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On Sunday, 29 August 2021, 11:28:43 am GMT-4, Peter Troy via Tanx <<a href="mailto:tanx@lists.micapeak.com" target="_blank">tanx@lists.micapeak.com</a>> wrote:
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<div dir="ltr">I see ads for TransAlp stuff come up periodically in the <a href="http://advrider.com" target="_blank">advrider.com</a> flea market. Are any of you members of that forum?</div><div dir="ltr">for example this guy has a side panel and other stuff up there right now (posted since mid-June with no takers):</div><div dir="ltr"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" href="https://advrider.com/f/threads/nos-honda-transalp-sidecover.1507572/" target="_blank">For sale - NOS Honda Transalp sidecover</a><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div id="gmail-m_3007612728313497658yiv4626614297ydp95ab5cfcenhancr_card_0654509461" style="max-width:400px;font-family:YahooSans,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" href="https://advrider.com/f/threads/nos-honda-transalp-sidecover.1507572/" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)" target="_blank"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width:400px"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="400"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="max-width:400px;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(224,228,233);border-radius:2px"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top" bgcolor="#000000" height="175" style="background-color:rgb(0,0,0);background-size:cover;border-radius:2px 2px 0px 0px;min-height:175px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="top" bgcolor="transparent" style="background-color:transparent;border-radius:2px 2px 0px 0px;min-height:175px"><table border="0" height="175" style="width:100%;min-height:175px"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;padding:15px 0px 0px 15px;vertical-align:top"></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;padding:15px 15px 0px 0px;vertical-align:top"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:rgb(255,255,255);width:100%;max-width:400px;border-radius:0px 0px 2px 2px;border-top:1px solid rgb(224,228,233)"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);padding:16px 0px 16px 12px;vertical-align:top;border-radius:0px 0px 0px 2px"></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:middle;padding:12px 24px 16px 12px;width:99%;font-family:YahooSans,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;border-radius:0px 0px 2px"><h2 style="font-size:14px;line-height:19px;margin:0px 0px 6px;font-family:YahooSans,"Helvetica Neue","Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(38,40,42);max-width:314px">For sale - NOS Honda Transalp sidecover</h2><p style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;margin:0px;color:rgb(151,155,167)">[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Left sidecover, has small scratches shown in last picture. $150 plus actual shipp...</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div>
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