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Paddedcell100
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It's murder Ian....online shopping will be the ruin of me ... It is done for the year now though, just a few bits planned for over the winter but I can just ride it until then |
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Better to have something you don't need than need something you don't have....
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IanG
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Very nice
It's fatal sitting in front of a pc with time on your hands isn't it? Amazon and ebay keep coming up with things you can't do without |
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Paddedcell100
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Paddedcell100
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The engines are a peach aren't they Hemi, need to be kept singing but once they're in that sweet spot, whoohoo....i can heartily recommend 1 down and 2 up on the gearing though ... |
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Paddedcell100
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Top man, I'll look forward to seeing those dude😎🖒...
Oh, Jolly messaged me earlier..hes got the mould bsck now and should have the first one made in a couple of weeks or so.... so you shouldn't have long to wait now fella🙉... hehe. |
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badapple
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I started out with nothing and I've still got most of it left
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426hemi
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They are a seriously under rated bike.
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Paddedcell100
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Oops....was it a Focus your Mrs knocked the Factory over with? They're cursed those bloody cars... . Hey, I meant to ask , have you turned that seat pad round yet? hehe....hows the Tigs sounding buddy? Could do with a couple of pics up to gawp at🖒. I tell you what, I took the Kwack down my favourite road last week and when it's clear I can get a proper naughty shift on down there but last week I found myself arriving at corners way faster than I'd been used to , for the first time ever on that road... that ZX is a proper beast now , the next track day should be interesting 😎.... |
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Paddedcell100
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I'd think it's been probed to within an inch of its life by now poor thing....hey, maybe it'll come back with Dilithium crystals😎..... |
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Shyted
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I sense alien abduction here!!! Batstards have gone off mutilating animals,now they've gone on to bikes. |
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I used to be uncertain , but now i'm not sure anymore
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Shyted
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Hello bad apple my old cock sparra how the eff are you? I'm good youth! Been terrorizing on my tarmac tearaway , MT 10 likes a fair bit of head banging and did a bit down Ludlow way t'uther day. 20 mile tear up feck knows where. just know a rather well ridden 1190 superduke can't shake the 10. Found out what MT really stands for " Mental Tw@t" because that's what it is. |
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Paddedcell100
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Hahaha, less of a plague, more like one giant, very irate Locust.... ... Yes buddy, it's still on its travels somewhere, I'm sure I'll get a postcard from it at some point |
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badapple
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Mate the holiday was amazing thanks and the bbq was bloody brilliant shame you couldn't come. You made me chuckle about the focus tipping point, I think my missus should read that my focus has done quite enough tipping hehe. She's looking lovely and I bet it flys definitely a great track sleeper!
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Shyted
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One word" Plague of Locust"
Tuono still missing in action Adam? |
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Paddedcell100
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Howdy Ad. Only just saw your post buddy , been flat out with one thing or another...hope the holiday was good and sorry I missed the bbq, was off the road still until getting the mudguard back today and couldnt face coming up in my focus and being faced with all those Ape's, it would have tipped me over the edge . Yeah, the ZX is pretty much done for the year now I think and it actually feels pretty good now and is certainly a lot livelier than a few weeks ago... time to get another trackday booked up I think😎 |
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Paddedcell100
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Well,the zx is back on the road again, sent the new seat hump off to get painted and while it was in had the mudguard repaired and resprayed, the forks have been serviced and have got new seals, oil and K-tech springs and it's now got an Accossato clutch perch to match the brake master....oh and 2 teeth bigger on the rear and 1 smaller on the front.... just had a shakedown run and blimey, the qa throttle and that new gearing has certainly pepped things up a bit .... |
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badapple
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Looking great Ad . Accosato gear is top draw in my humble opinion and a little less common than brembo which is always a good thing.
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IanG
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I was just generalising there regarding made up pigs I just stuck OZ on my mille but I' m not bothering on the T |
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Diablo
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A pig wearing lipstick I wanted to also write something sage and wise, but the Ms is giving me evils and kicking me off the PC |
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Question everything.
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426hemi
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BST vote from me👍
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Paddedcell100
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Hahaha, hijack away Rick, mi post es tu post...😎... My last word on the subject.... BST's f@cking rock🤘 .... The Kwack? It's going to be another full on project I think, I have a head full of really uneccessary additions for it right now and I think I'm going to get a few quotes to see if they are realistically doable or not but....i quite fancy a 985cc big bore, a set of flatslides, slipper clutch etc....might be way out of my league pricewise but maybe not if I spread it over a few years again, if I can stretch to it though it'll be a proper sleeper😎 |
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Diablo
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Yours or PC'S ha ha. Actually didn't you just stick some mags on yours? |
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IanG
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Tell me about it,I've been messing with old bikes for more than 50 years and I'm just starting to learn the lessons
Starting to appreciate the quote about a pig wearing lipstick is still a pig though. Still,no pockets in a shroud as they say |
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426hemi
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Mine or pc's ?
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Diablo
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Oh if only it was as simple mate Sorry Adam, i think I've hijacked yet another of your threads! One of the more unfortunate consequences of being the owner of 2 sets of cf wheels...? Now about your Kwacker, any other plans, or just enjoy now as is? |
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Diablo
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Oh I know Ian! You're totally right of course. I certainly don't need them either and already fitted OZ's. I keep telling myself what else I could have with the money. I do want a jump on and go bike for running around on for instance. Something I don't have to worry too much about leaving in public! The thing is that I get as much pleasure working on and looking at my bike as I do riding it these days. Which is a good job with my leg and back ha ha. I used to build custom bikes and it might show in my mentality towards the Ape a bit. Also, I've spent so much on it already. The 2 final things I want, is to put the BB I've already got in the bike running Autotune -and the cf wheels. Then there isn't much more I can do and the itch will have been scratched. Never had cf wheels and don't think that I'd ever even consider it on a different bike. No other sports bike has ever left such an impression on me though as the RSV, even outdated as it is now by the new stuff. Maybe I should have bought those magnesium Dymags on here. I nearly did but got pipped at the post. My own fault for umming and ahhing about them. By the time they came up the second time, I'd already committed to the cf wheels, which I'd been holding out for anyway, before those ones came up. Also in the not too distant future, I will want something more modern to put in the garage as well and will try everything to resist going down the same route with that, as I already have my "special". I've got lots of bits coming up for sale, so that will help. Not unlike exchanging loads of bits I've collected over the years for a good portion of the wheels. I could shell out now, but after the last vet emergency, I want to build up another decent safety net! I saved solidly for about five years for all the bits done so far. I have no mortgage or kids etc. I certainly ain't rich, always been careful with money, Just living a simple life here on the boat But the wheels are calling to me ha ha |
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IanG
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Just get a pair of OZ and spend the £2500 left over on something worthwhile
Incoming !!! |
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426hemi
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Flip a coin.
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