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| I blame Father Ted for all
this! | The classic comedy's 'ARSE',
'FEK' and 'DRINK' phrases
seem to fit in so well with classic bike restoration! | |
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We
all know how it goes: Plan A: Full
of good intentions, you decide to strip the Classicati Misfiro this winter
and fix that annoying oil-rattle-bang whilst the weather is fit for lunatics
or harder-than-me types. | |
Unfortunately
this starts to go wrong when you discover that Mr highlyqualifieddesignerondrugs
never thought that the head bolts might have to be undone with anything other
than a flat spanner. No room for a ring, socket or that fancy thing your auntie
bought you for xmas. ARSE! Plan
B: You modify all the best spanners you have and
steal your mates best snap-on only to succeed in rounding/shearing/breaking
it and taking all the skin off your knuckles. FEK!
Plan C: Go down the
pub to regroup and discuss tactics. DRINK!
The theory goes that when your classic bike is
'FEKED' you will need some parts.
Genius eh?
Bikes have been my love for years. I tend to ride them
rather than polish them, though I hold no grudge against those that spend
a lot of time and money keeping their bikes pristine. There is nothing more beautiful
than a polished, well restored, cared for classic. I just dont have that
sort of patience. Im fortunate to
have a range that allows me to ride according to the mood, my favourite plodder
is a 1941 Harley WL45. A great classic
blat bike is the 1972 Ducati 750 Sport,
and for those days when we are all out playing, carefully observing the speed
limits(!) the Ducati 996 gets an airing. In between there are others, my
Commanding Officer rides a Ducati
900 Superlight that has been severely modified by Baines Racing (write up
on this bike in Performance Bike Mag April & July 1993), theres
the trusty Guzzi V50, and a selection of other fine machines. | |
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