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oily



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm liking the look of these. Don't see too many of them turn up for sale but I would defiantly have one .
(how many cylinders do they have Laughing )
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Alchemist



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Four. Motor is a Yamaha FJ1200. Nice torquey lump and spares galore.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 12:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Might be a bit of a comprimise there oily... V4 Wink
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 1:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fj 12 is a straight four or at least they were when I had a couple Wink
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 1:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

oops... had a bit of a brain fart there. I was thinking of the Vmax Embarassed
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shocked blimey, imagine a vmax based Bimota! It would be almost as ugly as ugly as a ...... Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmuntra. Wink
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PostPosted: Sat May 05, 2012 4:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Any updates Alchemist Question
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PostPosted: Mon May 14, 2012 1:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Unfortunately the seller has gone to ground. I've emailed about 6 times, called the phone number he gave and left messages. Looked up his address in the UK, got two mates in London to call and email and no contact. Advertisement has now disappeared so I'm thinking it has gone. A pity because summer in the Alps on that bike with a mate from Switzerland was planned.
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crankcase



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PostPosted: Mon May 14, 2012 7:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Other than he might have had an accident and be lying in hospital or worse? Isn't it wierd, that he can't just tell you that it's not available anymore.
wastes so much time and effort.
well done for trying, there'll be something else surely soon to interest you.
But YB5s do seem to be really rare.
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PostPosted: Mon May 14, 2012 8:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes my thoughts as well, bit strange. But I am being patient in the (vain) hope it will miraculously re-appear.
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PostPosted: Mon May 14, 2012 9:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

A pity, I keep putting yb5 into search engines now just incase one comes up. I'll keep you posted... Crying or Very sad
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