Some might say I have too many Alpinestars, but generally I don't like to listen, it's a collection after all, and yesterday I was fortunate enough to add to my collection...
So I'm scanning through ebay in the back garden with a nice iced tea in my hand, sun blistering down on me and I spot a 1991 AlMegaDX, looks tidy enough, owner says it's been used for the first 5 years of it's life and left for the past 14yrs or so, doing nowt. Sounds like my kinda bag, so I message the seller to see if we can do a deal, and that's when I noticed that not only was it in the same county as me, but less than 20miles away at that = RESULT!!
Met the seller (Nigel) and what a great guy he was, I can tell you . He spoke about how he bought it new, loved racing it for 4-5yrs, a man of true passion for these things, we chatted for what seemed like ages. Then he presents me with the original bill of sale, all the service records and bills, owners manual, and scans of all the component manuals, and even better than that - a catalogue from 1991 for my collection........
So without further ado, some pics.
So I'm scanning through ebay in the back garden with a nice iced tea in my hand, sun blistering down on me and I spot a 1991 AlMegaDX, looks tidy enough, owner says it's been used for the first 5 years of it's life and left for the past 14yrs or so, doing nowt. Sounds like my kinda bag, so I message the seller to see if we can do a deal, and that's when I noticed that not only was it in the same county as me, but less than 20miles away at that = RESULT!!
Met the seller (Nigel) and what a great guy he was, I can tell you . He spoke about how he bought it new, loved racing it for 4-5yrs, a man of true passion for these things, we chatted for what seemed like ages. Then he presents me with the original bill of sale, all the service records and bills, owners manual, and scans of all the component manuals, and even better than that - a catalogue from 1991 for my collection........
So without further ado, some pics.