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    • BluegrassB
      Bluegrass
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      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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      • GraemeG
        Graeme
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        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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        • C
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          Pic of my latest Harley. Been riding since 1982 (legally). Only been into Harley for about 6 years.

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          • GilesG
            Giles
            IHUK Crew
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            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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            • summ3rhaysS
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              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 daveH
                harley dave
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                to save all the arguments about who gets the bike ,ill have it then no one will be dissapointed

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                • GraemeG
                  Graeme
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                  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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                  • GilesG
                    Giles
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                    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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                    • GraemeG
                      Graeme
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                      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 daveH
                        harley dave
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                        this is what a proper bike sounds like ,the sound of heaven

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                        • harley daveH
                          harley dave
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                          and just listen to this

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

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                            • GraemeG
                              Graeme
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                              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 daveH
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                                sweet  🙂

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                                • den1mheadD
                                  den1mhead
                                  Raw and Unwashed
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                                  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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                                  • BluegrassB
                                    Bluegrass
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                                    welcome @den1mhead - i wish it would warm up and stop pissing too…

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                                    • den1mheadD
                                      den1mhead
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                                      @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

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                                      • harley daveH
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                                        my latest bike for the garage

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                                        • Megatron1505M
                                          Megatron1505
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                                          Beautiful Dave, absolutely stunning mate.

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

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                                          • harley daveH
                                            harley dave
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                                            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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