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- Sun Aug 12, 2018 8:24 pm
- Forum: Pimp Your Ride
- Topic: My beast
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5131
Re: My beast
nice looking bike, that
- Sun Aug 12, 2018 8:23 pm
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: my new beastie
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4419
Re: my new beastie
i've had another wee trundle today and i've got into the habit of just resting the side of my boots on the outer end of the pegs, especially when filtering. does the job. i cant wait to change the bars though.
- Sun Aug 12, 2018 4:41 pm
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: Decisions, decisions, decisions.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1541
Re: Decisions, decisions, decisions.
i would go for the total stripped down look. build it up with only the neccessary stuff. purely functional. conventional forks, single seat etc. but that's just my idea of what i would do.
- Sat Aug 11, 2018 8:18 pm
- Forum: Sunday Runs, Rideouts, Track days ,Rallys, Events
- Topic: Op Storm Wales 2018 Sep 14th to 16th
- Replies: 156
- Views: 48392
Re: Op Storm Wales 2018 Sep 14th to 16th
i'm happy to be tail end charlie on saturday if that helps
- Sat Aug 11, 2018 6:45 pm
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: my new beastie
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4419
Re: my new beastie
just flat bars for now. i want to explore its limits first so i can actually feel the springy forks and rear shock. i'm happy with the standard pipes but hi-level would be better for me as i stretched my legs a little by putting my legs behind the pegs on the way back, and i realised my boots were r...
- Sat Aug 11, 2018 4:17 pm
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: my new beastie
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4419
my new beastie
just picked my new V up from chepstow this morning and had a slightly hairy ride back home via abergavenny/brecon. great road normally, but a bit slippy in the rain! one thing become very clear. i am NOT a sports bike rider!! i havent ridden a bike with dropped bars since 1982 and my riding was clum...
- Fri Aug 10, 2018 9:39 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Poor us, shunned by Savage Arabia!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2801
Re: Poor us, shunned by Savage Arabia!
"it goes right back to Lawrence of Arabia". so basically, what youre saying is that bikers are to blame...
- Wed Aug 08, 2018 9:04 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: what have you done to your "bike" today
- Replies: 22531
- Views: 1962686
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
i'm picking my new vtr up on saturday and its completely standard apart from mcct's. if anyone wants to ride mine while i ride your highly modified example, i'm quite willing ![Big Grin :biggrin](./images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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- Tue Aug 07, 2018 7:25 am
- Forum: Pimp Your Ride
- Topic: pete's projects
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4083
Re: pete's projects
its just patina.
- Mon Aug 06, 2018 6:52 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What's annoyed you today??
- Replies: 3330
- Views: 249951
Re: What's annoyed you today??
the weather. i'm picking my new bike up on saturday and it's promising heavy rain and strong winds. typical ![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
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- Mon Aug 06, 2018 7:17 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What are you listening to.....right now?
- Replies: 1695
- Views: 223252
- Sun Aug 05, 2018 3:58 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What are you listening to.....right now?
- Replies: 1695
- Views: 223252
Re: What are you listening to.....right now?
and not to be seen to be hijacking the thread, i've just had another listen to "last chance texaco" by ricky lee jones. such a haunting track.
- Sun Aug 05, 2018 3:56 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What are you listening to.....right now?
- Replies: 1695
- Views: 223252
Re: What are you listening to.....right now?
hey, watch it with the 'religious bigot' thing!! being one of them there biblebashers, i was called a 'bloody fundamentalist' only last week! having said that, i do carry a donor card and ride like an eejit. oh and i like guinness....
- Sat Aug 04, 2018 6:49 pm
- Forum: Items Wanted
- Topic: seeley unobtainium
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1079
seeley unobtainium
i'm looking for a silencer for my honda britain (see pic below) in any condition to use as a pattern. a colleague has what he thinks are the original jigs for both the britain and the phil read rep. he has made a perfect copy of the prr silencer but we need the other one. if you know of anyone with ...
- Thu Aug 02, 2018 7:03 am
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: the search for a storm
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1938
Re: the search for a storm
it depends on what you can or cannot do mechanically. i've bought many cheap bikes over the years and inevitably there were some jobs to do on them. if youre not confident in doing the work yourself, it could get expensive. the bike youre looking at is a bit shabby but it would certainly be worth a ...