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Hi from North Wales
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Hi from North Wales
Hi everyone,
Been here for a short while getting a feel for the site. Already talked to a couple of members via PM's about their bikes and seems like a friendly bunch .
I've had big Kawasaki's in the past (I'm wrong side of 50 ) and ride a ZZR14, on my 3rd one now, as a daily ride when the weather is half decent. Over the years been picking bikes up here and there, as you do, and got a couple of decent 4XV R1's and an old 954 'Blade.
I'm almost (ish) finished on a 2 1/2 year refurb of a '79 CBX, which has been a bit of a task to say the least. The end is nigh now (of the rebuild, not me) and I'm actively searching for the next steed. I've recently sold a couple of bikes to clear some space and raise funds and I'm erring towards a 70's Kawasaki but not a basket case or mega refurb as I might not be around to finish it .
So, that's a bit about me .
Regards, Russ
Been here for a short while getting a feel for the site. Already talked to a couple of members via PM's about their bikes and seems like a friendly bunch .
I've had big Kawasaki's in the past (I'm wrong side of 50 ) and ride a ZZR14, on my 3rd one now, as a daily ride when the weather is half decent. Over the years been picking bikes up here and there, as you do, and got a couple of decent 4XV R1's and an old 954 'Blade.
I'm almost (ish) finished on a 2 1/2 year refurb of a '79 CBX, which has been a bit of a task to say the least. The end is nigh now (of the rebuild, not me) and I'm actively searching for the next steed. I've recently sold a couple of bikes to clear some space and raise funds and I'm erring towards a 70's Kawasaki but not a basket case or mega refurb as I might not be around to finish it .
So, that's a bit about me .
Regards, Russ
Re: Hi from North Wales
Ey Russ,
Nice to see you on here.
Be interested to see your CBX when it's complete!
Nice to see you on here.
Be interested to see your CBX when it's complete!
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Re: Hi from North Wales
By chance Russ did you see the article on CBX's on the motorcycle show, Wednesday 10.00pm ITV4+1.
There was some beuts on there. Good luck with the project.
There was some beuts on there. Good luck with the project.
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Welcome Russ, good luck with the hunt.
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Wrigers wrote:By chance Russ did you see the article on CBX's on the motorcycle show, Wednesday 10.00pm ITV4+1.
There was some beuts on there. Good luck with the project.
Hi bud, I did see it and, with CBX's being a relatively small pool, knew some of the peeps there. The big lad with the glasses was Nigel, he refurb'd my clocks and changed the gearing from KPH to MPH - knowledgeable and helpful chap. Did stick my toe into a "six" forum when I first got the bike in 2015 but some of the blokes had a major superiority complex for some reason, so pulled my toe back out .
Russ
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Ultim8pc wrote:Ey Russ,
Nice to see you on here.
Be interested to see your CBX when it's complete!
Hi Nigel, thanks for that, your A5 was at the wrong time for me as I hadn't sold my other bikes. Been looking, jealously, at your latest acquisition. Nice one pal
Russ
Re: Hi from North Wales
Welcome along
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Hi Russ
welcome to the forum!
Hope to see some pictures.
Greetings from Belgium
Philiipe
welcome to the forum!
Hope to see some pictures.
Greetings from Belgium
Philiipe
the differences between a little boy and an adult man is the price and size of their toys!
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Philippe wrote:Hi Russ
welcome to the forum!
Hope to see some pictures.
Greetings from Belgium
Philiipe
Hi Philiipe, thanks for the welcome. You might have seen the bike before , I imported it as a non-running "garage find" from Hasselt.
As it was off the curtainsider
And roughly where we are up to now, maybe finished this year
Got a 1000 pics of the build I could bore you to death with
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Thats a very pretty Hodna, nice job
Z900A4, Triumph Explorer, Harley Fatboy special 1690, RD350LC, GPZ750 Unitrac
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Hi Russ
thanks for the nice pictures!
Looks like a nice bike, hope you can finish it soon and that you can enjoy it!
Pitty it's not the correct brand of bike but I think you're one of the nice people to meet.
Hope sometime you'll allso let the good times roll !
GrtZ
Philippe
thanks for the nice pictures!
Looks like a nice bike, hope you can finish it soon and that you can enjoy it!
Pitty it's not the correct brand of bike but I think you're one of the nice people to meet.
Hope sometime you'll allso let the good times roll !
GrtZ
Philippe
the differences between a little boy and an adult man is the price and size of their toys!
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welcome russ mmmm cbx chuck a martin frame on it and i am sold
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Welcome,the CBXis looking well
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Russ wrote:Got a 1000 pics of the build I could bore you to death with
You could start a thread in the Bottom Shed and let everyone see how it’s going...
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deka wrote:welcome russ mmmm cbx chuck a martin frame on it and i am sold
Hi bud, Georges Martin is retired but still at it. He is making a frame for Ian Foster, who probably knows more about CBX's than anyone on the planet, I think the bike build is up to four or five years the last time I emailed him.
There was a bare Martin frame for sale on Anglesey last year for £5k, no engine, forks or anything else. Don't know how much they would be for a Z?
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