srad34 Posted April 11, 2014 Posted April 11, 2014 Dearest fellow Autoshitters,On the 21st June 2014, myself and some like minded fools, sorry Motorcyclists from the Performance Bikes Magazine Forum are participating in a daft event to raise money for Cancer Research UK. In a nutshell, spend no more than £300 for a motorbike, bodge it into a legal condition (of sorts) and ride 900 odd miles in 24 hours non stop* from John O Groats to Lands End, on A & B roads only.......*except for the odd fuel and wee/dump stop obviously! Daft/Stupid/wreckless? Oh yes but raising money for Cancer research is massively important to me personally having lost my youngest son Oliver to the big C in 2012. My chod of choice is a tired old Suzuki GS500e twin, vintage 1993, a genuine garage find where she has lain unloved for 10 years, the dust alone was enough to cause breathing difficulties! To donate, please use either my link or by Text for the yoof amongst us.... http://www.justgiving.com/Matthew-Marett OR by Text , type 'OLLY99 £1' and send to 70070 (You can insert 2,3,4,5 or £10 donations if feeling flush!) Cheers all Micrashed, fordperv and mat_the_cat 3
drum Posted April 11, 2014 Posted April 11, 2014 I may have some bits for your bike. What does it need?
srad34 Posted April 11, 2014 Author Posted April 11, 2014 Replacing lol! Carbs, fuel tap, rear shock (that has damping), tank rubbers, clutch plates and possibly a rectifier! - What have you got pal?
drum Posted April 11, 2014 Posted April 11, 2014 Probs just the rectifier out of that lot, but I'll have a look. The carbs are a pain on those 'cause the diaphragms leak air.
hairnet Posted April 11, 2014 Posted April 11, 2014 wemoto good luck will chip you some cash wehn get paid you will not win prize for shonkiest bike tho i wanted to use my bike for that last year but the ebay ad says winning bid 320 lol
srad34 Posted April 12, 2014 Author Posted April 12, 2014 My shitter cost £205, budget is close to £290 so fingers crossed she goes through the MOT on Wednesday without any major dramas!
srad34 Posted May 11, 2014 Author Posted May 11, 2014 So quick update, my shitter has grown two more cylinders and 400cc. Lured by the luxury of a barge with a fairing for the 900 mile challenge, I relented and stumped up £250...... BTW a big thankyou for those who have donated, great stuff thankyou! Anyway back to this, may I introduce Blunderbus......Don't be fooled, its held together with used cotton buds and spittle.Been stood for 5 years, now rebuilt with a fresh coat of rattlecan black and Ford Venetian red. Bar the slow puncture on the rear , gonna put it in for an MOT this week, fingers crossed! fordperv and Bucketeer 2
wackywacerwill Posted May 11, 2014 Posted May 11, 2014 I've bought a lot worse for a lot more. That (RF init?) should do the job no drama.
srad34 Posted May 11, 2014 Author Posted May 11, 2014 It was okay, in fact pretty good after I had rebuilt the thing. Sadly my eye is always turned when something better* and faster** comes along..... *Questionable**Definitely!
Noel Tidybeard Posted May 12, 2014 Posted May 12, 2014 will you be running some sort of tracker so shiters can follow progress or even drive out to support you on your travels? this is what 3 nutters members of npoc did when they drove a similar journey over a weekend for charity- i for one drove out and convoyed with them down the M6 when they reached my area
fordperv Posted May 12, 2014 Posted May 12, 2014 Wish I had my licence, my suzuki rf also cost £250 but it wasn't held together with string, well the seized rear caliper was removed and hanging up on some when picked it up lol other than that, most stuff was cosmetic, sign up to the rfoc I'm sure there would be a few supporters on there and you could probably move the bike on when you've finished with it quite easily. srad34 1
nigel bickle Posted May 12, 2014 Posted May 12, 2014 We used to do similar, back in the day, before 'sponsorship - just for the 'craick'. Each year a new challenge (£100 sportscars, 1.6L's, micros etc) but perhaps my finest was the C90 (or similar) challenge to le Mans, for the 24 hr race. 'Winner' got a free weekend.. I won that one because I kept the original tartan panniers & bicycle trailer!. We all looked ridiculous; grossly overlooked with tents, camping gear, spares, beer & baguettes everywhere -but the plus side was storage inside the tent , for lengthy repairs- prior to the return trip. Ah! The stupity of the young. Happy days Good luck with the trip. Hope its not too onerous. Jim Bergerac 1
srad34 Posted May 16, 2014 Author Posted May 16, 2014 So MOT passed today, charity stickers applied (to help it stay in one peice at speed lol) and tadaahh...... fordperv 1
srad34 Posted May 17, 2014 Author Posted May 17, 2014 Good luck. I have just sent a small donation.Fanks!
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