Motorcycles
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@Sam:
Why oh why would they make them with such bad electrics though?!!
Because they're Italian. It's kinda their thing.
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It shouldn't be a thing! If electricity starts the bike you make damn sure it's tip top!
@harley dave The bike in the photo is from 1995 so not much older than my Suzuki GSX600 which has done twice the miles. I'm guessing that might not be a good comparison though.
Think i'm going to try and get up and see it. Off to Manchester i go!
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To be fair, the V7 shouldn't be so hard on batteries, smaller engine to try and start. Which also means bump starting the thing should be a whole lot easier (last time I had to push mine half way up Wrynose Pass in the Lakes, freewhile with clutch in until I hit somewhere north of 35mph and then dump the clutch in 3rd.
Locked the back wheel but somehow it managed to move enough to get the damn motor to turn over! Just as well, it would probably still be there if it hadn't started!
If they get ridden enough that isn't going to be such a problem though, and if you live somewhere with a more amenable climate than the Lake District that would probably go in your favour too.
Or just get a spare battery and keep it on a charger in your home
They are such awesome bikes to ride though… even if I do have the urge for a large capacity cruiser at the moment....
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@GuzziRob I believe that @Sam lives in sunny Gosport, which is somewhat warmer and drier than the northern wastes of Cumbria.
I'm going to give Sam another bad idea here. Moto Strada, who are Rob's Guzzi pusher, have a very tasty Café Racer special in stock. They're up in Skipton, so not too far from the other dealer.
It's based on the latest V7 Racer, so more modern than the other Guzzi, and quite a bit more expensive. But it's a lovely looking thing.
Hopefully this doesn't end with @Giles being tapped for a pay rise.
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@Sam:
Melting snow! I bet that's a sight for sore eyes! Couldn't live somewhere where i couldn't ride all year.
Bikes looking cool! My 48 is hiding from the rain at the moment so it's down to the "trusty" Suzuki to get me places.
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you have a 48
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Yeah, I thought you knew that for some reason?
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dont know if this is of any interest to you sam its the one show i really look forward to all year , lots of selvedge denim and turn ups ,big beards , and loads of harleys .
some pics for you from last year
this is the event not sure if its your thing but if you want to go give me a shout if you like and we can meet up if you like http://thetripout.co.uk/
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Hello everybody,
here are my two last restoration:HONDA XL 125 SCRAMBLER 1976
HONDA C50M 1976
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love the 50 ive had a few of those great little bikes
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I have another 1975
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sweet
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sam are you hcsf02 sam or similar on instagram thats me jackassdave 1 following you (not in a stalker way )
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Loving the C50. When i was a kid we had a C something, stripped it and used it to do huuuge jumps in the local woods… Happy days.
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you had the same childhood as me then
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its a very nice bike indeed
