Brum brum noises from the workshop and that new bike feeling

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Resiliant Steve

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Afternoon all , firstly many thanks for all the tips and advice , both directly and from the vast amount of info in the posts on here !
So a couple of weeks ago , thanks to a chance meeting with a forum member at Cadwell , my mate Nick and I went to view a bike.
Really nice guy , so helpful and accommodating.
The bike was exactly as described, and exactly what I was looking for , a really honest and straight 1984 RGA 1000 in orange .
I have had a bit of a scoot around it and come across a few bits that need attention (for me anyway) before I take it out on the road . Leaking fuel tap (which we knew about , and the vendor supplied a pair of with the bike) , clean up and refresh of the brakes , rebuild the forks , and spruce up the rear end of the frame where some corrosion has snuck in , and fit a new pair of tyres.

All in all , a very happy Hector 👍37301CEB-1E6C-4AE5-B196-AE9125776FFD.jpeg
 
Congrats Steve, she's a looker! Wish there had been an orange RGS.
So, as I comb this forum for insight and wisdom I keep coming up against a language barrier. For example: "happy Hector" and "Paddy Ducati" have me stumped. Translation, please?
 
RGSteve said:
Congrats Steve, she's a looker! Wish there had been an orange RGS.
So, as I comb this forum for insight and wisdom I keep coming up against a language barrier. For example: "happy Hector" and "Paddy Ducati" have me stumped. Translation, please?
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Paddy Ducati is a referall ofr Brmebo brake parts to this vendor in the UK https://www.ducatipaddy.com/ as the Brembo bits fit both LAverda and Ducati of the era.

"Happy Hector", can't help there other than to guess......
 
Paul LeClair said:
"Happy Hector", can't help there other than to guess......
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It's a reference to a kids' TV programme, 'Hector's House' from the '60s-'70s, Paul.

"Hector desires order and tranquillity, and is always thinking up ways to improve himself and his garden. He is willing to assist his two friends in their activities, but often finds them at odds with his own. Kiki and Zsazsa also often play tricks on him. But he always takes this in good humour, and ends each episode breaking the fourth wall to address the camera with his catchphrase: "I'm a great big [whatever he was] old Hector." (Wikipedia)
 
The Sock said:
It's a reference to a kids' TV programme, 'Hector's House' from the '60s-'70s, Paul.

"Hector desires order and tranquillity, and is always thinking up ways to improve himself and his garden. He is willing to assist his two friends in their activities, but often finds them at odds with his own. Kiki and Zsazsa also often play tricks on him. But he always takes this in good humour, and ends each episode breaking the fourth wall to address the camera with his catchphrase: "I'm a great big [whatever he was] old Hector." (Wikipedia)
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I couldn't have put it better myself Sock , thank you 👍

I used to have a heap of daily sayings , now a days “a happy hector” or a “Paddington stare” covers most things !
 
RGSteve said:
Congrats Steve, she's a looker! Wish there had been an orange RGS.
So, as I comb this forum for insight and wisdom I keep coming up against a language barrier. For example: "happy Hector" and "Paddy Ducati" have me stumped. Translation, please?
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Thanks Steve !

You’re not on your own there mate , it’s lost on most of my friends too 😁
 
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