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    Spitfire recovery in Burma

    The condition will depend on the oxygen/chemical content of the muddy water, hopefully they can be recovered, as there are too few of these iconic planes left.
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    Advice & Opinions wanted on a Honda cafe project

    You can give any bike the cafe racer style, the only difference is the level of work involved, the best frames for cafe racers usually have a flat seat base and upper frame. The obvious things that you can do to this bike are to cut off the rear section of the frame, just after the shocks, and...
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    best way to clean up rusted chrome?

    On badly pitted chrome I used to use Brillo pads (wire wool impregnated with carbolic soap) then follow up with Autosol, for alloy parts Marine Autosol is fairly good (has abrasive particles in it). Autosol leaves a protective coating and wax polishing can remove it, so unless you live in a very...
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    Hi from Surrey UK

    There's no reason you can't do both, easy bikes to strip down and the engine is easy enough to lift out by yourself, these early Honda's were quicker than the ones that came later, it will certainly be quick enough around the country roads, good luck.
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    Am I going to die on a bike?

    Along with scanning, try to avoid sitting in the same position of the road for any length of time as you can become invisible to drivers, constantly changing your position, lane changing, speeding up and slowing down may annoy drivers, but they know your there. Take an advanced rider course, you...
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    Am I going to die on a bike?

    Most deaths in the west are linked to high blood pressure, riding de-stresses you and demands a certain level of fitness (depending on how/what you ride), so it could actually save your life, just enjoy, and treat every other road user as a complete moron.
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    What does everyone do for their "real" job?

    I own a woodland campsite in central France, we try to be as sustainable as possible without reducing comfort, guests stay in tipis which sit on platforms, keeps them aired and prevents unwelcome guests sliding in. The season is from May to September, the rest of the year is spent restoring our...
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    Can someone ID this seat for me

    Looks the same as the one fitted to my beemer, I got mine from Facs Moto, but there are guys here that make similar styles, take a look at the ads at the side, Roc City I think.
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    new from Paris France

    Hi from the limousin, also cold with snow here in central France, the bike is in the garage for the winter, roads around here can be deadly this time of year as many are tree lined and the trees block the winter sun from the road surface, this time last year I wrote the car off on black ice, so...
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    Very left feild question, French Foreign Legion.

    A mate of mine was in the legion for a couple of years, he was previously in the British paras but after a year of civilian life realised he missed the life, he said for him the hardest part of life in the legion was the French lessons, most members these days are French. Why the Legion, is he...
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    Those stick-on seat pads suck

    Toffee, sticky and sucks.
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    American Made - Whats it mean to ya?

    www.buyamerican.com
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    Suzuki with an English accent

    Good luck, those GS's are great bikes.
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    American Made - Whats it mean to ya?

    Where it's made is more important to me than who owns it, I'd rather buy from a Japanese owned company making stuff in my own country than buy from a British/European company based in the far east, it's better for local jobs, taxes and the environment. In the US buying a Honda Goldwing must be...
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    New R100 Cafe Racer...

    Agree with sinbad, you need a fork brace, what about some mini teardrop indicators on the seat hump to keep the lines clear, bar end up front, or mount mini indicators onto the headlight support bolts.
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    American Made - Whats it mean to ya?

    Go for it, I think you will find a enough economic patriots to make made in the US T-shirts a worthwhile venture. I'm a Brit living in France so I buy British or French when possible, I'd rather spend more and keep my fellow countrymen in a job, in favourites I have several web sites such as...
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    Healthcare in the UK

    The NHS has it's problems and people complain about it when things go wrong but on the whole it's a decent system, funnily enough I think most Brits would agree that the NHS went downhill when part privatisation was introduced. The original concept was brilliant, but in 1948 ministers could not...
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    what a difference fifty years makes

    A mate of mine went to Cuba a few years ago and one of the things that struck him was that the Cubans at least stuck to their ideals, it didn't matter if you were a doctor or a farmer they were in it together, they also have health care which puts many richer countries to shame. In the UK we...
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    '79 BMW R45 build

    Nice job, re the brakes, it looks like you have the original stainless disc, they are s**t, change it for a cast disc and you will see a huge difference, will set you back around £100 new, I've got the twin disc Brembo set up on my R80 and at best I would describe braking as adequate, with cast...
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