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Author Topic: Next best thing to a Bike ?  (Read 1387 times)

Offline Lucky_Lou

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Next best thing to a Bike ?
« on: March 21, 2010, 02:08:25 PM »
Another nice Sunday ride out to Squires question is .....is this the next best thing to a bike??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=503VtFDqf0U
Gertie made some friends
Old and New all in all a grand day out
Lou
Ps i cannot believe how small the RR is i think anyone over 6 ft would struggle to ride it
« Last Edit: March 21, 2010, 02:10:31 PM by Lucky_Lou »
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Re: Next best thing to a Bike ?
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2010, 07:26:41 AM »
Ps i cannot believe how small the RR is i think anyone over 6 ft would struggle to ride it[/quote]

Lou i thought the exact same thing when i saw it in the fleash, the thing is tiny!!!

great pics Lou, looks like you had a great day (lucky bugger)

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Re: Next best thing to a Bike ?
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2010, 04:57:00 PM »
I saw the YT video and right at about the 28 secs mark of the video, they show a bike. Very much like an R65.

I'm wondering what the rest of you think. It really does look like either an R80 or R65.
It's very close to the end of the video.

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Re: Next best thing to a Bike ?
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2010, 06:32:41 PM »
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I saw the YT video and right at about the 28 secs mark of the video, they show a bike. Very much like an R65.

I'm wondering what the rest of you think. It really does look like either an R80 or R65.
It's very close to the end of the video.
post a link up for that video and ill take a peep.
Lou
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Re: Next best thing to a Bike ?
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2010, 08:13:40 PM »
hi lucky lou: the link is on the first post in this thread.
It's the same one you made :)

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Re: Next best thing to a Bike ?
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2010, 01:57:41 AM »
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hi lucky lou: the link is on the first post in this thread.
It's the same one you made :)
Sorry mate i missunderstood it was the refferance to the "VT" bit that threw me.... the bike is "Gertie" my R65.
Lou
« Last Edit: April 01, 2010, 01:58:30 AM by Lucky_Lou »
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Re: Next best thing to a Bike ?
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2010, 10:24:53 AM »
So that new BMW RR 1000 is tiny eh? So that is why my 5'7" brother Rich is lusting after one in Cape Breton!!??
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