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GeeKay
Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 1767 Location: West Yorkshire
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Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 12:56 pm Post subject: Whatever possessed me...... |
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to buy this
I'm not feeling very well........................... |
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Riminired
Joined: 12 Aug 2009 Posts: 57 Location: Poole Dorset
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Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 1:20 pm Post subject: |
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Well done Gary, its going to be a collectable, enjoy it, and if you have it the walnut dash as well
RR |
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GeeKay
Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 1767 Location: West Yorkshire
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Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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my son accompanied me on the trip to south Wales to collect the bike. When he saw it, his first comments (after being violently sick ) were:-
"wooden dash - white clocks - old man (me) riding it - its a bike equivalent to a Rover 75"
He has since packed his bags and left.................. |
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oily
Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 4788 Location: worcestershire
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Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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GeeKay wrote: |
my son accompanied me on the trip to south Wales to collect the bike. When he saw it, his first comments (after being violently sick ) were:-
"wooden dash - white clocks - old man (me) riding it - its a bike equivalent to a Rover 75"
He has since packed his bags and left.................. |
Lol......
I presume this was the one on ebay
Looked like a bargain but I just coulden't pluck up the courage to buy anything with a wooden dash. Get it changed for a carbon dash and then it would look a tad cooler |
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GeeKay
Joined: 29 May 2009 Posts: 1767 Location: West Yorkshire
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Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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just received a copy of Bike magazine from 1996 with the full test of the DB3 Mantra and, lo and behold, I have the very bike they tested!
Won't have been abused then............
ps Oily - fake mahogany is the new carbon |
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zombie
Joined: 10 Feb 2009 Posts: 272 Location: UK
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Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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lol
there is another on ebay now. The DB5 prices make it look like a total bargain. Its almost the same engine init.
I remember Bike or Performance Bike used to describe this bike very favourably in their one line bike guides in the back of the magazine. Can anyone remember what it the line was?
Something like a "a two wheeled acid trip"...anyway they really liked it.
One of the writers owned an SB6 and made the odd comment about it in the magazine. He had a few problems getting the suspension sorted to the point where it was comfortable if I recall.
Cheers Zombie. |
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UKbimota
Joined: 19 Feb 2010 Posts: 85 Location: South of England
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 8:58 pm Post subject: Mantra copied by Ducati |
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Have any of you seen the new Ducati Crusier in MCN this week. Seems to me the shape is rather familiar !!!!! _________________ Ciao Italy and we wish Rubes Xaus all the very best in the racing department. |
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