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I had one just like that in blue BITD from a rider sponsored by Caratti in Bristol (but with Bonty rigid forks), still pine about selling even now anyway enough about me and my regrets - Its looks great Al, liking the sunset rims

Like you mention above I made my own - fitted it for a test ride and since it worked didn’t worry about it Two years later and planning on making a neater job and polish it the bolts were seized in the rivet nuts and spun them, and so it’s stayed for 26 years, the 1996 running repair is now...

Having only ridden hard tails in the past I love my X1 but will be interested to know what you think of your X2 when built

It better go ahead - I’m still sulking about 2020 being cancelled

PM coming of Manitou 1

Good read and challenges my preconceptions which kinda echo THM A correctly inflated tyre push’s the knobbles /thread pattern outwards which on a curved surface such as tyre is important- under inflate and whilst the tyre will fold around the terrain giving a greater contact area you close up...

Seriously it’s going to take you longer to paint that patch of garage floor to make it match (still gob smacked)

If that was hit in anger one maybe two knocks and the phat lady would be on and singing like a canary 🤣

Jesus H Christ 😱

On the flip side - you be seen as educating the scum bags and highlighting a weak spot for the pond life to exploit

Hell yeah - people are living with seemingly false hope/expectation that they are relatively safe from all but the hardened criminals - when in fact a local scum bag with a lump hammer could end up having it away

Oh and yes it’s a day time rider, and with those tyres 100% in the dry (Edit) Bit of RC30 porn for you with my Cinderella two Stoke just visible at the back

The fairing is all OEM that I modified with the use of this Plastex fairing repair, took a fair bit to fill in the headlight and indicators and even bigger scoops of time RC30’s go for silly money these days - mind you the garage bills are criminal as well

Christ thats a long story - two house moves, a replacement wife and 1/4 of a century later to cover off I know the mods might not like me cross posting to a different forum - but if anyones interested the build thread is here in full techni colour almost a Peachy length step by step job with...

I sense Greta Tunburg getting a bit twitchy about me firing this one up

1988 Pocket rocket about to hit the road after 27 yrs resting🤣

Ask nicely and Al might do “lay-by for you” 🤣

Can’t believe I’ve only just found this thread Mine was in far rougher state but even so I know how much effort went into cleaning and polishing the metal especially around the joints, and I took the easy option rather embarking on the long sparkly metal journey and painted mine Looks ace...

Ahh missed that one, thanks for the link Heading over there shortly

Any updates on this ?