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    Bluegrass
    Joined: 25 Jan 2013

    Get a new MC asap.  Don't fuck around.  Life without a MC is a life diminished.  On the other hand - you can look forward to looking for a new MC  🙂 .

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      Graeme
      啓蒙家
      Joined: 30 Mar 2012

      I'm about to relocate to Australia, so the next bike is probably going to be a few months away. I need to get out there and get sorted first.

      Not sure what the next one will be. The new watercooled R1200R looks sweet, but the ergonomics didn't seem to quite work for me. I'd need to take another look to be sure.

      The Aerial Ace is really cool…

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        casbar
        Joined: 14 Jul 2014

        Pic of my latest Harley. Been riding since 1982 (legally). Only been into Harley for about 6 years.

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          Giles
          IHUK Crew
          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

          Sorry for the X-Post…

          Sorry for the cross post...

          Haraki and I are feeling pretty pleased with ourselves.

          We have been selected by Yamaha as the first ever non custom bike builder to be involved in their European "Yard Built" initiative.

          http://www.yamaha-motor.eu/uk/products/motorcycles/sport-heritage/yard-built/index.aspx

          We will be giving the Iron Heart "Yard Built" spin to an XJR1300:

          http://www.yamaha-motor.eu/uk/products/motorcycles/sport-heritage/xjr1300.aspx

          We selected the bike today.

          Feeling like a couple of kids let loose in a sweetshop, starts to describe what we feel like.....

          We are allowed to keep the bike at the end of the project.  The only issue to be resolved is whether that is Haraki or me....

          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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            summ3rhays
            Joined: 28 Nov 2012

            So cool.  Being able to keep the bike at the end of it is awesome.  Can't wait to see lots and lots of photos.

            IG: summ3rhays & Indigobleed

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              harley dave
              Joined: 8 Dec 2013

              to save all the arguments about who gets the bike ,ill have it then no one will be dissapointed

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                Graeme
                啓蒙家
                Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                Would it be worth building a pair of IH x Yamaha bikes?

                There'd be the additional cost of buying a second XJR1300,  but you could split the design costs over two machines, and I suspect that would account for a significant part of the budget.

                If the bikes are going to have an afterlife as a promotional tool, then having one in Europe and one in Japan might make sense.

                Of course I've got your best interests at heart! 😉

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                  Giles
                  IHUK Crew
                  Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                  I'm actually not that bothered.  If H wants it in Japan, he can have it…......It's going to spend a year or so travelling throughout Europe before we get our mitts on it, so it will have done a good part of its job already.......

                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                    Graeme
                    啓蒙家
                    Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                    Build three bikes? 😉

                    Actually, I'm looking forward to seeing the project as it unfolds. I do like the XJR, particularly the new Café Racer variant.

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                      harley dave
                      Joined: 8 Dec 2013

                      this is what a proper bike sounds like ,the sound of heaven

                      last edited by 18 Dec 2014, 15:29 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        harley dave
                        Joined: 8 Dec 2013

                        and just listen to this

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                          Aetas
                          見習いボス
                          Joined: 19 Jun 2013

                          This is the reason I like to drive into rock tunnels in the Alps. Great sound !

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                            Graeme
                            啓蒙家
                            Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                            I was in Newcastle this afternoon, and took a look along Westgate Road. For those of you who don't know the city, it's got a cluster of motorcycle and gear shops.

                            Classic Motor Cycles had this very tasty cool Greeves scrambler. It was built for desert racing in the States, which is why both wheels are the same size. It's got a British logbook, and is road legal.

                            It's £4500, if anyone's interested.

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                              harley dave
                              Joined: 8 Dec 2013

                              sweet  🙂

                              last edited by 21 Dec 2014, 12:45 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                den1mhead
                                Raw and Unwashed
                                Joined: 6 Oct 2014

                                Great to find a motorbike thread! Keep finding new threads all the time!!
                                I started riding in 2004 at age 34, following passing the CBT and Direct Access courses.
                                Bike evolution to date; Honda Hornet, Yamaha R1, Suzuki GSXR 600, Yamaha R1, Kawasaki Ninja ZX10R which is my current bundle of fun.
                                I am not averse to riding non sports bikes, so have attached this image of me on a Royal Enfield Classic 500, which was taken on my honeymoon in Goa India with Jules @Black Orchid in April 2013;

                                I will add some pics of the ninja once it stops pissing it down!! Here we go…..

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                                  Bluegrass
                                  Joined: 25 Jan 2013

                                  welcome @den1mhead - i wish it would warm up and stop pissing too…

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                                    den1mhead
                                    Raw and Unwashed
                                    Joined: 6 Oct 2014

                                    @Bluegrass:

                                    welcome @den1mhead - i wish it would warm up and stop pissing too…

                                    Thanks @Bluegrass for the welcome. Didn't take the bike out for a blast however, did take a few pics…....more to follow on the next suitable day for a ride out. Cheers

                                    last edited by 3 Jan 2015, 15:27 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                      harley dave
                                      Joined: 8 Dec 2013

                                      my latest bike for the garage

                                      last edited by 10 Jan 2015, 20:30 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                        Megatron1505
                                        見習いボス
                                        Joined: 10 Jul 2011

                                        Beautiful Dave, absolutely stunning mate.

                                        Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                          harley dave
                                          Joined: 8 Dec 2013

                                          i need to change the bars , drop the forks  ditch  the rear seat ,and the screen ,get a 21 inch front wheel put my leather saddle bage s on and i am half way there .
                                          next job is a full respray ,the std colours are hideous

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