jtreg Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 (edited) Back in 1973 I bought an RD250 from the horrid bike dealer Gambier Reeks. I holed a piston and dropped in a 350cc engine rather than repair. The RD I had was the round tank edition with blue paintwork. I was young and naive with no mechanical background (then)... so when the small ends went, regrettably I sold it and bought a 500-4. Later, in 90's I bought an FJ1200 and kept her for 13 years, an awesome bike she ate consumables but was a 'rocket sofa' LOL.... I had several bikes over the years, too many to mention here - eventually I succumbed to getting onto a BMW GSA Adventure - it was stolen and I saw sense decided to be more practical, thoughtfully got an XT660z (second hand of course). She goes everywhere with me, I am off to Norkapp and also, later this year to Switzerland. We went to Berlin in January before C-19... Yamahas have SOUL and are not ridden by berks, in the main scheme of things. I have ridden, despatched, taught and worked on bikes for 45 years now... 1995 R1100RS sits in the garage (want to sell her), next to a 1984 R80RT I have had her for last 30 years! So - nice to be her, cheers, James Edited May 19, 2022 by jtreg typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jimmy Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Welcome in James, and a great intro, thanks for that. You're bound to have a great level of experience, so hopefully you stick around and contribute to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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