Taking the plunge
Entry posted by Dave Stirrup
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Well after a couple of years warming the passenger seat in Mark Redpath's SEW i started to look for one of my own. Following a car accident when i was younger (which we don't talk about. do we Mark?) its time to give up motorcycling. The pain in my wrist and hand is just to much. I needed something to replace the feeling i get from biking but without the pain. After failing to put a deal together for a mates car it was off to the interweb where i came across this.
A 1993 SeIw with 5k miles from new. As my Westi adviser told me. " find one as close as you can get to what you want and then change those things you don't like"
Good advice. This seemed to be everything i was looking for. Not too low or track based, full wet weather gear, Body without a scratch or crack anywhere. Good solid 2ltr Pinto ( EFI version. not seen that before). And came with some assorted spares plus a cover. I emailed the owner pete and went to see it the next day. Off to Stoke saw it and bought it on the spot.
Picked it up on sunday and drove it over to my mums in north wales ( empty double garage ) and it didn't skip a beat. Its going to be good enough to just drive as is until winter then theres a job list thats starting to take shape already.
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