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A100man |
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A100man World Chat Champion
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Posted: 11:52 - 23 Jan 2019 Post subject: From ADV Rider.. |
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Been reading this, thought I'd share. Clearly the bloke is off his chump!
https://advrider.com/f/threads/going-north-on-a-50-year-old-honda-s50-90cc.1357649/ ____________________ Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750
Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600 |
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The Shaggy D.A. Super Spammer
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Posted: 12:49 - 23 Jan 2019 Post subject: |
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Reminds me of this guy :-
https://www.mopedtrip.com/index.html ____________________ Chances are quite high you are not in my Monkeysphere, and I don't care about you. Don't take it personally.
Currently : Royal Enfield 350 Meteor
Previously : CB100N > CB250RS > XJ900F > GT550 > GPZ750R/1000RX > AJS M16 > R100RT > Bullet 500 > CB500 > LS650P > Bullet Electra X & YBR125 > Bullet 350 "Superstar" & YBR125 Custom > Royal Enfield Classic 500 Despatch Limited Edition (28 of 200) & CB Two-Fifty Nighthawk > ER5 |
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A100man |
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A100man World Chat Champion
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Posted: 16:14 - 23 Jan 2019 Post subject: |
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I had a quick peek at that. After completing 18600 odd kms he has this to say..
'I would not recommend a Mobylette for a long trip such as this one. I feel that the pulley-switch part of the drive train is a very weak link. It certainly is the part of the bike that caused me the most grief on both of the Mobylettes that I owned. As well, the ignition system and carbon buildup were constant irritants.'
____________________ Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750
Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600 |
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pepperami Super Spammer
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Posted: 21:36 - 23 Jan 2019 Post subject: |
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People like those two are my heroes .
I can’t even find another rider brave enough to tour the British mainland on a bike as small as a 250, let alone do an epic trip like that.
Everyone I know who is willing to have a bit of a tour on a bike all want to use their Busabirdzx1000 or they’re not interested
Hat off to both those two ____________________ I am the sum total of my own existence, what went before makes me who I am now! |
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pepperami Super Spammer
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Posted: 08:58 - 24 Jan 2019 Post subject: Re: From ADV Rider.. |
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You don’t fancy having a go at something like that yourself then Mr A100?
And before you ask me the same question, the answer is NO! .
That’s a bit to extreme for me.
I’ll start with getting to the Northernmost point of the British Isles on a 250 at sometime in my life .
There are also folk who go South on a less cc bikes , like this fella and co .
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xG7InpgJJdo ____________________ I am the sum total of my own existence, what went before makes me who I am now! |
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myvision Scooby Slapper
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Posted: 12:06 - 24 Jan 2019 Post subject: Re: From ADV Rider.. |
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Just read all of that fair play to him. ____________________ VFR800FI, YZF600R Thundercat and FZS 1000 |
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A100man World Chat Champion
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Posted: 13:12 - 24 Jan 2019 Post subject: Re: From ADV Rider.. |
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pepperami wrote: |
You don’t fancy having a go at something like that yourself then Mr A100?
And before you ask me the same question, the answer is NO! .
That’s a bit to extreme for me.
I’ll start with getting to the Northernmost point of the British Isles on a 250 at sometime in my life .
There are also folk who go South on a less cc bikes , like this fella and co .
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xG7InpgJJdo |
My biggest small bike achievement to date was 210 miles (e-w) on a Fizzy (Bedford - Dawlish) when I was 16, poor and braver than I am now. The A100 has been around the mountain circuit but I confess it was trailer-ed to Heysham.
I'm currently working on resurrecting a 70s GT250 so that could be the tool of choice for that kind of work. However young kids and the need to work to pay my estranged wife to sit on her pretty, spoilt, arse are shackling me rather at the moment. Thus anything more than a few days at a time is unlikely. Back to I-O-M in May but will likely take the FZ to eat up the miles to Heysham..
So not out of the question but the question is timing! ____________________ Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750
Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600 |
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Mafioso Two Stroke Sniffer
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Damn, and i worry about my 125 being underpowered for long trips... ____________________ "I wild each it lol that meet their naked" |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 4 years, 325 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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