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Post by purpletoddy1981 on Oct 20, 2020 15:50:07 GMT 1
 IMG_0134 (1) by PETER TODD, on Flickr Its been a while since the bike was built and was sold to a gentleman down south somewhere and has been through a few mods since then to stop the pipes grounding out. Originally a 250 but I managed to find a decent 350 motor which "uncle mick" abbey tuned and got it going well. Ram well on the road but only for a while as it soon gave wrist ache. Sounded superb and easy to work on. another one I should have kept?? ...maybe |
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Post by purpletoddy1981 on Oct 20, 2020 15:50:55 GMT 1
and yes it was missing one of the tail fairing bolts in this pic
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Post by purpletoddy1981 on Oct 20, 2020 15:52:26 GMT 1
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Post by purpletoddy1981 on Oct 20, 2020 15:53:34 GMT 1
another pic mid way though the build, quite a few memories in that build culminating in a trip to cadwell....good times
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Post by steve63 on Oct 20, 2020 17:59:24 GMT 1
another pic mid way though the build, quite a few memories in that build culminating in a trip to cadwell....good times Good times indeed Pete  |
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Post by mcludd on Oct 20, 2020 19:26:00 GMT 1
Good god purple, never mind the fairing bolt there are no indicators fitted!!!!!
I dont imagine they are heated grips either
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Post by purpletoddy1981 on Oct 20, 2020 19:50:09 GMT 1
another pic mid way though the build, quite a few memories in that build culminating in a trip to cadwell....good times Good times indeed Pete Did your lad ever get anywhere with the 400 ?? |
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Post by purpletoddy1981 on Oct 20, 2020 19:51:32 GMT 1
Good god purple, never mind the fairing bolt there are no indicators fitted!!!!! I dont imagine they are heated grips either Ha ha how you doing dave. I’ve been away from forums and joined fb against my better judgment but it’s crap really. No indicators or heated grips mate and headlight was pretty crap as well. How you getting on anyway ? |
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Post by mcludd on Oct 20, 2020 20:20:49 GMT 1
Good god purple, never mind the fairing bolt there are no indicators fitted!!!!! I dont imagine they are heated grips either Ha ha how you doing dave. I’ve been away from forums and joined fb against my better judgment but it’s crap really. No indicators or heated grips mate and headlight was pretty crap as well. How you getting on anyway ? Ive retired (again) Pete, well when I say retired I have given up going to regular work and I have bought a wreck of a house and I figure thats at least the next 6 months of my life spoken for - probably more. Dont think Im selling this one though - its 5 miles from Cadwell I looked at facetubes and I figure I am either missing something or just too old for it as it seems utter pants to me |
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Post by dusty350 on Oct 21, 2020 9:47:16 GMT 1
Nice bike Peter  I remember seeing it in Ps mag when you did the build off with Mutts and a couple of other guys. I'm doing one along the same lines. I love the tank/seat combos of these old race Td/Tz gear Dusty |
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Post by steve63 on Oct 21, 2020 22:19:02 GMT 1
Good times indeed Pete Did your lad ever get anywhere with the 400 ?? Hi Pete, It's like the high tide mark on here, all the flotsam and jetsam are washing up The 400 is sat on the bench. I've done a bit to it. Stripped stuff off, cleaned plated and put back on. He's not overly interested in it and is more into the mountain biking at the moment. Missing all the trackdays this year hasn't helped. It re-charges the interest I find. Mine took a battering last year when I found that falling off at the slowest corner is still giving me grief a year later. I guess I'm going to have to accept that you really don't bounce as well in your late 50's as you do at 19. I slammed my LC into the side of a car at 40mph when I was 20 and walked away with a couple of broken finger nails. My mate on the back wasn't so lucky but we'll not talk about that  Iv'e meanwhile found a new enthusiasm for my LC's and I've been spending a bit of time most nights in the garage looking in stack and store boxes and finding bit's I couldn't remember having. Watch this space and I might have 1, 2 or even 3 LC's up and running for summer! We all need to get back to the Club house at Cadwell, get stinking drunk, talk for hours about bikes and go back to the tent to listen to Gary J's music. O.K. maybe not that last bit. TZ all done? I guess my crash has put me out of contention for a test ride??? |
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Post by steve63 on Oct 21, 2020 22:21:08 GMT 1
Good god purple, never mind the fairing bolt there are no indicators fitted!!!!! I dont imagine they are heated grips either You buy a touring bike and it's all heated grips, top box and pannier rubbish coming out of you. |
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Post by purpletoddy1981 on Oct 22, 2020 12:01:53 GMT 1
nice one steve I did wonder where you and the lad went to as you are normally sat with the stove going outside the tent somewhere.
Tz finished mate and had a wee outing at Blyton month or so ago and realized im way too big for it so may be going off to pastures new in exchange for something interesting but more on that another day if it happens.
Gary J is always the hostess lol
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Post by steve63 on Oct 22, 2020 13:02:32 GMT 1
nice one steve I did wonder where you and the lad went to as you are normally sat with the stove going outside the tent somewhere. Tz finished mate and had a wee outing at Blyton month or so ago and realized im way too big for it so may be going off to pastures new in exchange for something interesting but more on that another day if it happens. Gary J is always the hostess lol I've been really busy at work all year and what was going on or not at cadwell sort of past me by with all the other rubbish happening thrown in. A couple of weekends at cadwell is what I look forward to most in the year. Even not riding is still great. How's the old man? Still got the blue SRAD? Shame about the TZ Pete. You're not that big surely? They are going for big money though. I was a bit upset that my mate sold his RS125 before I got to have a go on it. He's ridden a lot of bikes and did the MRO series on a open class RGV and a GSXR600. He rates the little Honda as the best handling bike he every rode. Then he goes and floggs it! |
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