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    • GraemeG
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      I've seen quite a few custom bikes around town, which have a similar sort of look to them. This one's by Deus, who're pretty famous these days. Sorry for the blurred photo.

      Whilst this one used to be a fairly generic Yamaha.

      I think that @Giles's Auto Fabrica is nicer than both of the above.

      The customising scene has influenced mainstream products. This is the BMW R nine T, with the optional aluminium tank, and now heated grips! 😉

      The aluminium tank comes in two variants, and the salesman reckoned that the version with the visible seam (not the one pictured above) is nicer.

      I wish that BMW had built the bike with their new watercooled engine and the trick electronics and suspension off the R1200R. Yes, I know it's meant to hark back to its heritage, but I'd like to see something a bit more forward looking. The K1600 based Concept 101 is heading for production, and could well be a more high-tech take on a customisable design.

      Lastly a Ducati Scrambler modified by Skunk Machine. I like the fact that this has a retro-modern look, and it's possible that this one is going into series production.

      There's rumoured to be another model unveiled in about a week, and I'm looking forward to seeing what Ducati come up with.

      I'd actually dropped by the dealership to find out more about the XDiavel. I think that's a more interesting machine as it's modern, but it's got that emotional connection. I'd just need to put the foot pegs in the right place! 😉

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      • GilesG
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        @Giles:

        Inbound….

        "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
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          Aren't you off to do your CBT tomorrow too?

          Have fun!

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          • GilesG
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            Yessir….08:00.  It's pissing down and blowing a hoolie outside....

            "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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            • hajdukH
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              Good luck, G!

              Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

              "Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have" James Baldwin.

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              • GraemeG
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                Look on the bright side, at least you'll get used to riding in the rain! 🙂

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                • GilesG
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                  25oz denim and a Simmons Bilt…....

                  "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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                  • harley daveH
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                    good luck and remember forward planning and observation and soon enough you will be terrorising the streets on your nsu quickly ( which i happen to love and would like one myself )

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                    • GilesG
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                      Thanks.  Off I go…...

                      "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
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                        What @harley dave said, but if your ride ends up looking like this then something has gone horribly wrong!

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                        • GraemeG
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                          @Giles terrorising the streets of Gosvegas on his NSU… :o

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                          • harley daveH
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                            i love the crash helmet

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                              • GilesG
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                                Instructor thought I looked stupid on his 125, so he made me do the test on a Kawasaki ZS750…..I passed

                                "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
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                                  How was the weather in the end?

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                                  • GilesG
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                                    Wet and by the sea, very windy…....

                                    "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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                                    • FinksterF
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                                      @Giles:

                                      Instructor thought I looked stupid on his 125, so he made me do the test on a Kawasaki ZS750…..I passed

                                      Congrats!

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                                      • GilesG
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                                        Unfortunately not.  In UK.  I am now only legally allowed to ride a 125 until I pass 2 more computer tests and 2 more practical tests…...And it has to wear L plates....

                                        "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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                                        • FinksterF
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                                          Oops  😉  … keep it up!

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                                          • harley daveH
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                                            bummer ,when i passed my test you only had to ride around the block without falling off mind you beer was only 17 p (yes thats seventeen) pence a pint for double diamond

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