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Originally posted by steve murdoch
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I was going to say, that doesn't look like something you can just sit on your front porch and whittle.
1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red
2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after. -
It's not what you know it's who you know right?
That's a schmick bit of gear Stu!1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020
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450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh
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Right on pete the isle of man may be tiny but the engineering standards are world class most are bikers and the place is awash with old race bikes and race parts you need to know the right people unfortunatly ive fallen out with one guy who is dripping with more race parts and bikes than you could dream off example of one or 2 are john konchinkes no 2 tz250 and ron haslams ns500 among another 50 plus gp bikes and he is not the only one over here i knowComment
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Billet wheel hub pr0n. Love it. You are a lucky man to be living on the IOM. Seeing the annual TT race in person is on my bucket list.Comment
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Fastest lap: 135.452 mph by Peter HickmanOriginally posted by 80GS1000 View Post
Unofficial top speed: 206 mph by Bruce Anstey at the end of Sulby straight on a Suzuki 1000cc machine.
Not feeling so macho. Must be sand in my vah-gi-nah. (Had to get around the robot censor.)1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red
2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.Comment
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Does your front porch have a 5 axis CNC mill?Originally posted by Rob S. View PostI was going to say, that doesn't look like something you can just sit on your front porch and whittle.
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This is what i sold to start the katana build very heartbreaking sale
rg500 project with mark dent bits tmx 35mm carbs etc i couldnt afford to finish it it needed another £7k to finish i will have another rg500 one daybit it will be a standard one l
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Yeah, but we hardly ever use it.Originally posted by 80GS1000 View PostDoes your front porch have a 5 axis CNC mill?
Reminds me of the Woody Allen movie (Bananas?) where he's being interviewed for a job and the hirer says, "It says on your resume that you can operate a high speed digital computer. Where did you learn that?"
And Allen answers, "My aunt has one."
Would it be remotely possible to explain to a young person how funny that line was?1982 GS1100E V&H "SS" exhaust, APE pods, 1150 oil cooler, 140 speedo, 99.3 rear wheel HP, black engine, '83 red
2016 XL883L sigpic Two-tone blue and white. Almost 42 hp! Status: destroyed, now owned by the insurance company. The hole in my memory starts an hour before the accident and ends 24 hours after.Comment
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May be a change of plan on the wheels got this little beauty now just looking for a matching rearComment
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16" magnesium?
Those rotors are huge.2@ \'78 GS1000Comment
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The brembo discs also fit on the astralites im taking the astralites over to the uk to drop them of to triple s to get the powdercoated a candy colour either blue or red the polish up the rivets they are probably the nest looking wheels ever made im looking for a 5.5 inch rear to replace the 5.25 one i haveComment
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To be honest i like the manx gp better in august ive met freddie spencer a few times and i like old gsxrs rc30s etc better also peter hickman dont do it for me im a dunlop man the dunlop dynasty is steeped in manx /irish road racing history and will always be spoken about in the wee pubs long after hickman has been forgotten .Comment
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