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A satisfactory fettle and the end of an era.

 
 
TMack
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      05-22-2011, 07:42 PM
I no longer have the loudest bike on UKRM. After shattering the idyllic
peace of sundry towns and villages across Europe during my 6 countries in
a day run, I finally decided that the Termis would have to go.
Consequently, I put the originals back on this afternoon. I also removed
the Power Commander as I don't really need it without the Termis and it
will make selling them easier if the Power Commander is included.

When I have sold the Termis I will probably get a pair of Quills or GPRs
which have a better tone than the originals (but still a lot quieter than
the Termis). They also don't require changes to the fuelling and so are an
easy replacement.

The only problem now is that with quieter exhausts the clutch now sounds
really, really loud - fortunately I have a replacement ready, waiting for
another sunny afternoon.

I have also fitted a nice fat battery cable to a blind terminal under the
seat so if it ever needs another jump start It should be a simple
process.

Apart from a satisfactory bit of fettling, my afternoon was also enlivened
by a tree falling across the road outside my house, resulting in much
traffic chaos, shouting and hooting. Somebody in a Landrover eventually
turned up with a length of rope and dragged it to one side, freeing up one
lane and ruining the entertainment.

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'04 Ducati ST3, '08 DL650GT,
97 TW200, '87 semi-rat LS650, OMF#24
 
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      05-22-2011, 08:13 PM
>
> Apart from a satisfactory bit of fettling, my afternoon was also enlivened
> by a tree falling across the road outside my house, resulting in much
> traffic chaos, shouting and hooting. Somebody in a Landrover eventually
> turned up with a length of rope and dragged it to one side, freeing up one
> lane and ruining the entertainment.
>
> --


Reminded me of my childhood - sort of - collecting horse droppings in the
street from the milkman's horse. Except that in these circumstances I would
have rushed out with my chainsaw rather than a bucket and shovel.

John


 
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Steve
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      05-22-2011, 08:18 PM
On May 22, 8:42*pm, TMack <qw...@yuiop.com> wrote:
> I no longer have the loudest bike on UKRM.

I'm not sure you ever did
http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/y...s/DSC_0027.jpg
 
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      05-22-2011, 08:26 PM
Steve <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> On May 22, 8:42 pm, TMack <qw...@yuiop.com> wrote:
> > I no longer have the loudest bike on UKRM.

> I'm not sure you ever did
> http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/y...s/DSC_0027.jpg


Yup, that'll do it.

Darsy's old TRX850 was pretty offensive, too.
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      05-22-2011, 08:39 PM


"TMack" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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Nowhere near as offensive as lozzos & my Daytona, ****ing hell that was a
ripsnort mofo

 
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      05-22-2011, 09:23 PM
Nige <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> "TMack" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:irbovn$no7$(E-Mail Removed)...
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> Nowhere near as offensive as lozzos & my Daytona, ****ing hell that was a
> ripsnort mofo


If that was Adies old one it wasn't very loud at all because it was a
road legal end can.
 
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      05-22-2011, 09:41 PM
TMack wrote:

> I no longer have the loudest bike on UKRM. After shattering the
> idyllic peace of sundry towns and villages across Europe during my 6
> countries in a day run, I finally decided that the Termis would have
> to go. Consequently, I put the originals back on this afternoon. I
> also removed the Power Commander as I don't really need it without
> the Termis and it will make selling them easier if the Power
> Commander is included.


The XR400R I had for a short while ranks as the loudest bike I have
ever had. That thing would set off car alarms in the next village if I
dared take the revs above tick-over. It was so bad that I even did
something about making it a little quieter.

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in the making, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere)
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they churn out)
 
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      05-22-2011, 10:28 PM
On 22 May 2011 21:41:00 GMT, "Lozzo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>TMack wrote:
>
>> I no longer have the loudest bike on UKRM. After shattering the
>> idyllic peace of sundry towns and villages across Europe during my 6
>> countries in a day run, I finally decided that the Termis would have
>> to go. Consequently, I put the originals back on this afternoon. I
>> also removed the Power Commander as I don't really need it without
>> the Termis and it will make selling them easier if the Power
>> Commander is included.

>
>The XR400R I had for a short while ranks as the loudest bike I have
>ever had. That thing would set off car alarms in the next village if I
>dared take the revs above tick-over. It was so bad that I even did
>something about making it a little quieter.


The Blackbird with Promotives on was borderline raucous, but the most
offensive noise had to come from the KH500.
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TMack
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      05-23-2011, 12:03 AM
On Sun, 22 May 2011 21:13:06 +0100, eatmorepies wrote:


>> Apart from a satisfactory bit of fettling, my afternoon was also
>> enlivened by a tree falling across the road outside my house, resulting
>> in much traffic chaos, shouting and hooting. Somebody in a Landrover
>> eventually turned up with a length of rope and dragged it to one side,
>> freeing up one lane and ruining the entertainment.
>>
>> --

>
> Reminded me of my childhood - sort of - collecting horse droppings in
> the street from the milkman's horse. Except that in these circumstances
> I would have rushed out with my chainsaw rather than a bucket and
> shovel.


I thought about that but I only have an electric chainsaw - and the lead
wouldn't have been long enough.

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'04 Ducati ST3, '08 DL650GT,
97 TW200, '87 semi-rat LS650, OMF#24
 
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      05-23-2011, 06:55 AM
Salad Dodger wrote:

> > The XR400R I had for a short while ranks as the loudest bike I have
> > ever had. That thing would set off car alarms in the next village if I
> > dared take the revs above tick-over. It was so bad that I even did
> > something about making it a little quieter.

>
> The Blackbird with Promotives on was borderline raucous, but the most
> offensive noise had to come from the KH500.


Gets willy out - my Guzzi has what are for all intents open megas.

Certainly makes children cry.

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