...as I was saying, my 14th XBR, or was it my 15th, no I distinctly remember the 15th came from Southend because I remember telling my wife Sue that I couldn't possibly own any more than 15, or was that my first wife, let me see... no I'm sure it was Sue, anyway, the 14th (or perhaps the 13th) XBR I owned was unusual in that the owner had not only kept the seat hump cover, he still had the original tool kit under the seat... or was it in his garage and he gave it to me as I left, oh no, that was my 12th XBR, the seller had a spare carb on the shelf and I asked if I could have it, which was lucky because I ended up fitting it to my 5th XBR which was the red one, well it used to be black but now it's red, although I think I had a blue tank on it when I had carb trouble with it, yes that's it, a blue tank from my 3rd XBR, the one with the Krausers fitted, I gave them away in the end, wish I hadn't now, but that was in the days before Ebay when it was harder to sell stuff, not that Krausers fetch much eh? I saw a set go for £3 the other day, mind you they were pick-up only and he lived in the Shetlands, which, funnily enough is where my 10th XBR came from...
I could go on like this for hours (as you probably know)
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