Another GPz550

I must be farkin' mad.

Well, you see, the one I've bought is fine (I've done over 350 miles on
it), but needs side panels with decals. And a rack would be nice. And
maybe a gear lever with less slop in the linkage.

And this came up....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4574299101

So I reckoned I could get the parts I wanted, and simply clear the rest
out on Ebay. And, as you can see, picked it up for a song.

The Chateau now has nine bikes. This is getting silly.

 

No comment.

It's taken you this long to realise it?

 

The Older Gentleman came up with the following;:

I thought that was already a given ...

Heheheheh, that's not silly, that's ...

er ...

I was trying to think of summat witty, pithy and not too deprecating but no,
you're right, you're fucking barking.

 

Don't see why. I've stripped plenty of bikes recently, mostly 400
Fours. The small stuff - CDI igniter, reg/rec, surviving instruments
and switches - will all go quickly. I just stick that sort of thing up
for 99p and no reserve. There's *always* someone looking for a CDI unit
and a reg/rec.

I *might* swap the engines over, if the spare is better than the one
I've got. My existing one uses a little oil, like about 500mpp, which I
think is within tolerance for an old air-cooled GPz. It doesn't smoke
or leak, so I dunno where it goes.

Or I might pull down the spare engine and offer the cams and/or head
separately for someone wanting to jazz up a 550 Zephyr or similar, or
who's run the top end on theirs.

Tank, brakes, etc - no worries. Wheels - 99p, again. Whatever's left
gets sold as a job lot, again starting at 99p, buyer collects, and the
frame goes down the council tip. Job done.

 

Heh.Heh.You love it