no answers from me, but post pics of progress as you go along. i like customs and specials.
pete
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- Mon Jun 10, 2024 5:39 pm
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: VTR Rebuild Questions
- Replies: 3
- Views: 105
- Tue Jun 04, 2024 4:35 pm
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: Just realised
- Replies: 9
- Views: 174
Re: Just realised
i think blade forks are a little shorter than vtr too. mine has 95 blade and seems lower at the front
- Mon Jun 03, 2024 4:36 pm
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: Bloody hell it's noisy
- Replies: 7
- Views: 201
Re: Bloody hell it's noisy
whereabouts are you? i have some hi levels going cheap
- Fri May 03, 2024 3:43 pm
- Forum: Jokes
- Topic: just came up with this one myself!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1171
just came up with this one myself!
i used to be addicted to riding around on children's toys but i've finally broken the cycle...
thank you very much
i'll get my coat
thank you very much
i'll get my coat
- Thu May 02, 2024 8:02 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: long covid
- Replies: 2
- Views: 342
long covid
i posted this on another forum so short version here. diagnosed with long covid recently after constant breathlessness. done all the tests, nothing untoward. anyways, a friend told me to try nicotine patches and i'm thinking nah. wife convinced me to at least try but i'm a sceptic. however, woke up ...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 7:56 pm
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: comfort for the elderly
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1971
comfort for the elderly
i've spent the last few weeks messing about with bits of ali and wood, attempting to get a temporary comfortable seating position for my decrepit-ness but i just cant get it right. the pipes are in the way mostly, but the tank position is also an issue and i'm sitting all wrong. almost at the point ...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:40 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Tanks
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3234
Re: Tanks
many tanks
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:49 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: You'd think that Bridgestone would check their adverts before publication ..
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2873
Re: You'd think that Bridgestone would check their adverts before publication ..
dont get me started on spelling! 'should of' drives me mad
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 6:19 pm
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Well you asked for another Ducati build
- Replies: 736
- Views: 108673
Re: Well you asked for another Ducati build
there is a douglas dragonfly online with a 400-4 motor. i actually have the very rusty remains of an ariel leader, no engine but a honda would fit nicely! although i have too much going on at the mo which is maybe just as well!
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 3:25 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: VTR 1000 Good for the last hurrah?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2889
Re: VTR 1000 Good for the last hurrah?
i've seen a few bmw gs riders doing just that!
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 5:35 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: VTR 1000 Good for the last hurrah?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2889
Re: VTR 1000 Good for the last hurrah?
as far as my aching joints are concerned, the storm is not the ideal bike for us elderly gentlemen, unless youre reasonably supple. which i'm not. however, i'm refusing to get rid of mine and trying to modify it to be more comfortable to ride. usual mods are flat bars and dropped pegs, but my proble...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 4:08 pm
- Forum: The Welcome Inn
- Topic: Back again
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2611
Re: Back again
or the right frame of mind...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 3:17 pm
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: silly question
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2426
Re: silly question
i suppose the pegs would scrape a lot quicker but i dont ride like i used to. the usual mod of zx9 pegs is a good idea but still too scrunched for me. cant afford a lower bike so modifying what i have
- Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:44 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Happy birthday Yeti
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2406
Re: Happy birthday Yeti
and a happy birthday from me!
- Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:43 pm
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Well you asked for another Ducati build
- Replies: 736
- Views: 108673
Re: Well you asked for another Ducati build
kind of looks like those CCM spitfire things, but a damn sight cheaper. looking forward to the finished article