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  1. sprintdave

    sprintdave Nurse, think it's time for his medications.
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    Hi, I am a new member on here,just found the site. I am a member on a couple of other forums too . I have a 95 Sprint 900 which I have owned for over two years now and love it loads. I call her Tilly but when she gives me grief she becomes Matilda, a real little madam. She isnt the cleanest or the prettiest but she is a great bike and we have lots of fun together.I got back into biking in my mid 50s having owned various old British bikes in the 70s including a brand new US spec Bonnie in 78. I also had a CB750 Honda SOHC in the 80s. I always liked the look of the Hinckley bikes but never thought I would be able to afford one,there I was one day looking for bits for my CB500 on ebay when I saw this Sprint and thought, why not? I didnt like the original bars as they were angled too far back and my wrists ached so i got a converter for normal tubular bars and fitted renthal superbike bars and it is much better now. I took the original mirrors off too as they were a bit low for me, and fitted a pair of normal handlebar mirrors which give me a better view of whats behind me. The seat has a Jim Beam bar mat as a cover, not coz the seat is torn, just coz I like it,lol. I am trying to post a pic, hope this works,it is from outside the factory at Hinckley where she was born.

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  2. Richard H

    Richard H Noble Member

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    Hi and welcome to the forum, great introduction by the way :upyeah:
     
  3. chrispy

    chrispy Well-Known Member

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    Welcome to the forum :upyeah:
     
  4. sprintdave

    sprintdave Nurse, think it's time for his medications.
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    sorry about the duplicated threads. been having probs and didnt know if it was working or not. Please feel free to delete any excess posts, sorry
     
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