The Alpina 500
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Re: The Alpina 500
Garry...you will mate...stop me and say hello. We stay in a house on the Glen Dhoo camp site at Hillberry. I'm also taking a Kettle in the blue and white TR750 colours. You are bound to see one of them.
Where are you staying?
Where are you staying?
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Re: The Alpina 500
Great work she's a beaut!
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Re: The Alpina 500
we are staying at the Empress hotel on Douglas prom - sat 31/03 - tues 04/06. Look for a gaggle of Bimota's (DB3 / DB5R / DB6) and you have found us !titan performance wrote:Garry...you will mate...stop me and say hello. We stay in a house on the Glen Dhoo camp site at Hillberry. I'm also taking a Kettle in the blue and white TR750 colours. You are bound to see one of them.
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Garry
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Re: The Alpina 500
That is really nice build, those two pipes down the same side make it standout.
Cheers Geoff
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I will keep 'em peeled for your exotica Garry....shouldn't be hard to spot.
Can't wait !
Kind words Geoff, thank you. The twin pipes did turn out well. I wanted the bike to have plenty of trick bits, but to be still obviously a T500.
Can't wait !
Kind words Geoff, thank you. The twin pipes did turn out well. I wanted the bike to have plenty of trick bits, but to be still obviously a T500.
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Great news....I actually rode the bike today, for the first time since completing the build, and for the first time in about 30 years.
The engine was all good....no nasty smoke, so seals would appear to be good, and no strange noises. Everything all operational. I'm well pleased....TT here we come !
The engine was all good....no nasty smoke, so seals would appear to be good, and no strange noises. Everything all operational. I'm well pleased....TT here we come !
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Re: The Alpina 500
great news !
see you there
see you there
Garry
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Re: The Alpina 500
Not TT, but GP or nowadays Classic TT.
I'd like to go next year so does anyone have any advice regards accom, view etc. thanks.
If necessary, I'll start a new thread as I don't want to hijack this one, so if anyone wants to PM me,I'll start a Manx GP thread.
Just done as I don't want to hijack someone else's thread.
I'd like to go next year so does anyone have any advice regards accom, view etc. thanks.
If necessary, I'll start a new thread as I don't want to hijack this one, so if anyone wants to PM me,I'll start a Manx GP thread.
Just done as I don't want to hijack someone else's thread.
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Alan.....no worries about hi-jacking mate, anyone who wants to talk IOM is welcome. This year is my 25th TT, so I am qualified to give you some tips. We have a handful of first class spectator points to recommend.....always amazes me when I see the crap spots people view from. They clearly give no thought to it at all ! I have spent many hours scouting them out, with bike parking and access in mind also.
Regarding digs...it's never too early to be looking for that, bear in mind that the roads close for practice and race sessions, and there is only one crossing point in the whole 37 miles, at Braddan. Get booking your crossing as soon as the Steam Packet allow....you don't want to miss any action through late booking.
Regarding digs...it's never too early to be looking for that, bear in mind that the roads close for practice and race sessions, and there is only one crossing point in the whole 37 miles, at Braddan. Get booking your crossing as soon as the Steam Packet allow....you don't want to miss any action through late booking.
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Re: The Alpina 500
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