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firebladeaid
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 Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 7:28 pm Post subject: Just won a 3ma on Ebay |
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Hi all, been looking for a 3MA for a while, just purchased this one, Ebay id 170913741550 sounded good, what do you think, what will i be looking to do to make it a bit special, what mods do you guys recommend
Ken
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:28 am Post subject: |
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| I did fancy that bike myself but have too much on at the mo, I thought it was a good buying price , but then again I don't have a clue but look forward to seeing your progress. |
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Howie
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Ken,
Couldn't recommend any mods as I'm a Kwak man myself 
But I believe Maccas (on this forum) has one & may be able to point you in the right direction.
Lovely looking bike fella & the sale price is about right I think. |
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I bid on it but it went passed my limit. If the pipes are Sugo then FairPlay.
Kris |
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firebladeaid
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Thing about the price is, where do you find 3ma's for sale, everything i i found was either sold or not in this country, even tried a wanted ad on here with no response so its supply and demand, for every 100 2ma's there is 1 3ma !
Well i pick it up saturday so will know what i need to be doing, i know paintwork will be a priority but hopefully mechanicaly it will be a case of basic servicing and clean up.
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| Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Thing about the price is, where do you find 3ma's for sale |
This is it, spot on.
As you say, they are not exactly common place. And this is why I like my Kr1(s)s, they're as common as muck  |
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| Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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| "basic servicing" and 3MA's don't really go together. They're horrible to work on. Good luck ! |
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Howie
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| "basic servicing" and 3MA's don't really go together |
Oh thats right SB, you merchant of doom you, upset the man who's just bought a 3ma why don't you
Whereas "basic servicing" & Kr1(s)'s go hand in hand  |
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firebladeaid
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| Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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well basic they are, i have had my old Honda 6's in bits , thats a complicated bit of kit 
Thing is i am 54 years of age, been riding and racing bikes for nearly 40 years and believe me i have i have spent alot of time rebuliding engines on the stuff i have owned................and now my son who is mad crazy on Cagiva gives me enough probs
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firebladeaid
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| Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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Forgot to mention, i had the last new KR1S in Nottingham, registered 1993 from Fox's motorcycles.
Was a nice bike, cost me £2499 on the road, kept it for about a year
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| firebladeaid wrote: |
Forgot to mention, i had the last new KR1S in Nottingham, registered 1993 from Fox's motorcycles.
Was a nice bike, cost me £2499 on the road, kept it for about a year |
Phwaaar... I wish I could buy a new KR1S now for £2499 otr in Nottingham 
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firebladeaid
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| Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 7:00 pm Post subject: |
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Yes the kid who sold it me was Chris Walker, you know the superbike racer from Nottingham, his dad Mick owned Fox's motorcycles.
I only went into the shop to see him, he was a mate, i saw the KR1S, it was in the red, silver and black and Chris was telling me how it was the last one and i ended up buying it !!!
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| firebladeaid wrote: |
Yes the kid who sold it me was Chris Walker, you know the superbike racer from Nottingham, his dad Mick owned Fox's motorcycles.
I only went into the shop to see him, he was a mate, i saw the KR1S, it was in the red, silver and black and Chris was telling me how it was the last one and i ended up buying it !!! |
What a great bit of history Ken - I don't think I could every have sold it 
Hope the 3ma build goes well
All the best
Shaun
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firebladeaid
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| Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 5:56 pm Post subject: Its here :-) |
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Well collected the beast today, not as nice as i was expecting, all there but will need alot of tlc and cash !!! sounds well mechanically, have not rode it, just trailered it home and its in the garage now, going to be a labour of love, on the paintwork side everything needs painting, might decide to do in the old yamaha yellow and black scheme as per Kenny Roberts days, what do you think ??
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