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Dan100tdi · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 28 Sep 2013 Karma :

Hi been a member for a bit now and have read loads of good info on here,

i passed my cbt about 2 months ago and got myself a k6 suzuki van van to have some fun on will get some pics up shortly

Dan

Rogue_Shadow · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 May 2012 Karma :

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Welcome to the forum ... keep out of random banter!
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trevor saxe-coburg-gotha · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Nov 2012 Karma :

Painted rims? Hmmm. Rear must've been going rusty (front's alloy). What's with that bash plate?? Looks almost full retard. Anyway yeah - vanvan. I like. I read this thing once where one owner was able to go so slowly on his that he could actually go backwards in time! How cool is that!
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Mobylette Type 50 ---> Raleigh Grifter ---> Neval Minsk 125

Dan100tdi · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 28 Sep 2013 Karma :

Christoffee · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 20 Aug 2013 Karma :

Hello there. When I was bike shopping I hated the Van Van, but the more I see them the more I love them. There's loads in London and I now think they're really handsome bikes.

Yours looks excellent. How's it all going?
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Dan100tdi · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 28 Sep 2013 Karma :

Diquitee · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 25 Sep 2013 Karma :

First time I saw a VanVan the rider was pushing it along the road.

Anyway, congratulations on the CBT and the new bike!

trevor saxe-coburg-gotha · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Nov 2012 Karma :

The rear tyre is, I think, a fabled marmite thing. It does it for me though - and the front ain't exactly slim either. However, the extra friction of all that rubber flattened on to the tarmac really holds the bike back. Still, they seem quite well planted for a 125 - and are as stable as other stuff for slow riding. For green lane type shenanigans I think they kind of suck though - of course, they're fiendishly slow and determinedly gutless. Worse still though, whilst they do have a bit of 'extra' clearance, that one feature of the bike that might help in some sort of off road context is once again cancelled out by the tyres. They're great on a dry lane - giving a bit of extra suspension. But on mud you're fucked, cos they're way too fat to cut into it - and so just sit on top, sliding around. Despite all that I heart vanvans and think suzuki did really well to create something so distinctive and sweet out of the parts bin. It'd be good if Yamaha would bring more TW200s over here - not sure if they're still made, but I'd take one over the Skyteam V-Raptor (or Chinese 250cc VanVan i.e.) any day.
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"Life is a sexually transmitted disease and the mortality rate is one hundred percent."

Mobylette Type 50 ---> Raleigh Grifter ---> Neval Minsk 125