zx9
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Showing my age there
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Arc Tourist
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Suggestion: Get a little notebook and whatever you acquire for free, write down the value of it based on if you had to buy it. At the end of a year add it up and realize this is the amount of hard earned money you didn't have to work for. Any way you look at it, this is all profit, and no tax paid.
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Reccomended by a friend who was replacing a Leatherman, he says he’s glad he saved the money
Mine was very old and unsure of brand but very worn out and one of the rivets popped out and half of it fell to pieces
£16 on Amazon, very heavy and solid, green laning at the weekend so I’m sure it will be tested
Mine was very old and unsure of brand but very worn out and one of the rivets popped out and half of it fell to pieces
£16 on Amazon, very heavy and solid, green laning at the weekend so I’m sure it will be tested
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Just to add to my collection of old motors that i can use i picked up a VW T25 panel van, The price of a panel van is silly now so i got this before they start asking the price of a house for them.
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It starts and runs and next week it is going for an MOT, Just needs some basic bits like an indicator stalk as it was snapped off by some vandals, but it seems to have metal in all the right places apart from a small hole in the sill and it started to overheat a bit so i think either a blocked radiator or needs bleeding with the front wheels on ramps.Looks to be in very good nick.Sound everywhere it matters?
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Looks a beaut fingers crossed for the MOT, I picked up a T4 a few months back longest mot failure list I had ever seen which helped keep the price down for me, after a few days work sorting out the list its now on the road running a treat.
Good luck with it.
Jord
Good luck with it.
Jord
Had a trip to that London today as a mates brother had a bike thats been sat under a tarp for 20 years and they have finally given up on it.
we were there he asked if I could get rid of some other stuff for him so I now have one of these too.
we were there he asked if I could get rid of some other stuff for him so I now have one of these too.
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Today I acquired some good news about collecting a huge lump of iron I bought yesterday. The seller will dissemble the tool and sort out an engine hoist and help with the loading.
I was lucky to purchase a Denbeigh #6 FlyPress with its original cast iron stand at a good price, and within reasonable driving distance for collection. I decided to look for a 6 ton as I figure it will be more than adequate for my needs, and anything larger would be physically more difficult to operate by one person holding the work piece and trying to swing a distant handle at the same time. The larger flypresse's seem to have rocketed in price recently which is probably due to the current interest in using them for Blacksmithing in a lot of videos.
Hopefully the weather forecasters will get it wrong again, and I will be able to acquire the press and post photos sometime next week; it's going to be an adventure for this old guy anyway, lol.
I was lucky to purchase a Denbeigh #6 FlyPress with its original cast iron stand at a good price, and within reasonable driving distance for collection. I decided to look for a 6 ton as I figure it will be more than adequate for my needs, and anything larger would be physically more difficult to operate by one person holding the work piece and trying to swing a distant handle at the same time. The larger flypresse's seem to have rocketed in price recently which is probably due to the current interest in using them for Blacksmithing in a lot of videos.
Hopefully the weather forecasters will get it wrong again, and I will be able to acquire the press and post photos sometime next week; it's going to be an adventure for this old guy anyway, lol.
zx9
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OH! so close... GPz550 and M type.
I have a slightly modified GPz1100 and Drummond M stashed away in the garage.
zx9
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I never fell off the 11 at more than walking pace, slow London traffic and a sullen overheated stalled motor was the one that comes to mind. I am only 12 stone so when it gets beyond the point of no return the bast practice was to jump clear. Surprising how quickly you can get a heavy bike back the shiny side up when there are lots of people watching.
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Enquired to Whitby & Co. about getting surge repaired, general wear and tear with a spot of abuse thrown in over several years and the Leatherman lifetime guarantee kicked in.
They asked me to send it back to somewhere in Cumbria with list of problems and new one came back in the post. FOC other than postage.
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Something about the GPz shape that is very nice to look at
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