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  1. Project... (Possibly one for Jon W?) 
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    Been chatting to a friend this evening, who's dad has a Ducati Silverstone Super 175 in his garage, down in Devon.

    Now for the interesting part - it's in kit form! Everything is there and it's complete, but aside from the frame and wheels, everything else has been taken apart, and meticulously kept in an old tea chest, each piece individually wrapped in oiled paper. It was put away like that in 1967, and has remained as such ever since!

    Chris would like someone to rebuild it for him as a bit of a project, as he would love to get it running again and back on the road, as a tribute to his dad's love of motorcycling.

    I mentioned that we have a few avid classic restorers on this forum, who may be interested in taking on such a project, and have the skills to do so. If anyone is interested, please let me know, and I'll pass your details onto Chris to get in touch to have a chat in more detail. He can't afford to pay silly money to have it done, as it will no doubt need lots of new parts as well to get it roadworthy to modern standards. But I'm pretty sure it would be an interseting & challenging project for whoever takes it on. I would love to do it, but sadly possess nowhere near the mechanical skills necessary!

    Here's a pic of another one i found online:

     
     

  2. Re: Project... (Possibly one for Jon W?) 
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    8-) 8-)
    Everything else is shyte
     
     

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    Half of Bath Classic would bite his hand off - to buy it! ;D

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    WOW!!!!

    I'd buy it!!! (robbing a bank first) ;D

    Those "easy" resto's are never as easy as they sound..... It would take me years at my rate of work to do that..... I'll look at bits if he likes.

    As to cost, these things are never as cheap as you'd expect. Most restos are not economic.
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    Ooooh its PURPLE 8-)
    It's Lilac... not pink!
     
     

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    Jon - if you fancy a look at it, pm me your contact number and I'll pass it on to chris
     
     

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    Love the sculpted tank. Knees up, head down. The way a bike is supposed to be ridden! [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
     
     

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    A bit like this one...

    "there's no aspect, no facet, no moment in life that can't be improved with pizza"

     
     

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