what have you done to your "bike" today

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Good work Carl, a much better job than the Artexing I must say...glad to see you got a bin in the pic's for Wicky... :lol:
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bigspanishmarty wrote:just sitting on the bike and putting weight/pressure on the forks, you can feel the difference, before you could make the forks bottom out, now they feel progressive and firm, you certainly can't make them bottom out at a standstill, they fell as solid as my cbr954 forks.... :thumbup:
If you could make them bottom out at a standstill they were either seriously fooked or badly adjusted...or both !!

Mind you Marty, you could make a Harley Hard Tail bottom out :lol:
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lee, even carl could compress them to the bottom........... :eek2
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MacV2 wrote:Good work Carl, a much better job than the Artexing I must say...glad to see you got a bin in the pic's for Wicky... :lol:
the artexing has fallen off...... :lol:
time for a rethink...... :thumbup:
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ee, even carl could compress them to the bottom..
Not quite to the bottom but a good 1/2 to 3/4 the fork travel. Standard forks are shite. The only time I had them bottom out is when hitting a couple of large potholes and then they properly bottomed out, metal to metal.

All sorted now though, my forks have had some Viagra. :lol:

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if your forks have viagra, shouldn't you have painted the tops blue......... :lol: :lol: :lol:
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cybercarl wrote:
ee, even carl could compress them to the bottom..
Not quite to the bottom but a good 1/2 to 3/4 the fork travel. Standard forks are shite. The only time I had them bottom out is when hitting a couple of large potholes and then they properly bottomed out, metal to metal.

All sorted now though, my forks have had some Viagra. :lol:

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Well now I won't be able to keep up, now that its sorted. Better get modding my fat old mans bike eh !!
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Disconnected the battery, removed rear plastics.
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oi lee, i'll get admin onto ya if you keep attacking me like that..... :lol: :lol: :lol:

and mac, it looks like the fun and games are about to begin, have you found a way of getting that yellow thingy back to yours?????
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Just phone call enquiries regarding subframe
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Removed my ride height spacer as I don't need it anymore....... I do miss having access to a mill and a lathe........... :cry:

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bigspanishmarty wrote:oi lee, i'll get admin onto ya if you keep attacking me like that..... :lol: :lol: :lol:

and mac, it looks like the fun and games are about to begin, have you found a way of getting that yellow thingy back to yours?????
Yes... :wink:
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MacV2 wrote:
bigspanishmarty wrote:oi lee, i'll get admin onto ya if you keep attacking me like that..... :lol: :lol: :lol:

and mac, it looks like the fun and games are about to begin, have you found a way of getting that yellow thingy back to yours?????
Yes... :wink:
me and carl want to pop round yours this weekend to take the piss, er hm i meant have a look at your new purchase..... :lol:
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bigspanishmarty wrote:
MacV2 wrote:
bigspanishmarty wrote:oi lee, i'll get admin onto ya if you keep attacking me like that..... :lol: :lol: :lol:

and mac, it looks like the fun and games are about to begin, have you found a way of getting that yellow thingy back to yours?????
Yes... :wink:
me and carl want to pop round yours this weekend to take the piss, er hm i meant have a look at your new purchase..... :lol:
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Toady I had a play with my carbs :biggrin

Put the BMC filter back in. Installed some new float valves, Put slides in with a lift hole blocked in each one. I got to say it feels much smoother :thumbup: I tweaked my needle heights to accommodate the BMC. I'm ready for dyno day now. :)

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