Kempton Park Autojumble
Today we had a lovely day out at Kempton Park Racecourse where they have a regular autojumble for bike-related stuff.
Notably, we achieved 2 milestones from a Yamaha Triples point of view:
- We got 4 triple enthusiasts at the same place and time.
- Someone was selling the remains of an aborted XS850 turbo project.
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First of all, here are some of the stalwarts of the UK Triples forum - from left to right, Julian, Ralph (Schlumpf) and XS750 Paul. Plus me, taking the picture.
Ralph distinguished himself by being the only person to actually ride there. Obviously he's a hardy kind of guy because it was bloody freezing.
Above, Ralph's bike parked outside the main gate. A tidy XS750 Special which sounds really nice and is obviously mechanically sound.
Unlike this...
Yours for £150 apparently. Obviously someone decided a standard XS850 wasn't fast or dangerous enough and decided to fix those problems by a) adding a turbo and b) changing the front end for something that would struggle to stop a bicycle.
Mad.