a14rgs
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They're the original Honda wheels, Dave (Comstars, I think)Looks seeet with them Astralites
Cars and bikes I’ve come across in my travels
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hooksey
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yes Al…….. just a little dig in the ribs for those here in Aus, that point out my 3cl shod (with the Astralites that you sourced for me 
)make comment on the Comstar wheels it is running
a14rgs
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Haha, good shout
make comment on the Comstar wheels it is running
BTW, I'll be down your way in July, maybe catch up for a few froffies....
hooksey
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You betcha Al....... Let us know what dates your in Mexico and we will round up a few larrikin's for a froffie
Steve G.
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Honda Navi. Just spent a month in southern Mexico, they are selling every one they can get.
Alzero
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Alzero
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A big naked Kawasaki with red anodized trim. And WTF is that handle attached to the fuel filler? For your toddler to hold onto at 160kph?
Dellortoman
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I suspect it's an adaptor for a tank bag to clip onto. My Ducati Multistrada has something similar, but the Ducati device is not so much of a bollock removing apparatus if you run into something.
On a recent trip to Berlin.
Very different Berlin to the Berlin I visited in the summer of 1990.
The Trabant, I was a bit slow with my camera.
The Alfa Romeo GT1300 Junior I would never have seen in East Berlin back then nor the Corvette.
The moped yes, I saw lots.
Usually the lads riding them were incredulous that I would chose to ride my 1953 BSA when I had the possibility to chose any of the tens of new bikes on the market in the West.trying to explain, that, that is real freedom, cut no ice.
So much cleaner and neater than back then, and much more expensive now of course. Great weekend. The music scene is as strong as ever.
Very different Berlin to the Berlin I visited in the summer of 1990.
The Trabant, I was a bit slow with my camera.
The Alfa Romeo GT1300 Junior I would never have seen in East Berlin back then nor the Corvette.
The moped yes, I saw lots.
Usually the lads riding them were incredulous that I would chose to ride my 1953 BSA when I had the possibility to chose any of the tens of new bikes on the market in the West.trying to explain, that, that is real freedom, cut no ice.
So much cleaner and neater than back then, and much more expensive now of course. Great weekend. The music scene is as strong as ever.
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Happy to be corrected but I think it is a pillion grab rail. Very stupid addition what ever it is, IMO.
Exmoor beast
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Moped is a Simson- my twopenneth!
Shajota
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I was surprised when I read your comment so checked and sure enough it is indeed a handle for a pillion, which you can buy separately.
In an ebay sales description it is noted - "...on the fuel cap, the place where the passenger's hands are usually positioned."
I had no idea a pillion naturally tried to grab the fuel cap!!
No doubt these "arse in the air" sports bikes make for a different pillion experience.
Learn something new everyday. Example below:-
A-SIDER Handle Tank Passenger Silver Kawasaki Z 1000 SX 2017-2019 | eBay
In developing the A-SIDER product, we studied ergonomics for passenger stability, wire-free finishes, petrol-resistant and abrasion-resistant paints. Furthermore, the product is also designed to comply with the European legislation on handles "directive 93/32*1999/24/EC". The A-SIDER handle is...
www.ebay.com.au
Alzero
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A well used Triumph on a rainy night in the Old Town of Hanoi. I’ll try and get a picture of the unbelievable traffic here later, but as an example: Google maps gave directions to dinner last night as 10 minutes walking and 20 minutes driving!
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Made just down the road?
Alzero
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Could be, the local Honda factory makes 2.5 million bikes a year that are sold all over the world!
Exmoor beast
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An observation I made whilst in Turkey, not once did I see a motorcycle locked, no steering lock on, padlock, chain nothing. Very much a bike culture with lots of expensive bikes as well as beaten up scooters. Taxi driver in Croatia said to me you can leave you car unlocked and come back to it two weeks later…sadly not the case in the UK.
In France, it depends on the bike and the area. I generally leave my Laverda in the street in town without a lock of any sort. More concerned with vandalism than theft. I wouldn't a modern machine.
In rural France, people don't necessarily lock up the house when they're out.
I generally leave my car unlocked. Saves having the door damaged or a window smashed by visitors.
Paul
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I saw this trials oriented Yamaha today. Probably well suited to the dense stop and go traffic. It’s odd to see a small bore bike with no rack or carrying capacity at all.
Alzero
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Typical light traffic it’s much crazier during the rush hour!
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Mom and Child going against the traffic on the wrong side of the road.
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Train Street in Hanoi
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Mom and Child going against the traffic on the wrong side of the road.
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Train Street in Hanoi
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