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    Quote Originally Posted by xerxesdaphat View Post
    Any better in terms of sidestand-suicide-propensity now?
    Nah, the angle remains stylishly precarious!

    Screen arrived today. That's now fitted and I'm just going to suit up and take it for a test ride.

    Wish me luck!

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    Quote Originally Posted by James Deuce View Post
    Flipping well done mate!

    That looks like it will work.
    And it did work too! She runs like a dream again.....woot!

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    Finally - not fantastic photos or anything but the bike is now all assembled. Thanks to Dave at Kiwibike Insurance and Swann Insurance the bike looks pretty much as it did before it got binned.
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    In space, no one can smell your fart.

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    Quote Originally Posted by McJim View Post
    Finally - not fantastic photos or anything but the bike is now all assembled. Thanks to Dave at Kiwibike Insurance and Swann Insurance the bike looks pretty much as it did before it got binned.
    good onya mate but watch out there is a dwarf trying to steal it in the 1st pic

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    Quote Originally Posted by jimjim View Post
    good onya mate but watch out there is a dwarf trying to steal it in the 1st pic
    Yep, sorry - didn't see you there
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    Less than a month to repair and put back to sexy
    Bloody heck, well done man! I Salute you.
    You work faster than most panel beater, repair shops.
    And you got all the parts right first time.

    Good stuff
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    Good to see you've got her looking her best again. There seems to be some horrible blue and white smudge on the front fender... you should clean that off
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    Blimey that was quick (and good!). I've never had an insurance job take less than three months and it never looks original.
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    And here's the streetfightered version too!
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    Only just found this thread. Sorry to hear about the incident but glad to see its all been sorted.

    For what its worth I think you made the right decision to. Im sure they exist but all the street fightered SS's Ive seen dont really work.

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    So, playing devil's advocate for a moment... you think you're happier now than you would've been if you'd gone down the modification route instead? I'm picking... yes?

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    Quote Originally Posted by imdying View Post
    So, playing devil's advocate for a moment... you think you're happier now than you would've been if you'd gone down the modification route instead? I'm picking... yes?
    Ummmm.....yeah. To modify the bike properly would really end up costing a shitload and the engine isn't strong enough to be worth it.

    It is what it is and I think it's a cute wee bike.
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    job well done IMO and you used some true Scottish ingenuity with the side stand , nice touch with the St.Andrews flag on the front might do something similar to mine

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bute View Post
    job well done IMO and you used some true Scottish ingenuity with the side stand , nice touch with the St.Andrews flag on the front might do something similar to mine
    Can I take it you are from the Isle of Bute then?
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    yes indeed you can m8 , i left for the mainland when i was a grand old age of 8 , lived and worked all over Britain but mainly London and then brought my young family over to this fine country

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