Sad times but isn't it just that the 60s and 70s generation of stars (an age which i suspect will go down as the biggest for music stars) are at an age where this is going to happen more and more often?

C00kiemonster wrote:Thats really sweet....

What about the 748 on the fairing?

They can stay for the road. I have some spare fairing sides for the track that are blank at the moment.

General consensus is to leave them as they are and let others find out it isn't a 748 on the track.

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Merry Christmas and Happy New year to the Blade family.

Holy f*ck! Feels like a racebike. Engine spins up sooo quickly with the lightweight internals. Roads are too greasy to properly cane it especially with the worn out tyres on but i cannot wait for better weather. One issue i was told was to make sure that I use plenty of revs moving away from standst...

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Get a small Xmas bonus each year that I like to spend on something different

New drinks mats for the home

The first chance i get it will be getting a run. At the very least i will start it up tomorrow.

The Packard engines were mainly built for the P-51 Mustang i believe.

If i get the chance i will give it a ride up the road to fuel up. Can't do all this without seeing how it feels ASAP.

Still struggling with terminal manflu atm and don't finish work until tomorrow.

Bike is back home.

The Rosso 3s were £248 fitted to loose wheels.

Don't they reckon the UK fish industry wont survive without an EU market to sell to? Most of what the UK catches is exported.

D41 wrote:You mean like all those Spitfire engines back in WWII??

Always assumed Derby and Crewe were in the UK

Watched the BBC 4 programme last night about the new technology and structure built to enclose Chernobyl reactor. It's worth watching on catch up. If you like your engineering it's a fascinating programme and shows what can be achieved when Nations work together.

Brilliant piece of documentary.

Decided on some Pirelli Rosso 3s as they are the latest tyre from the trio i was considering and Addisons has some in stock in my sizes.

Rumours are tyres will make a big jump up in price in the New year.

Kwacky wrote:This is a very strange time for a bike release. I wonder why they didn't have it ready for the NEC bike show?

They couldn't get D6 to wash it in time. He took it to Morrison jet wash just the other day.

yep that's the one. Bet it has silver levers though.

Its in desperate need of some new tyres so have asked Jason to price some up for me.