Ebay 'WTF' bikes
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Re: Ebay 'WTF' bikes
I reckon someone somewhere might be able to make something half decent out of that.
Re: Ebay 'WTF' bikes
Looks like it could be a lot of fun thoughTaipan wrote: Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:09 pm That's an awful thing to do to a XT660X!![]()
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Re: Ebay 'WTF' bikes
If you get it working, I suppose you could be right!Dickyboy wrote: Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:12 pmLooks like it could be a lot of fun thoughTaipan wrote: Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:09 pm That's an awful thing to do to a XT660X!![]()
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174830250064 ... SwpIxg5L7Q
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Re: Ebay 'WTF' bikes
With dynamite?KungFooBob wrote: Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:11 pm I reckon someone somewhere might be able to make something half decent out of that.
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Re: Ebay 'WTF' bikes
Mine was a 90 model, on an H plate... I think they ran for one more year. I suppose it's just conceivable that one sat around in a showroom unregistered for another six years, but it seems unlikely.
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Re: Ebay 'WTF' bikes
That's a 1991 FZ750, but it's the same as an 89 just different colours, and pretty close to an 87, which isn't massively different to an 85.
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MOT check says first registered 1st August 1997. That alone smells a bit off cause that's the date R reg first became active.
I always assumed the reg pertained to the year of manufacture not the year of sale, but apparently not.
I always assumed the reg pertained to the year of manufacture not the year of sale, but apparently not.
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Re: Ebay 'WTF' bikes
It's got a Motorcycle City number plate, could be it's a grey import that someone said was new when they registered it, or it could have sat unloved on the showroom for 6 years, I know I like them, but they were never good sellers, and I wonder why Yamaha UK continued trying to sell them for so long, it was replaced by the FZR750 in 1987 in the US and Australia.
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Re: Ebay 'WTF' bikes
I bought my first one in Ipswich, it was very nice condition, second one from Bedford, it's mechanically sound but cosmetically challenged, it'd cost more than it's worth to make it look nice.
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It reads " year of first registration"....Mr. Dazzle wrote: Tue Jul 13, 2021 9:58 pm MOT check says first registered 1st August 1997. That alone smells a bit off cause that's the date R reg first became active.
I always assumed the reg pertained to the year of manufacture not the year of sale, but apparently not.
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True if it's brand new, if it's imported 2nd hand they usually try to match the plate with the year it was first used.David wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 8:21 pmIt reads " year of first registration"....Mr. Dazzle wrote: Tue Jul 13, 2021 9:58 pm MOT check says first registered 1st August 1997. That alone smells a bit off cause that's the date R reg first became active.
I always assumed the reg pertained to the year of manufacture not the year of sale, but apparently not.
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Ah yeah OK, and if it was imported as a brand new unused bike....makes sense.Mussels wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 8:38 pmTrue if it's brand new, if it's imported 2nd hand they usually try to match the plate with the year it was first used.David wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 8:21 pmIt reads " year of first registration"....Mr. Dazzle wrote: Tue Jul 13, 2021 9:58 pm MOT check says first registered 1st August 1997. That alone smells a bit off cause that's the date R reg first became active.
I always assumed the reg pertained to the year of manufacture not the year of sale, but apparently not.
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Re: Ebay 'WTF' bikes
Ok, not eBay, but I could not share this
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Is that the new camera bike fer Tour de Yorkshire? like them fancy 3 wheel yamahas they have in Tour de France?
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Is that a sheet of MDF under the blue panel? Anyway, 'what to do with a Mini Moke'.
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Needs a basket on the front. For the sheepdog.
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