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popkat wrote: Sun Jul 19, 2020 9:38 pm
freeridenick wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2020 7:19 pm First of two test days at Cadwell. Shame someone wasn't feeling very friendly.

How did the test weekend go Nick ?


Looks like he got shunted off, hopefully no serious damaged to man or machine, but certainly going to upset the flow




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Richard wrote: Sun Jul 19, 2020 10:10 pm
sirch345 wrote: Sun Jul 19, 2020 8:51 pm
Richard wrote: Sun Jul 19, 2020 6:24 pm Today I have mostly been playing with my new foot rests. 40mm drop. Yet to try them out but so far feel ok. Let's hope my knees agree. 😃
Fingers crossed the new lowered footrests help,

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I feel like making a sarcastic remark, but none of us is immune to aging :( . No matter how many Vitamin 'C' tabs I pop and no matter how many Botox injections I pump into myself, I know there'll come the day when I have to sacrifice my sports bikes for an Africa Twin.
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popkat wrote: Sun Jul 19, 2020 9:38 pm
freeridenick wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2020 7:19 pm First of two test days at Cadwell. Shame someone wasn't feeling very friendly.

How did the test weekend go Nick ?

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Mixed mate. Some good sessions on Saturday but I wussed out of a damp session at the end if the day then it lashed it down. Plus a guy tried to come up the inside of me as I apexed at Mansfield. That's tyre on the exhaust and there's can damage on the inside where it hit the swingarm and the top of the seat from his fairing. The rear moved a fair way when he hit me - I saw he wheel first so knew it was coming - but I stayed on. He didn't.

Sunday I broke the bike in the second session of a lovely sunny day. The engine is jammed up pretty tight so it's probably serious.
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Richard wrote: Sun Jul 19, 2020 6:24 pm Today I have mostly been playing with my new foot rests. 40mm drop. Yet to try them out but so far feel ok. Let's hope my knees agree. 😃
Looking good D :thumbup:
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Nosepicker wrote: Tue Jul 21, 2020 9:39 am
Richard wrote: Sun Jul 19, 2020 6:24 pm Today I have mostly been playing with my new foot rests. 40mm drop. Yet to try them out but so far feel ok. Let's hope my knees agree. 😃
Looking good D :thumbup:
Hope it will keep you Stormin' for many years to come :D
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Went for a little jaunt on the new, lowered pegs. My knees are 98% happy, I am 89% happy. Some little tweeks to do and muscle memory to build up but I should be ok.
Just sent off for membership of the Darby & Joan club, but unfortunately I don't have a rocking chair 🥴
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Richard wrote: Tue Jul 21, 2020 3:44 pm Went for a little jaunt on the new, lowered pegs. My knees are 98% happy, I am 89% happy. Some little tweeks to do and muscle memory to build up but I should be ok.
Just sent off for membership of the Darby & Joan club, but unfortunately I don't have a rocking chair 🥴
You'll get one on ebay to go along with your pipe and slippers Richard :D
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freeridenick wrote: Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:59 am
popkat wrote: Sun Jul 19, 2020 9:38 pm
freeridenick wrote: Sat Jul 18, 2020 7:19 pm First of two test days at Cadwell. Shame someone wasn't feeling very friendly.

How did the test weekend go Nick ?

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Mixed mate. Some good sessions on Saturday but I wussed out of a damp session at the end if the day then it lashed it down. Plus a guy tried to come up the inside of me as I apexed at Mansfield. That's tyre on the exhaust and there's can damage on the inside where it hit the swingarm and the top of the seat from his fairing. The rear moved a fair way when he hit me - I saw he wheel first so knew it was coming - but I stayed on. He didn't.

Sunday I broke the bike in the second session of a lovely sunny day. The engine is jammed up pretty tight so it's probably serious.

Oh no, sorry to hear about the engine :( hope it's not as bad as it looks..
Sounds like the guy lost it down into mansfield, can be easy to lock the front going in or go down a gear too many, lucky you weren't completely collected in his mistakes.




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Decided to paint the fairing panel for the blue project. What a waste of time that was Imagegot a panel from Shauned with a nice repair and it just needed the correct candy blue which I purchased on ebay at £25 a can ImageImage
Turned out to be miles off even after 4 bloody coats ImageImage

I won’t be using this supplier again. Image


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Sorry to hear.

I've been more than happy with https://www.rsbikepaint.com/en-gb/colours.php

Might be a tad dearer, but has always matched up well with classics and new bikes. :thumbup:
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Thanks I will have a look


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Make sure you get the right coloured base / undercoat - but still no guarantee the new paint job will be an exact match as differences in application in factory and changes over a couple of decades of the original from outdoor exposure. Have you given the other painted plastics and tank a good clean and polish?
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Yeah I have just found out that it needs a base coat. Bloody listing never mentioned that.


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If you take a panel to RS Paints they’ll analyse it and do the primer, base coat, top coat and lacquer. Really good firm.
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