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    Jun 17, 2018 2 minutes
    WORDS AND PHOTOS: JEFF WARE

    G’day! Well, last month I stripped the clothes off my RG and inspected everything external. Not surprisingly given the miles and age, I found more things to fix than I had bargained for: however, I am still impressed by the originality of the bike.

    Take a look at the images of the maintenance notes that Helmut kept on the bike (opposite page).

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