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Hong Kong Phooey
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PostPosted: 23:20 - 23 Dec 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

This one is certainly interesting, not sure how the bidding will go.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Velocette-LE-Mk3-192cc-1967-Motorbike-TV-Featured-No-Reserve-/255291415828

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PostPosted: 10:28 - 24 Dec 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hong Kong Phooey wrote:
This one is certainly interesting, not sure how the bidding will go.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Velocette-LE-Mk3-192cc-1967-Motorbike-TV-Featured-No-Reserve-/255291415828


I'd sooner have the Maxi..
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PostPosted: 18:30 - 24 Dec 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

Same here, I loved my old Maxi
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PostPosted: 07:21 - 06 Jan 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

Don't want this thread to get cobwebs on it just yet.
Here is a machine I might be tempted to look at if it was local. Front tire looks a little low. Sorry for the fuzzy pic; blame it on the owner.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51801839867_d8a260e0da_h.jpg
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PostPosted: 13:26 - 06 Jan 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

jeffyjeff wrote:
Don't want this thread to get cobwebs on it just yet.
Here is a machine I might be tempted to look at if it was local. Front tire looks a little low. Sorry for the fuzzy pic; blame it on the owner.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51801839867_d8a260e0da_h.jpg


Ah a classic Yamaha Bonneville - interesting lacing pattern on front wheel.. not my cup o' char but the Bike Shed toss-pots would be tripping over their oily-beards to get that.
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PostPosted: 18:52 - 08 Jan 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

Always had a soft spot for a GPZ600R and you don't see many in decent nick these days - https://www.gumtree.com/p/kawasaki-motorbikes/kawasaki-gpz-600-r-gpz600r-/1420540929

Shame about the engine swap to a GPX engine, but I'm not sure how big a deal that actually is.
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PostPosted: 23:55 - 15 Jan 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

What do we think of this?

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/9C0AAOSwLQBhqiB-/s-l1600.jpg

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125074459138

A seemingly unmolested CB400, technically "vintage" and relatively cheap Thinking
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PostPosted: 00:00 - 16 Jan 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pristine. Price is very reasonable too.
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PostPosted: 06:29 - 16 Jan 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is a nice candidate for the thread. They don't build 'em like the Magna anymore. Well, maybe they do, I'm not much into cruisers anymore. Anyone looking for a high performance cruiser would be well-advised to check out a Honda Magna, especially the 1994-2003 750cc version. It was basically a cruiser version of the VFR. The performance/price point of this machine is hard to beat.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51823658069_07b330aeff_b.jpg
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PostPosted: 10:56 - 16 Jan 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

Zen Dog wrote:
Always had a soft spot for a GPZ600R and you don't see many in decent nick these days - https://www.gumtree.com/p/kawasaki-motorbikes/kawasaki-gpz-600-r-gpz600r-/1420540929

Shame about the engine swap to a GPX engine, but I'm not sure how big a deal that actually is.


The 600 that broke the mould (of 550 UJMs) . Nice enough and not a bad price if its as shiny close up.
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PostPosted: 10:58 - 16 Jan 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

Easy-X wrote:
What do we think of this?

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/9C0AAOSwLQBhqiB-/s-l1600.jpg

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125074459138

A seemingly unmolested CB400, technically "vintage" and relatively cheap Thinking


Com-stars Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: 11:03 - 16 Jan 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

Easy-X wrote:
.. technically "vintage" and relatively cheap Thinking


They were awful when new although I only ever rode a 250.. I doubt 35 years and 35000 miles will have helped. There must be 100s of bike on ebay I'd rather have for £1850 than that! Get the shit out of your eyes Easy!
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PostPosted: 11:08 - 16 Jan 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

jeffyjeff wrote:
Here is a nice candidate for the thread. They don't build 'em like the Magna anymore. Well, maybe they do, I'm not much into cruisers anymore. Anyone looking for a high performance cruiser would be well-advised to check out a Honda Magna, especially the 1994-2003 750cc version. It was basically a cruiser version of the VFR. The performance/price point of this machine is hard to beat.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51823658069_07b330aeff_b.jpg


If you can ride then it could be fun to shame some 'sports-bike' riders on one of those.. I'm probably not the man for the job though, plus my ex-wife took my ass-less chaps in the divorce. Cool
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PostPosted: 14:34 - 16 Jan 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

What's wrong with the CB400? Looks like a very generic sort of early 80s twin cylinder naked bike, to me.

Of course, if I had to use such a bike as daily transport, especially on motorways, I'd hate it.
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PostPosted: 14:46 - 16 Jan 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bhud wrote:
Looks like a very generic sort of early 80s twin cylinder naked bike, to me.
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I think you've just nailed it. Wink
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PostPosted: 14:51 - 16 Jan 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fair enough. If a bike doesn't look even slightly cool, I don't want it either.
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PostPosted: 18:54 - 08 Feb 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here are a couple of examples that might generate a response. Some may not have much regard for either of these bikes; one man's majestic bike is another man's turd. Especially with regard to the PC, I suppose.

This GS500 looks pretty pristine to me. The owner says he will throw in a "full body riding suit." Aerostitch? If so, and if the garment fits, that would be almost like getting the bike for free.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51870114886_639c70b2d1_c.jpg


I post this Honda Pacific Coast because I have a lot of affection for these bikes. I had a 1998 model that I rode for 107,000 miles in seven years. It was very utilitarian, the minivan of motorcycles. 240 kg - 49 hp, it could barely get out of its own way. A 250 road bike could beat it; it was a pig. But it was a dependable, durable, loveable pig that never missed a beat. I regret parting with it.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51870141686_b9f05ffe65_c.jpg
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PostPosted: 18:58 - 08 Feb 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Aargh, no! Not even at gunpoint!
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PostPosted: 19:11 - 08 Feb 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

chickenstrip wrote:
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Aargh, no! Not even at gunpoint!


A bit like 'never shag your ex?'
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PostPosted: 20:13 - 08 Feb 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

jeffyjeff wrote:
Here are a couple of examples that might generate a response. Some may not have much regard for either of these bikes; one man's majestic bike is another man's turd. Especially with regard to the PC, I suppose.

This GS500 looks pretty pristine to me. The owner says he will throw in a "full body riding suit." Aerostitch? If so, and if the garment fits, that would be almost like getting the bike for free.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51870114886_639c70b2d1_c.jpg


I post this Honda Pacific Coast because I have a lot of affection for these bikes. I had a 1998 model that I rode for 107,000 miles in seven years. It was very utilitarian, the minivan of motorcycles. 240 kg - 49 hp, it could barely get out of its own way. A 250 road bike could beat it; it was a pig. But it was a dependable, durable, loveable pig that never missed a beat. I regret parting with it.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51870141686_b9f05ffe65_c.jpg


GS500 is the classic sheep in wolf's clothing..

I've got one that's part way through a 'Rattonshaw' conversion. I might finish it one day...
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PostPosted: 21:03 - 08 Feb 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

Easy-X wrote:
What do we think of this?

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/9C0AAOSwLQBhqiB-/s-l1600.jpg

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125074459138

A seemingly unmolested CB400, technically "vintage" and relatively cheap Thinking


Shame they made such a pig's arse of the decals, talk about spoiling the ship for a ha'porth of tar, all they had to do was do an internet search and find a picture, not exactly rocket surgery.
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PostPosted: 00:10 - 09 Feb 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shaft wrote:
Easy-X wrote:


Shame they made such a pig's arse of the decals, talk about spoiling the ship for a ha'porth of tar, all they had to do was do an internet search and find a picture, not exactly rocket surgery.


Decals are the least of its worries Laughing
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PostPosted: 01:02 - 09 Feb 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's an ugly duckling but I bet it's a lot of fun.

Here's another:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/403454221231

Colour scheme makes up for a lot.
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PostPosted: 01:10 - 09 Feb 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

chickenstrip wrote:
Shaft wrote:


Shame they made such a pig's arse of the decals, talk about spoiling the ship for a ha'porth of tar, all they had to do was do an internet search and find a picture, not exactly rocket surgery.


Decals are the least of its worries Laughing


Oh, for sure, one of my first set of posts on here was a refurb thread on a 250 SD, that I bought as a way of reliving my youth, seen through the pinkest of rose coloured specs.

I had a series of SDs that I ran as courier bikes and I remembered them as good, solid, decent handling bikes - imagine my surprise when, 30 odd years later, I resurrected this thing and ended up with a dog slow, lardy arsed shite box of a machine, that handled like an overloaded supermarket trolley, with a wobbly wheel Laughing
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PostPosted: 01:15 - 09 Feb 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bhud wrote:
It's an ugly duckling but I bet it's a lot of fun.

Here's another:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/403454221231

Colour scheme makes up for a lot.


You've obviously never ridden one, or you have a new definition of 'fun' that I've not previously come across.

See my immediately preceding post.........
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