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Offline firko

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'68 Yamaha DT1 enduro, '69 Yamaha 'DT1 from Hell' '69 DT1'Dunger from Hell, '69 Cheney Yamaha 360, 70 Maico 350 (2 off), '68 Hindall Ducati 250, Hindall RT2MX, Hindall YZ250a , Cycle Factory RT2MX flat tracker, Yamaha 1T250J, Maico 250 trials, '71, Boyd and Stellings TM400, Shell OW72,750 Yamaha

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Re: Cheney Yamaha
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2012, 10:27:42 pm »
Sorry mark, but that is one ugly bike.

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Re: Cheney Yamaha
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2012, 01:40:06 pm »
Put on a Tony D front guard & a period rear & perhaps lose the side number plates & it would look the goods :)

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Re: Cheney Yamaha
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2012, 03:25:13 pm »
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Sorry mark, but that is one ugly bike.
                                                     
No need to apologise to me Dave, it's not my bike ::). To my eyes one of the worst aspects of Eric Cheneys work has been his tank designs. Throughout the history of the marque, beautiful bikes have been spoiled by the fugly tanks old Eric fitted to 'em. I'm with Smed here, get rid of those shit awful modern 'guards, fit a set of translucent white Tony D Preston Petty's donate the tank to your Maico or CZ mates and fit a YZC/X 125 tank and you'd have a thing of beauty.                               
'68 Yamaha DT1 enduro, '69 Yamaha 'DT1 from Hell' '69 DT1'Dunger from Hell, '69 Cheney Yamaha 360, 70 Maico 350 (2 off), '68 Hindall Ducati 250, Hindall RT2MX, Hindall YZ250a , Cycle Factory RT2MX flat tracker, Yamaha 1T250J, Maico 250 trials, '71, Boyd and Stellings TM400, Shell OW72,750 Yamaha