Mountain wrote:
Wish I'd known about the world's worst cooling system before buying one though.
Not the case at all matey but its only as good as the attention previous owners have invested in it.
Mine had been abused but with eager wide eyes I stormed in & bought the first one I saw - in fact, I 'd only seen pics on ebay, didn't even make it home from S Wales. Well did make it home but on the back of an RAC truck as the head blew after 50 miles.
Over 3 years down the line now most pre-owner negligence issues have been ironed out one way or another purely from the advice & support I've discovered amongst this fine motley crew who contribute on here.
Stick with it.
Its worth it in the long run.