Was out with a bunch of mates yesterday for our monthly run. For a
variety of circumstances that I won't bother going into, stopped for
coffee at a pub/restaurant near Ironbridge. We were treated by our host
to tea/coffee and freshly baked scones, which was nice not, to mention
generous.
In between overseeing his wife and drinking port he is also in the
middle of a restoration, photos below.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/3192722...n/photostream/

The bike is the P-D 84 winner, ridden by Gaston Rahier prepared by HPN.
He bought it of Ebay and is rebuilding it bit by bit. No parts are
available as there were only three bikes produced this being bike
101(the other 102 & 3), but he discovered that it was easy to figure
authentic original frame from later additions/bodges as the frame and
fitting were originally brazed as opposed to later welding.

He had just collected the bike again as it had been away to have the
headlamp surround and rear guard fabricated using the few available
photos.

That 39 litre tank will be nice and cheap to fill! The 9 litre tank
under the seat is, IIRC, destined to house the battery as he feels he
prolly has enough capacity in the main tank(s)
A few more links

http://micapeak.com/bmw/gs/rally/pd1984.htm

http://micapeak.com/bmw/gs/rally/images/84team.jpg

http://micapeak.com/bmw/gs/rally/images/84dash.jpg

http://www.bmbikes.co.uk/photopages/...parisdakar.htm

I may even mention I know someone that organises expeditions that are
ideal for his steed when finished. Probably.
--

I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as
members. Groucho Marx

Scraggy wrote:
> Was out with a bunch of mates yesterday for our monthly run. For a
> variety of circumstances that I won't bother going into, stopped for
> coffee at a pub/restaurant near Ironbridge. We were treated by our
> host to tea/coffee and freshly baked scones, which was nice not, to
> mention generous.
> In between overseeing his wife and drinking port he is also in the
> middle of a restoration, photos below.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/3192722...n/photostream/
>
> The bike is the P-D 84 winner, ridden by Gaston Rahier prepared by
> HPN. He bought it of Ebay and is rebuilding it bit by bit. No parts
> are available as there were only three bikes produced this being bike
> 101(the other 102 & 3), but he discovered that it was easy to figure
> authentic original frame from later additions/bodges as the frame and
> fitting were originally brazed as opposed to later welding.
>
> He had just collected the bike again as it had been away to have the
> headlamp surround and rear guard fabricated using the few available
> photos.
>
> That 39 litre tank will be nice and cheap to fill! The 9 litre tank
> under the seat is, IIRC, destined to house the battery as he feels he
> prolly has enough capacity in the main tank(s)
> A few more links
>
> http://micapeak.com/bmw/gs/rally/pd1984.htm
>
> http://micapeak.com/bmw/gs/rally/images/84team.jpg
>
> http://micapeak.com/bmw/gs/rally/images/84dash.jpg
>
> http://www.bmbikes.co.uk/photopages/...parisdakar.htm
>
> I may even mention I know someone that organises expeditions that are
> ideal for his steed when finished. Probably.

It's surprisingly ordinary looking

--
Hog

On 3/06/11 12:22 AM, Scraggy wrote:
> Was out with a bunch of mates yesterday for our monthly run. For a
> variety of circumstances that I won't bother going into, stopped for
> coffee at a pub/restaurant near Ironbridge. We were treated by our host
> to tea/coffee and freshly baked scones, which was nice not, to mention
> generous.
> In between overseeing his wife and drinking port he is also in the
> middle of a restoration, photos below.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/3192722...n/photostream/
>
> The bike is the P-D 84 winner, ridden by Gaston Rahier prepared by HPN.
> He bought it of Ebay and is rebuilding it bit by bit. No parts are
> available as there were only three bikes produced this being bike
> 101(the other 102& 3), but he discovered that it was easy to figure
> authentic original frame from later additions/bodges as the frame and
> fitting were originally brazed as opposed to later welding.
>
> He had just collected the bike again as it had been away to have the
> headlamp surround and rear guard fabricated using the few available
> photos.
>
> That 39 litre tank will be nice and cheap to fill! The 9 litre tank
> under the seat is, IIRC, destined to house the battery as he feels he
> prolly has enough capacity in the main tank(s)
> A few more links
>
> http://micapeak.com/bmw/gs/rally/pd1984.htm
>
> http://micapeak.com/bmw/gs/rally/images/84team.jpg
>
> http://micapeak.com/bmw/gs/rally/images/84dash.jpg
>
> http://www.bmbikes.co.uk/photopages/...parisdakar.htm
>
> I may even mention I know someone that organises expeditions that are
> ideal for his steed when finished. Probably.

You have to love any bike with the name of a wank mag on the tank.

Fraser

On Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:07:43 +0800, Fraser Johnston
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>You have to love any bike with the name of a wank mag on the tank.

You must have lived a very sheltered life if you consider Penthouse to
be a wank mag.

On 9/06/11 3:12 PM, Ace wrote:
> On Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:07:43 +0800, Fraser Johnston
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> You have to love any bike with the name of a wank mag on the tank.
>
> You must have lived a very sheltered life if you consider Penthouse to
> be a wank mag.
>

Ok. Wank mag with pretensions of articles.

Fraser

On Jun 9, 3:12*am, Ace <b.rog...@ifrance.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:07:43 +0800, Fraser Johnston
>
> <fra...@cjmanagement.com.au> wrote:
> >You have to love any bike with the name of a wank mag on the tank.
>
> You must have lived a very sheltered life if you consider Penthouse to
> be a wank mag.

What else is it?

Would anyone buy it for anything apart from wanking over?

On Thu, 9 Jun 2011 00:50:54 -0700 (PDT), Stephen
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Jun 9, 3:12*am, Ace <b.rog...@ifrance.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:07:43 +0800, Fraser Johnston
>>
>> <fra...@cjmanagement.com.au> wrote:
>> >You have to love any bike with the name of a wank mag on the tank.
>>
>> You must have lived a very sheltered life if you consider Penthouse to
>> be a wank mag.
>
>What else is it?
>
>Would anyone buy it for anything apart from wanking over?

No idea, but I'd rather ask the question in reverse: Why would anyone
wanting a mag to wank over buy Penthouse?

Oh, hang on, can you still not get proper porn in the UK?

Ace wrote:

> Why would anyone wanting a mag to wank over buy Penthouse?
>
> Oh, hang on, can you still not get proper porn in the UK?

Sure. It's called "the internet".

--
Chris

On Jun 9, 4:04*am, Ace <b.rog...@ifrance.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 9 Jun 2011 00:50:54 -0700 (PDT), Stephen
>
> <stephen.pac...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >On Jun 9, 3:12*am, Ace <b.rog...@ifrance.com> wrote:
> >> On Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:07:43 +0800, Fraser Johnston
>
> >> <fra...@cjmanagement.com.au> wrote:
> >> >You have to love any bike with the name of a wank mag on the tank.
>
> >> You must have lived a very sheltered life if you consider Penthouse to
> >> be a wank mag.
>
> >What else is it?
>
> >Would anyone buy it for anything apart from wanking over?
>
> No idea, but I'd rather ask the question in reverse: Why would anyone
> wanting a mag to wank over buy Penthouse?

Because they didn't want to appear too big a perv to the girl selling
the magazine?

> Oh, hang on, can you still not get proper porn in the UK?

Don't have a clue. My question is why would anyone want to.

Stephen wrote:
> On Jun 9, 4:04 am, Ace <b.rog...@ifrance.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, 9 Jun 2011 00:50:54 -0700 (PDT), Stephen
>>
>> <stephen.pac...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Jun 9, 3:12 am, Ace <b.rog...@ifrance.com> wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:07:43 +0800, Fraser Johnston
>>
>>>> <fra...@cjmanagement.com.au> wrote:
>>>>> You have to love any bike with the name of a wank mag on the tank.
>>
>>>> You must have lived a very sheltered life if you consider
>>>> Penthouse to be a wank mag.
>>
>>> What else is it?
>>
>>> Would anyone buy it for anything apart from wanking over?
>>
>> No idea, but I'd rather ask the question in reverse: Why would anyone
>> wanting a mag to wank over buy Penthouse?
>
> Because they didn't want to appear too big a perv to the girl selling
> the magazine?
>
>> Oh, hang on, can you still not get proper porn in the UK?
>
> Don't have a clue. My question is why would anyone want to.

To leave lying around for 15 y/o girls to pick up, obviously.

--
Hog