what have you done to your "bike" today
- lloydie
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Oh I washed the bird yesterday, feck it was dirty .
Got the day off today so I'm going to do a bit more to piggy .:-)
Got the day off today so I'm going to do a bit more to piggy .:-)
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I really do love my Superhawk/Fire Storm. It is nothing but fun to ride but it is not as versatile as my Interceptor. The Interceptor is set up with raised bars, Sargent's seat and foot pegs that are lowered an inch. This is an all day comfort bike for sport touring. The Fire Storm is more uncomfortable, hurts my back, gives me leg cramps and is actually more fun to ride until you run out of gas. The Storm gets 26 MPH with it's peanut tank that's about 120 miles from brim full to bone dry. The Interceptor, by contrast gets 46 MPH with a range of over 220 miles. If I didn't plan to do any more trips the Storm would be my bike of choice. It's all a moot point for now.agentpineapple wrote:as lloydie and mac said, that was way to cheap, a bike like that in the uk is worth between £2500 and £3000 depending on the mileage. glad to hear your keeping it mate...
I will be stripping my Norton down for frame paint in the next couple of weeks. At that point I will only have the two bike because I don't count bikes, that are in bins on the shelf, as real bikes.
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- bigtwinthing
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
There not very fast Big Jim. You may want to edit that!!! 

missing the noise, not the vibes. However never say never!
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
The term "fast" is relative because I can't ride either one to its potential. The Storm just gets to my chicken out point faster and with more authority. The VFR is smoother and since it is the 5th generation Interceptor, It has the lovely valve train gear whine. Just different bikes for different things.bigtwinthing wrote:There not very fast Big Jim. You may want to edit that!!!
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- bigtwinthing
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
sorry what i meant was you mean MPG not MPH 

missing the noise, not the vibes. However never say never!
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Did you do the bikini lines while you where there.Oh I washed the bird yesterday, feck it was dirty .

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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Went over to Realm engineering to order my rear shock met Adrian lovely old boy very knowledgeable talked through all my needs and hopefully 5 days time will have a nice shiny new shock




- agentpineapple
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
haven't finished work before 7pm for the last few days, haven't ridden the bike since chris's off 10 days or so ago, i started it up today and ran it up to temperature but that's it.... 

HEY YOU GUYS!!!!!!
- lloydie
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Changed the front pads and gave the calipers a clean and lube ,
I hate sliding calipers
I hate sliding calipers
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Gunna fit my Braced swingarm today. 

- lloydie
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
About time [BEER MUG]NZSpokes wrote:Gunna fit my Braced swingarm today.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
I have replaced all the old bulbs in the dash for the LED ones. What a difference 
I have drilled my standard exhausts even more. They are properly loud now
It is time for a

I have drilled my standard exhausts even more. They are properly loud now

It is time for a

- lloydie
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Now when the copper asks you how fast you were going ,you can tell them :-) .
Get them baffles out as it'll sound much better
Get them baffles out as it'll sound much better
- agentpineapple
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we need to see pictures of piggy old bean!lloydie wrote:About time [BEER MUG]NZSpokes wrote:Gunna fit my Braced swingarm today.
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- lloydie
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Ha ha you can't it's been put away , I've got a busy winter with other projects ,
But I do hope to have it ready for late spring :-)
But I do hope to have it ready for late spring :-)