Post by kirriepete on May 13, 2010 10:32:48 GMT 1
As hinted at in this thread, the lad has fallen in love with, and signed a bit of paper for, one of them multi-cylinder Bandit wossnames. Soooooo, the wee GN400 he putt-putted around on will have to go to (a) finance the insurance on the Bandit and (b) make room in the shed.
Good:
T&T to March/April 2011
New(ish) chain & sprockets
New(ish) front tyre
HEL stainless hose on the front
First kick starter (once you get the knack)
Keeps on going, even in the hands of a mechanically inept sprog!
70+mpg, even in the hands of the aforementioned mechanically insensitive offspring.
Bad:
Slight oil mist from the top end (dampened the top fin after 180 miles on Sunday)
Cosmetically scruffy - I don't think the lad can spell 'wash'
Tacho needle bust, but I have another tacho in the shed if you fancy some transplant surgery
Rear tyre looking more like the top of my head every day
Indifferent:
1981, X reg
35,000 miles
£35 Feked Universal Silencer wakes the neighbours every time!
Photos:
Yes, the grinning idiot is the fruit of my loins, so Mrs KP tells me anyway!
Doing a lot of good work for charidee:
Ideal as a use/abuse and lob it in the back of the shed hack, or a full resto job, or as the basis for that Gold Star clone caff racer you always dreamed of, or maybe as a gully pump, whatever.
£300 will cover his insurance, but as the rear tyre's pretty much shot, first £250 cash gets the prize. Bike is in Kirriemuir, Scotland, I will not deliver to Nigeria/Somalia/Botswana etc, nor will I take a million pounds and transfer the change to your uncle's account, OK?
Anyone?
Good:
T&T to March/April 2011
New(ish) chain & sprockets
New(ish) front tyre
HEL stainless hose on the front
First kick starter (once you get the knack)
Keeps on going, even in the hands of a mechanically inept sprog!
70+mpg, even in the hands of the aforementioned mechanically insensitive offspring.
Bad:
Slight oil mist from the top end (dampened the top fin after 180 miles on Sunday)
Cosmetically scruffy - I don't think the lad can spell 'wash'
Tacho needle bust, but I have another tacho in the shed if you fancy some transplant surgery
Rear tyre looking more like the top of my head every day
Indifferent:
1981, X reg
35,000 miles
£35 Feked Universal Silencer wakes the neighbours every time!
Photos:
Yes, the grinning idiot is the fruit of my loins, so Mrs KP tells me anyway!
Doing a lot of good work for charidee:
Ideal as a use/abuse and lob it in the back of the shed hack, or a full resto job, or as the basis for that Gold Star clone caff racer you always dreamed of, or maybe as a gully pump, whatever.
£300 will cover his insurance, but as the rear tyre's pretty much shot, first £250 cash gets the prize. Bike is in Kirriemuir, Scotland, I will not deliver to Nigeria/Somalia/Botswana etc, nor will I take a million pounds and transfer the change to your uncle's account, OK?
Anyone?
Being shorter you would think it should corner better than your average chop.