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Post by ian on Aug 21, 2023 19:30:00 GMT
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Post by willy3pigs on Aug 21, 2023 19:48:50 GMT
Great selection of nice picy's as usual. The SD in red with reverse black comstars and the very original looking (bar the concentric carb) A10 are my fav's..
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Post by ian on Aug 22, 2023 19:45:17 GMT
I saw the Superdream again today, on his way to Peel as we were leaving. We'd been there for lunch & bumped into Andy, a regular to the MGP & a keen MZ owner. He was there with the MZ owner's club & a nice selection of MZs   |
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Post by daveh on Aug 23, 2023 9:20:59 GMT
Certainly a good selection of nice bikes you get over there. The C90 and 400F on first pictures are two in need of restoration projects.  |
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Post by ian on Aug 23, 2023 19:52:21 GMT
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Post by BritPete on Aug 25, 2023 8:30:30 GMT
I saw the Superdream again today, on his way to Peel as we were leaving. We'd been there for lunch & bumped into Andy, a regular to the MGP & a keen MZ owner. He was there with the MZ owner's club & a nice selection of MZs I think MZs are the ugliest bikes ever but saying that they have a charm - I was riding up the A5 last week to meet DFS following a 250 MZ on my Interceptor. The MZ quite easily matched the Interceptor on 60 to 70 mph and following it was that alluring 2 stroke aroma. |
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Post by ian on Aug 25, 2023 20:04:09 GMT
The Trophys certainly are Pete. Some models, like the blue one in the foreground are ok, but if I wanted a 2 stroke, I'd rather have a KH  Yesterday was Peel Bike Show, and what a great day it was - wall to wall sunshine and bikes! Walking along the prom, the first display was classic race bikes            Then we were walking past parked up bikes visiting the show. Lots of nice bikes, but these were my favourites.....      At the other end of the Prom, it was the Moddey Dhoo display, classics & customs complete with live music       and is that the SD I keep seeing over there?  Nope, it's a different one, another visitor, but a 400 this time      Back along bikes parked up on the other side of the Prom....        |
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Post by ian on Aug 27, 2023 19:51:22 GMT
Jurby Day today and hundreds of bikes in the bike park  I'd be there all day taking pictures, but here's a handful that grabbed my attention. First off is a GS750 which must have belonged to Alan Millyard at some time.  And another with normal number of cylinders  There was also a factory six  Jurby Day is run by the Andreas Racing Association now, so there's plenty of track events including CB500 racing, sorry I didn't dress mine like this  Some nice strokers around   An unusual trike, a ZRX400  Last few pics    Last day of MGP racing tomorrow, with the highlights at 8pm on ITV4 Tuesday & Wednesday. |
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Post by BritPete on Aug 28, 2023 17:47:43 GMT
That RE GT250 Continental looks really nice - hope mine turns out as well
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Post by ian on Aug 28, 2023 19:30:28 GMT
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Post by BritPete on Aug 29, 2023 7:57:24 GMT
Of all the Diesel conversions I have seen pictures off that engine seems comfortable and natural in the frame, a really good conversion but I’ll stick with lower mpg and higher top speed I think
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Post by ian on Aug 30, 2023 9:14:45 GMT
Yes, it's a neat installation. I walked past it once without noticing it was a diesel, only realised 2nd time round. I think I'm happier with my Hunter's 100 mpg & 75 mph though.
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Post by chris55bike on Jan 24, 2024 0:26:00 GMT
Hi Ian, Long response as I've been looking through old posts but LAF (and do refer to it as "LAF")is owned to my dad. We actually bumped into bodie (i think) in ramsey a good few years back when he was on his postie rounds. I was the traitor on the Ducati 748 next to him with the dented tank... thanks to the steam racket. |
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Post by ian on Jan 24, 2024 19:36:54 GMT
Good to know it's your dad's bike Chris. Pity we missed you, let me know if you're over again. We've had a similar experience with the Steam Packet, my wife Gill's Ninja got knock on the tank on one of our trips, not dented just a paint chip, but the bike had been unmarked so she was very pi55ed off.
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Post by chris55bike on Jan 24, 2024 19:39:40 GMT
Good to know it's your dad's bike Chris. Pity we missed you, let me know if you're over again. We've had a similar experience with the Steam Packet, my wife Gill's Ninja got knock on the tank on one of our trips, not dented just a paint chip, but the bike had been unmarked so she was very pi55ed off. Will do! We will be over for the TT and hopefully get a few days in at the Manx. We are just going to take the van in future, it saves my anxiety about people scraping past and scratching my tank during TT and/ or it falling over. Will drop you a line! |
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