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« Reply #60 on: April 17, 2015, 09:40:33 AM » |
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The turquoise XS750 when I re-did it in grey. Grainy pic cos it was taken from AWOL magazine I think.
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« Reply #61 on: April 17, 2015, 09:45:08 AM » |
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My first Reliant trike.
Used to go to the gym 7 nights a week back then. What happened to that guy. He was an idiot.
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« Reply #62 on: April 17, 2015, 09:47:47 AM » |
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And my last Reliant, (now owned by Baychimp & slowly heading towards completion).
A little older, a little more portly, no wiser.
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« Reply #63 on: April 17, 2015, 09:51:53 AM » |
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My Honda CB1000. At Brightona, (a bike gathering on Brighton seafront), probably 9 or 10 years ago.
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« Reply #64 on: April 17, 2015, 06:47:04 PM » |
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How did you get the 'speed effect ' on that photo , someone pushing you along ?  Looks good though ,hurry up Baychimp. |
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« Reply #65 on: April 17, 2015, 07:39:02 PM » |
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Andy the lines on that bonnie are just perfect,it would still look good today
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« Reply #66 on: April 17, 2015, 08:20:47 PM » |
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Thank you. Can't remember who Photoshopped the trike pic, but yeah it needs to be finished ...Bob  Fix the steering stops, wire it & start the MSVA journey. Easy  |
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« Reply #67 on: April 20, 2015, 08:00:54 PM » |
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I don't ever remember being this slim! Probably just after I got married, early 80s, feeding the ducks at the pond around the corner from our first flat.
I seem to have worn that cut-off Levi jacket everywhere, but with shiny leather loafers?
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« Reply #68 on: May 14, 2015, 08:57:16 PM » |
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My ex wife sent me another couple of photos.
Building my black XS650 chop. Look how clean & tidy my garage was!
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« Reply #69 on: May 14, 2015, 09:03:27 PM » |
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One of the 3 Morris Minors we owned. We bought this one for her to learn to drive in.
I couldn't understand why the exterior paint was a standard Moggy colour, but the interior metalwork wasn't. It was also missing the heater & had a zip running across the middle of the interior headlining.
After we sold it I discovered it was an ex Police "Panda Car".
They were painted a different shade of blue to normal Moggies with white doors -someone had resprayed the outside in standard colour.
They didn't have heaters cos that's where the radio went.
The zip was to access the Police sign on the roof.
Used to regularly start this with a starting handle, (remember those?), just because we could.
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« Reply #70 on: May 15, 2015, 11:39:54 PM » |
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I remember. Ignition on, slowly turn it until you felt the compression, one quick flick round, remembering to keep your thumb out of the way.hey presto engine started.
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« Reply #71 on: May 18, 2015, 10:33:43 AM » |
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Yes, I used to start mine with the handle, particularly in winter. Not just because I could, but I only had a short drive to work and it wasn't enough to charge the battery specially in cold weather. So easy to start!
I also used to leave it in our doorless garage with the handbrake OFF cos in freezing weather it would freeze on.
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« Reply #72 on: May 19, 2015, 02:31:23 PM » |
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 One of my Triumphs, in the days when I camped regularly. 650 Bonneville with Thruxton tuned 750 motor.
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« Reply #73 on: May 19, 2015, 07:39:34 PM » |
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Cool pics Andy! Hope the ducks didnt poo on yer shiny shoes!
At 12 pm,35 years ago last sunday I went for sentencing in East London. Still together,wouldnt have had anyone else to go through the years with! She still puts up with me talking b****cks,building stuff etc etc! Where have all those years gone *sigh*.
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« Reply #74 on: May 19, 2015, 07:49:11 PM » |
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Scary ain't it!
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