d.b. Posted June 17, 2010 Posted June 17, 2010 Hi folks, thought i'd be sociable... I've had my RD since i was 19 and it's past 57,000 miles now. It was totally original when i bought it for £250 just 24 years ago but not anymore... Well its a long story of crashes, holed pistons, seized cranks, bashed tanks, blind stupidity, split seats & rusty mudguards. But... it's also a story of Harry Barlow tuning & handmade stainless 'spannies, Akront rims, Spondon brake, Giuliari seat, '80s Ultimate Streetbike comps, 30 thousand-odd miles of thrashing round North Wales and a recent 1500 mile round trip to France (ow!). It's in bits at the mo due to a worn oil pump-induced near seizure. Now up to 2mm o/s but still original barrels yay! I also lost my sidepanel a couple of weeks ago which i found AFTER it had been run over grrr! Luckily i have a full set of spare paintwork (painted Austin Rover purple/ blue) which the bike's been wearing for 15 years or so. I've kept the original plum-coloured stuff, i just need to fix the tank, dented after binning it on a forestry track It also has RXS100 inlet rubbers, one of which is split, i don't suppose anyone can help? How do i add pics?
Moderator Cynic Posted June 17, 2010 Moderator Posted June 17, 2010 Hi folks, thought i'd be sociable... I've had my RD since i was 19 and it's past 57,000 miles now. It was totally original when i bought it for £250 just 24 years ago but not anymore... Well its a long story of crashes, holed pistons, seized cranks, bashed tanks, blind stupidity, split seats & rusty mudguards. But... it's also a story of Harry Barlow tuning & handmade stainless 'spannies, Akront rims, Spondon brake, Giuliari seat, '80s Ultimate Streetbike comps, 30 thousand-odd miles of thrashing round North Wales and a recent 1500 mile round trip to France (ow!). It's in bits at the mo due to a worn oil pump-induced near seizure. Now up to 2mm o/s but still original barrels yay! I also lost my sidepanel a couple of weeks ago which i found AFTER it had been run over grrr! Luckily i have a full set of spare paintwork (painted Austin Rover purple/ blue) which the bike's been wearing for 15 years or so. I've kept the original plum-coloured stuff, i just need to fix the tank, dented after binning it on a forestry track It also has RXS100 inlet rubbers, one of which is split, i don't suppose anyone can help? How do i add pics? Oh wow these are the bikes i really love, you can keep your shiny mint resto's your 350 has LIVED.
Moderator drewpy Posted June 17, 2010 Moderator Posted June 17, 2010 DB nice intro and keep the patina
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