSA Bantam D14/4

it was a classic even then !!!

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Some great looking motorbikes.  Here's mine - a T140D.  Smart bike that I've owned for 7 or 8 years.   I'm preparing to sell as my motorcycle days are unfortunately behind me.  Likely Bring a Trailer - located in Texas.

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1986 Husqvarna 400WR bought in 1987. It won the NZ enduro championship in 1986. I added 40mm WP USD forks in 1990.

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