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agentpineapple wrote: ↑Sun Oct 08, 2017 8:28 pm so this morning I had to do some work on my mates bike to get it ready for it's itv inspection, which is the spanish vosa/mot equivalent, then I decided to remove my touring footpegs and put the std ones back on, fecking hate split pins....
I also had to adjust the height of the gear change pedal to match the higher std pegs.
so off I go, 4 miles to the petrol stn, fill up. and head north on a fast and rather bendy C-12. only to get another 5 miles and the gear change starts to feel odd. so I coast to a stop at the side of the road, only to find I hadn't tightened up the fecking nuts on the gear selection rod....
which is dangling down with only a few threads holding it on at one end. spent the next few mins laying next to the bike reattaching the rod, I always carry a 10mm spanner, so I didn't have to break out the tool kit. all sorted and back on my way. i'm heading for a race track that's about 55 miles from home. once there I had a shandy, which is called a shampoo in most parts of catalunya.
it was busy there, as their was a trackday going on and it was their lunch break, so it was manic.
whilst outside admiring the view a young family walk out and one of their kids runs straight for the bike, the little lad was so excited. I just got to the bike before him to check the exhaust had cooled down, which it had. so in my spazzy Spanish I asked the family if the kids would like a photo on the bike, 2 of them jumped at the chance, probably about 5 and 7yrs old, the older kiddie looked like he had learning difficulties, so it was nice to give them a treat by sitting on the bike. I got a high five from both kids.....





oh and my friends bike had an unexpected pillion this morning....



from the track I covered another 90 miles of fun filled twisty roads, and not a cloud in the sky, 25 degree's, perfect weather....

fabiostar wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 10:06 pm made and fitted a steering damper spacer.

and fitted two bits of mori sex in my airbox...

StormyRob wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 10:15 pm

fabiostar wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 10:06 pm made and fitted a steering damper spacer.

and fitted two bits of mori sex in my airbox...

Only the carbs needed now...

StormyRob wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 10:55 pm There is a set around haha.

grumpyfrog wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2017 7:54 pm That you up to 6 now?
Is that a high bar kit is see there? Any dibs on those?

MacV2 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2017 4:03 pm Custard got treated to a replacement clamp on the rear head downpipe, the old one had rotted away & fell off...

Cleaned, adjusted & lubed the C&S.

Pumped the tires up.

Put it away.

Went out this afternoon & left a deposit on another Storm to be picked up in the week...

It's a bit rough, has been treated ( ! ?) by a previous, previous owner to a nice paint job of stone chip paint...FFS

Vanstub has already put dibs on the links & cans...

Needs some work on the wiring to the clear led rear light as thats been bodged & has no seperate indis & the light flashes in red. Aparently it passed an MOT like that...

Needs CCT's.

Needs front calipers servicing.

Needs the linkages servicing.

Needs a good going over & a full service.

It came with a service kit which is nice.

Seat has already been changed. Got the old ripped one as spare.


I shall call it TarBaby...

8 previous most of whome appear to have been deranged, well the one who painted like that cirtainly was...