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Messages - vinnyb
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« on: 16 April 2021, 06:51:17 pm »
 They are brilliant bikes. Ballintoy is such a beautiful place and so peaceful, although it's a bit of a ride down to it. Done the tourist trail along to Coastal Causeway road, Dunluce Castle, Carrick-A-Reede, The Giant's Causeway (the free way via the hundreds of steps) Mussenden temple etc. The wife has family in Portstewart so we've been over a few times. It's a lovely country and so friendly, we keep talking about moving across there. I'll keep my eyes open for you next time we're across. hopefully later this year.
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« on: 16 April 2021, 04:18:00 pm »
Hi Sparky, lovely bike. Is that Ballintoy Harbour?
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« on: 08 April 2021, 11:29:42 pm »
A fast red one eh! Nice  , and welcome to the forum.
The fastest colour, of course 
Why are you filling a newbies head with all those lies? Blue is the fastest colour.
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« on: 19 February 2021, 10:13:02 pm »
Be careful where you go with that, you're right what you say about some medical interventions weakening future generations genes. For example i can't see my hand in front of my face without my specs and had we had kids I dare say at least one of them would have been short sighted too. In our hunter gatherer days I dare say I would have starved to death so my genes wouldn't have affected the next generation. Humanity's main weakness is compassion and where would we be without that, although it does seem somewhat lacking nowadays, we as a race don't like to see others suffering. Eugenics in principle works to some extent but who would want to see it put into practice? There are also many examples in the animal kingdom of living past their productive life, many primates do and so do elephants.
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« on: 06 November 2020, 02:40:44 pm »
 For exactly the same reason.
Me too. Still not fitted them yet though 
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« on: 01 November 2020, 12:38:58 pm »
Spice up your Speed Twin,
Rennstall Moto kit,
Nice, but Im not sure the reg/rect would last long there
My guess is it'll be pretty safe, given that there's a good chance it'll never get wet or dirty.
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« on: 19 October 2020, 09:37:37 pm »
my original shock was mint with less than 10k miles and worked ok solo, but 2 up or loaded with camping gear the damping couldn't cope and it would wallow horribly even on smooth roads.
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« on: 19 October 2020, 06:14:38 pm »
This is what i put on mine. It's a Shock Factory M-shock, they're custom built to weight and riding style, 2 year unlimited mileage warranty, fully rebuildable and massively better than the original. They're £350 delivered
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« on: 19 October 2020, 02:32:54 pm »
Not even the rear shocks. The originals were linked air shocks like the GT750/550, IIRC.
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« on: 17 October 2020, 08:26:33 pm »
And if you're in Tier 3/Scotland you can't post in the thread at all.
Dunno, I think if you wear a mask and stay 2 metres from the screen you should be OK
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« on: 16 October 2020, 12:10:04 pm »
+1
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« on: 13 October 2020, 02:15:48 pm »
Agreed, but it tends not to be the pleasant warm sunny dry rides that you remember and talk about.
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« on: 13 October 2020, 02:07:21 pm »
Back on topic. i don't know if I'm daft or naive but i have bought most of my bikes, new and used, without a test ride. most of my used bikes have been bought privately and I would be reluctant to give a total stranger my keys so I wouldn't put someone else in that position and ask. Just a really thorough poke around and listen, you can generally tell how well a bike has been looked after that way. I ordered my mk1 1200 Bandit before any had even landed in the country and there were no demos available on the Thunderbird Sport or my ZZR1100. Maybe I've been lucky but I've not bought a total lemon or a bike I've properly hated yet. Ironically the only bike I've really not been able to get on with was my BMW R1150R and i test rode that twice
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« on: 06 October 2020, 09:29:49 pm »
Here you go Sharpie. Cool and useable
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« on: 02 October 2020, 06:37:38 pm »
A beautiful looking engine ruined by 80% of it's cycle parts.
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« on: 23 September 2020, 09:20:11 pm »
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« on: 23 September 2020, 02:30:41 pm »
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« on: 13 September 2020, 08:59:31 pm »
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« on: 13 August 2020, 09:28:41 pm »
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« on: 31 July 2020, 12:01:35 am »
And here's how it should look.
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« on: 26 July 2020, 08:22:09 pm »
Just friendly banter, I assure you .
Absolutely, mine too.
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« on: 26 July 2020, 04:23:01 pm »
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« on: 25 July 2020, 07:55:29 pm »
Welcome to the forum Oskaro, nice Gen 2 you've got there. When you're not riding your bike, find a bit of time to have a go at sorting out the weeds growing out of your block paving.
Ooh, get him, Mr judgemental. Maybe it's not even his block paving.
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« on: 15 July 2020, 09:05:48 pm »
Something low and cheap to drop for the first year or so. Maybe Diversion600 as they are cheap to fix.
Personally I wouldn’t wish one of these on anybody. Had one for a while and it’s one of the only bikes I’ve owned that I really disliked!
 I'm glad it's not just me. I never had the misfortune to own one but i had one forced upon me as a 'courtesy' bike when my Thunderbird Sport was in for it's first service. the engine felt like it was trying to rev through treacle and then when it did eventually get up to any sort of speed, the brakes refused to slow it down again. It wobbled and wallowed over cat's eyes and road imperfections and generally handled like a pig on roller skates. If you really want to put a newbie off bikes before they get into them, I would suggest this is probably one of the best bikes to do it with.
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