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Thanks chris yea ive done some decent kms roadies shes a relible ol girl touch wood. When i brought it it was completly diffrent and was lucky. To get around the block without it breaking down.  However the lights on her are a forever pain in the butt haha

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Yuuus ticked off a couple things off white bord list.. 

Cleaned up the plugs and regapped them. 

Topped up battery.

Pumped up tyres abit.

But now need too.

1~ Need to take off back exhaust and fix previous owners.. "PATCH" "JOB" on the bend. Somthing ive been meaning to do for ages maby tomorrw haha. Been saying that for over a year :D

2~ fix break light as it works when it wants

3~ wire in turn lights.

4~ fix up wiring..... its a mess

but ill jump on for a quick ride and do wheneva cheers

 

 

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Finally get a ride on the oll girl.

Ah shes a tempamental thing :D

wont start flatt battery... then starts clogged fuel line. Not like been months been 3 weeks lol. Any way... 1st gear peged down the street 4 times backfireing to the desgust of my neghbours. Yea im that neghbour haha. Big plum of black sut and wahla runnig like a champ. Again no worries ;D 

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Not often it sits up str8. Always has a crazy lean. Got to take for a good distance ride stoked.

However.. have noticed my left front caliper seems too rub againts my rotor on my wheel.. not bad seem to be when hitting a bump...ahhh another thing to wrench on hahaha

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7 minutes ago, Mr Vapour said:

Haha 

I have a BA falcon in my drive with a blue tarp used in exactly the same way. 

Hahahah its a must bogan have. Ive just got rid off one busted falcon wreck haha

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Ok guys im a lil over the gold on tank. Reason why its gold...

She had rust on top and needed fixing was actually leaking..

Anywho painted gold to try somthing diffrent..

Top photo is the same bike about 6months ago just before i fixed the tank..

Thoughts guys...

Go back to full black..

Or maby another colour have been thinking of a dark purple

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It’s lush, I like the two tone gold tank, breaks it up a lot asthetically from the rest of the black and almost makes the bike look lighter/ more classic/traditional than it does all black.

all for switching up the colours though. Look forward to seeing what you choose!

 

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