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Post by pistanbroke on Feb 3, 2014 22:44:36 GMT 1
Hi fellas, just joined, names Donny, was searching around for some elsie bits and came across your forum, posted a pic off my 'diesel' R1 in that section, been a biker all my life , my love off all things Yam was started by my first decent bike, a Stan Stephens tuned 4LO , bought it in bits and rebuilt it and sprayed it with rattle cans, thought it looked wicked at the time lol, sold it after 3 years and bought a mars bar one that a taxi thought was invisible, then went 4 stroke for a few years before buying a valve, kept that a few years and sold it for the usual , marriage and kids thing!!! Anyway no bike last all off 4 months but never got another elsie until a couple of years ago but needed dough so they had too go  Anyway tae cut a long story short was clearing oot ma ol mans barn and found a pile off bits and pieces that 'luckily' id greased and oiled up and chucked in an old wardrobe, engine (350) carbs , wheels, headlights few wee bits an pieces, anyway gonna get back intae elsie land and looking for a runner or something needing refreshed, a wee project noo the kids have shot the crow lol a wee pic off my first elsie with me at 19ish years old and hair 
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Post by dusty350 on Feb 3, 2014 22:55:38 GMT 1
Hi donny
Welcome to the forum mate
Dusty
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Post by spooch63 on Feb 3, 2014 22:59:50 GMT 1
Hi and welcome, haven't been on here long myself but have found it invaluable for information and sourcing spare parts, a complete runner will set you back a pretty penny but the fun in rebuilding it will far outweigh the cost of purchase (hopefully !!).
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Feb 3, 2014 23:10:30 GMT 1
Hi and welcome in, nice to see another Scot.
Where you from, pic looks remote
Steve
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Post by jed on Feb 3, 2014 23:15:12 GMT 1
Were in Scotland are you . I am in fife
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Post by budgie1966 on Feb 3, 2014 23:27:03 GMT 1
hi mate welcome to a great forum lots of helpful members
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Post by arrow on Feb 3, 2014 23:29:14 GMT 1
Welcome in Donny.
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Post by paulsl on Feb 3, 2014 23:58:46 GMT 1
Welcome aboard Donny. A great forum full of extremely knowledgeable people and then there's me.  Currently restoring an F2 valve that was lying outside for 10 years. Best thing I've done in years. Without the folks on this forum would be nowhere near stage currently at. Good to see another Scot on board. Where abouts are you. I'm in sunny Ayrshire. LOL Cheers Paul |
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Post by smokin074 on Feb 4, 2014 1:23:30 GMT 1
Hi Donny welcome to the forum
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Post by Delbert on Feb 4, 2014 8:01:55 GMT 1
Hi donny & welcome aboard , from stormy old devon ,, get yourself up to 25 posts & in to the for sale section
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Post by steeley on Feb 4, 2014 8:25:33 GMT 1
hi Donny and welcome, good site here lots of advice and info.
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Post by lcjock on Feb 4, 2014 9:04:19 GMT 1
awright Donny,,, welcome in from an Ayrshire lad
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Post by justyr on Feb 4, 2014 9:40:46 GMT 1
hiya Donny - several hairy ar$ed types here already. I'm in Embra.
btw I hear that there's going to be a LC riders type reunion event this spring/summer at some place in Fife (not Knockhill).
J
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Post by alext on Feb 4, 2014 12:50:51 GMT 1
me too! Im just outside Edinburgh.
Alex.
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Post by lolly on Feb 4, 2014 18:11:06 GMT 1
great mullet
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Post by lcrider on Feb 4, 2014 20:43:44 GMT 1
Hi welcome to the forum . That bikes a real 80;s look.
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Post by andy3515 on Feb 4, 2014 21:46:49 GMT 1
Welcome to a great forum
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Post by andy3515 on Feb 4, 2014 21:47:02 GMT 1
Welcome to a great forum
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Post by pistanbroke on Feb 4, 2014 22:00:48 GMT 1
Thanks a lot for the warm welcome, im from Stornoway in the Western Isles, not so remote now as it was when the above pic was taken lol, we have a healthy bike scene up here and the Highlands only a ferry ride away, wudnae live anywhere else  looking forward too getting a bike and staring the restoration , im a bit handier with the tools now than i was in the 80s haha, looking forward tae being an active member, oh and im booked up for Knockhill in June on my R1,do a fair few runs too the mainland if i possibly can |
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Post by yardstikk on Feb 4, 2014 22:03:53 GMT 1
Welcome aboard Donny..I,m in Tayside and have heeps of spares if your after anything...
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Post by andybush on Feb 4, 2014 22:08:05 GMT 1
Welcome Donny...your LC looked wicked. how about doing your new one as a replica of that beauty ?
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Feb 4, 2014 22:12:46 GMT 1
Thanks a lot for the warm welcome, im from Stornoway in the Western Isles, not so remote now as it was when the above pic was taken lol, we have a healthy bike scene up here and the Highlands only a ferry ride away, wudnae live anywhere else looking forward too getting a bike and staring the restoration , im a bit handier with the tools now than i was in the 80s haha, looking forward tae being an active member, oh and im booked up for Knockhill in June on my R1,do a fair few runs too the mainland if i possibly can Usually end up over at the Hospital a couple of times a year doing service work, nice place. Lc meet is supposed to be 14/15th June at Knockhill, what date you over? Road from Inverness to Ullapool is awesome Steve |
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Post by pistanbroke on Feb 4, 2014 22:20:49 GMT 1
Thanks a lot for the warm welcome, im from Stornoway in the Western Isles, not so remote now as it was when the above pic was taken lol, we have a healthy bike scene up here and the Highlands only a ferry ride away, wudnae live anywhere else looking forward too getting a bike and staring the restoration , im a bit handier with the tools now than i was in the 80s haha, looking forward tae being an active member, oh and im booked up for Knockhill in June on my R1,do a fair few runs too the mainland if i possibly can Usually end up over at the Hospital a couple of times a year doing service work, nice place. Lc meet is supposed to be 14/15th June at Knockhill, what date you over? Road from Inverness to Ullapool is awesome Steve Hi Steve, my missus is a nurse in the Hospital, ive booked up too go see the BSB at Knockhill 27th/28th/29th June , yep love the Ullapool road its fantastic |
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Post by pistanbroke on Feb 4, 2014 22:21:54 GMT 1
Welcome Donny...your LC looked wicked. how about doing your new one as a replica of that beauty ? Wouldnt mind doing a similar paint job |
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Post by pistanbroke on Feb 4, 2014 22:22:51 GMT 1
Welcome aboard Donny..I,m in Tayside and have heeps of spares if your after anything... Thanks for the offer mate, i will deffo keep that in mind |
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Post by mikee on Feb 4, 2014 22:33:51 GMT 1
Hi mate I'm down in fife , think the lc thing is gonna be in Kirkcaldy , bevy park
Mike
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Post by yardstikk on Feb 4, 2014 22:46:46 GMT 1
You dont have anything to do with fishing in Lewis do you Donny..
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Post by scott on Feb 4, 2014 22:47:02 GMT 1
welcome to the site m8,plenty of good guys on here to help along the way.
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Post by pistanbroke on Feb 4, 2014 23:09:30 GMT 1
You dont have anything to do with fishing in Lewis do you Donny.. No mate, enjoy a bit of sea fishing though !!
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Post by copper99 on Feb 4, 2014 23:16:01 GMT 1
Welcome Donny....any more pics from back in the day?
We do love those...
Good luck with the forthcomimg project.
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Anyway tae cut a long story short was clearing oot ma ol mans barn and found a pile off bits and pieces that 'luckily' id greased and oiled up and chucked in an old wardrobe, engine (350) carbs , wheels, headlights few wee bits an pieces, anyway gonna get back intae elsie land and looking for a runner or something needing refreshed, a wee project noo the kids have shot the crow lol
Currently restoring an F2 valve that was lying outside for 10 years. Best thing I've done in years. Without the folks on this forum would be nowhere near stage currently at. Good to see another Scot on board. Where abouts are you. I'm in sunny Ayrshire. LOL
looking forward too getting a bike and staring the restoration , im a bit handier with the tools now than i was in the 80s haha, looking forward tae being an active member, oh and im booked up for Knockhill in June on my R1,do a fair few runs too the mainland if i possibly can 
