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**roogazza** · 11th May 2018, 10:21

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This one Grumph ?

**Scubbo** · 11th May 2018, 10:28

how gorgeous is that!

**rustys** · 11th May 2018, 10:35

Originally Posted by roogazza

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You never see these old things for sale nowdays ?
For purely sentimental reasons I'd like to have another.

Had one of the first of these when they came out to NZ, rocketships could hear them coming a mile away, great little bikes, owned two of them, yes you dont see any around in good nick these days. These and the Ariel Arrow a mate had could go like hell, in their days.

**T.W.R** · 11th May 2018, 10:51

Originally Posted by husaberg

I have a few on Brown including when it had the std pantah frame as Magoo used to race it originally, Plus the replica he built.
Post what you have in multi cylinder Racebikes and I will dig out what I have.

Been over your side of the hill looking at properties, but just been through what I have still unpacked and only managed to find the Bob Brown rep articles regarding the Tingate framed special that ended up with the proper Verlicchi frame and parts spec'd to what was used in the original TT2...the build process and when it finally made it onto the road
The Rutter TT2 I think is in an issue of Motorcycle Sport but they're all buried and packed at present.
Did stumble across Rodney O'Connors "The Rat" Supermono and Dallas Rankine's "Fast n Fragile" BMS 851 in amongst the few mags still on the loose

**HenryDorsetCase** · 11th May 2018, 10:52

I saw an Ariel Square Four on the road yesterday - apropos of nothing in particular.

**jasonu** · 11th May 2018, 12:34

Originally Posted by Grumph

No I didn't mean what HDC posted. I meant the 400 "Daytona" - White with red speedblocks. Can't source a pic but you know which I mean.

A quick 2 second google.
https://www.google.com/search?q=rd40...HDPW-ZchnzqCM:

**Scubbo** · 11th May 2018, 13:55

https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/mot...b6d26ffef1a47b

so it's finally out, but is essentially a Duke390 with a new tank and headlight --- with the douchebag hipster tax, comes out at $11500

**Grumph** · 11th May 2018, 14:08

Originally Posted by roogazza

This one Grumph ?

Well, yes...But I could swear I've seen a period ad for a US model with speedblocks down the side of the tank.

Memory is not what it was so i might be wrong - or it might not have got past a pic for an ad.

**husaberg** · 11th May 2018, 14:12

Originally Posted by T.W.R

Been over your side of the hill looking at properties, but just been through what I have still unpacked and only managed to find the Bob Brown rep articles regarding the Tingate framed special that ended up with the proper Verlicchi frame and parts spec'd to what was used in the original TT2...the build process and when it finally made it onto the road
The Rutter TT2 I think is in an issue of Motorcycle Sport but they're all buried and packed at present.
Did stumble across Rodney O'Connors "The Rat" Supermono and Dallas Rankine's "Fast n Fragile" BMS 851 in amongst the few mags still on the loose

properties well Everything dairy is for sale...............
Sounds like you have the streetbike mag side covered.
I think i may have posted the Steve Roberts BMS 851 and a lot more cc one or maybe just the picture.

**T.W.R** · 11th May 2018, 16:18

Originally Posted by husaberg

properties well Everything dairy is for sale...............
Sounds like you have the streetbike mag side covered.
I think i may have posted the Steve Roberts BMS 851 and a lot more cc one or maybe just the picture.

Nah definitely not anything related to dairy that's for sure....I'm downsizing not up-sizing property thanks and having driven for an agricultural contractor for a number of years & worked in the throng of CASE IH for a few years that's as close as I'd ever want to get to the farming sector thanks.
Yeah the Streetbike mags & late 70s early 80s TwoWheels mags are the only ones bar a few 1960s mags are still out, the majority of the others are packed up.
The article on the BMS is when it was at 985cc using the same pistons as the Britten & through work done by Dick Huurdemann

**husaberg** · 11th May 2018, 16:58

Originally Posted by T.W.R

Nah definitely not anything related to dairy that's for sure....I'm downsizing not up-sizing property thanks and having driven for an agricultural contractor for a number of years & worked in the throng of CASE IH for a few years that's as close as I'd ever want to get to the farming sector thanks.
Yeah the Streetbike mags & late 70s early 80s TwoWheels mags are the only ones bar a few 1960s mags are still out, the majority of the others are packed up.
The article on the BMS is when it was at 985cc using the same pistons as the Britten & through work done by Dick Huurdemann

Flick me a pm about the properties you are looking at and the areas and I will tell you how much shit the agent is talking about them if you want....
its a small place and I can tell you were the bodies are buried.........

**F5 Dave** · 11th May 2018, 20:05

Originally Posted by Dadpole

On an Italian bike that would have been called "character".

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Dadpole again
Actual laugh out loud.

**F5 Dave** · 11th May 2018, 20:18

Originally Posted by Grumph

Well, yes...But I could swear I've seen a period ad for a US model with speedblocks down the side of the tank.

Memory is not what it was so i might be wrong - or it might not have got past a pic for an ad.

Yeah there was an F like you remember but with the coffin tank. This bike cost me the G I had been eyeing up for a decade. In a strange twist of fate. But again the same bike (G) will come back to me. But at further cost. The F remains untouchable. I'll see it on Sunday. But I don't want that one.