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fabiostar wrote: Wed Apr 24, 2024 8:44 pm Took dori to the petrol station this evening,final checks and that's it ready for mot Friday lunchtime..ImageImage

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Dragged the storm out from behind the Ktm and checked it over for its mot on Friday. Unlike Fabiostar triumph , mine started :lol:
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AMCQ46 wrote: Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:03 pm Dragged the storm out from behind the Ktm and checked it over for its mot on Friday. Unlike Fabiostar triumph , mine started :lol:

good old Hondas, first touch of the button everytime and it fires. :thumbup: . now of to MOT man and see how that goes :roll:
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Another years mot sorted ..
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Always nice to get the mot out of the way for another 12mths :thumbup:

And the sun was shining by the looks of it :D :D

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put another 12 months mot on the blade . only did 2k miles on it in a year :oops:
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Got hold of a cheap swingarm C/W triangle & a chainguard ( which is the only reason I went for it) Ebay up for £20 + £6 postage, put a max bid of £24... No one else bid ! so happy days it came yesterday.

So out in the cave once the rain had stopped. The triangle was moving but the bolt was a bit stubborn. Squirt of plus gas...Big 'ammer & a drift & add that to the pile of linkage bits to be cleaned up & refurbed.

Bit of a tidy up put some stuff away.

Swingarm into stock.

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Went for a we icecream at the seaside. Then remembered crap iv no lights so scuttled of home.Image

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AMCQ46 wrote: Sat Apr 27, 2024 7:43 am IMG_5182.jpeg

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How do you get away with the big elastic band on the rear brake pedal Al :?: :eh:

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sirch345 wrote: Sun Apr 28, 2024 9:30 pm
AMCQ46 wrote: Sat Apr 27, 2024 7:43 am IMG_5182.jpeg

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How do you get away with the big elastic band on the rear brake pedal Al :?: :eh:

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Eagle eyes there Chris :lol:

The brakes return fine without it, but I like a bit of extra resistance on the pedal so I can feel what’s going on, so I add the rubber band. MOT man never questioned it though :thumbup:
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AMCQ46 wrote: Sun Apr 28, 2024 10:34 pm
sirch345 wrote: Sun Apr 28, 2024 9:30 pm
AMCQ46 wrote: Sat Apr 27, 2024 7:43 am IMG_5182.jpeg

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How do you get away with the big elastic band on the rear brake pedal Al :?: :eh:

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Eagle eyes there Chris :lol:

The brakes return fine without it, but I like a bit of extra resistance on the pedal so I can feel what’s going on, so I add the rubber band. MOT man never questioned it though :thumbup:
:lol: Ah that explains it :thumbup:
I have noticed the rubber band in photos before, I just thought the return spring must have broken so it was a temporary fix,

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lloydie wrote: Sun Apr 28, 2024 9:19 am put another 12 months mot on the blade . only did 2k miles on it in a year :oops:
Better than me Lloydie :thumbup:

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I pulled the carbs off, again, to trace the source of a leak on the rear carb. I think this is the first time on this bike an issue has been straight forward to resolve - I'd pinched the float bowl seal when refitted. New part on order.

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Service, coolant flush and MOT first ride on the TL for over 2 years great bike in a straight line but I’ve never got on with it on the twisty roads it’s definitely going up for sale, The GSXS750 went a few weeks ago I’m thinking about a GSXR750 K7 or another storm, after being out today haven’t really missed that bent over position at all. The ride today was slow and boring and uncomfortable to the ponderosa Llangollen 20 MPH roads and some full of gravel and pot holes. I’ve just got a track bike so will hopefully be doing a few track days this year and possibly a trip to Spain and the wales meet. Hope everyone is good not been on here for ages.


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