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From: Steve Parry on 12 Jul 2010 15:27

"Andy Bonwick" <nospam(a)bonwick.me.uk> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:05:57 +0100, "Steve Parry"
> <k100rs_1990removethis(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>helping my Uncle to take his bike for MOT .. last time was 1984 :) ... it
>>passed
>>
>>
>>http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30854443&l=709ac3b094&id=1168900856
>>
>>http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30854444&l=752f85cf30&id=1168900856
>>
>>He's had this bike, a 1959 BMW R69 since 1960 so it's been in my life as
>>long as I can recall
>
> That looks really tidy but you need to get him a set of period tyres
> so he can remind himself just how bad things were.

he's not "that" keen on revisiting the past lol

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Steve Parry
87 BMW R80RS, 03 BMW R1100S Boxercup, 07 BMW K1200GT SE
02 Suzuki DRZ400SY-GT edition, 87 Yamaha FS1, Sukida SK90PY,
91 Kawasaki AR50, 82 Suzuki GN400, BMW 330Ci
www.gwynfryn.co.uk

From: Steve Parry on 12 Jul 2010 15:27

"The Older Gentleman" <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Steve Parry <k100rs_1990removethis(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> helping my Uncle to take his bike for MOT .. last time was 1984 :) ... it
>> passed
>>
>>
>> http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30854443&l=709ac3b094&id=1168900856
>>
>> http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30854444&l=752f85cf30&id=1168900856
>>
>> He's had this bike, a 1959 BMW R69 since 1960 so it's been in my life as
>> long as I can recall
>
> Wow. Optional (and desirable) big tank as well.
>
>

Yes Hoske extended touring tank :)

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Steve Parry
87 BMW R80RS, 03 BMW R1100S Boxercup, 07 BMW K1200GT SE
02 Suzuki DRZ400SY-GT edition, 87 Yamaha FS1, Sukida SK90PY,
91 Kawasaki AR50, 82 Suzuki GN400, BMW 330Ci
www.gwynfryn.co.uk

From: Pip Luscher on 12 Jul 2010 16:22
On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:05:57 +0100, "Steve Parry"
<k100rs_1990removethis(a)hotmail.com> wrote:

>helping my Uncle to take his bike for MOT .. last time was 1984 :) ... it
>passed
>
>
>http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30854443&l=709ac3b094&id=1168900856
>
>http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30854444&l=752f85cf30&id=1168900856
>
>He's had this bike, a 1959 BMW R69 since 1960 so it's been in my life as
>long as I can recall

Wow. Very nice.

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-Pip
From: Jordan on 12 Jul 2010 19:17
Steve Parry wrote:

>
> http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30854443&l=709ac3b094&id=1168900856
>
> http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30854444&l=752f85cf30&id=1168900856
>
> He's had this bike, a 1959 BMW R69 since 1960 so it's been in my life as
> long as I can recall
>

I wish I still looked this good, half a century later.

Jordan
From: Jordan on 12 Jul 2010 19:23
Andy Bonwick wrote:
>
> That looks really tidy but you need to get him a set of period tyres
> so he can remind himself just how bad things were.

Are things so good now?
Crowded roads, traffic jams, speed cameras, disgustingly fast cars,
extortionate service costs. Gimme the '60s!

Jordan
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