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« on: 12 April 2017, 04:06:06 pm »
+1 on leaving it in gear, always do, motorcycle handbrake
Should've left it in gear.
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« on: 12 April 2017, 12:35:56 pm »
Not sure how they size jackets, I'm slim but needed a 44, arms to short on anything below that
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« on: 12 April 2017, 05:51:14 am »
Just had a look on ebay re replacement engines, why not rebuild it?
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« on: 12 April 2017, 05:28:59 am »
Sorry to hear about the car, MX5 MK1 next time, they're so over engineered people are getting up to 250 brake on standard internals with over 100000 miles on the clock.
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« on: 09 April 2017, 05:37:50 am »
I'd rebuild the caliper and use a grease gun to force out the stuck piston (bleed nipple makes a useful grease nipple). As has been suggested, put a spanner or something suitable to stop the free pistons from popping out before the seized one moves.
Bit messy with grease but save you the trouble of bleeding and as you need to strip the caliper you can clean it up on the bench
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« on: 07 April 2017, 03:21:19 pm »
The salesman said they own the brand and they were having it manufactured in Pakistan, also to insure quality they sent techs out there to check production. He also mentioned RST aiming at the high end market, expect prices to rise to Alpine Star etc levels. May be the end of the brand.
As for the dynamic jacket, still not worn it due to my ongoing carb rebuild
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« on: 06 April 2017, 08:11:17 pm »
I say plan for a few studs to shear, drop the engine and replace all the studs with stainless steel. Foc me , the studs have been seizing up for 15 years +, get over it.
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« on: 06 April 2017, 06:41:28 pm »
Stripped-down and rebuilt the ZZR front calipers, 7 out of 8 piston's seized and the last didn't exactly fall out. Was lucky to get away with reusing the piston's and seals. Focin no way that thing should have passed an mot
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« on: 06 April 2017, 03:38:03 pm »
Now there's a topic of conversation:
What is a coward?
Some imagine it is a man who backs away from trouble and doesn't want to fight, I personally think if you can walk away (sometimes you can't) it is the sensible thing to do.
A coward and bully can very often be the same person, because both pick on someone they are 95% sure that they can get the better of.
It seems then that a coward and a bully are the exact opposite to a Hero
I think that when the chips are really down and in a life threatening situation that is when true hero's come to the fore, that is also when a true coward and a bully usually back away.
The person who puts his or her life on the line for others are very often the quiet ones in life, they are also the people that look past their own interests and are concerned for others to the point that it can cost themselves dearly.
We saw it during 9-11, the insignificant little person doing paper shuffling in a office back room become a true hero when the towers fell, because he or she led others to safety not thinking of their own safety but that of others.
I imagine that there were hero's on Westminster Bridge the day the car ran amok killing and injuring those people, you know the quiet ones often who tend to others and will often just vanish when the emergency services turn up.
I would imagine your average bully would not put themselves at risk because that is what they are cowards.
So walking away in some situations is cowardly, but at times its the right thing to do.
I have a mate that some 40 years ago now was being picked on by a guy and 5 of his mates at a disco one Saturday night, and as Billy did not respond to these guys taunting's it got worse, they probably thought he is not going to respond so we are not at risk and they upped the piss taking and pushing, there were 3 of us and Billy said to us leave it as he did not want to get involved.
I don't know what was said but one of the guys leant over Billy's shoulder and said something in his ear, Billy was at the bar facing the counter, I can picture it today as if it was just happening, Billy spun around like he had been hit by 10,000 volts and cracked this guy in the face so hard I can still hear the sound of the single punch landing, the police were called the guy was ambulanced away and Billy arrested, none of our pleas to the police made any difference. Billy was let out of the police cell about 3 pm the following day after police had taken witness statements from the bar staff and others at the disco.
We were told that the guy had to have his face wired up because Billy had broken his jaw and his upper cheek and had split his head open when he hit the floor and skidded about 15 feet across the dance floor.
Still to this day I don't know what the guy said to Billy and he will not say. I just hope I never say what it was he said. lol.
Billy is a tough guy and that is why these guys were giving him a hard time, reputation building I guess.
Theres a twat in our town how's always giving it large, focin idiot got right under my skin, I won't slap him (don't need the trouble with the law) but I did yank him off his barstool a couple of weeks ago when he lent into me, his face was a picture, I didn't do anything was all he kept repeating, stares at the floor when he see's me in the street now. Suits me tbh.
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« on: 05 April 2017, 11:29:31 am »
I think it looks cool, would be even better in black...........................
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« on: 05 April 2017, 10:36:25 am »
I had a GPZ600r that I think had aftermarket or re chromed forks on it, could not stop the focers from leaking, I fitted three set of seals, a local shop fitted a set after I got paranoid thinking I was to blame and after selling it the next owner had the same problem. They were mint but with hindsight I believe, they had been machined the wrong size.
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« on: 05 April 2017, 07:54:54 am »
i normally do - it was a quick blast up the village so wasnt too fussed
but they say most accidents happen close to home aswell
- if i buy some shorts a tshirt and some trainers i get a sweet gixer bro. 
Didn't mean to sound like a boring old focer, just hard enough to get kids to wear protective clothing without experienced riders showing them how not to dress when riding. Now where are my pipe and slippers...............
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« on: 04 April 2017, 09:28:49 pm »
Just watched your vid, seems to be pulling OK, just one thing, where some focin gloves, makes me cringe to see riders without any on
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« on: 04 April 2017, 07:05:46 pm »
Had my old Katana set up by an engine tuner with nothing more than a fuel air meter. I complained re throttle response and he told me to roll the gas on not wack it wide open, worked a treat, soon got used to it, I think most expect to be able to abuse the throttle as they did with the airbox in place and of course it hesitates so they think they have a problem. I must have done 20k with filters and was no different to stock once you got the feel for it
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« on: 03 April 2017, 10:33:25 am »
If under normal circumstances its ok I'd leave it alone. No point throwing money at it trying to sort an issue unlikely to occur on a daily basis
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« on: 03 April 2017, 10:09:41 am »
Remember to check fork length , my SRAD USD's fitted very easily but they are far longer than stock
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« on: 02 April 2017, 08:43:23 pm »
Distinguished gentlemans ride out?
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« on: 02 April 2017, 05:20:55 pm »
Bandit go to be easy enough to get and simple to mount
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« on: 01 April 2017, 09:02:59 pm »
Link not working bud
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« on: 01 April 2017, 08:45:35 pm »
Personally I didn't rate their early gear, not that I had a bad experience with jackets etc but I read a very imformative article on what to check and look for when buying leather jackets and jeans and tbh, many, if not all of the build quality issues and bad design could be found in their clothing range.
One example would be elbow pads, the jacket would have a nice large patch on the outside, which would be great if only they hadn't cut out a section of the sleeve (under the patch) to use for trim on other parts of the jacket basically leaving you with a weak point on the elbow for the sake of saving a few pennies.
I would stick my hand up the sleeve and if I couldn't pull two piece's of leather apart I'd walk away.
They weren't the only companies cost cutting like this but it and a few other issues were enough to put me off purchasing their equipment.
Armed with the info from that article I never paid much for my leathers but I also never had one fall apart in a crash or general use, I may have just been lucky but I like to think my choices took some of the luck out of the equation.
Anyway, back to the Dynamic jacket, I've brought it and the only thing that worries me about it is keeping the non leather parts clean. Stretch panels full length of the sleeve are going to get smothered in dead flies, but I guess if thats the worst of my problems with the jacket I've made a fair purchase
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« on: 31 March 2017, 09:58:19 pm »
Went to J&S today and was pretty impressed with the Dynamic jacket, for two reasons, one, it look pretty well put together, nice large panels and no crappy leather anywhere (seen worse on some jackets twice the price) And two, it fitted.
I was looking at RST but I'm not sure what bloody shape their average rider is, certainly not human.
Was offered 10% off without to much haggling, think I'll go and take him up on the offer
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« on: 31 March 2017, 07:57:40 pm »
The main reason I started this post was due to the fact that I own a red (yes the fastest colour) fz6 but the only part of the bike that is red is the tank, the bike did have red rim tape on the wheels which weren't put on very well at all so I removed it, now the bike looks like I have put the wrong tank on. So if I powder coat the wheels red it might blend in better or do I spray the tail piece red?
Classic coatings in Grantham do a nice thin powder coat, had my car wheels done there and you can still read all the manufactures markings (stamped) would look great on bike wheels, unfortunately for me my wheels are steel and have started to rust after a couple of years. They have a website with examples of their work
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« on: 31 March 2017, 05:59:49 pm »
We've all (well most of us) been around long enough to remember the junk they sold in the 80's-90's what do you think of the latest gear?
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« on: 30 March 2017, 09:28:54 pm »
I'd still go with welding a patch over it, slap on some paint and don't look at it until it starts blowing again
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« on: 30 March 2017, 08:44:36 pm »
i dont take guys on sports bikes its just a no no to me - two men close proximity
lean back and enjoy the ride........ Hmmmmm in leathers - brokeback much
on my customs they tend to have a grabrail or sissy bar os they can lean back and enjoy the ride
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