1996 Claud Butler Cape Wrath 653 (The Blue one)

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Greenwich observatory. Bit hazy but sublime.

The boy (ex mayhem rider) says hi. He’s living in New Cross.
 
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The History Man":1b8wom7k said:
Greenwich observatory. Bit hazy but sublime.

The boy (ex mayhem rider) says hi. He’s living in New Cross.


Ahh THM junior - the Kona snapper of Mayhem 2015
 
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regan_ev":j5msq8bp said:
Dawes? Carrera?

As Spud said, it's admirable that you have such a passion for one brand. But despite my guesses (just to play along!) it's surely a CB??
Come on Regan…. Of course it’s a CB… but which one? Not that many in 653

The History Man":j5msq8bp said:
Hard ground and skinny tyres. 3 minutes.
Yeah all right, stop hitting with those negative waves man…. The sun’s out, I’m drinking wine & eating cheese, so say something more positive and righteous…

Retro Spud":j5msq8bp said:
I can’t get past the moment I scrolled down to that mofo big arse saddle

It’s disturbed me :shock:
Besides I’m living in a neon world at the moment and blinded by my own creation - just hit the over kill button and built the bars up
I’m all ears for the story about the fixation with CB, I’ll even save you a Duff Beer just encase I’m underwhelmed by a tenuous connect like I once went to junior school with the owners daughter Cindy Butler and she was my first love - never got to ride her (obviously) so make do these days with bike bearing the family name!
Apologies for the above I’ve just shot two coats of 2k lacquer over the Trek and feel abit fuzzy headed :? , stinks like hell but smells of Parmer Violet sweets so misses shouldn’t complain
Hopefully getting to bake tyres tomorrow as she’s out all day !
The sofa this bike came with is bizarre, its like sitting on a space hopper! :shock:

Neon build is looking the nuts Spud, and that’s not the wine talking… :cool:

Story is one of family fighting, Pre-war, old school style in North East London (place of my birth). But beer does help it along… :facepalm: .

Tips from Mary Berry;
1. ALL WINDOWS must be open
2. Make sure you have a clear exit route to get them out of the house double quick
3. Stock up on air freshener
4. make sure your kitchen extractor fan/oven hood is operational before you start.
5. May the force of the Welsh wizard be with you…..
:roll:
 
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So all the crap is off, including Spuds favourites lounge chair....

Time for a proper service and a clean, not a complete strip down just a whores bath :oops:

Paint is a really nice dark blue metallic and on the whole in great condition, apart from where a badly fitted (I presume) pannier rack has taken chunks out of the lower half of the stays.



Come on it can’t be that difficult to guess what it is? :roll:
 

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MR OX":2qwdji20 said:
I know very little about CB. My pal used to have a Pagan I'm sure that was 653?

In the same range, same year.... and as the great Roy Walker would say;
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2HHXj3ClZU[/youtube]
 
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I built up a 653 Butler as a general purpose bike for my friend and he loved it, until it was stolen in Hull.

That was metallic purple, I think it was a Spectre.
 
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kingoffootball":1bkm8i19 said:
I built up a 653 Butler as a general purpose bike for my friend and he loved it, until it was stolen in Hull.

That was metallic purple, I think it was a Spectre.

Ohhh, getting warmer! For 1995 it was always gonna be one of two in 653, the Spectre being one of them, but who knows how many in 1996?
 
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mynchiboy":tifevuym said:
Cape Wrath became a 653 frame at some stage I think?


And we have a winner! Get yourself a bucket of grits! :D

Yup, black 653 Cape Wrath in 1995, Blue in 1996...
 
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