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The Tony Foale Framed H2
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2015 9:28 am
by malc87
Is this one of the longest restos ever!
bought for £1600 its still in bits!
Check out the tastefull snake on the H2C tank
Its 80/85% restored just sat in boxs!!
Re: The Tony Foale Framed H2
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2015 9:35 am
by malc87
MCW 475 P has now become my "british" H2C
The previous owner gave me the H2C frame and the correct engine was in the Foale chassis
Re: The Tony Foale Framed H2
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2015 9:36 am
by malc87
Re: The Tony Foale Framed H2
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2015 9:43 am
by malc87
Re: The Tony Foale Framed H2
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2015 10:05 am
by Mitsui Spy
That's utterly hideous Malc. Put it out of its misery
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Re: The Tony Foale Framed H2
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2015 10:13 am
by malc87
Its a "beautiful" thing
( As Oddball said in Kelly Heroes!)
Re: The Tony Foale Framed H2
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2015 10:50 am
by Mitsui Spy
Last time I saw a tank like that it was from behind the Iron Curtain
. Entertaining film 'Kelly's Heroes'
Re: The Tony Foale Framed H2
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2015 10:53 am
by husson73
Time for me to work on my Martin frame h1, so we were supposed finishing both bikes for
northern 2010 or 2011 :smt003 we are late
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Re: The Tony Foale Framed H2
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2015 1:01 pm
by Triple Parts
Glad I'm not the only one who likes to take a bit of time. These people that do full restos in 3 months must have nothing better to do
Re: The Tony Foale Framed H2
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2015 2:48 pm
by h2al
That tank rings a bell Malc..... was the bike Colin Roe's from Preston..?
Re: The Tony Foale Framed H2
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2015 6:30 am
by malc87
h2al wrote:That tank rings a bell Malc..... was the bike Colin Roe's from Preston..?
It was indeed AL
He sold it to Dave ,who I bought it off, in September 1984!
I got the advert from MCN with it.
It reads
Kawasaki H2750C 1974,Tony monoshock frame,many new parts,£1900 ono, swap
for car of similar value,EG rover or granada-Tel Preston 529**
Re: The Tony Foale Framed H2
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2015 12:29 pm
by bbb
Tony_d123 wrote:Glad I'm not the only one who likes to take a bit of time. These people that do full restos in 3 months must have nothing better to do
Three months is a long time, it's usuall money that slows it down, or finding rare bits and pieces, oh and dozy suppliers!
Re: The Tony Foale Framed H2
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2015 2:18 pm
by Malcolm
bbb wrote:Tony_d123 wrote:Glad I'm not the only one who likes to take a bit of time. These people that do full restos in 3 months must have nothing better to do
Three months is a long time, it's usuall money that slows it down, or finding rare bits and pieces, oh and dozy suppliers!
You've got the wrong one there Bill he's grumpy not Dozy
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Re: The Tony Foale Framed H2
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2015 8:28 pm
by Windy
Hi Malc
Another pic (first rally) for your collection minus Mr Edmonson!!!!
Cheers
Windy
Re: The Tony Foale Framed H2
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2015 9:03 pm
by malc87
Great pic
Nice one Dave
Re: The Tony Foale Framed H2
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2015 10:44 pm
by Hal
Tent technology has come on leaps and bounds since then!
Re: The Tony Foale Framed H2
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 1:00 pm
by El Presidente
Hal wrote:Tent technology has come on leaps and bounds since then!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMLSJjCi4a4
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The 1983 First Club rally, at 4.40 you can see Hal and Barb packing their tent away . . . 32 YEARS ago
Re: The Tony Foale Framed H2
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 8:14 pm
by TallyB
At 1:11, the white horse from MFN.
