What did you do to your bike today?

TallPaul_S said:
SV650 Clovis? That's not a question you should even have to think about for a split second!
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SV650's are mine! haha :p :D

Since I know how tiresome looking for one bike is, I've added XJ6-N to the list. I've tried to convince myself to go for the faired version, but the naked is sexier! :D

Clov!s said:
Haha yeah true, I'll probably order some new cans within a week!

It's a triumph street triple. :)
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Get cans, get the baffle out straight away and throw it in the bush like RJ does :D
 
Ah yes, course it is, the black one. In that case Arrows all the way!!!!

Baffles out, don't be a pansy :p You'll get the brilliant pop and crackles on the overrun, love that. I purposely rev match when braking for a couple of roundabouts on my way home to get the exhaust singing :D
And a quickshifter ;)
 
I've found the CBR makes some good pops and burbles on overrun, esp in 3rd from 7-8K down. Can't look back enough to see if it's flaming or not though
 
Mine tends to do it from around 5500 to 7k, the VTEC comes in at 7k when the extra 2 valves open but it still does it if I've not been in the vtec zone. need to record it properly some day :D
 
I've not removed the baffles from my SC Project yet, it's damn loud already and pops and crackles. Might try it on the weekend if I get time. Now I'm only commuting for 15mins max as appose to 50mins I think I'll be able to bare it :p
 
For the street triple at least the arrow, akro and leovince twins all sound almost identical.

I chose leovince for mine as they were less than 300 quid.
 
I think it depends on the bike? I was looking at exhausts for 125's (before I decided it would be a gross waste of money and possibly invalidate my insurance...) and the Tiger RS-800 sounded much better than the more well known brands imo. They make exhausts for other bikes too, so might be worth checking out?
 
I've found another bike, but its 168 miles away...

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12k miles and £2,5k (could probably get that down to £2250 :p)
 
Repair bill from BMW for the theft- £4700.

The thieves broke the steering lock, and have damaged the lockstop. The lockstop lug itself is still structurally there, it's just the front face of it that's been torn (it looks like it's constructed from tinfoil) so BMW have quoted for a new frame.

My three options:
1. Get it all done on insurance. £650 excess plus five years of increased premiums. First year hike is estimated to be £350 extra (so a grand in total), and I'd also have to declare the loss to my car insurers.
2. Get them to do a quote for the bare minimum to get the bike operational and pay out of my pocket.
3. Find bike, set it on fire.

The really surreal, stupid part is, if I'd not bothered with the tracker, it'd be total loss, my gap insurance would have kicked in, and I'd pay nothing out of my pocket and have a brand new S1000RR. Insurance hike would be the same.

It seems so daft that if the thieves had made it away with the the whole thing, we'd all be better off.

Nothing against Road Angel- they were amazing. It's the insurance process that's so dumb.
 
CGrieves said:
Repair bill from BMW for the theft- £4700.

The thieves broke the steering lock, and have damaged the lockstop. The lockstop lug itself is still structurally there, it's just the front face of it that's been torn (it looks like it's constructed from tinfoil) so BMW have quoted for a new frame.

My three options:
1. Get it all done on insurance. £650 excess plus five years of increased premiums. First year hike is estimated to be £350 extra (so a grand in total), and I'd also have to declare the loss to my car insurers.
2. Get them to do a quote for the bare minimum to get the bike operational and pay out of my pocket.
3. Find bike, set it on fire.

The really surreal, stupid part is, if I'd not bothered with the tracker, it'd be total loss, my gap insurance would have kicked in, and I'd pay nothing out of my pocket and have a brand new S1000RR. Insurance hike would be the same.

It seems so daft that if the thieves had made it away with the the whole thing, we'd all be better off.

Nothing against Road Angel- they were amazing. It's the insurance process that's so dumb.
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And this is why I don't really see the point in trackers and the like, if someone's knicked my bike they can keep it for all I care I don't want it back mangled I'll have a nice new one from my insurance and at least make the increased premium worth it.
 
Can't you get the lug welded? Or tapped and a bolt screwed in? Would save you a fortune on a new frame

The rest you could repair yourself? Then sell the bike on and buy another

@IC3 that sv looks smart,lovely colour aswell
 
wazza300 said:
Can't you get the lug welded? Or tapped and a bolt screwed in? Would save you a fortune on a new frame

The rest you could repair yourself? Then sell the bike on and buy another
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Well yeah, like I say, I'm asking BMW for a quote that includes just the steering lock mech, replacement alarm etc. The frame damage is basically cosmetic.

The replacement loom where they ripped the alarm out is £466!!!!!!!!!
 
IC3 said:
I've found another bike, but its 168 miles away...

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12k miles and £2,5k (could probably get that down to £2250 :p)
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Great looking bike there mate

edit: that has everything I would do to the thing as well! crash bungs, rear hugger, seat cowl, tail tidy, rad cover, dark screen and I can't see it but I'm assuming front fender extender (if not there they are £20).
 
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Stock levers though, what kind of heathen keeps those on a nice example like that!?
They've also replaced the massive stock indicators which makes a massive different, one of the upsides of smashing one of mine when I came off the other week was a reason to get some nice small tidy LED ones.
 
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