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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

They'll be better than Benny Hedges on race scrubs back in the day.

Fitted my Vintech rear light in place of the rather big and dumb stock unit, and Evotech tail tidy to neaten up the rear:

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 -



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



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!

^^^

What a great result. I would have spent hours with emery paper to get only half the finish!!

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 -



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



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

I thought all you brits would be hanging out at your local reopened pub today

Cheers Fellas!

Little blasting cabinet makes things a lot easier

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.

I've also started buying titanium bolts for the new bike.....it's a slippery slope, and I'm losing my footing again.

Pentode wrote: ↑Sat Jul 04, 2020 4:47 pm Cheers Fellas!

Little blasting cabinet makes things a lot easier

i need a bead blaster,

EVERYONE needs a blasting cabinet! Oh, and an ultrasonic cleaner!

Get your Christmas lists sorted people!

If I had one I would probably forget to shut the lid

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

Rode it again. About 200 miles round trip to Llandovery and back.
Got back and was bloody frozen, but a good time, was had.

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!

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 -



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



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

Chris.