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Messages - Davebo
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« on: 08 March 2015, 09:20:18 pm »
I got offered what I paid for it 2 years ago so I am well chuffed.
Brand new MT-09 Tracer on order for April.
Thanks for the messages and if it's no good the first thing I will buy is a Gen 1 FZ1000S.
I have to say though the test ride was awesome. Giddy as a kipper.
Had a long ride home afterwards to reflect on just what an awesome machine mine is. You can't ask for more (except ABS, Traction Control, riding modes, better handling, ...)
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« on: 05 March 2015, 09:33:53 pm »
Might be buying an MT-09 Tracer so my beloved Fazer will be up for sale. '04 plate 31K miles. All original (apart from a sports rack but I have the original grab rails). Need a good deposit so generous offers appreciated. MOT'ed 1 week ago. No advisories. Good to go for a summer of hedge blasting. Located in North Yorkshire (as are all the best roads). 
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« on: 24 October 2014, 12:06:25 pm »
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« on: 08 August 2014, 10:08:00 am »
Most networks will have a coverage checker so if you contact Customer services they can tell you what to expect. It's not as reliable as actually testing it yourself obviously.
If you get duff signal at home but have WiFi there are boost boxes available to create a mini cell site in your home and there's also products like Tu Go that use the wifi direct.
I suppose I should declare an interest here though as I work for Telefonica (home of O2 and giffgaff).
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« on: 07 August 2014, 10:39:17 am »
Venhill supply an inner cables set for about a tenner. Feed 'em through the existing outers (assuming they're ok), attach the included nipples and Bob's your uncle.
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« on: 29 July 2014, 11:11:08 pm »
You never know when they might bring out a Hudl 2.
They are supposed to be good for the money. I've never used one.
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« on: 18 July 2014, 10:55:45 pm »
Rode to work & back. (So what I hear you say?) Rode to our office in Preston Brook which is a 90 mile journey across hill and dale and a blast down the M6/M56. Nearly ran out of fuel !! Big respect to anyone who does motorway journeys regularly. I was blown all over and it was relentless. Much more fun on twisty dale roads. 
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« on: 18 July 2014, 10:52:47 pm »
+1 kevlar jeans
cheap vented textile jacket (but with all the pads)
Held Spike gloves
Shark Speed R with the vents open.
Was still hot though when not moving (traffic).
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« on: 17 July 2014, 06:26:51 pm »
Yesterday, heading into Leeds on the A61 about 9am-ish. Blue 600 with a top box. I was on a silver thou with an associate on a Triumph America (I ask you?!)
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« on: 14 July 2014, 11:58:25 pm »
Yup, still not made the jump to light speed with Ivan's kit. Must do that sometime.
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« on: 13 July 2014, 11:52:48 pm »
When starting from cold, choke on, centre stand, my back wheel spins all by itself in neutral. You can stop it easy enough by hand / foot. Stops once it's warmed up a bit. Is this normal? 
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« on: 13 July 2014, 11:48:55 pm »
It works based on speedo/rpm. And yes, it's guesswork. etc...I guess it's fair to say that you won't find a gear indicator that works more perfect on this bike.
Thanks very much for the explanation. Sounds the biz. When pennies allow I shall be investing. Dear Santa, ...
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« on: 11 July 2014, 07:58:30 pm »
Nice little profit and tasty mods. Should have ivanised it tho.
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« on: 11 July 2014, 07:57:14 pm »
Sorry to be a dimwit. How does the gear indicator work ? or is it just a neutral indicator ?
i don't like the ones that work off speedo / rpm personally. seems like guesswork.
Cheers, DBo.
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« on: 11 July 2014, 07:33:54 pm »
Red one coming through Bond End Knaresborough at 5pm. Had a tank bag I think. Think it was a Thou?
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« on: 07 July 2014, 10:35:52 pm »
+1
I passed my DAS on a 600 and wanted one (XJ6). The instructor said 'You'll be bored in 6 months. Get a Fazer 8 or something.' Meaning something suitable for a salad-dodger.
Tested a Fazer Thou in a bike shop and just pootling around it was like a kitten then when you hit open road... Jaysuuuuus!!
Don't regret it for one second. Still not got it round the rev range and 'learning to lean'. I'm just happy being back on a bike and enjoying riding.
Happy bunny.
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« on: 07 July 2014, 10:21:07 pm »
What if she'd mown down a horse and rider or a cyclist or a child ?
i think the sentence and the outcry would have been more.
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« on: 19 June 2014, 09:27:13 pm »
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« on: 15 May 2014, 12:54:51 am »
Did my Direct Access o one. Such an easy bike to ride and mild mannered. I wanted one as a first big bike but the wise old instructor said 'You'll be bored in 6 months', so I bought a Mighty Thou and I am not bored.
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« on: 03 May 2014, 12:54:07 am »
Yay me! Took the mighty Thou into work and back when the roads were mildly moist and as a bonus no one in a car tried to ram me off the road.
Forgot to mention that there was an old-ish Gen 1 Thou at Asda in Adel, Leeds. Black 1.
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« on: 19 April 2014, 12:15:25 am »
Yay! First actual 'ride' of 2014. Just a quick blat out in the sunny North Yorkshire Dales. Marvellous. 
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« on: 08 April 2014, 09:00:37 am »
I just repaired my old double barrelled one. I have two battery compressors and a full compressor but I like the idea of a back up. The hose had split so i just cut it off and used a jubilee clip. time will tell if it's a good enough seal.
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« on: 28 March 2014, 12:07:51 pm »
The Fazer horn is pretty weedy tho. When I've tried to avoid being killed by a car driver it just sounds so feeble. 
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« on: 23 March 2014, 07:29:13 pm »
Bumped my head on it whilst getting the lock off my push bike.
Worse still, had the helmet cam on.
Doh!!
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« on: 22 March 2014, 11:02:14 pm »
Someone said dip the end in wax to thread it through.
I didn't.
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