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VF500F2 Aka MBD Incubation Period At Least 52 Years


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I recall a collegue from Columbia came over, never having seen snow before..... 😁

 

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On 1/19/2024 at 12:09 PM, Dutchy said:

No riding today, maybe Sunday

 

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No riding this month or next for that matter

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Tupperware in a sea of tin.

 

 

 

 

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Work to ride

Ride to work

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Warning!

Not a single VFR in sight!

 

 

2023 Picos rally

 

Day 1

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Skippy upchucked.

 

Day 2 - 7

 

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Day 6 was "the big one" 530km

Late arrival

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My pals on their rides

 

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Picos rally 2022

 

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Pals stop for one another

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I suppose it is not unusual for a 69yr old to suffer incontinence occasisionally

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Nah , fitting 6mm tubing on a 8mm spout is just dumb.  But, I had spare tubing in my doctor's case... 😁

 

Back into the groove, railing!

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Carnaval ends tomorrow in the Netherlands, so I still wore "Oeteldonk" colors on my ride to work this morning 🙂

 

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After 3+ months outside (frost, snow..),

 

 

 

took the tarp off, took her from the airtight bag, fitted the 6V battery, primed the carb, gave 2 kicks....

 

 

 

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I spy

With my little eye

Something beginning

With a G....

 

 

 

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Ah spring arrives in the Netherlands 👍 Finally got my VFR back together yesterday & was going to take it for a shakedown ride today. Then had a strange thought & checked its legal status, no Tax or MoT ☹️ So have to take it for MoT this week before I can get it taxed. Typically the weather forecast for the next 2 weeks is rain ☹️

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Gonzaga, near Reggio Emilia.

 

 

 

 

 

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Plenti Benelli 🙂

 

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FFS....

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@skuuter 😉

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Those old Benelli valve springs are so cool! Thanks for the close up... Break a spring there and it curtains.

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Nice photos. Looking at the pictures I found myself flowing away on a wave of nostalgia, and then SMACK!! a VF1000R right in your face 😁.

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Nothing 🙂

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2 hours ago, rc24dk said:

Nice photos. Looking at the pictures I found myself flowing away on a wave of nostalgia, and then SMACK!! a VF1000R right in your face 😁.

 4 years ago I found a prisine VF500F2 tank amongst a see of Italian parts... €150 on day 1, bought it for €50 on day 3.....

 

 

 

 

 

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8 hours ago, Dutchy said:

4 years ago I found a prisine VF500F2 tank amongst a see of Italian parts... €150 on day 1, bought it for €50 on day 3.....

That is so cool, hope I have the same luck;

I'm going to try to make this years AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days here in Ohio at Mid Ohio Sports Car Course, one of the last times I was at that track was some 30-35 years ago...I was riding the very same bike I'm bringing back from the dead now. I'll have to 4-wheel it this time though.

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In the fall of 2023 I was at a bikes/parts market. It was strategically combined with a flea market. At the entrance you could see many couples arriving together but then to split up, one going for clothing and things for the home and the other going for parts for old bikes and cars.

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