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#1 curlylegend

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Posted 17 August 2024 - 08:45 pm

It's very quiet here folks, is something wrong ?



#2 dapleb

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Posted 18 August 2024 - 05:11 am

Quiet yes but all good. Ageing boikes and riders and forum.
"Whats up", "Piston Broke", "Yeah me too...hic"

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#3 PICARD

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Posted 18 August 2024 - 10:05 am

Yep, all getting a bit older!
Just had a 320 mile round trip (over 2 days) up lake district....bluebird museum and a couple of passes. 100 miles of M6 traffic did my head in tbh.....sign of age...or sign of congestion and shite driving....or both??
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#4 dapleb

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Posted 18 August 2024 - 01:06 pm

I dunno capn. I haven't ever managed to do more than a junction of motorway without getting helmet tourrets even when oi were a lad.
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#5 LAURENCEAUX

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Posted 18 August 2024 - 02:03 pm

Quiet because we are content maybe?

Riggers and myself are having our days out in East / North Yorkshire, but they feel so "everyday" as to not warrant telling you all about. We've had a week near Keswick in May with our usual mob, but it pissed it down all week, so nothing to show really. Unfortunately I had to miss the annual Scottish trip this 'cos wifey was in hospital, but I promise some pics from our next stop at Northallerton for a week.

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Posted 18 August 2024 - 05:27 pm

I'm keeping quiet about why I'm keeping quiet........


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#7 Robodene

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Posted 18 August 2024 - 06:45 pm

Quiet but every post rich of literary merit and content. Me contemplating my riding days of yore, but popping in frequently.


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#8 leehenty

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Posted 18 August 2024 - 07:59 pm

Mine did a run to see a Lancaster bomber run up its four Merlins, then I spent sunday making a couple of bar ends for the Capn.
Still rides like it was new

Edited by leehenty, 18 August 2024 - 08:00 pm.

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#9 curlylegend

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Posted 18 August 2024 - 09:46 pm

So all's good then ?

I'm delighted to hear it.



#10 Tor

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Posted 19 August 2024 - 06:10 am

Mine did a run to see a Lancaster bomber run up its four Merlins, then I spent sunday making a couple of bar ends for the Capn.
Still rides like it was new

If I were anywhere within 200 miles of you I'd also be doing just that. Even more so if I could catch a radial  :yeahbaby:

(Some years ago I was in Cape Town and managed to see and hear a Shackleton run its four Griffons. That was excellent.)


Edited by Tor, 19 August 2024 - 06:12 am.


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Posted 19 August 2024 - 07:25 am

I blew away some cobwebs with my usual run to the Green Welly on Saturday but didn't even take a picture to share

 

Then again, a picture doesn't really do it justice


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#12 trevini

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Posted 19 August 2024 - 09:42 am

Over the last few weeks I've been going through some training to become a tutor with our RoSPA group. One classroom session and a couple or rides in so far. Got a few nice "day" rides coming up this week and next where we're venturing down into Essex and up into Lincolnshire. Doing my bit to show a 20 year old 900 is all that's needed and not a fully dressed GS :-)


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#13 leehenty

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Posted 19 August 2024 - 08:07 pm

Well done Trevini show them we still got it
2002 900 silver,oil pressure switch with brass 90 degree conversion, RG fork protectors. Wilburs custom made rear Shock with remote hydraulic preload and RG shocktube, Wilburs front springs. Scotoiler with a custom made swing arm delivery unit. Silicone radiator hoses.BMW 1150 handguards with Touratech extensions, Carbon Fibre yoke cover and fender extenda, MRA flip screen, Yamaha Engine bars, SW Motech Centre Stand, Kappa wingrack three box Luggage with E21's as option from the K960 boxes, Zumo 660 satnav on Touratech mount, Led Voltage monitor, Baglux tank cover, Clear LED Rear light, Aux LED brake light, BikeVis bullet LED's under front  nose,Stainless rear axle nut, stainless chain adjusters, stainless wheel spacers front and rear, Probolt Polished Stainless Flanged Hex engine screws, Polished stainless fairing screws, stainless disc bolts. Titanium brake pins front, Probolt Titanium Flanged Hex Front Caliper Bolts & Rear caliper slide pins Adventure Spec Tool tube under rear rack, left and right sides with custom alloy mounts.<p>Top Sellerie double gel pad seat. Carbon Fibre inner dash and side infill panels. Anodised black alloy swingarm pivot bolt covers and footpegs, Nano II Gear indicator.

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Posted 24 August 2024 - 11:29 pm

Not sure you’ll be able to tutor them when you’ve left them all behind Trev!

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Posted 25 August 2024 - 05:59 am

Not sure you’ll be able to tutor them when you’ve left them all behind Trev!

There’s an advanced social group I’m a member of that’s invite only, the bulk of the membership are ex or current serving police motorcyclists. The chances of me leaving them all behind are quite slim. Opposite way round  would think. 
 

We were out on a day ride a few weeks back where I was leading a group of about 4/5. At the first coffee stop, one of the group suggested I wasn’t riding with my usual “pep”. TBH, I was just enjoying the ride and concentrating on smoothness, but I applied more pep fro the next leg. Same guy commented at the lunch stop and said it was more like me (we’d caught the gr out in front of us fairly quickly and made up the 5 min or so head start they had on us. 


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#16 leehenty

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Posted 03 September 2024 - 04:02 pm

But then some of us have more than one bike. Its difficult to find time to ride them all.
2002 900 silver,oil pressure switch with brass 90 degree conversion, RG fork protectors. Wilburs custom made rear Shock with remote hydraulic preload and RG shocktube, Wilburs front springs. Scotoiler with a custom made swing arm delivery unit. Silicone radiator hoses.BMW 1150 handguards with Touratech extensions, Carbon Fibre yoke cover and fender extenda, MRA flip screen, Yamaha Engine bars, SW Motech Centre Stand, Kappa wingrack three box Luggage with E21's as option from the K960 boxes, Zumo 660 satnav on Touratech mount, Led Voltage monitor, Baglux tank cover, Clear LED Rear light, Aux LED brake light, BikeVis bullet LED's under front  nose,Stainless rear axle nut, stainless chain adjusters, stainless wheel spacers front and rear, Probolt Polished Stainless Flanged Hex engine screws, Polished stainless fairing screws, stainless disc bolts. Titanium brake pins front, Probolt Titanium Flanged Hex Front Caliper Bolts & Rear caliper slide pins Adventure Spec Tool tube under rear rack, left and right sides with custom alloy mounts.<p>Top Sellerie double gel pad seat. Carbon Fibre inner dash and side infill panels. Anodised black alloy swingarm pivot bolt covers and footpegs, Nano II Gear indicator.


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