RUST magazine: RUST #45

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Ahh, token workshop image
with new bike and ‘friend’.
Friend is actually Benji Melot,
formerly Cyril Despres’
mechanic, this year 2nd in the
Malle Moto class at Dakar…
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homologate anything like this the next
time I go shopping for a new bike - so I
think I will be keeping it forever.
A BIT JANE AUSTEN?
Can I hear the rolling of eyes? ‘Here he
goes again, the last bike he has ridden
is always the best’. Well there’s probably
a bit of that, but I also think the 300
RR will nicely bookend another bike
I have spent a bit more garage time
on, another Italian two-stroke, my
1980 Fantic 200. Yes, I bet you weren’t
expecting to hear anything about that
bike again, oh yea of little faith. As you
can see she looks absolutely beautiful
and I thoroughly enjoyed the whole
experience of doing her up. In fact I’d
go as far as to say it was emotional.
Here, you are just going to have
to use your imagination. This is a
beautifully restored – but poorly
photographed – Fantic 200 Trials.
JB had one of these back in the
day, too – an awesome machine.
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