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- SHimmer45
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LightweightGarry wrote:seemed to be a lot of bikes about today - going by exhaust noises i could
hear - think i'll wait until easter
I went out yesterday (and had a little mishap) with the hybrid and decided to take the KR out for a bit this morning (cos' I really need to double check them zzr calipers, honest love' ) and did something I haven't done for years.............
ran out of petrol well thay've shut all the petrol stations down near me honest. Ok was having too much fun, tell you what it's a lot easier now, used to be a marathon push or hike, now it's get your mobile out and 'well if you want me to go to ikea this afty you'd better get in the car and bring me a can of juice, cos otherwise.........'
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since i put my kr on the road ive done 6000mls in eight months.... not rode any of my others...and ive just sold the r1...lookin at rg500/rd500 but all seem to b around 4-5 grand...may get an rsv mille...or may put an rg lump in a kr1??? anyone done it yet??.....better give the bank manager a bj...lol..dal
bring a ding ding i'm a throttle happy chappy...
you cant beat a bit of blue haze...
danny harris.....R.I.P
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you cant beat a bit of blue haze...
danny harris.....R.I.P
gone but totally forgotten...
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i has been done bung, a ratty race bike tuned, polished frame with black+flouredcent pink+yellow paint complete with battlescars and tz bodywork and to this day its the best 500 hybrid ive seen, miles better than yer average(if there was such a thing!!) rgv-500. i dont know why, it had loads of niggles, wasnt really pretty and basicly only used parts of other road bikes, usd forks etc. built in the early mid 90's. maybe it just had a certain amount of character, much like a tz/rs250 with scuffs on the bellypan were its decked or peeled edges on tyres! also the pic of him wheelying at a near vertical angle swayed me this was a racers bike who could ride it not just another big budget special built by a slo-joe with wads of cash. its a enginnering staement, work in progress but i absolutly love that bike. barry j has the article, this is what reinded me about the particular bike. was in performance bikes.
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oooh.. ive gone all weak at the knees..may be the way to go....hmmm do i pay off the credit card n buy the missus some flowers...nah she'll appreciate a kr500 as much as i will......NOT!!!
bring a ding ding i'm a throttle happy chappy...
you cant beat a bit of blue haze...
danny harris.....R.I.P
gone but totally forgotten...
you cant beat a bit of blue haze...
danny harris.....R.I.P
gone but totally forgotten...
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Yeah, buff wheels are awsome. I use my mates one, and it takes about 5 minutes instead of 5 hours! You can also get into those tricky corners etc with the dremel buff wheel, and then just give it all a quick finish by hand.
Saves your fingertips this way..... although there is a bonus to wearing the tips (fingerprints) off...
Saves your fingertips this way..... although there is a bonus to wearing the tips (fingerprints) off...
KR250 Tandem Twin (Naked)
KR1 Red/White
KR1S Track Bike (has been put on hold for now)
ZXR750 H1 (Winter project)
KR1 Red/White
KR1S Track Bike (has been put on hold for now)
ZXR750 H1 (Winter project)
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well i have some news
properly pulled finger out of arse today and the result with some help :
pleased with how it looks
all new bearings in etc and its all nice and tight, apart from some slight play in the rear suspension linkage which is odd as its got new bearings and sleeves throughout... so any thoughts be handy, as i cant see why there is the slop which you can feel if you lift the back end up gently.
properly pulled finger out of arse today and the result with some help :
pleased with how it looks
all new bearings in etc and its all nice and tight, apart from some slight play in the rear suspension linkage which is odd as its got new bearings and sleeves throughout... so any thoughts be handy, as i cant see why there is the slop which you can feel if you lift the back end up gently.
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loom and stuff in next weekend along with the brakes and the like hopefully, tho i need to repaint the tokio's that i have as they are bit grubby.
but yes good to see it coming together, so it might even be at the next kwak sunday if others are gonna do the same thing as last year
but yes good to see it coming together, so it might even be at the next kwak sunday if others are gonna do the same thing as last year
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