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Stephan wrote:

lloydie wrote:

Stephan wrote:took arrow cans to local exhaust maker for repair. Left inner tube is slightly damaged and bottom collar as well. I am looking forward to new titanium sleeves :-)

Post a few pics when you get them back :-)

will do, I hope I will finally get some actual dyno sheet during october as well :-)

That'll be good too .

Finally got an e clip for my Dyno needle on Tuesday.
Set to 3rd groove from the top, 45s , but kept the standard mains.
Also fitted needles back into slides with 2 lift holes
Also 2 long stacks, and K&N filter............

Ran like a pig !!

So stripped carbs down again tonight, set clips back to recommended 4th groove,
Dyno mains fitted (190s) with 45s.
Used the 2 hole slides still

Did the strip down in the living room, so house now stinks of fuel !!
Awaiting refit on Saturday

Thrashed 'em - both the LCII and the TRX got a run out. Doubt the TRX enjoyed being thrashed but it put up with it, the LC made me do it!!

Lubed the chain and added 2psi in the tyres .
Also added some more reflective tape here and there .
Fog lights worked a treat this morning :-)

Mav617 wrote:Thrashed 'em - both the LCII and the TRX got a run out. Doubt the TRX enjoyed being thrashed but it put up with it, the LC made me do it!!

Sound like a LC , they make everything want to scream:-)

checked it over and lubed the chain, ready for the weekends blast yahoo, warm dry and sunny.

rode it at 41 mph for that bloody ride out with the Rotary club. Some lovely bikes, some totally shite bikes. and some total bull shitty riders.

I didn't stop and just came home and went down the beach with the dog.

Had a play with a R1 on the way home , we both had good fun , only wished I had my knee sliders on . Got a big :tbumbsup: from him 40 miles later .


Shame btt all them sort of ride outs go like that

Just back from a 700 plus mile thrash around the west coast of Scotland. With a club I used to be a member of 25 years ago. Still many of the same people. Just 25 years older. Went on the R6 as the VTR is being fettled. Many are now old and slow but not all of them. On one fairly serious overtake sequence I noticed 136 on the digital readout and then glanced in the mirror to see that my 72yo mate on a tiger 1050 was right up my chuff. He kept up in the corners too.

Respect!

KermitLeFrog wrote:Just back from a 700 plus mile thrash around the west coast of Scotland. With a club I used to be a member of 25 years ago. Still many of the same people. Just 25 years older. Went on the R6 as the VTR is being fettled. Many are now old and slow but not all of them. On one fairly serious overtake sequence I noticed 136 on the digital readout and then glanced in the mirror to see that my 72yo mate on a tiger 1050 was right up my chuff. He kept up in the corners too.

Respect!

gotta love that... respect is right .

took my old lady out for the first time in 3 weeks now shes starting again...and treated it like a whore all day brilliant craic

lloydie wrote:Had a play with a R1 on the way home , we both had good fun , only wished I had my knee sliders on . Got a big :tbumbsup: from him 40 miles later .


Shame btt all them sort of ride outs go like that

Well I've done a few that were great but this was crap. Far too slow and that asked us to ride side by side! Great until the nob beside you can't turn!!! And some guys who know nowt certainly talk utter baldrocks don't they.

Some bikes were amazing. Most were home bodges that weren't fit for the road. There was an SP2 that was a bloody disgrace. No Stroms but plenty of Reliant engines Trikes. yawn yawn.

bigtwinthing wrote:

lloydie wrote:Had a play with a R1 on the way home , we both had good fun , only wished I had my knee sliders on . Got a big :tbumbsup: from him 40 miles later .


Shame btt all them sort of ride outs go like that

Well I've done a few that were great but this was crap. Far too slow and that asked us to ride side by side! Great until the nob beside you can't turn!!! And some guys who know nowt certainly talk utter baldrocks don't they.

Some bikes were amazing. Most were home bodges that weren't fit for the road. There was an SP2 that was a bloody disgrace. No Stroms but plenty of Reliant engines Trikes. yawn yawn.

So basically a scrap yard run!!

changed bearings, seals and pivot collar in the shock arm. Ran out of time to refit it because taking the tops out of two conifers was apparently more important.

Anyone got any suggestions as to why the movement of the arm still feels notchy? Bearings and collar were all pressed in square with no apparent issues. The collar when most of the way in by hand. The only thing I can think of is that the tube in the arm isn't round any more.

''what have you done to your "bike" yesterday...''

Went over to Liegh on Sea, family meet up type thing nowt exciting...

Anyway as I have to go through the Dartford tunnel...traffic wasn't to bad but they have finally done away with all the kiosks & barriers. Last time I went through it a few months ago they were still there & you still had to stop & wait for the barrier to be raised. They now have a silly central divider on the approach & some traffic lights...So I fillter down to the front of the queue as the lights are holding the traffic up. There is now a central road way running at right angles with gates like you have at a level crossing...These are down when I stopped & the opened up & the lights on my left changed with a left turn only arrow...Hmmm I thinks must be for the artic that is just behind me...So I went forward crossing the divide to the next set of barriers & lights. Sure enough the artic pulls forward & turns left. I'm sitting there waiting & wondering If I'm gonna get an irate road womble come & have a go at me...I notice the level crossing barriers go back down the my barriers raise & the lights go green... I'm off & head into the tunnel. I check me mirrors & the traffic is still being held behind me...

So I get the whole tunnel to meself all the way though which is a first...Of course I stuck to the posted 50 limit...

Did the switch gear today .
It works perfectly now :-)
Tho I brought a spare just in case , I'll clean that one up too ready for next time .

On and I updated my pipe :-)
From the one on the left to the one on the right
I'm like a steam train now lol