what have you done to your "bike" today

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AMCQ46 wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:41 am so as a tyre for a Scotland & Ireland trip, Super Corsa is an ideal all weather choice !!!!!!!! NOT :?
Perhaps the Gods will be with you and the sun could shine.......in which case 🤣👍
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They'll be better than Benny Hedges on race scrubs back in the day.
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Fitted my Vintech rear light in place of the rather big and dumb stock unit, and Evotech tail tidy to neaten up the rear:

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Whipped the fairing off to have a bit of a rummage around and took it upon myself to focus on sorting out the two brackets that were scabby.

Five minutes in the bead blaster gets the shite off -

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Then a few quick coats of satin black (wish I'd deburred the holes first....) -

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Think while I'm at it, I'll substitute the cheesy plastic fasteners for aluminium rivet nuts and 7075 cap heads - just have to wait until they arrive on Toosday.

Sorted! 😃👍
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^^^

What a great result. I would have spent hours with emery paper to get only half the finish!! :thumbup:
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Pentode wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 1:57 pm Whipped the fairing off to have a bit of a rummage around and took it upon myself to focus on sorting out the two brackets that were scabby.

Five minutes in the bead blaster gets the shite off -

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Then a few quick coats of satin black (wish I'd deburred the holes first....) -

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Think while I'm at it, I'll substitute the cheesy plastic fasteners for aluminium rivet nuts and 7075 cap heads - just have to wait until they arrive on Toosday.

Sorted! 😃👍
You certainly got those brackets sorted Pentode - nice work :clap: :thumbup:

I thought all you brits would be hanging out at your local reopened pub today :?: :beer:
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Cheers Fellas!

Little blasting cabinet makes things a lot easier 👍
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As it happens I decided to support my local businesses this evening, while on my 8000 steps/day walk.
I usually pass a pub, but today I popped in to pay tribute to my local.

Or, more truthfully, drink a pint of tribute in my local, possibly another in a mouthful or two. :beer:

I've also started buying titanium bolts for the new bike.....it's a slippery slope, and I'm losing my footing again.
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Pentode wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 4:47 pm Cheers Fellas!

Little blasting cabinet makes things a lot easier 👍

i need a bead blaster, :clap: :clap:
the older i get,the faster i was :lol:
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EVERYONE needs a blasting cabinet! Oh, and an ultrasonic cleaner!

Get your Christmas lists sorted people! 😃👍
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If I had one I would probably forget to shut the lid 🤣🤣
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Decided to try mounting up the cans in a high-mount position for a change. Thanks to the Flo-Commanders on both the main and pilot circuits, swapping back and forth only requires two small screw position changes (as one would expect in going from low-mount (short link pipe) to high-mount (longer link pipe), I have to lean the low-speed circuit slightly and make the mains a bit richer). Bike seems to run a bit stronger and smoother in the lows and mids with the high-mounts. I will keep the lows for when I go on road trips (with soft luggage) or when I take someone (generally my daughter) for a ride... Besides, my high-mount brackets are made from carbon... and you know how I can't resist that, lol
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Rode it again. About 200 miles round trip to Llandovery and back.
Got back and was bloody frozen, but a good time, was had.
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Richard wrote: Tue Jul 07, 2020 4:47 pm
Got back and was bloody frozen, but a good time, was had.
Any rain?

I couldn't get out in Stratford. Well, I guess I could if I weren't such a wuss! :roll:
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Pentode wrote: Sat Jul 04, 2020 1:57 pm Whipped the fairing off to have a bit of a rummage around and took it upon myself to focus on sorting out the two brackets that were scabby.

Five minutes in the bead blaster gets the shite off -

Image

Then a few quick coats of satin black (wish I'd deburred the holes first....) -

Image

Think while I'm at it, I'll substitute the cheesy plastic fasteners for aluminium rivet nuts and 7075 cap heads - just have to wait until they arrive on Toosday.

Sorted! 😃👍
Good work :thumbup:

Chris.
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