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    Plodding on!

    Jun 14, 2021 6 minutes

    So, I bought a year 2000 RSV Mille for £550.Yes, it arrived in carrier bags. Yes, I nearly set fire to my garage trying to get the thing started. Yes, I realised almost instantly that I was farther out of my depth than a fish on top of a mountain.

    Luckily for me, I’m surrounded by mates that know far more than I do about nuts and bolts and engines, as you will have seen with parts one to three.

    Yes, I’ve thrown money at it and yes I’ve also lost a little bit of direction. As I’m sure you can all appreciate. Hasn’t this happened to us all?

    Suddenly, I had some impetus once more. The plan is to get this bike fully running and finished before I’m old and frail, and work carried on through various lockdowns. Jim at Alonze Custom finished welding a plate on to the swingarm to

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