My first test ride at last!!!!!!!!!

Kitch · Post by **Kitch** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 8:23 pm

Cobbled a wallpaper together here:

Click Me

Post by **sirch345** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 8:43 pm

alan wrote:Yes Chris it does look very cool in the flesh he has done a great job,he does a lot of classics,well i helped with one yesterday putting one on the ramp before i left he also has some classics of his own one being a Triumph 500 Bikini 1969 i think he said it was called, its as old as me

LOL

You're making me feel old now

LotusSevenMan · Post by **LotusSevenMan** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 12:44 pm

Fantastic looking eh? Betcha pleased. Now you need the good weather

Just wondered. Do bikes these days need chain guards? I remember a mate being pulled over by the police many, many years ago with a T500 Cobra (Suzuki 500 twin two-stroke to you youfs) as it didn't have a guard. He had to quickly fabricate one from chequer plate at our works to keep 'em happy.

Kitch · Post by **Kitch** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 2:59 pm

Far as I know, most coppers won't know. Traffic cops might grumble if you act like a d*ck. MOT testers will grumble.

More importantly, I value my left leg. I've seen the mess a snapped chain can make of a metal engine casing, so a squishy leg wouldn't bear thinking about.

Post by **sirch345** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 3:38 pm

Kitch wrote: More importantly, I value my left leg. I've seen the mess a snapped chain can make of a metal engine casing, so a squishy leg wouldn't bear thinking about.

A very good point there Kitch, I've often thought the same thing myself, and the fact that the standard chain guards of today's big bikes are all mainly made of plastic, (I know most big bike chains of today don't have a split link in them, just as well) and will be of little use in keeping the chain away from your leg if it should break!

LSM,
I'm not to sure about the law on that, but a good question

Jason · Post by **Jason** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 8:08 pm

Alan do you have a contact number for the guy who made the link pipes?

alan · Post by **alan** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 8:29 pm

Hi Jason yes i will dig it out for you he lives at Allerton Bywater in Leeds

Jason · Post by **Jason** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 8:38 pm

alan wrote:Hi Jason yes i will dig it out for you he lives at Allerton Bywater in Leeds

Thanks, hes not to far away

will be worth the trip yours look spot on

alan · Post by **alan** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 8:36 pm

Just added some finishing touches to my conversion mounted my leds to my rear light also a mfw bar end mirror and removed stock ones seeing as one got mysteriously broke its surprising how musc you can see with such a small mirror (no elbows anyway) i'll see how it goes.

Post by **sirch345** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 11:41 am

I've always wondered how good those bar end mirrors would be, having never tried them myself. I'll be interested too hear what you think of them once you've had a chance to give them a good try Alan

I see you have quite a collection of art on the garage wall

alan · Post by **alan** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:25 pm

Hi Chris
yes i'll let you know when i take it out, err yep just a few pics to brighten my wall

the wifes on there though aswell on my old zxr.

Alan

LotusSevenMan · Post by **LotusSevenMan** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 4:50 pm

Is she topless too like those other 'models'?

alan · Post by **alan** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 5:10 pm

no but i keep asking

probably now my bikes finished and when weathers better i hope!!!!

LotusSevenMan · Post by **LotusSevenMan** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:08 pm

Good for you! Hard to get the helmet on with a cheek slapped that often though eh?

Jason · Post by **Jason** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 6:50 pm

Alan just been looking at your pics again!! and where are your indicators?
I get my new exhaust tomorrow and need to relocate the indicators.

VTR1000.ORG

My first test ride at last!!!!!!!!!

Re: Test ride

pipes

Re: pipes

leds/mirror