What did you do to your bike today ??

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duke63 wrote:
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duke63 wrote:Took the 5 spoke Marchesinis in for powdercoating.
What colour you going for ?
Gold. I'm hoping they don't come back to garish. :(
nice ,looking forward to seeing them fitted
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Perkles wrote:
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Perkles wrote: What colour you going for ?
Gold. I'm hoping they don't come back to garish. :(
nice ,looking forward to seeing them fitted
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Perkles wrote:fitted a smaller bar end mirror so i dont keep hitting cars when commuting :)
How do you get on with the bar end mirror mate as I'm tempted to get one.
heres my mirror fitted,good visability in the rush hour this morning and no vibration
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Looks great mate can you have the mirror go over your hand also or do you get better vision that way ?
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yea the opposite hand mirror will go over your hand,i prefer it low down thats all
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Rizoma do a great bar end mirror and as I have Rizoma bars and bar ends it would be ideal but I wanted to try one before I spent £135 on one.
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135 quid ! mine cost £12 :)
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Perkles wrote:135 quid ! mine cost £12 :)
Yes mate Rizoma is not cheap and I fecking blame Kwacky for getting me hooked lol but I'll deffo get one for £12 and try just incase it's not for me.
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Bratty wrote:
Perkles wrote:135 quid ! mine cost £12 :)
Yes mate Rizoma is not cheap and I fecking blame Kwacky for getting me hooked lol but I'll deffo get one for £12 and try just incase it's not for me.
i got a spare rhsd one if you want to try it
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Perkles wrote:
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Perkles wrote:135 quid ! mine cost £12 :)
Yes mate Rizoma is not cheap and I fecking blame Kwacky for getting me hooked lol but I'll deffo get one for £12 and try just incase it's not for me.
i got a spare rhsd one if you want to try it
I might take you up on that mate (y)
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Me and Dad took a little ride...I rode the first 20 miles...he rode the last 50 haha! The little bugger, let's swap to the next town he said...hmmm not goo g to trust that anymore lol!

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Rode down to JHP Ducati after lunch as it brightened up and i felt a bit better.

Had a try on of the Ducati jacket i posted up a few weeks ago and also had a demo ride on a Diavel for 30 minutes. Fook me, does that bike have some mid range shove.

Salesman told me that the rear seat hump is there to stop you falling off the back. I thought he was joking.......he wasn't. :D
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Rossgo wrote:Me and Dad took a little ride...I rode the first 20 miles...he rode the last 50 haha! The little bugger, let's swap to the next town he said...hmmm not goo g to trust that anymore lol!

I like his style.

Apart from his jacket. :P
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^^^ hahaha!! He loves that thing he has been after a jacket like that for ages and he found one a couple months back...first time he's used it lol! Does work though....can't bloody miss him haha!!
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Rode down to the B4364 towards Ludlow, a favourite piece of road. Didn't ride right to the end but stopped near Cleedownton for a drink turned round and rode it back again.

It really is great to ride on any bike.
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C00kiemonster wrote:
Kwacky wrote:I put some ACF50 on the bike last night.

My smoking headers made a few people stare when I pulled up at the lights :D
Be great if you could leave a smoke trail whilst on the bike. Ala red arrows :D
Mine does that as standard, as Kwacky will attest.
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Thrashed it both Saturday and Sunday :D
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I'm missing mine :(
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Perfect biking weather as well
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The moment I go out with you it'll be pissing it down
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