See Ma Bay-bee Drive!

[Teflon-Mike]

Ok, parody on the Wizzard track, but that's how I'm feeling!
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Thats our Snowtigeress, about an hour ago, astride 'the corporal', the bike I've been rebuilding along side her 'Pup-Project'. That one's been dragging a bit, as the initial imputus has started to wain, and 'for a hapeth' the standard its being built to, ramped.

But, The Corporal was never going to have such a demanding build, and I originally thought it was going to get little more than a motor-swap, having bought it taxed and tested, but with a dead engine. Took a BIT more than that, and its re-encarnation is blogged HERE, doesn't look much different:-
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I'd got as far as sorting the suspension brakes and steering, and got a working engine in it, and was detailing it out before throwing any paint at the shiney bits, when Snowie started grumbling about busses to and from college, so since it still had T&T on it, and in enormousely better condition than it was, I chucked the old body-work back on, and sorted some insurance for her, to give her something to ride, while the Pup's being finished.

So its been a double whammy! I saw the bike I've built, on the road, working, and Snowie in the saddle, grinning like a former labour priminister, asked about Weapons of Mass Destruction!

We got back, and I asked her how it felt, and her response?

"It dont 'Go'!"

Bludy women! They expect jam on it, dont they!

Actually, she's got a point. It needs some tinkering, it only managed about 55, but that's still faster than her old cruiser-thing!
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err... actually the corporal is about twenty years older than her 'old' cruiser, but that's a quirk of chronology!

However! It was her first time actually riding a CB125 'Super-Dream', and apart from the small niggle it dont do 90 miles an hour straight out the crate, thats ALL she had to moan about!

Brilliant to watch her, after what she looked like on the cruiser-thing, uncomfortable, unconfident, clumst, and wobbly..... intended to follow her to the end of the street, round the corner, then do a short three mile loop round the country roads on the edge of town, where the roads are pretty clear of snow and traffic....

No, in typical Snowie fasion, she turned right, instead of left at the end of the road, took me on a cooks tour of the outskirts of town, down some unclassified country roads, with twisty blind bends covered in ice and snow, and then back again!

Uncomfortable, unconfident and wobbly?............No!

Cold, wet, icy, a woman that tip-toed the cruiser about in the wet, becouse she was scared of it stepping out on her, and here she is, fish-tailing the back end of the Super-Dream trying to loose more power to the road than she's got traction for, grumbling it ent fast enough!

And I was worried that the slightly aged, budget commuter tyres might be a tad 'uninspiring' for her!

So, watch out folks, there's a Speeding Snowtigeress on the prowl!

And I am like glowing with pride at the pair of them!
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Current Bikes:'Honda VF1000F' ;'CB750F2N' ;'CB125TD ( 6 3 of em!)'; 'Montesa Cota 248'. Learner FAQ's:= 'U want to Ride a Motorbike! Where Do U start?'

[itsallgood]

Well done both of you! Just a shame about the weather.....

Have you a bike on the road?
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1995 Honda cg125 SOLD
1993 Jawa 350 twin sport (haven't found the "sport" aspect yet)

[Teflon-Mike]

[itsallgood]

I've read through your webby before, brilliant read as there's a lot of detail in there!

First came across it a few years ago when I was toying with buying a series 3 landy (never had the space/time cash, doesn't mean I won't someday...) you ended up making me want a rangie too!

Anyway having read through some of the personal stuff, getting the bike on the road is an even bigger acheivement!

Getting the DT on the road and doing a mini tour with the two bikes would be amazing fun!

And neat touch with the leathers matching the bike lol
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1995 Honda cg125 SOLD
1993 Jawa 350 twin sport (haven't found the "sport" aspect yet)

[Teflon-Mike]

[Seb]

Eh, thats easily 15mph faster than my workmates CB, she should think herself lucky
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