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  1. #136
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    Well, k'erst is off to life in the Bay, with a new owner to be announced in the next few weeks.
    Parting is such sweet sorrow.

    Time to start saving for that dual-purpose bike.

    It got a send off clean and polish yesterday and a final set of photos.

    The bottom photos give an idea of far gone k'erst was. The ones on the top and right show what can be done for less the the price of a set of tyres, a major service, and decent night out.



    The Katana went from daggy and dangerous to reliable transport and I've done the better part of 6000kms, from 13,300kms to the near 19,000kms shown on the speedo now, from commuting to charging about the hills and valleys of the Wairarapa.

    It had a power curve that emulated those peaks and valleys, but now it is one of the smoothest bikes I've ever owned.

    Good luck and good fortune k'erst. Time to bring pleasure to someone else.
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    I will beat the new owner severely if he does not look after the Kat!
    It has had far too much put it in to it to see it go backwards...
    Can't wait to see it parked in my gargre and I know that John is looking forward to riding it home this avo.
    I'll even go so far as to give it a spit and polish before it heads off to its new owner...
    Good luck with the new purchase, Jim.
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    The hell?

    Well I approve of the dual-purpose bit at least. Still, should've sold the 750

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    All tucked up in the gargre now. Great little bike for a pootle on....
    Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?

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    Quote Originally Posted by James Deuce View Post
    Well, k'erst is off to life in the Bay, with a new owner to be announced in the next few weeks.
    Parting is such sweet sorrow.

    Time to start saving for that dual-purpose bike.

    It got a send off clean and polish yesterday and a final set of photos.

    The bottom photos give an idea of far gone k'erst was. The ones on the top and right show what can be done for less the the price of a set of tyres, a major service, and decent night out.



    The Katana went from daggy and dangerous to reliable transport and I've done the better part of 6000kms, from 13,300kms to the near 19,000kms shown on the speedo now, from commuting to charging about the hills and valleys of the Wairarapa.

    It had a power curve that emulated those peaks and valleys, but now it is one of the smoothest bikes I've ever owned.

    Good luck and good fortune k'erst. Time to bring pleasure to someone else.

    Dont worry, i have almost washed it since i got it. I have also done two 1000km + round trips on it and i love it.


    As a testement to its good-ness he was outside (no choice here, trust me) for nearly 2 weeks (busy with tech etc) not even looked at starting. Anyway one morning i looked at him and decided to start it to give it a warm up befor heading off to work. I was expecting to have to work hard to start it with choke and gas. NOPE. started strait up with no throttel or choke needed and slipped into a nice smooth idel. even tho the top of the seat was frozen it was fine.

    i love it

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    Quote Originally Posted by McDuck View Post
    ...not washed...neglected...left outside...frozen...
    That's up there with child abuse. How can you hold your head up??
    Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MSTRS View Post
    That's up there with child abuse. How can you hold your head up??
    mucles, tendons and vertebraie

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    That's the trouble with youth today...no sense of shame.
    Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?

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