jonno1962
Ahh! Just passed their bike test
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Post by jonno1962 on Oct 10, 2009 20:42:39 GMT 1
hi there my name is john and i have hed my 89 revere for a year now, it ctakes me 40 miles a day rain or shine and i wont part with it, in fact i am looking for another either as spares or a winter project, i rate them very highly!
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Post by skyhook on Oct 10, 2009 20:55:49 GMT 1
Hi John welcome to the mad house, Pull up a floorboard and tell us all about your aNTy
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Post by McF on Oct 10, 2009 21:08:58 GMT 1
Hi John and welcome aboard
Whereabouts are you from?
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Post by Jaz66 on Oct 10, 2009 22:09:41 GMT 1
Hi Jonno  Welcome and enjoy ;D |
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Stevey
Restricted to 33BHP
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Post by Stevey on Oct 10, 2009 22:48:40 GMT 1
Welcome to the forum mateyy, i also have a 89 revere, 20 years old and still going strong  |
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sheekbiker
All Weather Rider, well hard
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Post by sheekbiker on Oct 10, 2009 23:22:03 GMT 1
Welcome Jonno 1988 white Revere me, great bike.
Mick.
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Post by rj2para (Bisto) on Oct 11, 2009 8:58:37 GMT 1
Hi John I have an 89 as well. FAB bike. Welcome to the club. If you post a picture we could start a thread in the Gallery for the 89 Revere |
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Post by ilegalalien on Oct 11, 2009 10:13:03 GMT 1
'92 hybrid german import Revere650 here.. welcome to the thunder dome...
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Post by jonno 1962 on Oct 11, 2009 11:57:57 GMT 1
Hi!, yes, its a bit grubby i'm afraid as its used every day, i live and work in dorset, and was a motorcycle mechanic back in the eighties and early nineties, now i just do a normal engineering job.
she's in white and rust, and although as i say i dont get much time to do any maintenance, it just keeps going, i am astounded by the reliability but my conscience pricks when i see her in such a state, perhaps when i have time and the cash i will bring her back to pristine!
would only get another or a honda using that engine, like a transalp, the only fly in the ointment in my opinion is that she needs a sixth gear, 5th is just too low and feels frantic at 60 upwards, it is a v twin and quite torquey so she could lope along at lower revs, and the gearbox is very clunky, although most hondas seem to be the same, that said, i wouldnt part with it!!
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Post by rj2para (Bisto) on Oct 11, 2009 15:58:01 GMT 1
Have you checked out the member map John there are a few of us on the south coast.
Hope to see you on the quay next summer if not before.
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Post by jonno 1962 on Oct 11, 2009 18:14:17 GMT 1
That would be good, i lived close to the quay for some tears before moving out to puddletown, and it is a pleasant way to spend a sunny summers eve, are you in the dorset area?
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Post by rj2para (Bisto) on Oct 11, 2009 22:23:21 GMT 1
Poole ;D
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jonno1962
Ahh! Just passed their bike test
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Post by jonno1962 on Oct 11, 2009 22:26:47 GMT 1
of course, silly me didnt look at your location!  |
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Post by rj2para (Bisto) on Oct 11, 2009 23:03:22 GMT 1
;D
lol
It did make me smile.
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