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CCT's have been done

Not sure about reg / rect though...the guy im buying from said he never had a problem with them.

To be honest, I dont know where they are on the bike so not sure where to look to see if they are new/old etc, anyone?

I thought that French bikes were lower powered? I thought that in general, bikes in France are limited or reduced in power for some reason?

Yep - I cant wait to get polishing mine

Exhaust and front fork legs going to be the worst jobs, but once they are done it will look much better

Good price, sounds like you got a nice discount

Hope you enjoy it mate

Nice one - thank you

That looks like it is worth doing

Ahh - I saw that one on ebay, I was going to maybe view that one, but found one first.

It was from York wasnt it? How much did you end up paying for it?

Im from near Leeds so may see you around

Looks very tidy and well modified.

Haha...that does sound awesome as you set off and rev it

Is that with/without baffles?

Hello, I have posted a couple of times here in the workshop section, so thought I best post here and say hello... I recently sold this on ebay: http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m296/cjw32/r1.jpg And bought this on ebay: http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m296/cjw32/VTR.png I needed something cheap...

I have a new yellow VTR coming later this week (well new to me)...97 model It has a yellow seat hump...which im pretty sure I wont need or want since my girlfriend comes with me on the bike most of the time anyway. Im sure we could sort out something better than £50... Also has a bottom yellow fair...

What do you guys do with your front forks when they get pitted?

Do you paint them or just leave them?

Is there a better way to refurbish them?

(im getting a VTR later this week and I want to spend some time getting everything looking mint)

What is the best way to get rusted exhaust studs out? Fasten 2 nuts over the stud and anti clockwise on the first nut? If you arent going to reuse the stud as it is rusty, would you just use a vice or mole grips to turn them, knowing that this will damage the thread so no going back if they wont com...

Brill, thanks, will have a look

What do you lube them with? Something like some copper grease?

Sorry...prolink?

I dont know what that is really? Is it the back shock?

Hmm...I couldnt find these last night, but have just found this now: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140473489777&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT While I was on there - I found engine bolt replacement kits made from aluminium in different colours. Does anyone know if these are ...

Hello, I recently bought a VTR and when it arrives, I plan to strip off the exhaust, remove the corrosion and clear lacquer to prevent further rust. At the same time I want to replace the bolts since they look very rusty too. I have found gaskets on ebay to replace the ones that will come out but ca...