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It feels like a money grab to be honest. You know I like to go to these things to look at old bikes , but also let my stuff be...

Just checked ticket prices. £54.15 for a day ticket is insane.

Yeh that’s just tape that’s left over. Which means it’s not been built since the paint.

Brake /gear outers should either be black or XTR grey. If any other colour is used it simply makes it look like a cheap kids bike . No...

You are going to change the paint? Thats the only appealing difference to any other Kilauea of this year which are ten a penny

Dropouts aren’t anything like the Hots. Deffo a mid range 98/99 frame. I don’t think people tend to down grade models so at best...

It cant hide the wrong drop outs though!

Personally I think it’s a later (98/99) Kilauea that the owner had painted in the scheme but had the years matching decals too. But...

Set up some search alerts on eBay and browse the fb groups.

Yes I understand they are different. My comment is that M70/R are often on ebay for £5 and the M70R2 have hundreds available...

They come up often and aren’t rare. The V brake versions there are literally hundreds on eBay. I bought a massive joblot of various...

You can pick a new pair up for £5 ish on eBay. Not worth the hassle to make some when they are easily available and also alternatives too.

Pictures added by grandson. Regards, Mick

Another amazing bike. Personally I’d go black to allow the frame to shine.

Best would be to get some pictures up and a location as that will influence the value.