What did you do to your bike today ??

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It's easy to lose the love of riding when you use it every day. I've got the car for days like today when the weather is crap. It takes longer to get home but at least I don't have to get out of wet clothes and put the bike away.
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Kwacky wrote:Are you having another go with the Rizoma bars?
Yes mate they'll be on tomorrow quite confident and the mrs is at work so I won't have her pestering me, I'll put pics up tomorrow when I've finished (y)
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My bike hasn't moved in days !! ;(
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Kwacky wrote:It's easy to lose the love of riding when you use it every day. I've got the car for days like today when the weather is crap. It takes longer to get home but at least I don't have to get out of wet clothes and put the bike away.
Must agree however you can have a very nice car and if you use it everyday (at least to me) for work then it becomes nothing special, nothing that makes you smile more frustrated because you don't see that as a luxury any more you see it as a tool!

BUT I DO HATE GETTING SOAKED ON THE BIKE hahaha I'll pick car any day lol!!
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Right dropped the wife off at work as I have to pick up her new car later, McDonald's breakfast eaten now I'm ready to tackle the re mod of the beast.
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Came in to work on it today, just so i can bloody use it, and it's great for filtering and getting to the front of the Q at the lights !!
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I did enjoy working my way through the traffic this morning on the M6.

Bloody cold though.
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Got seat unit off and new seat unit on only problem is the piece of the old seat unit that broke off took one of the fixing nuts with it, so where can I get one of these today ?
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I was gonna try Halfords first ?
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Have you got any similar or same ones on the rest if the bike so you can order one? Not sure if halfrauds do them?
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I know my local honda dealer are pretty good for keeping stock of things like that, might be worth a try and for single boltsw they are not as stupidly priced as you would expect I have found
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I could try Honda as I've got to pop that way this afternoon just wanted to get it all finished this morning, oh well I'll plod on with the new bars,
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Kwacky wrote:I did enjoy working my way through the traffic this morning on the M6.

Bloody cold though.

It was. greasy raods too. My ABS cut in a few times on the rear. I also wheel spinned when I accelerated to overtake. Thing was I was already doing around 30mph.

These Dunlop qualifiers are ok, but can't help think that my roadsmarts etc would be grippier.
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Seat unit fitted, still need the other bolt but it's pretty secure without it.
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Bars were a bit tricky and I've found they are slightly narrower than the original so needed a bit of packing underneath the Mirror bracket but still pleased with the result.
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Looks good mate. Like the bar ends.
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looking really nice! I love the look of Renthal grips, I think I may fit a set of them as my next to do job
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I gotta admit I dont like grey grips at all.
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It all looks really good from th photos. Got an overall shot of the bike?
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Was just gonna take some but as usual it's fecking started to rain, I'll wait till carbon hugger is here fit it and take pics, hopefully you'll see it on the April 27th rideout (y)
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