One for the sp owners.

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One for the sp owners.

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Rear undertray for the sp's abit aggrivated that its not this cheap for the fire storm.


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Re: One for the sp owners.

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They are cheap tbh.

I don't want to fit one though-even though they do look much better.

I'll be leaving mine standard-only the cans are going on. You don't see many SP's that are completley standard anymore.

I think SP's are at rock bottom prices atm. They'll only start gathering value over the coming years. In that respect the more standard the bike is the better imo.

Good spot though :thumbup:
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Jbrebel wrote:They are cheap tbh.

I don't want to fit one though-even though they do look much better.

I'll be leaving mine standard-only the cans are going on. You don't see many SP's that are completley standard anymore.

I think SP's are at rock bottom prices atm. They'll only start gathering value over the coming years. In that respect the more standard the bike is the better imo.

Good spot though :thumbup:
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Re: One for the sp owners.

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Suppose it's each to there own Marra-seen loads of lurvley SP's with trick bits on.

The only other thing Mike added before was a double bubble screen and hugger-but they are a sensible mod in my opnion.

Just sorting my Microns atm and then it should sound a bit better :twisted: Roll on June :D
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And me :clap: Std SP's are the future :lol:
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Jbrebel wrote:Suppose it's each to there own Marra-seen loads of lurvley SP's with trick bits on.

The only other thing Mike added before was a double bubble screen and hugger-but they are a sensible mod in my opnion.

Just sorting my Microns atm and then it should sound a bit better :twisted: Roll on June :D
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Oh yeah, forgot that, I have heated grips too curtosy of FSM :)

They're bloody great :D
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Re: One for the sp owners.

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After this weekend, heated grips are sounding like a good plan.
I took the old girl out for her first proper spin, covered a little over 300 miles :thumbup: coming back north over bodmin moor there was dense fog and the occasional bit of sleet :mad2 now that was cold :eek2 I had to unhinge myself from the bike at Exeter and sit over a couple of cups of coffee before I could psych my self up for the last leg home.
Bike ran well though, managed to get nearly 50 mpg on one stretch, don't think I've ever got that much out of it before, mind you, I was riding it like a puff :wink: Damn these salty wet roads :lol:

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I was very tempted to take the bike out for a blast yesterday Pete-but the roads looked awful. Salty, wet/damp and in pretty bad nick in places. Visibilty was mixed (we went out in the car earlier in the day) and it just didn't look like fun :(

Its still hard not to want to get out though :x I get so fed up with being in the car. Plus the bike is like stress relief to me :D

I really can't wait for some decent dry weather :thumbup: Hopefully the pot hole gang might have been out by then and done something with the crater ridden mess that is supposed to be our public highways...I really don't know where our Road/Council Tax payments go any longer :wtf: I honestly would'nt be supprised if there aren't a load of serious injuries due to the state of some of the roads-they really are terrible.

I hit one the other night that nearly push the off side suspension into the roof 8O
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i hit some bad fog near frodsham and helsby, couldnt see crouton all and it suddenly went freezing cold.
wondered why my pinlock visor was misting up but it was freezing wet fog on the outside.
then almost lost the front end due to fresh grit on the road right on a bend :thumbdown:
took me by surprise a bit cos i was just getting used to my tyres and trying to wear off the outside pips :D

started off a real nice sunny day but soon got too cold for me.
also invested in some oxford grips and better gloves - the ones ive been using are great for summer but a bit thin for winter.
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Yep, it's still pretty salty and wet. Roads around our way are exactly the same. That tiny bit of snow has left craters everywhere and if they catch you unawares on the bike it feels like your spine wants to snap when you hit one :evil: I think the council will have their work cut out for them this year, mind you, if they looked after them properly in the first place and didn't just put shite temporary top dressings on we probably wouldn't be in as bad a mess :mad2

Fog, don't you just hate it, I can put up with most conditions on the bike but not being able to see is the worst. Especially when it starts to freeze on both sides of your visor :eek2 Brrr! Oh, makes having a pee at the services entertaining too. :wink:

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Like I say Pete, roll on summer :thumbup:

Lets hope its a good one :D
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Gawd Yes!
Anything above 15 degrees would do at the moment. :D
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Re: One for the sp owners.

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I am desparate for a good ride (fnaww fnaww kyuk :wink2 ) but its no fun at all when you are sh*tting bricks coming into every bend! Thing is just as the weather should be changing I am bu**ering off for 3 months :mad2 Not flipping fair :crazy:
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Re: One for the sp owners.

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Its defo no fun atm :thumbdown:

The roads are horrible and the weather compounds issues.

It's so hard not to want to get out for a blast though!?!
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