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carmanbikes wrote:

KermitLeFrog wrote:The rear shock and the hugger?

Pretty please......

I have already mentioned the shock earlier

OK, just the hugger then.

The rear shock and the hugger?

Pretty please......

Watty wrote:Tis nice but, dare i say it! have to agree with All, Yam speed block Yellow and black does it for me.

For your delectation. My backup bike (the crappy Pirelli stickers have gone now)

You can always look up a local member and then talk about it.

I've had a couple of rides with CountryMick of this parish. A fine upstanding gentleman. Mind you, my pustular yellow one looked very sick compared to his bright shiny red throbbing one.

There you go, one more drivel post from me....

Out of interest, what's the symtoms of a crappy shock? On a smooth level road mine corners on rails but add a few humps and hollows and it's weave city...

From what I can see there's no thermostat in the oil system just a pressure relief valve (presumably for very cold weather). The oil spends quite a bit of time in contact with engine cases exposed to the outside air plus other parts exposed to the coolant system. I wonder how effective and necessary ...

Fitted a "Loobman" chain oiler and (keep it quiet, don't tell anyone) the standard end cans. I have to get it quiet for a test I'm doing. I bought "DB killers" at great expense but the things don't fit unless I take the cans apart and attack everything with a grinder. I found some virtually spotless ...

New chain and sprockets fitted today. Thought I'd be clever and rivet the chain on the bike. Save taking a load of bits off. Took at least three times as long. Getting the side plate started on the pins was the most difficult bit. Getting the plate on at the correct clearance was a pig as well. So ...

well that's 3 more OP storm virgins have now been initiated into the club............. have to say they didn't look happy :lol: apparently we are too formal and law abiding, nobody talked to them and the location was crap........ ungrateful bastids :evil: :lol: :wave: I hope that's not a reference ...

Half way though new chain and sprockets.

Spent most of the time cleaning years of oily gunk from everthing. Tempted now to disassemble the swingarm linkages. I'm sure they need some tlc...

fabiostar wrote:lol yeah but checkout the guy behind me stuffing icecrean into him

He's practicing his "come on" for the Claude Van Damme man in the pub...

It's not obvious from the pic but that Prosecco bottle is empty....

Caught in the act.

Good weekend and great to meet you guys. Things I learnt. 1. If you have a dodgy chain, change it before you leave. 2. Don't try and keep up with Al for more than a mile or two. 3. Don't try and look prettier than Pete. 4. Don't try and eat more than Fabio. 5. Don't try and drink more than Ady. 6 ...

Yup, see you tomorrow. Looking forward to it.

I have a rather grubby and noisy yellow one....