motorbikes old/new...open thread??

One of the most beautiful looking bikes ever, bought it for about £250 (6 months from new) and years later (when the new baby arrived) couldn't afford tax insurance (also owning a car) and sold it for £90 :( and used a Honda C50 for work.

Had the top half of the tank sprayed a lovely blue.
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Saw the below in Budleigh Salterton as we were heading up through the town towards the Otter walk, then heard it arrive at Otterton while we were having lunch, Grabbed a quick phone snap then chatted to the owner for a bit before we headed back down the river. Anything but a trailer queen, it gets ridden as often as possible. The drips underneath are water off the mudguards rather than oil!

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Saw the below in Budleigh Salterton as we were heading up through the town towards the Otter walk, then heard it arrive at Otterton while we were having lunch, Grabbed a quick phone snap then chatted to the owner for a bit before we headed back down the river. Anything but a trailer queen, it gets ridden as often as possible. The drips underneath are water off the mudguards rather than oil!

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It's great to see the old stuff used.
 
Among other mods, it has "modern" (comparatively - they're Amals!) carbs, Carillo rods and an electric foot (he's had 2 new hips recently so doesn't want to/can't use the kickstarter himself these days.) It does get shown but mainly to get him into shows for free! Enjoys having the cobwebs blown out and its legs stretched a little but sticks to 2 figures... mostly!
 
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