Greetings from Sussex
Greetings from Sussex
Hey all
Steve in East Sussex here.
Just wanted to introduce myself and my recently acquired baby. It's very reassuring to have found this excellent forum....although I now am completely paranoid about cam chain issues! But aside from that, wow - what a seriously underrated and overlooked road bike. And that sound....so addictive!
Here's my baby anyway. As you can see it's had a few mods and is beginning to look a bit like an Aprilia Tuono! Works for me anyway...
Steve in East Sussex here.
Just wanted to introduce myself and my recently acquired baby. It's very reassuring to have found this excellent forum....although I now am completely paranoid about cam chain issues! But aside from that, wow - what a seriously underrated and overlooked road bike. And that sound....so addictive!
Here's my baby anyway. As you can see it's had a few mods and is beginning to look a bit like an Aprilia Tuono! Works for me anyway...
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Re: Greetings from Sussex
welcome along, nicest colour !
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Re: Greetings from Sussex
Welcome Aboard
Those pipes look good. Who are they by? they look like they've been cut down too.
Pete.l
Those pipes look good. Who are they by? they look like they've been cut down too.
Pete.l
My new ride is a bit of a Howler and I love to make her Squeal
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Re: Greetings from Sussex
Cheers chaps
Cans are Quills I believe and yep, they've been cut back - nicely done by the previous owner too. Other mods are a shock spacer, SW Motech mirror extenders, undertray, mini indicators and stubby adjustable levers. The mirror extenders and levers were my mods. I need to take a peek at the shock spacer size as I just noticed that when parked on the side stand one of the exhaust down pipes rests on the shock linkage. Obviously when I'm on the bike it pushes the linkage down and away from the pipe...but even so, not entirely happy about that heat contact after each ride.... Plus at the moment it means keeping the preload on the softest setting to make sure they stay apart when I'm on board..
Cans are Quills I believe and yep, they've been cut back - nicely done by the previous owner too. Other mods are a shock spacer, SW Motech mirror extenders, undertray, mini indicators and stubby adjustable levers. The mirror extenders and levers were my mods. I need to take a peek at the shock spacer size as I just noticed that when parked on the side stand one of the exhaust down pipes rests on the shock linkage. Obviously when I'm on the bike it pushes the linkage down and away from the pipe...but even so, not entirely happy about that heat contact after each ride.... Plus at the moment it means keeping the preload on the softest setting to make sure they stay apart when I'm on board..
Re: Greetings from Sussex
Welcome aboard Steve
I think your bike looks great
Chris.
I think your bike looks great
Chris.
Re: Greetings from Sussex
welcome young sir,nice storm you have there.
ride safe ChrisC
ride safe ChrisC
Re: Greetings from Sussex
Different and very nice!
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Re: Greetings from Sussex
ow do matey, very nice ride
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