My 1991 Yamaha XT350!

[Pete]

http://www.maximumbikes.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/normal_xt67.jpg

So how did this 15 year old bike which went unused in Wales for years, end up in Southern Spain?
Well read on! The wife saw it stored at the back of an old carpet clearance warehouse in Mid Wales last June. She told me about it, so I went and made enquiries and it turned out that it belonged to the shop owner. Apparently he'd bought it some years previously, rode it to his warehouse, and just never used it.
It was 14 years old, original tyres and battery with a verifiable 5300 miles from new.
So I made him an offer, bump started it, and rode it away. The rest is history!

The full list of work done since I bought it in June last year is:

5300 Miles: bought the bike, changed oil and filter, new spark plug, new battery, new tyres.

5800 miles: oil and filter change, plus air filter change, and full service by ace mechanic Steve Plain...including valves, rocker cover gasket, front fork oil seals.

6000 miles: fuel tap washers replaced, new stoplight switch fitted, tank removed and flushed.

6300 miles: oil and filter change, switching from Silkolene 10w40 semi-synth to Castrol GPS 15w50 semi-synth ready for the hotter temperatures in Spain. UK Euro-style number plate fitted, then transported by van to Spain!

http://www.maximumbikes.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/normal_xts40.jpg

6600 miles: new Euro-spec headlamp added.

6800 miles: oil and filter change, adjustment and lubrication of all cables, plus linkages and grease nipples.

7300 miles: oil and filter change and new clutch cable.

It's now done 7500 miles and running perfectly.

I honestly don't ever see me selling this thing....cos it's the only bike I've ever had an emotional attachment to!
No idea why....maybe it's because we rescued it and gave it a good home?
And here it is again....taken today in Barranda, Murcia, Spain!

http://www.maximumbikes.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/normal_xts47.jpg

And as it is now, like me, it will see out the rest of it's years in a sunnier climate than what it's been used to! :lol:

[fatalerror]

nice bike! why do they need that big yellow plate for that small little sticker though? :wink:

[Pete]

nice bike! why do they need that big yellow plate for that small little sticker though? :wink:

It's still got the big yellow Brit plate on it, cos I haven't officially imported it into Spain yet. Then I'll get a big white Spanish plate! :(
We can't get away with the credit card sized plates you guys do! :(

And here's a photo for the benefit of DellBoy!
It's taken in Cartagena alongside the world's first military submarine.
Del....nobody in their right mind could miss this! :lol:

http://www.maximumbikes.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/normal_xts35.jpg

[Pete]

I got logged out on the last attempt! :lol:
I'm trying to give Dellboy directions!

Here's a photo for the benefit of DellBoy!
It's taken in Cartagena alongside the world's first military submarine.
Del....nobody in their right mind could miss this! :lol:

http://www.maximumbikes.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/normal_xts35.jpg[/quote]

[dellboy]

thanks pete i will try not to miss it :lol:

[Pete]

thanks pete i will try not to miss it :lol:

You'll never live it down if you do Del! :lol:

[water warrior]

Oh boy, have you got me wondering. About this sub, how do they figure it as the world's first military sub ?? I am sure some American members will jump in and correct or agree with me on this. First military sub was the Hunley and was part of the U.S. Army rather than Navy. Any history buffs out there ??

[Pete]

That's what the thing is promoted as ww. I'm not a submarine buff so I can't confirm or deny....all I know is that it's called the Peral submarine.

[greywolf]

The first military sub was the Turtle. It was used in the War of the American revolution, circa 1770s. It was supposed to be taken beneath the hull of British ships and use a large screw to attach a mine. The ships had copper clad bottoms and the screw wouldn't bite.

The Hunley was a Confederate submarine and was the first to sink an enemy ship. This occurred in the American Civil War, circa 1860s. The mine/torpedo was on the end of a long spar. The spar wasn't long enough as the Hunley was sunk along with the Union ship as a result of the explosion.

Maybe the pictured sub was the first military sub that was powered by an engine. The abovementioned two were powered by muscle.

[Vordak]

Maybe it's the first that didn't leak! :?

V.

[greywolf]

I got curious enough to look it up. It's been called the first fully capable military submarine, the first electrically powered submarine capable of firing torpedos, etc.. I would say that having a motor and working weapons would be on my list of requirements for a successful military sub.