What Have You Being Doing With Your Non-triumph Today?

Nope, a desirable two stroke or is that too much of a clue

 

OK, desirable 2 smoke I'd have to go 250/350LC or possibly a 750 Kettle?

 

The GasGas boy pre 2006 had a well earned reputation for a ignition system.
An importer workshop member advised, sell it and buy a 2006 or newer model as that's when it was improved with a different supplier.

Little lad loved it and in terms of proportion and ability the package was great but no doubt spoiled by a bean counter

 

Ooh..... your getting warmer

 

These last few posts have had me looking at the prices of Trials bikes. The latest machines, some of which I haven't even heard of, are quite expensive. I can't remembe4 exactly how much I paid for my 250R but it was under £1k.
Mind you, that's over 30 years ago now and, as with many older machines, people are asking daft money for them.

 

RD500LC/ RG500LC?

 

Yep @Pegscraper an RD500LC

A friend of mine, Paul Gummerson, bought a couple of restoration projects in the form of a NSR400 and an RD500LC.

The NSR was tackled first including frame, tank, exhaust etc welding repairs (me) and a full nut and bolt rebuild (him).
Once this was completed and on the road the Yamaha was targeted. Fully stripped and I mean fully stripped then carefully stored in plastic baskets in his garage. We were in my garage honing the x4 cylinders out to lightly rehatch the bores when he announced he was struggling with ceilings (plasterer) these days due to heart valve issue but, he was getting a new one in a fortnights time

Sadly, despite making it through the operation he only lasted a week.

RIP Paul 1967 - 2016
A cracking lad and the most competent and cleanest plasterer you could ever meet.

 

One lad out yesterday with our party of 4 was on a brand new Vertigo Nitro ( think they're about £8k ).

My youngest on real rocks...


And me on the same step,

 

my mate had never been to Pennan (where local hero was filmed) so we left early so we could have lunch in the Pennan inn on our way up we stopped off for a coffee at the Cambus o'may cheese co which is just a few miles east of Ballater, we were speaking to the owner when her son came in for work on his little bike. it turns out it was Michael Dunlops old pit bike!
we got to Pennan at lunch time but the inn is only open between 6pm and 10pm! so we got something to eat elsewhere. lovely weather today and it was a brilliant run on cracking roads




Scottish Cheese, handmade cheese from Royal Deeside - Cambus O'May Cheese Co. (cambusomay.com)

 

Update, grabby clutch. I had forgotten BMWs "narrow" friction zone with the clutch, takes some muscle memory to get it rite.
The "wandering" was the hydraulic steering damper {old age}. Removed it and we are good. Saved myself some wrenching for sure.

 

Took CBX to VJMC meet at RAF Cosford. 1st time meet there & weather was iffy so stopped a lot of bikes turning up for a guess. Still about 40+ appeared. Museum well worth a look too. Meeting on again tomorrow so might pop back as its free to VJMC members.

 

@STIFFLER: The red Honda looks great!

 

Stopped of at Tea@theshee for a doughnut and a chocolate covered shortcake


Lovely little spot (beside the carpark at the end of "Jocks" Rd a few miles south of Braemar)

 

That's my kind of snack, @Dougie D! Health food at its finest.

 

Bike is looking well @Dougie D

 

Bike is looking well @Dougie D

 

Presumably @Dougie D "jocks road" is the old military road?
Never done that one but thanks for the idea.

Last time I was up that way I had coffee in Braemar then went to the Linn O Dee falls which is also a nice spot. The roads a dead end and on my return saw a one piece oversuit " just like mine" sat on a wall
When I stopped for coffee I'd undone the bungy strap to get a jumper out. Obviously some kind soul saw it in the road and moved it to one side, no harm done

 

Made my Red Ninja ... Green

 

Cheers Steve, i got a new headlight protector last week which hides the GSs wonky eyes!

 

It's not the old military Rd, but a tough walking route of about 14 miles from Glen Clova & Glen Doll , it takes you out a couple of miles south of Braemar at a car park at the side of the main road (A93) thats where i took the photo.
i found this old video on Youtube although he starts at the Braemar side