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Africa Twin 1999 for £1500 -any good ?
It keeps nagging at me ! It's been stolen/recovered with many parts stolen using a crowbar(smart villains in UK)causing alot of superficial damage...but its basically sound (original tyres)& I could add ubiquitous enduro plastic & clocks very cheaply , making a GIANT RATBIKE ..I've been told they're expensive to run - but there's no HONDA plastic left on it to break!And it would carry TOUT.And the motor is like new.
Should I buy it ??
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I think for that money you should buy it. That is, if you don't want to make it look like new again. In which case you'll spend a fortune on Honda parts. If you run it as a rat bike then maybe there's less chance of it being stolen again.
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But if I run the AT as a RATBIKE..will anyone speak to me? (weep)
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