what have you done to your "bike" today

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Just come back from burning 3 tanks of petty on the storm! Got soaked and the bike is covered in shite but had some dry spells and managed to get some heat into the tyres :lol:

I think the storm now handles better than my Zx9r did :thumbup: :thumbup: :clap:

Sad poor dirty sl@g of a bike: Image
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Seb I think the link pipes are pretty happy with the steeper angle on the cans, no leaks or stress :)

I wanna go back out and play!! But I'm going out for dinner :( yawwwwn
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Scrubbed them tyres in well :thumbup: . But my god it needs cleaned !!
I don't mind getting mine dirty when it's a good ride :-)
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I haven't done anything on it cos it's in bits.
I haven't done anything to it cos it's too blooming cold in the garage.
But I did unwrap these bits supplied by David Silver.
Three exhaust pipe gaskets
Three pipe clips
three bolts for the clips
Two exhaust pipe to head washers ( copper)
Two front exhaust pipe to head nuts
and then wondered how the hell I spent about £110 on that lot.

Although I know deep down that real stuff costs real money and cheap stuff is generally more expensive.

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Received a parcel today.... It was from Germany 8O ....... What could it be...... Some very sexy carbon engine covers from carbonadi :biggrin :biggrin

Now who knows the best way to drill the holes in the left hand one? as these have not been cut.
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wombles all

boxing here tho if any one wants to watch that

first few fights have been very good

http://nirsportz.eu/stream1.html

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seb421 wrote:wombles all

boxing here tho if any one wants to watch that

first few fights have been very good

http://nirsportz.eu/stream1.html

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thought you meant you were boxing there :Ball Kick: lol

how your training going ?
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Moocher wrote:I haven't done anything on it cos it's in bits.
I haven't done anything to it cos it's too blooming cold in the garage.
But I did unwrap these bits supplied by David Silver.
Three exhaust pipe gaskets
Three pipe clips
three bolts for the clips
Two exhaust pipe to head washers ( copper)
Two front exhaust pipe to head nuts
and then wondered how the hell I spent about £110 on that lot.

Although I know deep down that real stuff costs real money and cheap stuff is generally more expensive.

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£110 :thumbdown:

clamps £11.34 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mikalor-W4-He ... 1e69297736 (i think they are that size)

collector gaskets £19.35 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mikalor-W4-He ... 1e69297736

exhaust gasket £3.95 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VTR1000-F-199 ... 1e793958d9

exhaust studss £19.98 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HONDA-VTR-100 ... 3cd3267eb6

total £54.62 thats less than half price and with better quality parts
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Gave my calipers a good clean, pushed the pistons out and gave them a good scrub. Bought some red rubber grease for the pistons, do it properly.....£18 quid for the tub, I nearly fell over !!
Replaced a blown bulb in the clocks. Expected them to say 20 pence.....quid !! Think I'm getting tight in my old age :lol:
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leevtr wrote:Gave my calipers a good clean, pushed the pistons out and gave them a good scrub. Bought some red rubber grease for the pistons, do it properly.....£18 quid for the tub, I nearly fell over !!
Replaced a blown bulb in the clocks. Expected them to say 20 pence.....quid !! Think I'm getting tight in my old age :lol:
In your old age! You've always been watertight!! :lol:
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Jamoi wrote:Just come back from burning 3 tanks of petty on the storm! Got soaked and the bike is covered in shite but had some dry spells and managed to get some heat into the tyres :lol:

I think the storm now handles better than my Zx9r did :thumbup: :thumbup: :clap:

Sad poor dirty sl@g of a bike: Image
Looks like you have bean down the quarry Jamie :lol:
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Kev L wrote:
leevtr wrote:Gave my calipers a good clean, pushed the pistons out and gave them a good scrub. Bought some red rubber grease for the pistons, do it properly.....£18 quid for the tub, I nearly fell over !!
Replaced a blown bulb in the clocks. Expected them to say 20 pence.....quid !! Think I'm getting tight in my old age :lol:
In your old age! You've always been watertight!! :lol:
Oi, who bloody dusted the cobwebs off you ??
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xx :lol:
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lloydie wrote:
seb421 wrote:wombles all

boxing here tho if any one wants to watch that

first few fights have been very good

http://nirsportz.eu/stream1.html

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thought you meant you were boxing there :Ball Kick: lol

how your training going ?
lol no mate not been able to go for a good while, tore ligament from elbow to tricep that took ages to heal, had to try and just use one arm at work, which then lead to a tear in a forearm muscle

after the Christmas break these healed,

over the last few week my backs been giving me pain as i was working with a guy with a bad back who couldn't share the picking and loading, so i was just picking for months on end which means grabbing some sh1t off a belt and then twisting right and putting on one of two trailers, then on Thursday night something happening inside my lower back i couldn't walk it was horrible been in so much pain since then

hopefully ill be fixed soon and can get back boxing at somepont as i put the pounds back on with my sweet tooth
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seb421 wrote:
lloydie wrote:
seb421 wrote:wombles all

boxing here tho if any one wants to watch that

first few fights have been very good

http://nirsportz.eu/stream1.html

(pop up blocker advised)
thought you meant you were boxing there :Ball Kick: lol

how your training going ?
lol no mate not been able to go for a good while, tore ligament from elbow to tricep that took ages to heal, had to try and just use one arm at work, which then lead to a tear in a forearm muscle

after the Christmas break these healed,

over the last few week my backs been giving me pain as i was working with a guy with a bad back who couldn't share the picking and loading, so i was just picking for months on end which means grabbing some sh1t off a belt and then twisting right and putting on one of two trailers, then on Thursday night something happening inside my lower back i couldn't walk it was horrible been in so much pain since then

hopefully ill be fixed soon and can get back boxing at somepont as i put the pounds back on with my sweet tooth
That's sounds like you've had a crap time of late ! Back pain is never nice ,just take it easy
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