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duncanpage Scooby Slapper
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Posted: 15:52 - 13 May 2008 Post subject: My GPZ multiplied... |
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Hi people
I haven't been around since september last year as I lost my job, lost my flat & then after some trouble with the wheel bearings on my bike (having put the back in the wrong order) my family convinced me to put the bike in the garden for the winter
Anyway, the hot weather has arrived and my GPZ500 has made the long and grueling journey from the back garden into the front garden
I also saw a non runner GPZ on ebay for £150 which I bought for doner parts to replace the horrible and badly made skidmarx top fairing I fitted after a crash.
I've stripped off the top fairing, belly-pan & little grill that covers the radiator (mine had gone missing in the course of it's life!). The question is what to do next with the doner bike.
It starts first touch of the button, runs very smooth, the only problem is the front wheel is stiff to turn (might be bent or might be a seized calliper.
Will I get much for parts on ebay or would it be worth me fitting some chrome clocks, front headlight & matching indicators & selling it with a years MOT? |
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duncanpage Scooby Slapper
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Posted: 16:23 - 13 May 2008 Post subject: |
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Think you're right there.
I can't be doing with many trips to the post office, plus I don't have much packaging material.
I'm tempted to fit the chrome light, mirrors, indicators & clocks & MOT it, perhaps use it as a 2nd bike & advertise it.
Thanks for that
Only problem is it's a matter of taste when streetfightering a bike. Think if I make sure it's tidy it'll be ok.
Also it'll be tough to make a fibreglass cover for the coils & expansion bottle. Can't leave them out in the open.
Any idea's where I can get colour matched paint from? |
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daz_d_biker Spanner Monkey
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Posted: 23:52 - 13 May 2008 Post subject: |
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I'd advise 'Bike Colours' all day long. My dad has used them for paint for all of his restorations. They do some awsome candy paint too
Cheers, Daz. ____________________ "bikes are replaceable - but a complete nutter aint." |
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Posted: 15:24 - 14 May 2008 Post subject: |
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Wey, get her to do a CBT and just see
I'm gonna do the same for my lass next summer, its worked for so many
If not i'd say make it as standard as possible, without spending much money, and ebay it before summers out ____________________ Current Bike: 1996 Yamaha TRX850 (The Japanese-Ducati One).
Previous Bikes: 1990 Honda NSR125 'Rothmans' (The smoking one), 1990 Suzuki GS500e 'Caf? fighter' (The loud one), 1987 Kawasaki GPX400r (The quick one), 1997 XJ600s Diversion (The reliable one), 2000 Kawasaki ER-5 (The spontaneously combustive one) |
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Gazdaman I did a trackday!!!
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