What did you do to your bike today ??

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Monty knows (y)
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Blade wrote:Going in the garage I may be a while (nod)

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Monty wrote:Rubbish, it's the first law of biking bling. Aesthetics first!
Then sit back have a coffee/beer and admire your handiwork...and wonder why no Motogp team has been banging on your door to make their bikes look as good.
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Far too windy for the bike today.
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Kwacky wrote:Far too windy for the bike today.
I'm gonna risk it or sit on a bus for over an hour with mongrels sneezing and coughing all over me.
I get knocked down but i get up again.
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It took over an hour and a half to drive into work today.

The joys of british roads
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D6Nutz wrote:
Blade wrote:Going in the garage I may be a while (nod)

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Yeah poor show :D
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Kwacky wrote:Far too windy for the bike today.
For me it was the fact my clothing still hadn't dried from yesterday.

The only thing actually water proof now is my helmet. I was fecking freezing riding home yesterday.
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kingfixer wrote:
D6Nutz wrote:
Blade wrote:Going in the garage I may be a while (nod)

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Yeah poor show :D
What can I say guys but I let myself and everyone else down ;(

Must try harder with the OCD :?
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D6 wrote:
Kwacky wrote:Far too windy for the bike today.
For me it was the fact my clothing still hadn't dried from yesterday.

The only thing actually water proof now is my helmet. I was fecking freezing riding home yesterday.
I'm so glad I invested in that kit. Despite the appalling weather I was bone dry when I got in. I did leave a big pool of water in the living room, wife wasn't very happy.

I got wetter locking the bike up than I did riding home.
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Might be buying a nearly new stock rear shock for the kwak.

Bloke says it's only done 500 miles. I might upgrade the spring before I fit it.
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Didn't leave the house till after 9.30 this morning and the sun was shining all the way to work, windy as feck but sunny lol
I get knocked down but i get up again.
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Kwacky wrote:Might be buying a nearly new stock rear shock for the kwak.

Bloke says it's only done 500 miles. I might upgrade the spring before I fit it.
Don't pay more than £20.

What's up with the original ? If replacing it like for like I can't see the benefit as the original one won't have worn out yet. If you want a different spring, get a new spring fitted to your current shock. I may be missing something but what's the point of buying an identical shock to change the spring ? Just change the spring and save some money.
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The old one has done 26,000 miles. I thought it would be sensible to get a second one and trick that up before fitting it.
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Ktech revalved and resprung my rear shock on the gsxr and it transformed the bike,it only took a week turn around
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Took it for a service and to get the chain and sprockets changed over. should be done in next couple days [SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH]
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Kwacky wrote:The old one has done 26,000 miles. I thought it would be sensible to get a second one and trick that up before fitting it.
Sorry mate I thought you meant for the SX, getting one for the 6 makes sense. Ktech as Perkles suggests are very good.
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Enjoyed the dry and relatively quiet roads this morning :x
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took the kxf250 out for a cheeky run up and down the road to my mates it felt so wrong (devil) (devil) (devil) (devil)
"80mph" sorry officer I possibly could not have done that I'm no Valentino Rossi.
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