Fao freedom and Lambeth....

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  1. Jimbo Vills

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    Lambeth sorry dude - spoiler for you!!

    Freedom, you might feel better now ;)

    Just gave her a clean, will get a proper one next week but thought I'd take half hour and give her a wee spruce up.

    She's looking better for it - scrubs up ok for a 42k bike! :)

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    Is there a big service to be had at that mileage Jimbo?
     
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    Valve clearance was done at about 28k (can't remember exactly) done a service before I went inc filters etc, and will need another big one soon....

    Not sure what I'm doing with it to be honest, but with that many miles seems silly selling it....
     
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    Need to get round to doing the blade - haven't touched it since brands...

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    A top bike and a loyal servant as well . Not being mechanically minded I would assume that fork oil and water ,wheel bearings and god knows what else would need looking at ,but all relatively cheap compared to a new 12 k bike .
     
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    Yeah. She will need a bit of an overhaul sooner rather than later...

    Tbh I thought she was showing her age a bit on tour, and a new bike would have been quicker / easier to be quicker, but you can't ride like that in the uk and not have a desire for small locked rooms and daytime tele lol

    She's enough for uk roads - but might find herself second fiddle to a Sunday best bike ;)
     
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    Your pm box is full Jimbo.
     
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    Keep her mate, not worth selling and will be proper retro soon- may even get away with an open faced on her!
     
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    Jimbo! Again!

    You bl@@dy turncoat!

    That means I am the sole target for the Meguiar's Massive!

    I was going to clean mine today (honest!) but am now in fashionable London town getting the boy's hair cut and in search of the ultimate coffee - the mythical flat white!

    May clean bike later.

    Then again I might not.
     
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  10. Freedom of choice

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    Jimbo. I am proud of you my old son.
     
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  11. Jimbo Vills

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    Ha ha... Yeah man, think you might be right!!
     
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    Thanks mate - means a lot
     
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    Worry not, your back on my christmas card list.
     
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    So...logically that means that I'm...-sob-

    -whimper-

    I'm ok! I'll be ok!

    God. Codeine, you're still my friend. Right?
     
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    :( I want an R1
     

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