what have you done to your "bike" today
- StormyRob
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Jamie that bike looks absolutely fantastic.
If you don't try you never know if you can do it.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
The tanks broken out in spots! D'ya think its allergic to fake tan? 

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F3, 954 USD front, K Tech springs, Braced swinger, Ohlins shock, Six spoke Mockesini wheels, Harris rearsets, QaT, Flywheel diet!, A&L stacks, stick coils, K&N, FP Ti jets, Mori pipe's [colour]
F3, 954 USD front, K Tech springs, Braced swinger, Ohlins shock, Six spoke Mockesini wheels, Harris rearsets, QaT, Flywheel diet!, A&L stacks, stick coils, K&N, FP Ti jets, Mori pipe's [colour]
- lloydie
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Stripped piggy a bit more and gave the tank a coat of black .
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Hahahaha I don't have any fake tan on my crotch or inner thighs, but maybe it's allergic to my dashing good looks and killer personality?
Cheers for comments chaps, she does still make me smile.
Well I started to strip my carbs out to give everything a once over - Choke cables are lubed - no splits on hoses - set the fuel screws back to factory 1 turn out on front and 1.25 turns out on rear (the front was about 3 turns out - I don't think I set it there!!!!).
Ended up getting carried away...
Rear shock came out and lengthened by 1mm.
Exhaust system removed.
Fairings removed.
Carbs removed.
coolant drained & flushed.
Cam covers removed & checked valve clearances, GLAD I DID!

Even though I checked them less than 5k miles ago, one of them is out of tolerance at 0.12mm. I think it's a 200 shim (broke my verniers), so if anyone has a 195 I'd like to hear from you
I no longer have a car, so I'm not sure how I'm getting to work tomorrow...

Cheers for comments chaps, she does still make me smile.
Well I started to strip my carbs out to give everything a once over - Choke cables are lubed - no splits on hoses - set the fuel screws back to factory 1 turn out on front and 1.25 turns out on rear (the front was about 3 turns out - I don't think I set it there!!!!).
Ended up getting carried away...
Rear shock came out and lengthened by 1mm.
Exhaust system removed.
Fairings removed.
Carbs removed.
coolant drained & flushed.
Cam covers removed & checked valve clearances, GLAD I DID!


Even though I checked them less than 5k miles ago, one of them is out of tolerance at 0.12mm. I think it's a 200 shim (broke my verniers), so if anyone has a 195 I'd like to hear from you

I no longer have a car, so I'm not sure how I'm getting to work tomorrow...





Jamie 

Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
What a beauty! I'm going to find myself a little 125 smoker project soon. Bet it's fun riding that around?AMCQ46 wrote:got both roadbikes out and warmed them up.
then had to go to a physio appointment to see if I was OK to drive a car......... wife was at work so I took the little Kawasaki on the basis that my knee has no pain and full range of movement and the kawker is light and would put no strain on my knee if I had to stop it failing over, and changing gear isn't exactly hard work on your knee joint.
anyway, he says I am OK to drive, so I went back to work for a rest
Jamie 

Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
spent more money on it
. then went out and had such a laff chasing my mate on KTM 990 round the moutains for 4 hours




the older i get,the faster i was 

Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Aye it's a beauty that, KH125?
I'm so unlucky that if there is such a thing as re-incarnation I'll come back as me!
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
+ 1Mav617 wrote:Aye it's a beauty that, KH125?
and a lovely big garage as well

Chris.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Oh yes indeed.
Part of the reason I bought this house last year. There is a workshop behind the round window, and a full length carpeted loft above it for storing spares, a sofa a rowing machine and a beer fridge up there too
Part of the reason I bought this house last year. There is a workshop behind the round window, and a full length carpeted loft above it for storing spares, a sofa a rowing machine and a beer fridge up there too

AMcQ
- lloydie
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
So you moved into the garage and the wife moved into the house :-)AMCQ46 wrote:Oh yes indeed.
Part of the reason I bought this house last year. There is a workshop behind the round window, and a full length carpeted loft above it for storing spares, a sofa a rowing machine and a beer fridge up there too
- bigtwinthing
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Re: what have you done to your
Jamoi wrote:Washed it almost every week since I've been homelloydie wrote:Looks like you gave it a good clean too :-)I hate using it on these salty roads.
still a special looking Storm Jamoi

missing the noise, not the vibes. However never say never!
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Had a wonderful blast up to Dargaville. 370ks of sun and open roads. New top speed for me. Happy days.
Re: what have you done to your
Did you get sorted? If I knew before today you could have borrowed my Transalp. Cycled by your gaff on Tues and it looked a bit of a building site!Jamoi wrote:
I no longer have a car, so I'm not sure how I'm getting to work tomorrow...![]()
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I'm posting one today.Jamoi wrote:Hahahaha I don't have any fake tan on my crotch or inner thighs, but maybe it's allergic to my dashing good looks and killer personality?
Cheers for comments chaps, she does still make me smile.
Well I started to strip my carbs out to give everything a once over - Choke cables are lubed - no splits on hoses - set the fuel screws back to factory 1 turn out on front and 1.25 turns out on rear (the front was about 3 turns out - I don't think I set it there!!!!).
Ended up getting carried away...
Rear shock came out and lengthened by 1mm.
Exhaust system removed.
Fairings removed.
Carbs removed.
coolant drained & flushed.
Cam covers removed & checked valve clearances, GLAD I DID!![]()
Even though I checked them less than 5k miles ago, one of them is out of tolerance at 0.12mm. I think it's a 200 shim (broke my verniers), so if anyone has a 195 I'd like to hear from you![]()
I no longer have a car, so I'm not sure how I'm getting to work tomorrow...![]()
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Primed Mark's lower fairing and my side and nose fairing and sprayed the under tray, seat cowl and front mud guard orange


If it aint broke, get your bloody hands off it!