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vwhelmot
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Rides:: 1x 150cc 87 cub, 2001 vtr1000 sp1, 86 standard c90
Location: North Wales

Hi, i love em!

Post by vwhelmot » Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:54 am

Hello everyone!
I think its been about a year and a half since i bought my first c90 and to be honest i`ve had the most fun i can with my clothes on. It was my brother who suggested that for the lads holiday last year, we should buy c90s and do a weeks tour of southern Ireland. I bought mine off ebay, a stout little 88 cub in red, complete with a rickman screen and topbox. Now being used to superbikes, it was a bit of a suprise when i first rode the beast. Cornering took a new kind of skill, the undamped suspension was a revelation, you can shove yer Ohlins tunned forks up yer arse!
So 7 of use set off for the tour and to be honest, i havent had a funnier holiday, 800 miles in a week on a cub and not one break down (apart from one of the swing arm pivot bolts coming loose and hanging out!). I`ve already totally stripped and rebuilt mine, gritblasted the frame, repainted in the original colour, added a tuned lifan 150cc motor with a high level exhaust, modified the front and rear suspension adding fully adjustable dampers to the original leading link forks , new wheels and brakes etc. It was even featured in a recent issue of Performance Bike magazine, which was funny
Anyway thats my story so far, we have just retured from the Isle Of Man for the TT, fancy dress was the order of the day, i went as a giant hotdog,my mates went as Superman, the other as Captain America. Going over the mountain mile flat out on Mad Sunday was a blast, passing big bikes doing 80mph was a hoot.
Again this year we have the boys holiday coming up at the end of July. Seven of us are off to the sunny coastline of dorset and Devon, so for that trip i`ve just gone and purchased another c90 which will stay standard. So for now cheers and keep rollin!!!
Lyndon Creamer.

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Newtsalad
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Re: Hi, i love em!

Post by Newtsalad » Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:06 am

Hi & welcome! Great tale! We would love to see some pics!

vwhelmot
Posts: 90
Joined: Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:32 am
Rides:: 1x 150cc 87 cub, 2001 vtr1000 sp1, 86 standard c90
Location: North Wales

Re: Hi, i love em!

Post by vwhelmot » Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:43 am

Hi, i will get some pics up in the next few days. Cheers.

vwhelmot
Posts: 90
Joined: Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:32 am
Rides:: 1x 150cc 87 cub, 2001 vtr1000 sp1, 86 standard c90
Location: North Wales

Re: Hi, i love em!

Post by vwhelmot » Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:55 am

Image Captain America was busy saving Ramsey, while i was hot n thirsty! Isle Of Man 2009

vwhelmot
Posts: 90
Joined: Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:32 am
Rides:: 1x 150cc 87 cub, 2001 vtr1000 sp1, 86 standard c90
Location: North Wales

Re: Hi, i love em!

Post by vwhelmot » Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:58 am

Image My bike before i totally stripped and rebuilt it. Fitted the 150cc motor before the rebuild to iron out the little probs you get from such a conversion. More soon....

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Re: Hi, i love em!

Post by aliengravy » Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:18 pm

Welcome to the club!!
Cracking bike :) The conversion looks like it could have been tricky! Did it take long?

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Re: Hi, i love em!

Post by Newtsalad » Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:31 pm

Amazing! Absolutely amazing! Looks like my kind of party!

vwhelmot
Posts: 90
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Rides:: 1x 150cc 87 cub, 2001 vtr1000 sp1, 86 standard c90
Location: North Wales

Re: Hi, i love em!

Post by vwhelmot » Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:55 am

Cheers, i`ve posted some pics in the build up thread section.

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