what have you done to your "bike" today

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Had enough of my dodgy battery, it proper let me down and we had to bump it the other day to make a ferry. Fitted a Motobatt, starts like a 4 now :thumbup:
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Kicked the tyres, flicked the chain, checked the oil...

Fitted Carbon engine covers.

Loaded it up ready for tomorrow morn's jaunt to Devon...

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Bugger VTR failed its MOT today - Worn front wheel bearings and small nail in rear tyre. So as Tony say's "upgrade opportunity" to get the wheels powder-coated while it's all apart again in the two-week's to get it all done before the retest.
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popkat wrote:I'd get the top yoke back on that storm, thats a fair bit of pressure on the lower one.
They are just parts bikes banished to the naughty corner. Will strip them once new garage is up.
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MacV2 wrote:Image
Is that a fuzzy-elbow olde-farty velour/crushed velvet seat cover?

Are them damn haemorrhoids acting up again?

And where them carbon engine covers? All I see is a strip of duct tape?

And is it just the light, or is that newer firestorm a deeper red? Is it still R157?

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similar to macster, checked the bike over, refitted the yellow front mudguard, chain lubed all ready for the morning.... :thumbup:
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Loaded big bird up now it's ready to rock , just wished I was :-(
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TheGingerBeardMan wrote:
MacV2 wrote:Image
Is that a fuzzy-elbow olde-farty velour/crushed velvet seat cover?

Are them damn haemorrhoids acting up again?

And where them carbon engine covers? All I see is a strip of duct tape?

And is it just the light, or is that newer firestorm a deeper red? Is it still R157?

Questions, questions? :lol:
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lloydie wrote:Loaded big bird up now it's ready to rock , just wished I was :-(

Still have the back pain ?

We'll get Marty to do a back walking massage on you...that should sort it out...



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MacV2 wrote:
lloydie wrote:Loaded big bird up now it's ready to rock , just wished I was :-(

Still have the back pain ?

We'll get Marty to do a back walking massage on you...that should sort it out...



Or kill you one or the other...
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I'll pass on that Mac thanks for the suggestion tho .
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Aww I'd have paid to have seen marty walk all up and down ya lloyd :lol: not much mind but still.

Got home from work. Packed up and got the bird ready. Just got to sort out the satnav power cable at lloyds in the morning but we already have an action plan for that do should only take 15mins then we're on our way. Think we're looking to get there around 5ish?

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Ckennedy wrote: Think we're looking to get there around 5ish?

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Were leaving about 10am but taking the twisty route over about 6 hours as ck is leading [FACE WITH STUCK-OUT TONGUE AND WINKING EYE]
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Tried to get my one piece on without any luck ,so I dug out my two piece (20 year old ) feck it's older than Virt !!
Tight squeeze but it's on , can't get it off tho lol
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