Oh no, oh please no, not in midwinter

Ebay item 120070899083

I want this. It looks superb. And I can get a one-way flight up there
for about £70 from Gatwick and then ride it down.

But in mid-January? Oh lordy, lordy.

I have a feeling that this is going to sell cheaply, simply because of
where it is and the time of year.

I suppose if the journey home turns into Winter Hell, I can stop at the
Black Horse or somewhere....

 

We're halfway down if you get stuck in a blizzard

 

[snip]

Do you really want it or is this rose tinted glasses? Only asking
because a friend let me try his and it was horrible.

 

TOG@Toil.?.murray writes

It'll be fine. It's just a bit wet up here just now, the hills aren't
white yet.

If you happen to be passing you're welcome to drop in for a cuppa &
chance to warm up - you'd be about 120 miles into your 500(ish) mile
run.

 

I had one and liked it. Not wildly fast, but an incredibly tough
engine. Electronic ignition too, which was definitely rare back then.
Surprisingly torquey and economical.

Vibrated a bit......

 

says...

Very nice. I never really liked the GT twins, but that is quite good. It
does need the wheels rebuilding with stainless spokes, but that's no big
job.

 

Currently at £700, which is rather expensive for an old Jap bike.

 

Ah bollox. Just noticed no t&t. Hm. It's a helluva long way to tow a
trailer.

 

says...

Very nice. I never really liked the GT twins, but that is quite good. It
does need the wheels rebuilding with stainless spokes, but that's no big
job.


Go for it TOG looks lovely or........... you could buy a nice kettle from me
for a little bit more and 150 miles nearer.
If you are passing I offer a de-frosting service and fresh spark plugs! That
is a long way ath this time of year even to Edinburgh.
The wind has been howling and pissing with rain for the last week.... bikes
not allowed across the Forth road bridge for the last 2 days.

Ras
Gt750 red Gt750 black 72 Silver Interstate
--

 

Bollocks it is!

 

Chris Newport says...

Rubbish, it's far too much to pay for some old Brit knackers maybe.

 

Well, left it in the end. Just too much hassle without T&T. If it had
had T&T I'd have bid. Someone got a decent GT for not much money there.

 

Well probably find out when they post here, asking for a few parts that
have been unobtainable for the past 25 years.

 

does look pretty tidy.

you're mad, you know that?

 

I never really understand "won't need any work for an MOT", and not
bothering to put a test on it. It puts people off.

If it's a roadworthy bike, you can sort the tax if you have the MOT and
other docs, or you can do a deal with the seller to put tax on it as part of
the deal.

 

I usually translate this as: ... as it won't pass anyway.

 

So do I. In this case, it looked A-OK, but it was just too much hassle.
Any vehicle with an MoT is worth markedly more than one without -
certainly more than the cost of the MoT - so it's always worth doing.

 

Not that mad, as it turned out.