What did you do to your bike today?

Finished repairing my Duke after throwing it down the road !
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I had to fit some new carbon bits to say sorry to it :D

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Is that exhaust supposed to stick out that much? It looks like it should be about 30cm further under the tail.
 
Sold the car with profit, cars aren't for me. When I read about the black box policy it scared me away, I made profit and had some fun in it so I don't regret it.


Time for some Xmas bike shopping, I'll probably buy something at the end of winter.

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JamesRJ said:
Finished repairing my Duke after throwing it down the road !
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I had to fit some new carbon bits to say sorry to it :D

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Is that exhaust meant to stick out like that? I thought the should be in line with the back end? no?
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oh Brierley hill,just a stones throw away from me (I know that shop aswell)

the back end looks terrible on those though,buy my zx10r?:p
 
No, no more 125's too damn slow. I'll wait, for now bus should do the trick even though I still have to walk a lot. My dad didn't care about me selling my car, my mum on the other hand wasn't happy as she knows I'm sticking with bikes.


I might get a car when I'm older, but for now its pointless. I didn't really go out in the car without a purpose, only when I actually needed to go somewhere. On a bike? I did trips on every day off! :D
 
IC3 said:
No, no more 125's too damn slow. I'll wait, for now bus should do the trick even though I still have to walk a lot. My dad didn't care about me selling my car, my mum on the other hand wasn't happy as she knows I'm sticking with bikes.


I might get a car when I'm older, but for now its pointless. I didn't really go out in the car without a purpose, only when I actually needed to go somewhere. On a bike? I did trips on every day off! :D
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Good man, exactly this - cars for me are just tools to carry stuff in when a bike isn't big enough :D

You gonna get your A2 licence sorted then?
 
TallPaul_S said:
Good man, exactly this - cars for me are just tools to carry stuff in when a bike isn't big enough :D
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I missed that freedom on the bike, no waiting in traffic and no hassle with finding a parking space. It was really depressing seeing bikers filter pass, when I was stuck in traffic, I made lots of room for them.

A car is good, just not in my case. I would say they're more of a tool then something you enjoy. Well if you're rich and can afford a R35 than yeah, but I'm not! :p


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You gonna get your A2 licence sorted then?
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ASAP :cool:
 
I had my car before a bike so decided to keep it, there's times when a bike just isn't suitable for jobs, i had to take some stuff to the tip last week, glad i had my car lol, but the freedom you have while on your bike is a feeling nothing else can match. :)
 
Craig321 said:
I wonder if your FS365 went off? It's water based and designed to pretty much just wash off. It being water based might mean it can separate quite quickly over time?

I was thinking of going to FS365 myself recently, just to spray my bike down after a wet ride. I'm still not really sure what to do with it after a wet ride, especially when they start laying salt. It's dark when I get home, so can't really wash it, but maybe I just need to use my little lamp and wash anyway.
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That's exactly what I used it for, Instead of wiping the bike down & getting it dry before putting it away I'd just cover it with FS365 wipe it over, JD. S'pose it is possible it went off as I have had it about 6 months but I wouldn't have thought so in such a short time. Another thing about FS365 is the Trigger mechanism Always breaks & I have to use some other dispenser/sprayer bottle.
ACF50 being aerosol goes on easily & well & I held a rag under what I was spraying gradually soaking the rag & using that to wipe it elsewhere rather than just let it drip on the floor to waste.

Rilot said:
Is that exhaust supposed to stick out that much? It looks like it should be about 30cm further under the tail.
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I agree, Looks well dodgy as is.

Clov!s said:
I had my car before a bike so decided to keep it, there's times when a bike just isn't suitable for jobs, i had to take some stuff to the tip last week, glad i had my car lol, but the freedom you have while on your bike is a feeling nothing else can match. :)
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I was without a car for a few months through the Summer out of choice but as you say there's just some jobs you can't do on a bike. Also you can't beat stepping out of your front door onto your drive with just your keys to sort jumping in the motor & nipping somewhere. Getting all your gear on getting the bike out is just to much of a Faff sometimes.
 
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It really is, even more so @ 5am on a Monday morning, by the time I've got my bike out, I can be in the car and at work :p
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This, the time I save going to work on the bike is used up by getting my gear on/off at either end.

Sooo worth it though! :D
 
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