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?