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Zippy
Joined: 25 Nov 2012 Posts: 25
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 9:14 am Post subject: New Purchase |
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Hi everyone, new to the site but expect me to be here a fair bit from now on.
I've been chasing this bike for about the last year to eighteen months now and the owner has finally agreed to sell it to me.
I had one of these when I was nineteen so it's been a while but I expect it'll be worth the wait.
This is a picture taken when the current owner picked it up but it has since had the front end stripped down and rebuilt and had a new chain and sprockets. I don't pick it up until February but I'm already counting the days.
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mikee
Joined: 16 Aug 2008 Posts: 77 Location: THE NORTH
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 9:26 am Post subject: |
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very nice
just check the power valves before you do any riding
welcome to the site
mike |
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Howie
Joined: 18 Oct 2009 Posts: 511 Location: Kwaksville
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 9:28 am Post subject: |
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Hi Zippy,
Welcome to the site,
Lovely looking RGV that I'm a Kawasaki man myself but I could find room for one of those in my garage
Look forward to seeing what you do with it. |
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arlurt Show Star !
Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 680 Location: North Yorkshire
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 10:59 am Post subject: |
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I had one of those years ago...
Welcome aboard! _________________ Light is right. |
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Zippy
Joined: 25 Nov 2012 Posts: 25
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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The first thing I'm going to do is take the engine out and pop it down to my local 2 stroke expert for him to take the engine apart and give it a refresh. That'll be a good opportunity to get the cases and varios other bits vapour blasted.
I want to keep it looks as standard as possible but I will make a few updates on it just for the sake of keeping it running better for longer. |
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Top-shaggy Show Star !
Joined: 05 Mar 2011 Posts: 1757 Location: Derbyshire
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 4:32 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome to the forum Zippy.. You sound like the kind of two stroke fanatic we love on the forum which is great. Lots of pictures please of your lovely RGV _________________ We are where we are... |
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nick69 Show Star !
Joined: 18 Jan 2007 Posts: 108 Location: Pontefract West Yorks
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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Great purchase Zippy,get some more pics up when you get it mate |
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eyrey1
Joined: 29 Nov 2012 Posts: 82 Location: WAKEFIELD
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 12:56 am Post subject: |
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its nice in black !
why cant you have it till feburary ? |
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vestanpance
Joined: 20 Oct 2012 Posts: 73 Location: Birmingham
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 7:07 am Post subject: |
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eyrey1 wrote: |
why cant you have it till feburary ? |
I was wondering that, I'm way too impatient!
Looks v nice. |
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Bitacticus
Joined: 13 Apr 2009 Posts: 276 Location: Netherlands
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 7:35 am Post subject: |
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well done
its a very fast and great handling bike
i have the blue/white M version but i think the black one looks better
is it a JDM model? or a genuine UK one?
Erik |
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jim157
Joined: 04 Jul 2010 Posts: 77 Location: Norwich
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 10:16 am Post subject: |
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I always liked the M's in black, quite a bit rarer than the white/blues.
Looks like a UK spec bike to me as the JDM bikes had drilled front discs. |
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eyrey1
Joined: 29 Nov 2012 Posts: 82 Location: WAKEFIELD
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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that was mine totally regret selling it |
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Zippy
Joined: 25 Nov 2012 Posts: 25
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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eyrey1 wrote: |
its nice in black !
why cant you have it till feburary ? |
The guy I'm buying it is recovering from a bike accident and wants to tidy it up before I pick it up. Plus it's christmas and that'll take us to January which means we're all super skint. |
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Darin Show Star !
Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 444 Location: Isle of Wight
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Zippy
Joined: 25 Nov 2012 Posts: 25
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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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Picking it up on the 24th.
If you read Bike Magazine then there's a nice little write up about the bike and me on page 32. |
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