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Think my wife is gonna kill me, disown me or divorce me...

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I'm a sucker for rescuing old motorcycles. Especially when it's a 75 KO THOU....
Surprising my wife took it pretty well... After about 5mins of denial.
Its way better to ask forgiveness than to ask for permission :-D :-D :-D
I had a 76 k1 when I was 17...so this... I'm in love once again.
A mate of mine says you can only count the ones that are licenced... Great... I don't have any.
Another mate asked me how many bikes I have now.... Well, I said.... Technically I only have 1....but I've got a heap of bike parts in my garage.. :-D :-D
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Re: Think my wife is gonna kill me, disown me or divorce me...

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nice find
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just tell her that you can play with other bikes, or play with other women ... that should go over big.
enjoy the new project !
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Little crusty, but it should clean up nice!
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Disowning sounds the cheapest. Just remind her what a bass boat costs.
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wingrider wrote:Little crusty, but it should clean up nice!
Diamonds are often crusty before they are processed... :-D
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Picking it up tomorrow... dancr dancr action1 action1
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Got it home... Surprising what one can fit in a vw caddy short wheelbase van... :-D :-D
On closer inspection.... Fair bit of work to do. But good bones. Spare engine, not sure of the status of that one. Full set carbs,spare rear wheel, the wheel(rim) on the bike is skinnier... But spare wheel and front wheel both have near new looking rubber.
The exhaust... An original exhaust.. Still solid. No rust holes... Unbelievable. So it makes me think that the 42k km on clock may be close to the mark. Full set of old school panniers and a top box...
I think the wiring may take some figuring out...
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I always say it is cheaper than going to the bars
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Post by Graham Cracker »

Great find .. congrats. I bought a bike once and commented to the seller I wasn’t sure how to break the news to my wife and he recommended I just paint it a different color. He didn’t understand she can count.
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Post by Gowing »

Yep that looks like a 75. Someone used her like your supposed too. You got it just in time.
Hope you can keep it together and not part out.
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