Washed, polished, de-chavved

Looking good:

http://www.italiancar.co.uk/Ducati/Ducati.html

 

That's a nice bike. I must admit to taking a proper liking to this 748
SPS I've been using for the past few days. I dunno if I'd want to own
one though.

--
Lozzo
Suzuki SV650S K5
Honda CBR600 FW trackbike
Yamaha SR250 Spazz-Trakka
Suzuki GSXR750 L
Suzuki TS50X
Suzuki TS50X

 

I love it. Can't wait to take it out for the day tomorrow.

It's probably the best bike I've ever owned.

Just need to keep it as tidy as it is now....

 

That looks spot on Steve.

This week I have managed to score a black bellypan, black seat cowl and
a small number plate for the trumpet.

Tomorrow I will mostly be giving it a damn good thrashing.

--
Dan L

Too much time to think, too little to do.


http://thebikeshed.spaces.live.com/

2002 Triumph Sprint RS 955i (COMING SOON)
1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr (IT'S FOR SALE)

BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6/7/8)
X-FOT#000
DIAABTCOD #26
BOMB#18 (slow)
OMF#11

 

Good stuff.

I swapped the plate on the Ducati this afternoon for one without dealer
branding.

ISTR it's 1" smaller each way than a full 'legal' plate. Barely
noticeable for the plod, but makes a difference to the way the bike
looks.

Just ordered it with a dubtle 70s style Ducati script on the bottom.

AOL. Not sure where yet, though.

 

^^^^^^

Got a cold, Steve?

--
Lozzo
Suzuki SV650S K5
Honda CBR600 FW trackbike
Yamaha SR250 Spazz-Trakka
Suzuki GSXR750 L
Suzuki TS50X
Suzuki TS50X

 

My new plate is possibly taking the piss a wee bit, but wgaf, I'm a
pillar of the community. The plate I took off was a car plate which
looked utterly shit. The new plate is basically plain, with a small
UKRM on the bottom, to save the bother of applying my spare gay spangly
sticker.

I picked the bike up from Wales last weekend, had it been taxed I may
have ventured back via your manor (wherever that is).

--
Dan L

Too much time to think, too little to do.


http://thebikeshed.spaces.live.com/

2002 Triumph Sprint RS 955i (COMING SOON)
1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr (IT'S FOR SALE)

BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6/7/8)
X-FOT#000
DIAABTCOD #26
BOMB#18 (slow)
OMF#11

 

We're near Caerphilly.

Can't remember where you are these days, or I'd have suggested meeting
up for a coffee and bacon roll somewhere tomorrow.

 

Heh, I am still (and always will be) in Bicester.
Don't feel aggrieved old chap, my twat of a brother lives in Penarth
and I didn't drop in him either.

In fact I'd much rather visit you than him, and I've only ever met you
once before.

--
Dan L

Too much time to think, too little to do.


http://thebikeshed.spaces.live.com/

2002 Triumph Sprint RS 955i (COMING SOON)
1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr (IT'S FOR SALE)

BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6/7/8)
X-FOT#000
DIAABTCOD #26
BOMB#18 (slow)
OMF#11

 

Heh.

I'm looking at a run from here, via Goucester, Ledbury, Worcester and
Evesham back to here.

Map looks promising, anyway.

 

It *needs* a pair of carbon oval Termignoni.

Nice!

 

They're bloody expensive, though. Like a third to half of the cost of
the bike, ISTR.

I know it needs better (louder) cans, but I'll have to keep looking at
eBay for bargains.

 

Can you define your bargain level?

A guy in the neighbourhood makes them for 150 EUR +16% VAT <calc> 174*2= 348
EUR plus shipping from Dagolona.

Looking at your sig, you'd have loved the exhaust he made for a '66 Alfa
Romeo.

 

That's not bad, really.

Wonder how much they'd cost to ship? - something to think about.

Although I'm not sure carbon cans are right for a SuperSport - I think a
nice pair of stainless cans would look more 'period', IYSWIM.

Next time I need exhaust bits, I'll have to get in touch with him, 'cos
decent aftermarket systems for the 75 are getting harder to find these
days.

 

Next week I'll go to the post-office, I may ask.

This is the proposal I got for shipping a single can from the US a few
months ago:

USPS 1-3 days guaranteed: $133.40
USPS 6 days: $59.50
UPS Express 3-7 days: $175.96

Carbon or steel, oval or round. Just tell the guy and he makes it.

Just plan your holidays correctly ;-)

 

Carbon was the all new megabucks thing back in the early to mid 90s.
The 851s and 888s only ever had carbon cans fitted, if any, because
they were always looked on as classy and expensive.

--
Lozzo
Suzuki SV650S K5
Honda CBR600 FW trackbike
Yamaha SR250 Spazz-Trakka
Suzuki GSXR750 L
Suzuki TS50X
Suzuki TS50X

 

Christ; your brother must be a right ****.
--
Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a

"It's a moron working with power tools.
How much more suspenseful can you get?"
- House

 

In for a service? Or genuine HAGM?

 

If you fancy a spot of lunch in the Maidenhead area, or somewhere near
onyerbike (if I can't find a pinlock insert more locally), give me a
nod.

Mobile number emailed - despite the new purchase, I may be on the smoker
tomorrow, in which case speed ain't exactly an issue.

 

He doesn't really use it, so the keys were thrown at me with
instructions to "take it for an MOT and rack as many miles up as
possible before I ask for it back". So far that's about 350 km and I
didn't ride it at all today.

It's been for MOT and failed due to headlight aim being way out, but we
sorted it immediately so it got a pass in the end[1] I've been to see
the new burd on it, had a bit of a ride around here and there and taken
it to the local club meeting last night. It won't get used over the
weekend cos I have far too much to do, but I reckon within a week I'll
have doubled the mileage he's put on it in the past three years.



[1] Officially fucking up my 100% record but not IYSWIM. He wrote a
fail only because he could, usually he wouldn't bother.

--
Lozzo
Suzuki SV650S K5
Honda CBR600 FW trackbike
Yamaha SR250 Spazz-Trakka
Suzuki GSXR750 L
Suzuki TS50X
Suzuki TS50X