boboneleg Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 I've got a mate who has several bikes in his garage that he's bought but never rides. Not only does he not ride them but he's done zero maintenance either so they're just sat there rotting away. I just don't get it and I've tried to buy one of them off him so I can do a semi-resto job on it but he just refuses my offers. I think he just has them so that he can say, I've got one of those 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catteeclan Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 I should add that some have spent so much money on them it's prob why they don't ride them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted May 6, 2020 Author Share Posted May 6, 2020 14 minutes ago, Catteeclan said: I should add that some have spent so much money on them it's prob why they don't ride them They must have very tolerant wives then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 8 hours ago, Pedro said: See, everyone thinks you're just a sad twat but sometimes you just surprise people with little gems of coolness. I hope it's not an auto No mum wanted the 5 speed manual , so all the cool in on her! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 5 hours ago, Catteeclan said: What year is that Tym? I'm on a WhatsApp group with a lot of the old bikers from this area of my era. Most of them have z9, z1000s and the like stashed away. Only one regularly ride his. They've all got more modern bikes which they ride all the time. Sums it up really. 1984, always garaged, never driven in bad weather... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 2 hours ago, Tym said: No mum wanted the 5 speed manual , so all the cool in on her! All you need is to get someone to put a euro spec head on that engine to liven it up, or enjoy it as it is forever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 1 minute ago, Pedro said: All you need is to get someone to put a euro spec head on that engine to liven it up, or enjoy it as it is forever! Yup! She's on the back burner, waiting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 A nice E30 is a quality thing. Word! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 7 hours ago, Pedro said: A nice E30 is a quality thing. Word! I should ship it over to you, no one cares about these things here.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 On 07/05/2020 at 06:36, Tym said: I should ship it over to you, no one cares about these things here.... I care about them, an old BMW is a cozy place to be, specially in the winter. Maria's treasured E30 that I now use to go grocery shopping when it's not raining: And my brother's beasty, only 30% of it is still E30, though 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Sweet pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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