CBTand buying a Desmo
Discussion
Been a while and got alerted to a nudge for an update from a friend, so here goes ![tongue out](/inc/images/tongue.gif)
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!
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/UzP4e7Dc.jpg)
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!
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/G8bveBHK.jpg)
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....
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/dresngQn.jpg)
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/GSz5XKtr.jpg)
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:
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/RE2TyNCy.jpg)
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/jCzMDnBH.jpg)
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/YjtQczMy.jpg)
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/NTncjGBG.jpg)
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/9oFXm2UQ.jpg)
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!
![tongue out](/inc/images/tongue.gif)
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!
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/UzP4e7Dc.jpg)
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!
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/G8bveBHK.jpg)
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....
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/dresngQn.jpg)
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/GSz5XKtr.jpg)
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:
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/RE2TyNCy.jpg)
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/jCzMDnBH.jpg)
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/YjtQczMy.jpg)
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/NTncjGBG.jpg)
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/9oFXm2UQ.jpg)
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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