Man of Honour
Cheated on her with this:
Gorgeous bike but what were they thinking when they attached that ugly piece of plastic holding the plate/indicators on.
I have a Hacksaw you can borrow.
What did you do to your bike today?
- Thread starter edd1e
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Gorgeous bike but what were they thinking when they attached that ugly piece of plastic holding the plate/indicators on.
I have a Hacksaw you can borrow.
Associate
Gorgeous bike but what were they thinking when they attached that ugly piece of plastic holding the plate/indicators on.
I have a Hacksaw you can borrow.
They're all like that these days, here's the BMW i tested 2 weeks ago:
Man of Honour
I know & they are all hideous, They must just do it for legal reasons knowing everybody will chop it off the first chance they get.
Soldato
Loving the black Fireblade!!
Associate
I think there's some homologation thing about having a certain amount of the rear wheel "covered" like a mudguard.
where did you get the test rides mate? You're near me by the looks of it.. I might take the new blade out and maybe a S1000rr
Soldato
That black blade is lovely... but yeah the back with that tail is appalling, does my head in why they've all done this...
Well, fitted brand new tyres front and rear, spent 4 hours cleaning/waxing/polishing/rewiring my bike... and then the heaven's opened AGAIN!
Well, fitted brand new tyres front and rear, spent 4 hours cleaning/waxing/polishing/rewiring my bike... and then the heaven's opened AGAIN!
Associate
rewiring??
I just spray mine with mucoff then hose it down, lazy I know
I've bought some degreaser to really get some of the oil and crud off around the rear etc... my awesome gold wheels look great but the rear gets a lot of chain splatter and gunk quite quickly its just an ongoing battle Also fitted a HID kit and led bullets to mine the other day too so will get some pictures up! 
Soldato
Yeah pictures man. make it so... I'm bored and love pictures!rewiring??
I just spray mine with mucoff then hose it down, lazy I know
As for rewiring, maybe slightly misleading, but rewired my fag lighter cables and also the rear indicator and tail lights as the original cack handed owner left them in a bit of a mess and been meaning to do them for ages... all nice and works perfect now.
hahaha, yeah I hate dirty cars and bikes. I spent 2 hours+ last week doing my chain and sprocket... simply because I hate ****** oil all over the shop, so it's down to the bare metal now and it'll have some dry lube. That way, no spray. You should do the same matey! I have powder coated black so even with spray it's bearable...
Associate
Hmmm, the clean look is good but I have a scottoiler so like to get some serious mileage out of each chain set. The downside of scottoiler is lots of splatter but I would rather have that than unnecessary wear.
2 hours on a chain is complete OCD / too much free time on your hands!
2 hours on a chain is complete OCD / too much free time on your hands!
Spent hours this weekend reinstalling alternator, crankcase, moving the rectifier, wandering around Homebase and B&Q (tools and bolts), soldering, drilling and generally cursing ever starting on that little project of mine.. but job done now. Now just time will tell if the battery will charge when I'm out or I'll have to hand it to the bikeshop.
Took the bike for a very small test drive, and even though the mirrors on my bike are rubbish, I really missed them on that testride. Going to check the fluids next and cleanup the fairings I guess.
Took the bike for a very small test drive, and even though the mirrors on my bike are rubbish, I really missed them on that testride. Going to check the fluids next and cleanup the fairings I guess.
Associate
HID + LED Bullets, courtesy of Dan (Flukester off here) at bikevis.
Very pleased so far
Very pleased so far
first run in 5 weeks today.. felt great to be back out! Came home and then gave the ol'girl a much needed wash.
woop she's run in now, I've been riding the str harder and harder with the miles but today was the first time properly caning the engine. Oh boy it's such a sweet engine can't imagine what the litre bikes would be like fully wrung out.
can't imagine what the litre bikes would be like fully wrung out.
Associate
What I did yesterday - fitted pannier rails and rear luggage rack in preparation for August's touring trip in Europe.
Soldato
Fitted my new front HEL braided lines
Will fit the rear one in a few weeks...
Will fit the rear one in a few weeks...
Soldato
What I did yesterday - fitted pannier rails and rear luggage rack in preparation for August's touring trip in Europe.
The best looking bike owned by a member of these forums (imo).
Associate
DAT TRIUMPH. mmm, divine.
Soldato
Fitted my new front HEL braided lines
Will fit the rear one in a few weeks...
How good are they? I am very tempted to hit the order button on the HEL website.