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    Quote Originally Posted by SILVER SUZI View Post
    Saw sign in a mechanics workshop, can't remember exactly how it went, but something like this.
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    If I do the work $80 hr
    If you stay and talk $120 hr
    If you stay and help $160 hr
    You get the picture!
    Yep - only bring swanky bikes here from customers whom don't give a rats arse.
    I hope he doesn't sell Hanes manuals. They are probably are collecting dust.
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    Update on da mechanic.

    Toby picked up the bike this morning. Had a good convo about it. He identified a few things we should sort that make sense and I hadn't picked up on which is good.

    Decent chap and lives nearby too. So far, good result. Shit hot.

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    Weirdest thing yesterday. Met a chap (never seen before) and he is good mates with Toby. Used to race at speedway.
    Confirms the "good bastard" rating of him!

    Quote Originally Posted by suntrakr View Post
    Toby picked up the bike this morning.
    Good move. Have you seen his driveway...?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Swoop View Post
    Weirdest thing yesterday. Met a chap (never seen before) and he is good mates with Toby. Used to race at speedway.
    Confirms the "good bastard" rating of him!


    Good move. Have you seen his driveway...?

    Seen his driveway? Nope but now have hopeful visions of a long and twisty road!

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    Suntrakr I was out at Toby's today and saw your bike .... and I like it a lot!!!

    The drive way does have a bend in it half way up but not exactly long and sweeping. I am well past the gold card qualifying date and I said to Toby that if he wanted me as customer he would have to ride my bikes both up and down his driveway, which he was happy to do. However whilst visiting him one day another older motorcyclist came up the drive and when I found out that he was 84years old I figured that as I am only 73 I had better get my act together and ride it too or I would look like a wimp ... it is easy enough when you know how!!

    Glad to hear you are happy with your introductions to him.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hobbyhorse View Post
    The drive way does have a bend in it half way up but not exactly long and sweeping.
    It is a little daunting looking down from the top, but quite entertaining really!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hobbyhorse View Post
    Suntrakr I was out at Toby's today and saw your bike .... and I like it a lot!!!

    ... it is easy enough when you know how!!

    Glad to hear you are happy with your introductions to him.
    ha ha...sounds like it did good seeing the 84 year old handling the jandle and good that you took up the personal challenge.

    Re: the bike. Thanks, it's pretty unique. With a bit of luck between Toby and myself we can make it road legal soon.

    Thanks for the intro too. Again, much appreciated.

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    Quote Originally Posted by suntrakr View Post
    ha ha...sounds like it did good seeing the 84 year old handling the jandle and good that you took up the personal challenge.

    Re: the bike. Thanks, it's pretty unique. With a bit of luck between Toby and myself we can make it road legal soon.

    Thanks for the intro too. Again, much appreciated.
    Pics pics!

    It wasn't on trademe 6 months or so ago for 6-8k was it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tazz View Post
    Pics pics!

    It wasn't on trademe 6 months or so ago for 6-8k was it?

    Nope wasn't on TM.

    Here you go Tazz.




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    Shit. That didn't work.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tazz View Post
    Pics pics!

    It wasn't on trademe 6 months or so ago for 6-8k was it?
    Well, that wasn't easy. Lets see if this works.





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    ***whew!***

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    Good stuff Suntrakr. I like it even more now.

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    No usually my sort of thing, but I quite like that. Good luck getting a WOF though.

    Thing I'd replace first though is the rear tyre that I assume was an old sidecar one lying around & wouldn't risk riding with that, oil smeared or not.
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    Haha F5 Dave, that was my thoughts exactly. Not my cup of tea, but a very nicely presented machine. And what is with that rear tyre!? Not having a go, it just looks like it came off something from the war. Love the speed stripe!


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