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Wanted cheapish middleweight bike


Wanted cheapish middleweight bike

 

what have you got ?

 

to go behind the motorhome

 

probably 500cc +

 

no idea what i want so open to ideas as a stopgap.



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How much £ have you got to spend ?


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Oh no.  We haven't got to change your name to tortoiseracing have we???????????????biggrin



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doug9270 wrote:

How much £ have you got to spend ?


 how long is a piece of string ?

 

1k ish for a cheap and cheerfull stopgap upto 4k ish for something nicer.



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See PM

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road or adventure bike needs to be able to carry a pillion properly

 



-- Edited by hampsterracing on Thursday 13th of July 2017 02:10:08 AM

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Get an older classic then it's worth keeping and you make a few quid when you do flog it.



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Trevor Foxon wrote:

Get an older classic then it's worth keeping and you make a few quid when you do flog it.


 I have been looking at them but they are generally overpriced for me. I need functiional without requiring too much love.



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image.jpegI picked up a 31 year old GPZ550 for less than a grand with an mot, been riding it for weeks now, it needs a bit of love but it's ok



-- Edited by Trevor Foxon on Thursday 13th of July 2017 07:00:19 PM

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Trevor Foxon wrote:

image.jpegI picked up a 31 year old GPZ550 for less than a grand with an mot, been riding it for weeks now, it needs a bit of love but it's ok



-- Edited by Trevor Foxon on Thursday 13th of July 2017 07:00:19 PM


 So it was you a passed at the Warren Inn yesterday lunchtime then wink



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Trevor Foxon wrote:

image.jpegI picked up a 31 year old GPZ550 for less than a grand with an mot, been riding it for weeks now, it needs a bit of love but it's ok



-- Edited by Trevor Foxon on Thursday 13th of July 2017 07:00:19 PM


 Nice i had in in about 91 :) its the needing love that concerns me.i think as i use spanners for my job the interest is not there for my time off



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Trevor Foxon wrote:

image.jpegI picked up a 31 year old GPZ550 for less than a grand with an mot, been riding it for weeks now, it needs a bit of love but it's ok



-- Edited by Trevor Foxon on Thursday 13th of July 2017 07:00:19 PM


 So it was you a passed at the Warren Inn yesterday lunchtime then wink


 Yep, that was me and the wife, she had the 550 and I was on the TTR.



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Sorted now thanks

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what did you get?

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Hopefully a TTRsmilesmile



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Ttr has the weight but sadly not the performance or room :)


 



-- Edited by hampsterracing on Wednesday 19th of July 2017 05:48:12 AM

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RichT4 wrote:

what did you get?


 Transalp



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