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Picked up my front forks from Maxton, not exactly today but this week though

Hello and welcome from another SP owner who is also on the RC51 forum

Hi again. You don’t need a firestorm (would be nice) for this forum just the right frame of mind, politeness and a sense of humour it seems

Excellent, so whats next?

Hello again, ive Never had a firestorm but do have another Honda v twin and not had any grief for that just yet

Removed the front forks and regreased the steering head bearings as I’m sure they wouldn’t have been done since the bike was new.
Changed the coolant as again it definitely hadn’t been done since the bike was new and fitted an optimate 4 battery charging lead.

My plan for this years Spain trip is to copy the route that these guys called “Motorcycle Diaries” used in this great biking video. https://youtu.be/A0nVcbAGgCs?si=04hqWF4x-4jupwsb I copied the freeze frame picture from the film of the route IMG_0202.png And reverse engineered it to establish all t...

tony.mon wrote: ↑Fri Jan 12, 2024 3:26 am A Japanese friend told me that there's no point cleaning his motorcycle until the clean-up from the recent tsunami is completed.

I said until then, you're riding the crust of a wave...

I wish you all the best for the New Year folks

New Yuasa battery installed on the SP2 and an optimate 4 ordered to keep it nicely charged up until i can use it I usually stick with Yuasa batteries too, although I have thought about trying a Motobatt battery on occasions. The trouble is I know how well Yuasa batteries have served me over the yea...

New Yuasa battery installed on the SP2 and an optimate 4 ordered to keep it nicely charged up until i can use it

Netflix and Amazon prime, then you’re going to get bored of it after 6 weeks and start finding things to do usually which is normally DIY

Merry Christmas to you all, and i hope Santa brings you a few motorbike related items this year if you’ve been on his good list

DJMawds wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 8:58 am

pirks wrote: ↑Sat Nov 25, 2023 11:19 pm I like the v twin SP but then i am very biased as I’ve got one in the garage

Cheers!
It's got so much character plus with that Ladybird exhaust it sounds epic.

The ladybird pipes are indeed awesome

I like the v twin SP but then i am very biased as I’ve got one in the garage