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by JAKETHEPEG
Tue Jun 25, 2013 6:49 am
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: side stand?
Replies: 30
Views: 3548

Re: side stand?

Did you get your sidestand sorted? I've got a shortened sidestand that I could do with swapping for a regular length sidestand if that helps?
by JAKETHEPEG
Tue Jun 25, 2013 6:41 am
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Lowering the bike
Replies: 15
Views: 5421

Re: Lowering the bike

Hi Did you manage to get your bike lowered? When I bought my VTR it had already been lowered because its owner was of the fairer sex. I have bought a secondhand bracket to put height to standard, so now have one which will lower a VTR. I also could do with swopping my sidestand as mine has been ...
by JAKETHEPEG
Sun Nov 11, 2012 9:45 pm
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Topic: Dropped the wife/Bought a VTR
Replies: 31
Views: 4709

Re: Dropped the wife/Bought a VTR

Is it worth me buffing the "not for road use" off the exhausts? With the marking on there it wont pass an MOT unless they turn a bind eye or if you get a tug the old bill wont like it. (:-}) They must have turned a blind eye because it passed MOT with no advisories the day before I bought it.
by JAKETHEPEG
Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:07 pm
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Topic: Dropped the wife/Bought a VTR
Replies: 31
Views: 4709

Re: Dropped the wife/Bought a VTR

Thanks everyone. Picked the VTR up on Saturday....Awesome power, love it. Its had a lady owner for last 6yrs, she's not ridden it since 04-2011 but couldn't bear to sell it, she was nearly crying when I took it and went inside her house because she couldn't watch me ride off!!! It has got Remus (not ...
by JAKETHEPEG
Thu Nov 08, 2012 6:32 am
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Topic: Dropped the wife/Bought a VTR
Replies: 31
Views: 4709

Re: Dropped the wife/Bought a VTR

Cheers,

I'm glad someone recognizes that it is 'freedom' for me and not 'midlife crisis' as everyone keeps telling me.

Oh, there's already been lots of :beer:
by JAKETHEPEG
Thu Nov 08, 2012 6:17 am
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Topic: Dropped the wife/Bought a VTR
Replies: 31
Views: 4709

Dropped the wife/Bought a VTR

Hey, Split with the wife 4 months ago. Collecting the VTR on Saturday :D I've not had a bike for 8yrs, and back then it was only stuff like gs500/Pegasus/and other mild mannered bikes. So my butt is a little bit 5p-10p 5p-10p!!!! 8O I live over in the Hull area, so hope to see some of you out and ...