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Big orange imposter in the garage trying to intimidate my storm.

Brought Norman’s other ktm
Home to clean and perhaps sell


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Or maybe just keep it Al


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Duffy1964 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 22, 2019 7:44 pm Or maybe just keep it Al Image


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shhhh.... that's absolutely not what i might be thinking
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Well, if you've bothered cleaning it you might as well enjoy it for a while. :think:
It's not falling off, it's an upgrade opportunity.
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Well big bird has now stolen the battery off the storm and pushed the Ducati off the work bench.

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Did you forget to mention the stonker of the engine!!
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grumpyfrog wrote: ↑Mon Dec 23, 2019 7:50 pm Did you forget to mention the stonker of the engine!!

Not ridden it yet, so that will be the next revelation. But that has to wait till it has its own battery back in so I can put the seat back on.
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Ride it as is,
probably won't be the first time you had some acid stain on yer butt :D

Hmm could this be the next phase of the Ali McQ bike journey. I can already imagine you sporting a handlebar mustache and tweed, whizzing through the countryside, making that thing do shapes it's not supposed to :P
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Pete.L wrote: ↑Tue Dec 24, 2019 8:25 am Ride it as is,
probably won't be the first time you had some acid stain on yer butt :D

Hmm could this be the next phase of the Ali McQ bike journey. I can already imagine you sporting a handlebar mustache and tweed, whizzing through the countryside, making that thing do shapes it's not supposed to :P
yup ... I can see it coming to yorkshire 2020, I will have to be "less well groomed" though, can't compete with Andys tash
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Rode it to Area 51 & was analy probed... 8O

Well part of that statement isn't really true...it wasn't Area 51 it was an NHS centre...

Bowel Cancer screening...

So after that I went & splashed 600 squid on new boots & a jacket...I've gone all gortex for the jacket...I drew a line on spending £300 on a pair of matching trews tho !

I will be off out on the bike tomorrow... Not back into work until 2nd Jan...I may be in the cave for some time...
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MacV2 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 24, 2019 6:24 pm Rode it to Area 51 & was analy probed... 8O

Well part of that statement isn't really true...it wasn't Area 51 it was an NHS centre...

Bowel Cancer screening...

So after that I went & splashed 600 squid on new boots & a jacket...I've gone all gortex for the jacket...I drew a line on spending £300 on a pair of matching trews tho !

I will be off out on the bike tomorrow... Not back into work until 2nd Jan...I may be in the cave for some time...
Your bowels are in a bad enough state that you need to wear waterproofs to go to work?

300 quid is a bit steep, it's usually only a tenner for men, so I hear
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tony.mon wrote: ↑Tue Dec 24, 2019 8:34 pm
MacV2 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 24, 2019 6:24 pm Rode it to Area 51 & was analy probed... 8O

Well part of that statement isn't really true...it wasn't Area 51 it was an NHS centre...

Bowel Cancer screening...

So after that I went & splashed 600 squid on new boots & a jacket...I've gone all gortex for the jacket...I drew a line on spending £300 on a pair of matching trews tho !

I will be off out on the bike tomorrow... Not back into work until 2nd Jan...I may be in the cave for some time...
Your bowels are in a bad enough state that you need to wear waterproofs to go to work?

300 quid is a bit steep, it's usually only a tenner for men, so I hear
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Well I can say the £600 was well spent.

Rode up to me mates in Gt Baddow yesterday, nice sunny crisp day.

Had a few Xmas bevies so stayed over...

Twas a bit damp on the way home today... Nice dry feet, bit damp around the collar of me T-shirt I had on but nothing I did't expect as I dont like a really tight collar on the jacket...

Sidi aria goretex boots & a Richa Cyclone Goretex Jacket

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Finished stripping an engine ready for a rebuild in the new year. I can't decide whether to pull the pistons out though. The main bearings need replacing so it's probably worth doing the rod bearings too. The bores look fine and pulling the pistons will make it easier to clean and paint. Doing that means new rings though.
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