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Message started by Cloudy on 05/18/13 at 15:46:24

Title: What A piece of Puss!
Post by Cloudy on 05/18/13 at 15:46:24

Spotted this down at my local garage when i was getting a WOF on the Car.

http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag42/CloudyTriker/2005TriumphSpeedmaster008_zps2c450e44.jpg (http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/CloudyTriker/media/2005TriumphSpeedmaster008_zps2c450e44.jpg.html)

http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag42/CloudyTriker/2005TriumphSpeedmaster009_zps5d5ba08e.jpg (http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/CloudyTriker/media/2005TriumphSpeedmaster009_zps5d5ba08e.jpg.html)

http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag42/CloudyTriker/2005TriumphSpeedmaster010_zps3ac1bcb1.jpg (http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/CloudyTriker/media/2005TriumphSpeedmaster010_zps3ac1bcb1.jpg.html)

Looked at up close it is junk! Apparently the owner paid $4000.00 NZ for it.
I paid $3800.00 NZ for this for my wife.

http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag42/CloudyTriker/Fionasnewbike001_zpsc6bc8e28.jpg (http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/CloudyTriker/media/Fionasnewbike001_zpsc6bc8e28.jpg.html)

Title: Re: What A piece of Puss!
Post by paulmarshall on 05/18/13 at 17:04:12

It does look tired and roughly bobbered.

Title: Re: What A piece of Puss!
Post by Cloudy on 05/18/13 at 17:48:56

Yep, The cut on the rear guard isn't even straight, sorta like I would do with a skinfull. [smiley=beer.gif]

Title: Re: What A piece of Puss!
Post by Cloudy on 05/18/13 at 17:51:06

3C2D3920212D3E3F242D20204C0 wrote:

It does look tired and roughly bobbered.

Or to rephrase you- It does look tired and roughly buggered. :'(

Title: Re: What A piece of Puss!
Post by ToesNose on 05/19/13 at 04:35:38

Yea the rear fender doesn't have enough clearance either :-?

Title: Re: What A piece of Puss!
Post by srinath on 05/19/13 at 18:50:48

Oh yea you spotted a crappity bobber. When we do that here in the states I think we call it tuesday. Or wednesday, or thursday, friday, saturday sunday or monday - yes it only happens on those days.

When I see those on craigslist - sometimes I call them and talk to them for hours about how I want it so bad, and ask on and on about what parts they changed - if they have the original and how hard is it to change back etc etc.
Then finally when they say oh you should just get a stock savage - I go, oooo that' a savage ? who makes it ? OK Let me see on CL. Oh, look there is one here for 1200.

And dont laugh, I've bought those parts off them for nothing on my xs650 couple years ago.

Cool.
Srinath.

Title: Re: What A piece of Puss!
Post by jcstokes on 05/19/13 at 21:32:43

$NZ3800 not bad buying, is it about 2006, and what sort of Kms?

Title: Re: What A piece of Puss!
Post by Cloudy on 05/19/13 at 21:38:27

3C352522393D3325560 wrote:

$NZ3800 not bad buying, is it about 2006, and what sort of Kms?

Yeah, its an 06. Got it off a woman in the South Island and it cost $450.00 to get it shipped up by Bike Tranz. Which still put it at least a grand below what was being asked for others on trademe. I think she just had no idea what it was worth. As soon as we saw it we hit buy now and got it. It had 15,000km on it. Put a Verslavy and new cam chain in as soon as we got it. Adjuster was out at 19+mm.

Title: Re: What A piece of Puss!
Post by jcstokes on 05/19/13 at 21:45:05

If you don't mind me asking, what was the cost of the Verslavy and postage in $NZ?

Title: Re: What A piece of Puss!
Post by Cloudy on 05/19/13 at 21:56:15

6C657572696D6375060 wrote:

If you don't mind me asking, what was the cost of the Verslavy and postage in $NZ?

$204.00 shipped-$165.00US- prob better exchange rate now though.

Title: Re: What A piece of Puss!
Post by Cloudy on 05/19/13 at 22:00:52

230C0F1504193412090B0512600 wrote:

[quote author=6C657572696D6375060 link=1368917184/0#8 date=1369025105]If you don't mind me asking, what was the cost of the Verslavy and postage in $NZ?

$204.00 shipped-$165.00US- prob better exchange rate now though.
[/quote]

Just checked using online currency converter- still the same ::)

Title: Re: What A piece of Puss!
Post by Serowbot on 05/19/13 at 22:21:21

I'll never understand, stripping a bike down to nuthin' but leaving those clunky chrome head covers on...

It's like having sex with yer' socks on...
Okay,... it's not really like having sex with your socks on...
... but, it's like... something... :-/...

I guess I'm beside the point... :-?...

Title: Re: What A piece of Puss!
Post by Cloudy on 05/19/13 at 22:59:36

3A2C3B263E2B263D490 wrote:

I really don't think the guy who did this had any sort of idea what he should have been doing.

As for your other point- the socks keep your feet worm if the blankets slip off...... :P

Title: Re: What A piece of Puss!
Post by jcstokes on 05/20/13 at 02:45:08

Thank you for that info, Cloudy.

Title: Re: What A piece of Puss!
Post by jcstokes on 05/20/13 at 02:50:21

Hmm, spare engine, spare forks, spare wheels, spare frame? and best of all SPARE CHROME HEADCOVERS.