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Re: sort of project ish

Post by Bikeazoid » Mon Dec 14, 2020 4:18 am

John, did you just have a kid? Congrats if you did man!!!
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Re: sort of project ish

Post by Uncle Bob » Mon Dec 14, 2020 11:54 am

Congrats on the new Grandchild John. Do her parents live near by? If so you'll be getting less time for the garage!!! :-) but it'll be worth it.

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Re: sort of project ish

Post by Smallkat » Mon Dec 14, 2020 10:38 pm

I haven't seen my grandchild since July.
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Re: sort of project ish

Post by johnr » Tue Dec 15, 2020 8:38 pm

Bikeazoid wrote:
Mon Dec 14, 2020 4:18 am
John, did you just have a kid? Congrats if you did man!!!
no, thats my granddaughter. my youngest just had her at the end of november.
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Re: sort of project ish

Post by fetishkat » Wed Dec 23, 2020 8:37 pm

JR, not sure if you need it or not but I have a complete 850g bottom end that might be needing a home.

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Re: sort of project ish

Post by johnr » Sat Dec 26, 2020 5:22 pm

hi giles, im ok ta, you might not be surprised to hear that ive a complete gs850 engine in the garage.....
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Re: sort of project ish

Post by FBJ » Wed Dec 30, 2020 10:20 pm

Looking forwards to seeing it come together

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Re: sort of project ish

Post by Bikeazoid » Thu Dec 31, 2020 4:52 am

Does every person in the U.K. have projects in their garages? I don't know anyone in the US that has that. Seriously, not one.

I'm assuming that everyone there knows local shops, tool and die, machine, welders and steel benders. Unless.... You guys do that your selves.

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Re: sort of project ish

Post by fossie » Thu Dec 31, 2020 8:54 am

In general many Brits have projects in shed ...known as 'man caves' here, whether it's an old Brit, an old jap bike brought over from the US..we have companies who specialise in bringing in stuff from the US as you seem to abandon them before we do ....it is no so uncommon to see 80-90s stuff used as everyday transport.
There are many sheds that have lawnmowers ,cars , agricultural machinery undergoing restoration/ repair.
There are many clubs for these were people have skills and help each other out. Or armed with a manual will have a go . The clue is Man cave ! Kettle/ beverage, planet rock on the radio and out of sight!
We even have a lawnmower museum!
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Re: sort of project ish

Post by GSF34058 » Thu Dec 31, 2020 4:57 pm

I have to own up to having a Noddy bike in bits in my shed. It's a Velocette LE200 Mk2. It has a hand lever to start it, a hand operated gear lever, and best of all a glove compartment! It has been in bits ever since I bought it circa 1978. I will get around to fixing it up one day. I think it will be quite a laugh trundling around on it, but working on it is far from top priority at the moment.

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