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jagermaster · 07-23-2008, 04:19 AM

i second that "tank" caption, i rolled an old ass 240dl and still was is good shape besides the paint scratches

Thanh-BKK · 07-23-2008, 09:55 PM

Hi.

So now i'm done sorting out the pictures, sitting here and looking at the Photobucket site.... crawling at speeds worse than a 14k modem!

I hope i get that done before i have to go to work again........

Thanh

Thanh-BKK · 07-24-2008, 12:12 AM

Gosh.

More than TWO HOURS have passed, i have completed wiring my brake light... and stupid Photobucket still has not uploaded even one single picture!

I have to go to the office now, so i'll try this again tomorrow.

Best regards......

Thanh

Thanh-BKK · 07-24-2008, 07:34 PM

Hello

Today Photobucket has a better day, so here i am again, finally, with the promised pics. I will start with how the poor bike looked when i got it - a pile of junk, with nothing but the engine still working.... every single one (!) electric bulb was burned out, the battery was dead, indicator relay and horn were missing, speedmeter and tachometer cables missing, both brakes no function.... in short, REALLY poor condition.

But see for yourself (pictures then taken with Nokia 3230 cam phone):

But then i paid only 5,000 Baht for it - that was in August or September 2005, and by then still cheap for a bike like this - the gas prices had not yet gone through the roof and people were still loving two-strokes for their power.

To be continued.

Thanh-BKK · 07-24-2008, 07:43 PM

As both tax and insurance had expired longer time ago, i had to expose the bike to a "road-worthiness" type of test in order to change registration and bring it back on the road. The following picture shows the bike just a couple of days after i bought it, and minutes before taking off for that test:

Only the "absolutely necessary" things had been fixed - new tyres, all electrical bits working, brakes working, speedmeter and tachometer cables installed, new seat leather (vinyl or something), tank cap, all foot rests and chain/sprockets set. Also i removed other unnecessary bits (that front fairing and the main stand).

Next picture is a few days later, after i had my new license plate (with the iconic "404 - file not found" number) and fixed the last bits, such as the seat locks:

To be continued.