The rebuild and upgrade

Discussion in 'Mods, Upgrades, Accessories and Products' started by thewiz, Dec 28, 2017.

  1. Odium-fr

    Odium-fr Active Member

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    thewiz, please tell me how you do to clean your fairings :D they shine like the sun! :p
     
  2. nigelrb

    nigelrb Elite Member

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    I think he 'French Polishes' them!:D:D:D
     
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  3. Odium-fr

    Odium-fr Active Member

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    XD peoples say that in the near futur we will all eat insects instead of meat :D so it would be a great way to begin !
     
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    nigelrb Elite Member

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    In the future? You already do!! Escargo?:D:D

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    Odium-fr Active Member

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    :eek::confused: yeeeeeerk !
    I live in Alsace, just next to Germany. Here our culture have been massively influenced by ancient german times, simply because in the past this region was actually a german one and not french. So I really don't feel eating these animals XD I leave that for Monsieur Dupont Du Chateau De La Tour
     
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  6. thewiz

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    Oil change done.

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  7. nigelrb

    nigelrb Elite Member

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    Nice scissor lift! Certainly beats clambering around on the ground.

    Also looks as if you're running a tad short on space. What is that place, a bleedin' operating theatre?:D:D
     
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  8. thewiz

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    Yes, indeed. A lift just makes it so much more accessible.

    Hehe, benefits of having your own business .
     
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    Saturday. 11 degrees. Sun. Wet roads.

    Rode the bike for the first time in 2018 today. Dry / wet roads, so the bike got proper filthy. Gave it a good clean when i got back.

    So nice to be riding again, did a 2 hour ride today! The gearing of -1 +1 is so so good, i love it! Bike feels so torquey, want to lift in first, second and third gear with ease.

    Need to address a few things on the bike though. My left fork is leaking... tried sealmate a few times, does not seem to cut it. May have to get some new seals then. Also, my right fairing hangs off a bit where it meets the bellypan. Damn fragile plastic clips. Need to calibrate my speedo aswell, bike said i was doing 100 mph on the freeway haha, hmm maybe i did.. :D

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  10. nigelrb

    nigelrb Elite Member

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    Wiz, re the fairing/belly pan attachment, there is a solution.

    This started out as one of my OCD penchants for preventing stonechips on the front of the belly pan. I bought some clear 'Contact' or similar book covering and then cut a strip the height of the bellypan frontal area (about 4") and long enough to wrap around each side of the fairing by about 3 inches. It's so discrete that you won't even notice it, BUT it really secures the fairings to the bellypan. It's on this pic - if you zoom in you'll note a slight blemish where I buckled the wrap. I should have used a hairdryer, which I've since done.

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    hitch Elite Member

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    Nice one Nigel, I shall be looking for some of this 'wrap' you speak of and copying this idea.

    Ta very much ;)
     
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  12. nigelrb

    nigelrb Elite Member

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    Doing it to my new one also!
     
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