There are some people with more money than sense

Discussion in 'Classic Motorbikes' started by The Older Gentleman, Nov 1, 2008.

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    The Older Gentleman Guest

    Ebay item 130264884929

    Heading for £1500 for a reasonable Yamaha RD125 twin. And whatever the
    seller says, the bike was never sold in KR yellow anyway.
     
    The Older Gentleman, Nov 1, 2008
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    Dr Ivan D. Reid Guest

    A tad overpriced, yes. I had an RD125B once, having sold an
    earlier model (AS3?). Took it on a 7,000 km trip through 5 States and one
    Territory in 1975, averaging 99.9 km/gal IIRC. Best leg was Hay to
    Goolgowi, 108 km in 58 min. For some reason I never discovered, it would
    cut out on one cylinder after >1 hr at top whack; I suspected a condenser
    but never proved it.

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    GSX600F, RG250WD "You Porsche. Me pass!" DoD #484 JKLO#003, 005
    WP7# 3000 LC Unit #2368 (tinlc) UKMC#00009 BOTAFOT#16 UKRMMA#7 (Hon)
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    Dr Ivan D. Reid, Nov 1, 2008
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    The Older Gentleman Guest

    For a 125, that is *seriously* moving. Fractionally over 70mph average.
     
    The Older Gentleman, Nov 1, 2008
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    Dr Ivan D. Reid Guest

    <heh!> Fire up Google Earth and see how twisty the road is.

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    Ivan Reid, School of Engineering & Design, _____________ CMS Collaboration,
    Brunel University. Ivan.Reid@[brunel.ac.uk|cern.ch] Room 40-1-B12, CERN
    GSX600F, RG250WD "You Porsche. Me pass!" DoD #484 JKLO#003, 005
    WP7# 3000 LC Unit #2368 (tinlc) UKMC#00009 BOTAFOT#16 UKRMMA#7 (Hon)
    KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".
     
    Dr Ivan D. Reid, Nov 2, 2008
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    Dan L Guest

    Pah, bloke's an amateur compared to this dreamer:

    280281674178

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    Too much time to think, too little to do.


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    2002 Triumph Sprint RS 955i (It's big, and it's black)
    1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr (Gone, but not forgotten)

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    X-FOT#000
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    Dan L, Nov 2, 2008
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    I've actually emailed him to ask if the price is a misprint and did he
    mean £7,000?
     
    The Older Gentleman, Nov 2, 2008
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    TOG@Toil Guest

    And it made £1400. Utterly amazing.
     
    TOG@Toil, Nov 3, 2008
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