what have you done to your "bike" today
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Rode the little Duke 390 to work, 60 mile round trip and having had its first service no annoying rev reminder flashing over 6500 in top. Did well, easy cruise on the motorway to 80 and beyond and it returned 77.4 mpg, not bad for a little lunger.
I'm so unlucky that if there is such a thing as re-incarnation I'll come back as me!
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Thrashed the big KTM round the county looking for Fabiostars favourite supermarket, he has been struggling to find his local Aldi, and he is right, they can be very tricky to locate sometimes
Roads nice and dry, but lots of dirt and gravel / dust in some places in the middle of the car wheel tracks. A few little slides
Didn't think I was tipping it over so far, but looking at the tyres I was at the edge of the rear and matched the VTR for front chicken strips, and the VTR use is summer roads, and the same pilot 5, 17" tyre on the KTM was just fitted in the winter rebuild...they are bad bikes these KTMs

Roads nice and dry, but lots of dirt and gravel / dust in some places in the middle of the car wheel tracks. A few little slides



Didn't think I was tipping it over so far, but looking at the tyres I was at the edge of the rear and matched the VTR for front chicken strips, and the VTR use is summer roads, and the same pilot 5, 17" tyre on the KTM was just fitted in the winter rebuild...they are bad bikes these KTMs

AMcQ
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Sounds like you're getting on well with the big AustrianAMCQ46 wrote:Thrashed the big KTM round the county looking for Fabiostars favourite supermarket, he has been struggling to find his local Aldi, and he is right, they can be very tricky to locate sometimes![]()
Roads nice and dry, but lots of dirt and gravel / dust in some places in the middle of the car wheel tracks. A few little slides![]()
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Didn't think I was tipping it over so far, but looking at the tyres I was at the edge of the rear and matched the VTR for front chicken strips, and the VTR use is summer roads, and the same pilot 5, 17" tyre on the KTM was just fitted in the winter rebuild...they are bad bikes these KTMs

Jamie 

Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
I've just constructed what can only be described as a petrol tank torture device!
To prevent my KTM plastic petrol tank from swelling while it's off the bike...

To prevent my KTM plastic petrol tank from swelling while it's off the bike...

Jamie 

Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Why not just empty it?
It's not falling off, it's an upgrade opportunity.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Doesn't seem to stop ittony.mon wrote:Why not just empty it?

Jamie 

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Forgive me, I have been unfaithful and bought one of these bad boys. Don't ride one unless you want to get hooked, you have been warned...Like the Storm, it is loud, fun and likes a drink.
2017 MT-10SP, 2019 Vespa Primavera 150
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Very nice Cadbury64, those crossplane motors produce one of the best sounds I've heard and the bottom end torque is phenomenal! I can understand why you've strayed

Jamie 

Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
That’s nice Cadbury 
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Duffy1964
Yellow 1997 Storm R.I.P. Orange 2000 Streetfighter (Rufus), Red & Silver 1968 Triumph Trophy 650, Blue 2003 Storm Project, Red 2007 Montesa Cota Trials 250 & 1959 BSA D7 175cc Bantam Trials Project
Yellow 1997 Storm R.I.P. Orange 2000 Streetfighter (Rufus), Red & Silver 1968 Triumph Trophy 650, Blue 2003 Storm Project, Red 2007 Montesa Cota Trials 250 & 1959 BSA D7 175cc Bantam Trials Project
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Bit more done on the FJ 


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Duffy1964
Yellow 1997 Storm R.I.P. Orange 2000 Streetfighter (Rufus), Red & Silver 1968 Triumph Trophy 650, Blue 2003 Storm Project, Red 2007 Montesa Cota Trials 250 & 1959 BSA D7 175cc Bantam Trials Project
Yellow 1997 Storm R.I.P. Orange 2000 Streetfighter (Rufus), Red & Silver 1968 Triumph Trophy 650, Blue 2003 Storm Project, Red 2007 Montesa Cota Trials 250 & 1959 BSA D7 175cc Bantam Trials Project
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love the lazy respray Duffy. I spotted when you sprayed the engine the overspray on the frame, but at least you masked the engine when you did the frame 

AMcQ
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Yeah I knew the frame was getting sprayed after the engine, good spot though hawk eyes 


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Duffy1964
Yellow 1997 Storm R.I.P. Orange 2000 Streetfighter (Rufus), Red & Silver 1968 Triumph Trophy 650, Blue 2003 Storm Project, Red 2007 Montesa Cota Trials 250 & 1959 BSA D7 175cc Bantam Trials Project
Yellow 1997 Storm R.I.P. Orange 2000 Streetfighter (Rufus), Red & Silver 1968 Triumph Trophy 650, Blue 2003 Storm Project, Red 2007 Montesa Cota Trials 250 & 1959 BSA D7 175cc Bantam Trials Project
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Going all out on that Duffy 
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Today I started to remove the tat off the bike , I feel better now
Today I started to remove the tat off the bike , I feel better now
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Show us some pics then Lubeboy!lloydie wrote:Going all out on that Duffy.
Today I started to remove the tat off the bike , I feel better now

Jamie 
