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Offline Mark M

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You meet the nicest people on an .......!
« on: June 28, 2005, 06:48:51 AM »
The weekend before last I took my CR750(replica) to Beaulieu festival of speed, to show it to Dick Manns bike, I think they got on well and we swapped photos and numbers.....


This weekend I was looking after my bike clubs stand at Goodwood Festival of speed.
For some reason I couldn't convince anyone that My CR750 would look good on the stand, but that's
one make clubs for you - so narrow minded.
Friday we had lots of interest and some people hung arround for ages, but that might have been due to the
very heavy rain in the afternoon.
Saturday morning, standing out front, Agostini walks up, he's after a picture of himeself! he hangs arround for a bit while we take some pictures then he wonders off again.
Sunday morning as I was helping our chairman to open up the front of the tent, there were a cople of blokes looking over my bike (MV F4), along with the 750 America that were on the front of the stand. One of these guys had a good tan, an Australian accent and a bit of a limp. As they left they thanked us for opening up. Alan, the chairman, then turned to me and said "did you see who that was?........  Mick Doohan!"

It's a funny old world!

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Re: You meet the nicest people on an .......!
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2005, 07:28:46 AM »
Come on Mark - show us the pics of Ago

If you want to put a pic of the MV in the Gallery (as well as your CB) we won't mind (honest))
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« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2005, 12:11:49 PM »
Here he is standing next to a prototype - it's got fuel injection. MV found no improvement over carbs so didnt persue it.
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« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2005, 12:14:38 PM »
Ago with Read at Beaulieu in 2003
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« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2005, 12:16:20 PM »
Dick Manns cr750 at Beaulieu the weekend before last.
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« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2005, 12:17:44 PM »
Mick Doohan last Sunday at Goodwood.
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« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2005, 12:19:35 PM »
My pair - the CR as you can see still needs a bit of work but almost done.
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« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2005, 12:29:38 PM »
This was at Beaulieu the other week - they claimed it was one of the LeMans bikes, the one that came third at Montlery.
It actually looks quite standard appart from the twin discs and cosmetics, to me.
   
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« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2005, 04:43:23 PM »
did you get any more pocs of doohan?...(from an ozzy fan)  ;D..peace
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« Reply #9 on: July 01, 2005, 08:25:58 AM »
Sorry
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« Reply #10 on: July 01, 2005, 03:57:36 PM »
Mark,

The pic of the four piper is Peter Darvils old bike.
It has just been restored but they used crap paint on the pipes. ;D
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