Living in a dream world

I was watching this item

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/320581094570 earlier. This is a relist because
with a starting price of £1395 (and no reserve), it attracted no bids.
I thought £1395 a tad strong myself, but I do like the R65.

And he's relisted it at £1 and added a BIN of £2750. I assumed this
was a listing mistake (should have been £1750?) and queried it.

"It's not listing error. Just taking note of what seems to be the
market for a bike in this condition. The reserve is somewhat less."

Idiot.

 

He uses the term "she" when describing an inanimate object. A sure
sign the the seller's an...

Quite.

 

And he's lost the V5....

 

Back end looks a bit skewiff to me ?

 

"Symbolic of his struggle against reality." you mean?

 

Yes, I asked about that as well, and enquired whether the seat just
hadn't been closed properly. he said it had too long a stop bolt and
he'd been meaning to sort it.

I also asked if the bike itself had been resrpayed because I always
remember the R65LS as having a two-tone tank (dark lower section). He
didn't know.

It didn't attract any bids on first attempt, so he raised the
effective BIN by nearly £1400 because he thinks that's what the bike
is worth, and it hasn't got a V5 and it might have been resprayed.

<Scratches head>

 

If he was the one who decided on the "Daytona" lookalike fairing
respray, why not the rest as well? As it is, it looks just odd, IMHO.

So when the relisting doesn't attract any bids, he'll probably list it
with a BIN at £3.5k, for the attention of the collectors . . .

But why is the R65 so desirable, compared to e.g. the R80? I know about
the short stroke engine, but the R80s came with different final drive
ratios that could allow better (or less slow) acceleration, or to push
RT/RS fairings along, if required.

The listing for eBay item #140442593791 seems more realistic when it
comes to the starting price, but having been done up from a sorry state,
who knows if/how long it will run without developing lots of technical
problems.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Chas

Oh bless. TOG's got another one.

Another illiterate who can't format a post properly I see, TOG. Can't
you vary the catch a little?

 

I reckon it's his aftershave.

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Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see.
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Hmm can't quote properly, using outlook. Blimey Tog you've got another
knuckle dragging mouth breather for your collection.

 

Chas wrote:

<snip tears of impotent rage>

When does term start again?

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Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3
Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply)
116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 GTV TS GT 3.2 V6
Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see.
www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk

 

snip>

If you can't even spell fuckwit properly I don't rate your chances
very highly. Does your wife suck cocks for cash to pay for your
medication?

 

the message id seems to
be very optimistic

 

The short-stroke engine is way sweeter. The frame's different as well:
physically smaller. And it's lighter.

It's just a really nce ShiteOldBoxer that's sort of seven-eighths scale.

I dont know if the final drives are interchangeable. It wouldn't
surprise me.

 

This says it all.

Any other pearls of wisdom to impart, before you go? )

 

Oooh, lovely. Um, take a look at the sig.

It might surprise you, sweetheart, but I don't think I've sold a bike
this year. Not a whole one, anyway.

<Thinks>

Might have done. Can't remember one, though.

Oh yes it is ))

Trying to think; trying to remember..... When did I last sell a 125....?
Oh yes, that would probably be the SL125 I restored.

Heh. I think you've got it the other way around..

Doubt it.

Now, school begins soon, so up to bed with you.

 

Lets be fair, the chance of Chas not having sex alone is about zero.

 

Why should I do that? I just think the man's an idiot, not a crook.

 

Just noticed he keeps his sales private.....

 

It sounds awfully like that fucktard on upce. Not Spacker; the lawnmower
salesman. Forget his name now.

<Thinks>

Road-Dog? Road_Hog?