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Started by chairhead, December 08, 2013, 06:27:10 PM

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chairhead

As some of you may know ive been after a second Girly, not a hard task I know as they are in abundance on the internet, but finding the right one takes patience and time, I looked at a couple but felt they were not for me, everyday id search for newly listed bikes on various websites but nothing stood out,

that is until I was servicing the Outfit and prepping it for some Austrian snow adventures, I changed the plugs and found the coil packs had split again!! :icon_evil: so I thought im going to have to buy replacements now  :icon_frown:
looking through the crap on ebay I saw listed an 07 engine for £300, a reg/rec for £25 a loom for £30 and an ECU for £40 and eventually a set of mint coils for £38,needless to say I bought the lot!....you never know right?  :augie

Then I saw an 04 Girly that had spoke wheels so I thought id have a look, well, long story short I got a lift to Leicester and rode it home, 04 Girly in black,panniers,centre stand,heated grips all mots with mileages absolutely mint and under 10k!! :bug_eye for £2600  :thumbsup Kerrching!!, to cap it all off I won a stainless sports can on ebay for £43 inc postage, the only fly in the ointment was today when the only key I have snapped in the pannier mount  :icon_cry: ,these btw if I can get them are for sale as too is the triumph screen on it



03 Girly Roulette Green with a Hedingham ETH
TOR can
Wilbers shock & wasp L/L forks
Taylormade Billet wheel

Marc

Whaw!!  what a nice bike that is!

Congrats  :eusa_clap
Tiger Explorer Graphite 2013
Bonneville SE 2010 (missus)
previous bikes:
   Tiger 955i Orange  2003
   BMW K1  1989
   Ducati 750S '72
   Matchless G80 '57
   Matchless G3L '39

Sin_Tiger

Well done :eusa_clap hope you bought a lottery ticket as well.
I used to have long hair, took acid and went to hip joints. Now I long for hair, take antacid and need a new hip joint

chairhead

Quote from: Sin_Tiger on December 09, 2013, 07:30:25 PM
Well done :eusa_clap hope you bought a lottery ticket as well.

Ummm........damn it!, no, im not in the habit of being so lucky :icon_rolleyes:,
I now need to find out how to remove the panniers without a key................any ideas anyone?
03 Girly Roulette Green with a Hedingham ETH
TOR can
Wilbers shock & wasp L/L forks
Taylormade Billet wheel

Sin_Tiger

I think BB is your man for advice there :nod
I used to have long hair, took acid and went to hip joints. Now I long for hair, take antacid and need a new hip joint

Chris Canning

That's a lot of motorbike for 2600!!! I'd load the bike on/in to what ever take it to a lock smith.

PS I do hope you not going to put that mint bike in one of those poxy lock up garage  :icon_evil:

Bixxer Bob

Quote from: chairhead on December 08, 2013, 06:27:10 PM
.... the only fly in the ointment was today when the only key I have snapped in the pannier mount  :icon_cry:

If most of the key broke off you'll be able to turn it with a screwdriver.  If it was only part of the key. put the rest into the lock and help it turn with a screwdriver.

I have a locksmith's tool for extracting broken keys when asked.  Without it things are a little more difficul, but a GOOD pair of needle nosed tweezers and the pointy end of a scriber will do nearly as well.  And patience, obviously.  :icon_lol:
I don't want to achieve immortality through prayer, I want to achieve it through not dying...

chairhead

Thanks mate,

i'll give that a go when I get back from Germany/Austria  :icon_wink:
03 Girly Roulette Green with a Hedingham ETH
TOR can
Wilbers shock & wasp L/L forks
Taylormade Billet wheel

daveb

nice looking stead there boyo,  :thumbsup

Enjoy your trip