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    1954 Gilera B300
    1962 Aermacchi Ala Azzurra
    1975 MV ipotesi
    1985 Morini Kanguro X2
    1994 VFR750F

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  1. Dutchy
    Aye, Hein Gericke was great too. Went under. Polo has filed for bankruptcy.. Louis is going downhill in my book... One of the batteries' packaging was damaged/taped up. After fully charging, it only showed 4.5 out of 5 indicators on the glove. The other 5/5. It discharged faster. With 1 bar to go, recharged, same problem. Logged a ticket, describing the problem. "Send a picture". I did "Install product. It must be new and should work fine".. Mmmm AI support anyone? Thanks to our consumer laws I can simply return free for a full refund...
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    Last nite concluded our quest to breath life into an early 1950 125cc barnfind. https://youtu.be/JixFMKqQU5w?si=9AJ58d4iQ8ac32PM good thing we keep a stash of points.. this one is Earlier we "washed/flushed" the engine's inside with diesel. Barring splitting cases and clean sludge traps, this is plan B for now. 1.3lt fresh SAE50 oil Set tappet clearances 0.10 and 0.15. Set/guestimate ignition at 12° w/o gradient disc "roadside syle". FIRE IN THE HOLE!!!! VID-20260203-WA0011.mp4 Sometimes you just have to kick 'm (in the teeth)
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    On Monday, continue figuring out which (if any) parts are missing from the crates and where -those that are present- fit where and how This one puzzled us.... not in the (2D) parts lists (which gas been copied plenty times over the decades. ..), we eventually learned this to be the headlight holder/bracket. Back in 1928 one did not come as standard; it was a "luxury option"...
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    Welcome to VFRD from the other side of the North Sea. Prior to buying my VFR in 1997 I did a long testride on a TL1000S. I realised that: My gf would not enjoy riding pillion I'd get a licence ban soon... 'king hooligan bike...
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    Yes, bought a pair and yes, the batteries can stay in the pocket. Albeit a bit more "fiddly" than the Klan-e's. But there the (outside) cable desintigrated after a couple of years intensive use. My local dealer got a new set under warranty for me.
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    Just realised... Your "household inventory" apllies being exempt to the luxury goods tax (BPM) on motorvehicles.
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    Hard to move back and forth is not normal. Does the master's piston come back freely? Or does the brake lever stays a bit "loose/floppy"? After a ride, feel the brake rotor. Burny hot is not good...
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    The e-mark on the exhausts is a plus. As for "household goods", 30+ years ago (yes, a long time) I relocated back to the Netherlands from Scotland. Brought my Uk bought/regististerd Lemans 1000 with me. Bone stock with Lafranconis with the "turbine blade" exit. The RDW inspector was a mc bike nut, but did mention that the Db test might just prove a bit tricky. It proved to be the case, so he moved the microphones back, enough the reach the allowed limit (yes, Dutch like rules, but where needed, try and be reasonable). A recent visit to the RDW with a pal (Waddinxveen station) proved that there is less realistic RDW staff around. The Italian paperwork stated manufacturer "Moto Morini SPA", model "350 X3" He registered model "SPA 350 X3", unwilling to accept (or check) that in Italian, S.p.A. stands for Società per Azioni, which is a public limited company by shares. We got the registration, so goal achieved. But WTF? The bike's blue so Marco is now known as Smurf riding SPA Blue.... And oh yes, Morini did not assign/stamp an identification/serial # in its 350 engines. Well, this guy knew better, made up a number and told us that we'd had to stamp that in ourselves (some day)... yeah right. Cue the end of RATM's "Killing in the name of"... (None of my Morini pals (me included) were ever told to do this when taking a 350 to the RDW.) Ergo? Your mileage may vary, just do not start arguing with the RDW. You've dealt with many of these types before in your line of business no doubt 🙂 FYI only: Arguing with the police is OK in my country and won't get you shot BTW...
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    You might be in for a "treat" at the RDW. Your bike's current registration (be it US or UK) is "non-EU" which means it will not simply be "the frame # matches the prior registration data in the system" here is your Dutch registration. My advice is leave the forks, brake system "as is", do fit EU marked light/indicator housing. Do the mods afterwards. And hope they donot spot / class the supercharger as a 'significant modification'. Unless you are planning for the costly "special build registratration". Very involved process
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    Welcome to VFRD from across the pond
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    Paying tribute to Greenland's indigenous people. A snip at €249
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    Roger that!! 1962....
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    -2C on Sunday, MC club meet to start 2026. Promised a pal to bring a rare fuel tank, but hey, can't take the car now can I? (97% did...) Wore my 12V mc gloves -which are too bulky to handle a Sig P226 for sure- that kept my hands nicely ice-free. En-route I spotted a stinky i-4 Yamaha R6 by the side of the road. Stopped and asked the rider if the bike had broken down. "No, I'm just very cold" Which didnot surprise me as he sported jeans, sneakers and what looked like summer gloves. Och aye, the folly of youth,,,,
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    Duc GP4 fan? Welcome back!
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