Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

It’s all about the deal John...

do love a deal: who doesn’t? In my dull existence I’ve dealt bikes for work, I’ve swapped an engine for a new pick-up bed and on a couple of occasions I’ve swopped my personal toy (on one occasion my Pontiac Firebird 400 and on another, my beloved GS1000) for a clutch of beat-up, battered and bewildered bikes of many diverse types and styles, from a trio of Puch Maxi Mopeds (Maxis always come in sets of three: one good

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