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Please include me within a Club Joint application |
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I will sort my own application |
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2bims
Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7292
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Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2019 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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And I am happy to report that the crich Event Admin folk are super efficient this year...wristband and day ticket for bike arrived this morning....So....get your entries in if youre coming....mine effectively was dealt with on Monday and posted and arrived today....Sorted...JUST for clarity...they aren't taking club Block bookings this year....like I sorted last year...So...if youre going you need to sort it yourself
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2bims
Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7292
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Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2019 12:19 pm Post subject: |
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Oh...if theres a public Vote for "best bike" on display....dont forget to vote for No. 88...and do so before 2pm as thats when they count the Public vote....Darned DB2 WILL win an award sometime somewhere....and hopefully within my lifetime....
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Are we all clear on which number to vote for?? TeeHee
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brian
Joined: 22 Aug 2011 Posts: 3770 Location: Australia
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Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2019 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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My DB4 is number 88 _________________ '99 DB4 #104, '96 SB6 #1165, '94 DB2 J #652, '99 DB4 #088, '08 VTX1800, '93 ZXR750R M1, '95 ZXR750, '95 ZXR750 Race Bike, '94 CBR400rr NC29 Race Bike, '94 CB250, '49 BSA C10 250, '61 BSA A10 650, '89 ZXR750, '91 Ducati 851 |
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2bims
Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7292
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Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2019 2:33 pm Post subject: |
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brian wrote: |
My DB4 is number 88 |
Thats a Good Omen Brian.....Which DB4 though? As of course you do own 2 of them |
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brian
Joined: 22 Aug 2011 Posts: 3770 Location: Australia
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Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2019 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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2bims wrote: |
brian wrote: |
My DB4 is number 88 |
Thats a Good Omen Brian.....Which DB4 though? As of course you do own 2 of them |
The latest acquisition is # 88. The first one I bought a few years ago is # 104 _________________ '99 DB4 #104, '96 SB6 #1165, '94 DB2 J #652, '99 DB4 #088, '08 VTX1800, '93 ZXR750R M1, '95 ZXR750, '95 ZXR750 Race Bike, '94 CBR400rr NC29 Race Bike, '94 CB250, '49 BSA C10 250, '61 BSA A10 650, '89 ZXR750, '91 Ducati 851 |
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2bims
Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7292
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Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2019 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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Fame at last...but alas no Fortune....THe Crich Tramway Museum have used my words to advertise and drum up custom for their event....so thats another event likely Kiboshed
Building on the last two years, this popular event has welcomed classic motorcycles from all over the UK. Steve, one of the exhibitors from last year, had this to say:
“It’s a real honour to be invited and accepted and you feel part of the place as a result rather than a commodity wheeled in to enable profit for others running the event. It was my first visit last year and its now an annual agenda I always leave blank in my calendar. I’m looking forward to this event, surely the best run and best casual, but well organised event for bikes I’ve ever been to in such a great setting…lets hope for great weather again.”
Extracted from here:-
https://www.tramway.co.uk/whatson/classic-motorcycle-day/
We so far have a Guzzi something going down from BimotaAndy...meself with the Db2 still trying to win its first ever prize.....PaulDB2 with his YB6.....and we're all riding down with 3 No. Vincents and their old crone owners.....StickerSteve is also venturing out on an RC51 to make up the numbers....Then...its all back to Micks Gaff later for some food...I'm thinking of trying the pizzas for a change...weather forecast says dry and 20 degrees...Perfect |
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2bims
Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7292
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Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 5:55 pm Post subject: |
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DB2 has now been prepped and cleaned and oil topped up...always a pain in the neck with the one piece bodywork to access the filler cap.....AND...for the first time ever I've flipped the rear wheel eccentric/concentric adjuster to lower the seat height....this allows the rear packing crate stand to be used with the pins...when the 3 pin holes are up at the top...spindle lowest...the rear tyre binds on the packing crate stand....thus with the spindle uppermost the packing crate stand works and the seat is lowered...I was worried about the weight bias F&R due to this change but a Fully fuelled and oiled DB2 weighed showed 98Kgs on the front and 95Kgs on the rear....193Kgs in total...deduct fuel and oil...170Kgs dry weight...and almost a 50:50 weight distribution so I'm happy with that...and...Just in case someone thought I may have sold the Genuine Bimota pronged rear wheel tool kit adjuster I was so kindly gifted...here it is in action doing its thing
Rear wheel packing crate stand in place and rear wheel cling film wrapped during chain blasting cleaning process and chain lube application later...Me loves white wheels but not how they look when you brake cleaner spray the entire chain and calipers/sprocket/disc etc
All done now and nice and clean and fuelled for its 130 mile round ride out on Sunday
And for anyone going there...dont forget to vote for your favourite bike...."Two Fat Ladies - No. 88"....I'm taking down my New iPhone to scan a blank voting slip and have my mini remote printer to rattle off a few copies and fill in some slips and hand them in...I'll win by hook or by crook....I am Dick Dastardley and I ave Mutley coming along too....the ride down will be Wackey Races....a Honda RC51...a Bimota DB2...Some Guzzi from the 1950's/60's ?? and 3 No. Vincents for the 1930's and 1940's....It will be the weirdest looking bunch of SAGA bike riders ever seen....
No. 88..- Two fat ladies
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vort28
Joined: 22 Mar 2010 Posts: 2194 Location: Northwest , UK
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Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2019 7:38 am Post subject: |
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Are you going to clean those wheels before you go ? Look a bit dirty.
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PaulDB2
Joined: 26 Apr 2014 Posts: 316 Location: Manchester
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Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2019 8:55 am Post subject: |
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Must have run out of cotton buds . _________________ Bimota DB1, Bimota YB5, Bimota YB6 Exup, Bimota YB9 SR, Ducati NCR Replica, Moto Guzzi 750 S3, Honda CR750 race replica, Seeley-Suzuki TR500 |
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2bims
Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7292
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Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2019 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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PaulDB2 wrote: |
Must have run out of cotton buds . |
Yup....haven't been pound shopping yet for cotton buds...I checked before I powder coated the wheels....the slots aren't coated from new...so have left as original...my powder coated heated me for having to plug them all... |
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2bims
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Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 9:50 am Post subject: |
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Heres the Crich Tramway Museum/Village layout....the Imoc boys are on the tram Fantail Area 3.....same as last year...so thats the 2 Guzzis…….Triton.....Db2 and YB6 and RC30.....yes...all Italian bikes...ahem
It is an invite only place and show afterall....any joe and his dog can pay to walk around but Bikes being shown are by invite only and "special" people.....those that lick windows on the top deck of buses/trams...so most of us Bimota owners can apply....
There will be an aerial drone flying overhead this year taking videos and pictures....and hopefully thats back on the ground before the Avro Lancaster Bomber flies overhead at 2pm.....Voting closes at 2pm for Best bike as Voted by the Public...so clickey Click....2 fat Ladies...No. 88......And heres the sad tale of my DB2 to help Pull at the heart strings of the Voting General Public.....Almost brought a tear to my eye whilst I was typing it....certainly my nose grew a little longer with every second word I wrote...
Pay particular attention to the words and see if you can find a couple of hints re names mentioned
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2bims
Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7292
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Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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Hot off the Press...……...The Return of "Laminator".....and heavy competition for PaulDB2's YB6.....as 3 more YB's are coming to this event...just heard today...so theres also a YB8...the Gobert painted YB9 and the twin seat YB10 are coming down.....so thats 5 Bimotas in total will be down there including my DB2......Great news..... |
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PaulDB2
Joined: 26 Apr 2014 Posts: 316 Location: Manchester
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Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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2bims, your sausage roll bribes are going to get spread awfully thin. Good luck with the 'sob' story . And the 'Return of the Laminator' is great news (and more competition!). _________________ Bimota DB1, Bimota YB5, Bimota YB6 Exup, Bimota YB9 SR, Ducati NCR Replica, Moto Guzzi 750 S3, Honda CR750 race replica, Seeley-Suzuki TR500 |
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2bims
Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 7292
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Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2019 5:44 am Post subject: |
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PaulDB2 wrote: |
2bims, your sausage roll bribes are going to get spread awfully thin. Good luck with the 'sob' story . And the 'Return of the Laminator' is great news (and more competition!). |
I'm just hoping that my Sausage Roll supply hasn't been "eroded" whilst in your possession prior to the event.....
5.45am.....I'm up early with my fresh supply of cotton buds.....and the sun is cracking the flags already |
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GeeKay
Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 1767 Location: West Yorkshire
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Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2019 11:29 am Post subject: |
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No pictures of the award ceremony ? _________________ Bimota SB6 and Benelli TNT 899S road bikes.
Beta Techno trials iron. Project bikes:- Suzuki V4 500, TS185 cafe racer, XR11/71, Kettle/Katana, TDRGV250, OR50, Gag125,Triumph T595 and a Triumph X75 Hurricane replica.
Too many projects............... |
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