what have you done to your "bike" today

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Duffy1964
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Swapped over the forks, front wheel & discs over on my winter hack....if I ever get a set of manual cct's I might get to ride it :cry:
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You still not got any. I thought you bought some on eBay recently.

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Weather is beautiful here today, after a few very cold days we got 16 C 8O so I dropped my job for the day and got the bike out for a couple hour run on back roads before the Friday commute hits.
Every time I ride it I feel 20 years younger :D
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cybercarl wrote:You still not got any. I thought you bought some on eBay recently.

(:-})
It was on gum tree Carl, some guy in dundee but was a messer and never responded after I thought we had done a deal for them :thumbdown:

I think Mac has got hold of Bazza so should hopefully get some of his soon :thumbup:
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Attacked it with a grinder...
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Finished off the steering head bearings, working nicely now - also changed the seat lock and top yoke so I now have a single key (plus spare) for ignition, tank and seat - as Mr Honda intended, as opposed to the three different ones the bike came with!!

Tried slotting the frozen screw in the swingarm - no joy, just going to have to cut the head off and drill the sucker out.

Also tried taking off Air Cleaner - 3 decent screws, one chewed up horror I could not shift!
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Well technically it wasn't just today but I have finished....or at least close as there are still some details to wrap up but here is how she looks today

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So here is the list:
New DB wind screen
New fork seals
Rebuilt front calipers with new seals and pads
New front brake lines
CGR brake lever
New cup seal in clutch slave cylinder
Flo-commander

and time for a few more pics:
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Finally got around to installing my rear sets
Of course the Akra full exhaust system

Here is the other side:

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Which should be called the porn shot with Akrapovic, Gilles and Ohlins all in one pic..... :wink:

Things are a little "busy" under the bike now.......lol

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Now if I could only ride the bloody thing..... and yes the weather is still nice here :Ball Kick:
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Nice... :thumbup:

Good work there Hawk.

How you doing ?

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very nice hawk :thumbup:
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Love it Hawk!

You're right about the "porn shot" & "it's getting busy under there"! Looking sweet dude

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Nice Mike! let me know if you need me to go recharge you battery again.. :D looks really good and I bet It sounds awesome.... See you soon.. lol
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Nice job Mike 8) 8)

What make is that double bubble screen :?: it looks like it should do a good job of getting the wind above your helmet.

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Which should be called the porn shot with Akrapovic, Gilles and Ohlins all in one pic.....


Wish I had tissues handy before I looked at it :lol: :lol: :lol:

Nice work Hawk, looks awesome. :clap:
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Bought a "dremel" and trimmed the fairing to how i want it to accommodate the new "cool n comfy" top yoke.

very happy now with the bike, fairing looks good and the bike is sooooo comfy now to ride ( i am 55)
did 300 miles and was fine, Best mod ive ever done on any bike, :P
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Defeated the rusty nut good & proper... Hammer no 6...Where there's a hammer there's a way.
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