CBTand buying a Desmo
Discussion
Been a while and got alerted to a nudge for an update from a friend, so here goes 
First up, and in the title of the thread and the reason I went on this journey...I’ve sold my Desmo. Main reason was it just wasn’t getting used (two trips to Bike Shed and back in 2022) and it’s still around £1k a year on Insurance, so it just didn’t make sense to keep it. Got a great offer on it just before Christmas last year and off it went. Had a great 6 years with it so no real regrets.
Still have all of the other bikes though!
The Harley Davidson Bobber proved to be a real labour of love as the engine gave up the ghost not long after I’d got it and as a result had to buy another Harley to scavenge the engine (buying a full bike is really the only way to tell if the engine is any good). Took just over a year to sort out as my bike builder did it in his spare time. All sorted now and looks the nuts!
Speaking of builds, I have something quite special on the go (more of that in a bit). Firstly, a few people asked about the AC Cobra I have and it’s just the love of my life at the moment. Since I got it in 2019, I’ve put over 8k miles on it, both in the UK and France and it’s just about perfect. 427 S/C spec, ally body, 7ltr engine....
Finally the special build. Have been humming and harring on this for ages, but took the plunge and hopefully will have a Shelby Daytona Coupe completed by the end of the year. It’s ally bodied, Peter Knight Racing 289 V8 with 437bhp (Dynod) and a load of other trick bits (mag wheels etc) - here it is in build and what it’ll look like when done:
So a lot more car activity than bikes at the mo, but still out on them as much as the cars and still love it!
First up, and in the title of the thread and the reason I went on this journey...I’ve sold my Desmo. Main reason was it just wasn’t getting used (two trips to Bike Shed and back in 2022) and it’s still around £1k a year on Insurance, so it just didn’t make sense to keep it. Got a great offer on it just before Christmas last year and off it went. Had a great 6 years with it so no real regrets.
Still have all of the other bikes though!
The Harley Davidson Bobber proved to be a real labour of love as the engine gave up the ghost not long after I’d got it and as a result had to buy another Harley to scavenge the engine (buying a full bike is really the only way to tell if the engine is any good). Took just over a year to sort out as my bike builder did it in his spare time. All sorted now and looks the nuts!
Speaking of builds, I have something quite special on the go (more of that in a bit). Firstly, a few people asked about the AC Cobra I have and it’s just the love of my life at the moment. Since I got it in 2019, I’ve put over 8k miles on it, both in the UK and France and it’s just about perfect. 427 S/C spec, ally body, 7ltr engine....
Finally the special build. Have been humming and harring on this for ages, but took the plunge and hopefully will have a Shelby Daytona Coupe completed by the end of the year. It’s ally bodied, Peter Knight Racing 289 V8 with 437bhp (Dynod) and a load of other trick bits (mag wheels etc) - here it is in build and what it’ll look like when done:
So a lot more car activity than bikes at the mo, but still out on them as much as the cars and still love it!
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