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About five years ago I saw a
man leaving a bike show on a bike, which to me
seemed a bit different so I stopped him and asked
what it was? That was it I wanted one! Well after a
long search looking at rubbish I was contacted by
some people who had a bike with 22.000 miles, at
first I wasn’t going to bother as I thought it must
be as bad as the other abused examples I’d looked at
but they insisted on sending some pictures, once
again I thought pictures lie. But I made the trip
even though the temperature was below zero and there
had been some snowfall the night before. Not really
an inspiring trip but my first glimpse of the beast
sitting under a cover outside of their front door
(As they had no Garage) Told me it was loved and
cared for. They purchased it at 6.000 miles and used
it daily even using it for their many trips over to
France. It was apparently wax oiled all over every
winter and cleaned off in spring. The front fender
was rusty and a shock top cover and muffler
protector had been lost, the side covers had the
normal cracks with a stone crack on the Speedo pod
and there were signs of rust on some of the mounting
bolts etc but it didn’t look like a 22.000 miler. I
had to have it. As I had left home with no
intentions of buying what I expected to be rubbish I
needed to get it back. Kindly the owner’s partner
offered to put on her finest thermals and ride it
home for me and believe me as if by magic most of
the snow had cleared from the road for the ride.
Fender and side panels have been blasted repaired
and painted all parts that will polish are getting
the treatment and come lay up time next winter I
will start on engine chroming etc. All I want to do
for now is to ride it and hear those barking
exhausts. |
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