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oily
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Yep, you'd be much better off heading to the Midlands than heading east 
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2bims
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| Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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Im over in Winsford (but dont hold that against me lol)
Ye is would be good to meet up some time. |
I'm always popping over to Chester and you've some great country lanes round Winsford, tend to meet up at the cafe opposite the River Dee in the centre of town, near the suspension footbridge. I'll give you a shout next time I'm heading over |
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mainstone41
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| Anyone live on the south coast or am i gonna have to change my name to billy? |
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Pompey
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| Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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click on member list at the top headings. Then click on the heading to the right of " select sort method" . On the drop down menu you can choose location...
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bimotacarbon
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| Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 12:44 pm Post subject: |
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Stunning bike, lovely colours!
Good job! 
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SiBag
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| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:30 am Post subject: |
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Cash cleared and is with the owner.
Should be picking my new toy up tonight.
Hopping to pop over to the Raven Cafe on Sunday as they are having a classic bike show / gathering thingy.
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oily
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| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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| SiBag wrote: |
Hopping to pop over to the Raven Cafe on Sunday as they are having a classic bike show / gathering thingy.
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May be there myself
Anyone else up for it?
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Pompey
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| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 5:55 pm Post subject: |
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 cant do it, still got the kids. Bugger, though they did enjoy the practice sessions today for bsb at thruxton. Go figure, 6 year old girls who prefer bikes to barbies!
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oily
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| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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Go girls 
Still got um Monday?
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Pompey
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| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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Wifey back Sunday so planning to get on a bike Monday ... What you thinking?
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oily
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| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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No Plans...........
But I've got Monday off (at the moment)
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SiBag
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| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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Picked it up today.
Not impressed by the handling the previouse owner had sofened the back end up. No oil change in the past 4 years etc,
So iv spebt the day fighting with the fairing, Oil change, new oil filter.
Prelode back to about 150mm
Snaped a fairing bolt so had to drill and re-tap that.
Air filter cleabed and oiled.
Question Time,
the ride hight, Im presuming that I can adjust the rear ride height by adjusting the length of the shock,
Not sure of the linkage, So is it shorter shock length raises the back end or is it the otherway about?
Ill be heading over to the raven cafe for about 10is, just need to dive it a wash to get the oily fingermarks off first, |
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Pompey
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| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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Other way round. unscrew the adjustment. the more thread you see the greater the ride height. You said you had pre load back to 150 mm? What static sag have you got? What are the feelings you get from the front end?
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SiBag
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| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Pompey wrote: |
| Other way round. unscrew the adjustment. the more thread you see the greater the ride height. You said you had pre load back to 150 mm? What static sag have you got? What are the feelings you get from the front end? |
I'll reset the ride height and let you know about the front.
At present (only dome 30 miles morrway) the back end felt very soft and didnt give confidence).
Not happy at low speed rounderbounts, but I think thtas more to me not knowinhg the enginge. On off throtttle. just need the confidence to push it in to a corner. Miss matched tryres, so that may be an isue. Brirstone battalax front, not worn triangular, and good Dunlop hyports rear.
Wound the steering damper all the way off. need to have a ride and will know more in the morning.
Thanks for the imput.
At the moments I can rire my CCM R30 quicker in the corners.
Wimp I know lol. |
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SiBag
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| Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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And so the love hate releationship starts.
Rolled the bike out the garage this morning, thought thats strange the front brake is a bit spongy. Hmm whats that brake fluid leaking from a line.
Then it struck me. when tightening a fairing bolt near the + terminat on the batery. I inadvertantly shorted an alenkey between the batery + reminal and a brake line.
Ahhhhhhhhggggggg lokslike the short has melted a small hole in the brake line. So NO playtime this weekend.
So need to get a replacement line, then bleed the system. Woohoo.
Bims eh... |
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