Aprillia garden find .

To be honest it may not progress further than " Can be heard running " in the Garden Find advert on eBay or Gumtree. The tyres are perished and the callipers are beyond recovery so I will probably move it on as a project to someone with the time and determination to do it justice . I got it for free and the prospect of clear profit is very appealing.

 

I will start the bidding at £5

 

Think you find if you read the previous posts your way off

I aint got time for that shit

Have you sorted the V5 yet?

Other things on my mind right now. I'm departing Victoria Station to meet my new Harley. But no , not yet .

Have you sorted the V5 yet?

 

Other things on my mind right now. I'm departing Victoria Station to meet my new Harley. But no , not yet .

Ok.

Got everything for the trip?

Bandana,fake moustache,AA membership card, bad ass attitude.

Have a safe ride back.

Have you sorted the V5 yet?

 

Other things on my mind right now. I'm departing Victoria Station to meet my new Harley. But no , not yet .

 

Ok.

Got everything for the trip?

Bandana,fake moustache,AA membership card, bad ass attitude.

Have a safe ride back.

All the essentials .

Severe lack of tassels.

Have a safe ride back.

Have a safe ride home Bob

Enjoy that first ride, Bob

Other things on my mind right now. I'm departing Victoria Station to meet my new Harley. But no , not yet .

 

Ok.

Got everything for the trip?

Bandana,fake moustache,AA membership card, bad ass attitude.

Have a safe ride back.

 

All the essentials .

And don't forget , no nodding back to other bikers .... and when you get home throw all your soap and shampoo away

Ok.

Got everything for the trip?

Bandana,fake moustache,AA membership card, bad ass attitude.

Have a safe ride back.

 

All the essentials .

 

And don't forget , no nodding back to other bikers .... and when you get home throw all your soap and shampoo away

Ironically , I nodded cheerily at everything on two wheels and it was most of them that did not return the gesture.

How was the ride home bob ? You pleased with your new toy.

Ok.

Got everything for the trip?

Bandana,fake moustache,AA membership card, bad ass attitude.

Have a safe ride back.

 

All the essentials .

 

And don't forget , no nodding back to other bikers .... and when you get home throw all your soap and shampoo away

That was actually quite funny - well done.

I make a big deal over waving to Harley riders ... the full nod/leg/hand/arm wave ..... no way can they pretend they haven’t seen me.

Oddly enough just last week I did the same to a group of vintage scooter riders, they all acknowledged me with a grin, I was gutted..... not !!

How was the ride home bob ? You pleased with your new toy.

The ride home was horrible because of the wind blowing me all over the place plus I kept messing up the indicators because there are two switches , one on each side . However , I took it out for a run this evening on roads that I know well . I was a lot more relaxed this time which made all the difference. This bike is everything I hoped it would be . The way it delivers power is amazing and totally different from anything I've experienced . As soon as I get rid of those forward controls I'll write a proper review .

I had another go at firing up this Aprilia . This time with an air filter in it . Great Success ! This time I had it running nicely for five minutes . There was a bit of smoke that smelled just as burnt two stroke should .The tick over is nice and steady once the choke is off and it revs briskly when I crack the throttle . The lights work , the onboard " computer " works even the indicators flash . Lovely .

I had another go at firing up this Aprilia . This time with an air filter in it . Great Success ! This time I had it running nicely for five minutes . There was a bit of smoke that smelled just as burnt two stroke should .The tick over is nice and steady once the choke is off and it revs briskly when I crack the throttle . The lights work , the onboard " computer " works even the indicators flash . Lovely .

It would seem you have struck gold there Bob, what you going to do with it now you know it's a goodun?

I had another go at firing up this Aprilia . This time with an air filter in it . Great Success ! This time I had it running nicely for five minutes . There was a bit of smoke that smelled just as burnt two stroke should .The tick over is nice and steady once the choke is off and it revs briskly when I crack the throttle . The lights work , the onboard " computer " works even the indicators flash . Lovely .

 

It would seem you have struck gold there Bob, what you going to do with it now you know it's a goodun?

Well I may have mentioned this before but it has perished tyres and seized brakes so as soon as I have the V5 it's going on eBay and Gumtree etc as a project bike . I've no idea what to ask for it but the fact that I can start it has definitely increased if not doubled the price .

Smell the exhaust and make sure its smells like two stroke else you're running with no oil!!

Great news it's running..

I appreciate the advice , see my latest post .

Worth at least 1-1.5k I'd say as a guide, how many miles it got on it?

Flogged it as it was for £500 . A bird in the hand etc.