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Old 23-02-2014, 09:56 PM   #16
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After 18 months of sitting at the back of a shed near Heathrow, she is finally back on the road!



MOT passed without any faults, well apart from a little niggle where she wouldn't run without a bit of choke. All she needs is a good run and some of Shells finest V-Power or whatever it's called nowadays to clean her out!



And today, she finally got a small run out. I needed to drop some paperwork up to Selfridges for work, so what better way to go up west than with a shouty Monster! After a quick lunch break at the Ace, then a nice rattle through Acton to get out to Notting Hill and Holland Park, before finally getting the Marble Arch and finding a parking spot. She performed well. The clutch did slip a bit, so she is requiring a clean out, or I might just say sod it and buy a new set of plates.

All in all, she is back on the road. After shouting her way round Westfield shopping centres car park, and getting back to the shed near Heathrow, she started running a lot smoother.

There is still a few more jobs to do, but she'll be finished one day!
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Old 23-02-2014, 10:01 PM   #17
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Old 23-02-2014, 10:15 PM   #18
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Being a vintage beastie, she'll find something to keep me occupied!
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Old 08-03-2014, 11:44 AM   #19
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The first 100 miles have been covered on the rebuilt red Monster. The only problem being a slightly loose bar end mirror, which has now been fixed



Time for a bit of a clean then!







And to receive comments along the lines of;

"Are you sure that is not a new bike?"

or

"Nah, it can't be 21 years old"

Makes me
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Old 08-03-2014, 01:32 PM   #20
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Blimey, I thought it had been snowing down your way.

Its always nice to hear the latest episode.
I assume she's a keeper ?
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Old 08-03-2014, 06:23 PM   #21
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Took my 19 year old 600 ss out for a spin today after it passed its MOT yesterday with no problems,took a few miles to run smooth due to being sorn since September but just need a good blast.
Was great to get out on it and enjoy the sun
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Old 08-03-2014, 06:33 PM   #22
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Nice to see an original back on the road, hoping to get mine up and running soon too, in time for 21st birthday!!
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Old 08-03-2014, 11:10 PM   #23
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Blimey, I thought it had been snowing down your way.

Its always nice to hear the latest episode.
I assume she's a keeper ?
I hope she's a keeper. I've had the (dis)pleasure of the last 7 years of owning her (actually, 7 and half years now!)

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Took my 19 year old 600 ss out for a spin today after it passed its MOT yesterday with no problems,took a few miles to run smooth due to being sorn since September but just need a good blast.
Was great to get out on it and enjoy the sun
After 18 months of being in bits, then finally getting back together and then MOT and taxed, it's just a great feeling to get the first 100 miles out of the way! And summer is not here yet!!

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Nice to see an original back on the road, hoping to get mine up and running soon too, in time for 21st birthday!!
We have to keep the old girls going Pedro, just to keep these young whippersnapper Monsters in line!! Cheeky buggers are trying to nick our names!!
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Old 18-04-2014, 11:25 PM   #24
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Finally, after two years, the little red Monster made it to Horsham and Piazza Italia 8!

A new clutch was required before heading off to Horsham though. She always needs something!!





And on the way home, I picked up the ticket for Auto Italia at Brooklands Museum on the 3rd May Let me see what she'll need before that, other than a clutch basket!
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Old 04-05-2014, 11:45 PM   #25
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Still alive and still confusing the owner...
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