Aprillia garden find .

[Stu]

To be honest it may not progress further than " Can be heard running " in the Garden Find advert on eBay or Gumtree. The tyres are perished and the callipers are beyond recovery so I will probably move it on as a project to someone with the time and determination to do it justice . I got it for free and the prospect of clear profit is very appealing.

 

I will start the bidding at £5

 

Think you find if you read the previous posts your way off

 

I aint got time for that shit

[fastbob]

Have you sorted the V5 yet?

 

Other things on my mind right now. I'm departing Victoria Station to meet my new Harley. But no , not yet .

[Bianco2564]

Have you sorted the V5 yet?

 

Other things on my mind right now. I'm departing Victoria Station to meet my new Harley. But no , not yet .

 

Ok.

Got everything for the trip?

Bandana,fake moustache,AA membership card, bad ass attitude.

Have a safe ride back.

[fastbob]

Have you sorted the V5 yet?

 

Other things on my mind right now. I'm departing Victoria Station to meet my new Harley. But no , not yet .

 

Ok.

Got everything for the trip?

Bandana,fake moustache,AA membership card, bad ass attitude.

Have a safe ride back.

 

All the essentials .

[Bender]

Severe lack of tassels.

Have a safe ride back.

[Guest Richzx6r]

Have a safe ride home Bob

[learningtofly]

Enjoy that first ride, Bob

[Six30]

Other things on my mind right now. I'm departing Victoria Station to meet my new Harley. But no , not yet .

 

Ok.

Got everything for the trip?

Bandana,fake moustache,AA membership card, bad ass attitude.

Have a safe ride back.

 

All the essentials .

 

And don't forget , no nodding back to other bikers .... and when you get home throw all your soap and shampoo away

[fastbob]

Ok.

Got everything for the trip?

Bandana,fake moustache,AA membership card, bad ass attitude.

Have a safe ride back.

 

All the essentials .

 

And don't forget , no nodding back to other bikers .... and when you get home throw all your soap and shampoo away

 

Ironically , I nodded cheerily at everything on two wheels and it was most of them that did not return the gesture.

[Six30]

How was the ride home bob ? You pleased with your new toy.

[geofferz]

Ok.

Got everything for the trip?

Bandana,fake moustache,AA membership card, bad ass attitude.

Have a safe ride back.

 

All the essentials .

 

And don't forget , no nodding back to other bikers .... and when you get home throw all your soap and shampoo away

 

That was actually quite funny - well done.

[Mickly]

I make a big deal over waving to Harley riders ... the full nod/leg/hand/arm wave ..... no way can they pretend they haven’t seen me.

Oddly enough just last week I did the same to a group of vintage scooter riders, they all acknowledged me with a grin, I was gutted..... not !!

[fastbob]

How was the ride home bob ? You pleased with your new toy.

 

The ride home was horrible because of the wind blowing me all over the place plus I kept messing up the indicators because there are two switches , one on each side . However , I took it out for a run this evening on roads that I know well . I was a lot more relaxed this time which made all the difference. This bike is everything I hoped it would be . The way it delivers power is amazing and totally different from anything I've experienced . As soon as I get rid of those forward controls I'll write a proper review .

[fastbob]

I had another go at firing up this Aprilia . This time with an air filter in it . Great Success ! This time I had it running nicely for five minutes . There was a bit of smoke that smelled just as burnt two stroke should .The tick over is nice and steady once the choke is off and it revs briskly when I crack the throttle . The lights work , the onboard " computer " works even the indicators flash . Lovely .

[Guest Richzx6r]

I had another go at firing up this Aprilia . This time with an air filter in it . Great Success ! This time I had it running nicely for five minutes . There was a bit of smoke that smelled just as burnt two stroke should .The tick over is nice and steady once the choke is off and it revs briskly when I crack the throttle . The lights work , the onboard " computer " works even the indicators flash . Lovely .

 

It would seem you have struck gold there Bob, what you going to do with it now you know it's a goodun?

[fastbob]

I had another go at firing up this Aprilia . This time with an air filter in it . Great Success ! This time I had it running nicely for five minutes . There was a bit of smoke that smelled just as burnt two stroke should .The tick over is nice and steady once the choke is off and it revs briskly when I crack the throttle . The lights work , the onboard " computer " works even the indicators flash . Lovely .

 

It would seem you have struck gold there Bob, what you going to do with it now you know it's a goodun?

 

Well I may have mentioned this before but it has perished tyres and seized brakes so as soon as I have the V5 it's going on eBay and Gumtree etc as a project bike . I've no idea what to ask for it but the fact that I can start it has definitely increased if not doubled the price .

[fastbob]

Smell the exhaust and make sure its smells like two stroke else you're running with no oil!!

Great news it's running..

 

I appreciate the advice , see my latest post .

[Guest Richzx6r]

Worth at least 1-1.5k I'd say as a guide, how many miles it got on it?

[fastbob]

Flogged it as it was for £500 . A bird in the hand etc.