Author Topic: What did you do with whatever else you've got? (Read 565012 times)

Anquetil · « **Reply #1050 on:** 27 September 2015, 03:11:35 pm »

I went to Streetfighter Sunday at Prees Heath on the XJ600. Massive turnout due to the lovely weather. Great music, good food.

unfazed · « **Reply #1051 on:** 27 September 2015, 03:38:52 pm »

And woke everybody from Pembroke to home

noggythenog · « **Reply #1052 on:** 27 September 2015, 04:25:58 pm »

Quote from: unfazed on 27 September 2015, 03:38:52 pm

And woke everybody from Pembroke to home

Pretty much

So good to see the bike world buzzing with this late sun......better than the actual summer although we are still BST.......i like the cool air and younjust get the sense that everyone is out making the most of it

esetest · « **Reply #1053 on:** 27 September 2015, 06:21:16 pm »

Went on a ride out with the Bristol motorbike riders from the Reckless Engineer in Templemeads to Glastonbury then onto Cheddar , where I left the ride out to make my way home .
Washed and polished it , took the battery off , need to get some ACF50, covered it over , won't get out on it till next year .

dazza · « **Reply #1054 on:** 28 September 2015, 12:07:08 am »

Busy old day on Kent's greenlanes today. About a hundred riders from a north Kent enduro club held an event covering 90 odd miles of byways across the county.
Explored some more byways never ridden and took in the beautiful Kent rural countryside.....Oh, and only fell off once

Anquetil · « **Reply #1055 on:** 03 October 2015, 03:52:28 pm »

Cleaned the XJ600, treated with ACF-50. New chain and sprockets fitted in the week, so all ready for winter, and the speading of salt in the very near future.

Tangoman · « **Reply #1056 on:** 03 October 2015, 06:08:31 pm »

Had a XJ600 from new back in1990 same colour, very quick for its day, shame had to sell it less than a year old due to growing family and shrinking wallet

Anquetil · « **Reply #1057 on:** 03 October 2015, 06:18:59 pm »

I bought this new in June '89. As you say, it was reasonably quick for it's day, tested at 129mph by one of the bike mags. It's never let me down, and is pretty economical to maintain and to run. I still enjoy riding it.

nickodemon · « **Reply #1058 on:** 03 October 2015, 08:19:04 pm »

Washed and polished these two and covered in acf 50. Sold the sv 650 today also...

esetest · « **Reply #1059 on:** 09 October 2015, 06:41:31 pm »

Bit more done on the. Bike shelter .

taylor · « **Reply #1060 on:** 10 October 2015, 04:26:11 pm »

looking good est, nice job.

esetest · « **Reply #1061 on:** 10 October 2015, 09:14:55 pm »

Took my wife and daughters to Harvester for the wife's birthday .

esetest · « **Reply #1062 on:** 11 October 2015, 04:34:35 pm »

Quote from: taylor on 10 October 2015, 04:26:11 pm

looking good est, nice job.

Its getting there , bit more done today .

joebloggs · « **Reply #1063 on:** 11 October 2015, 09:43:39 pm »

Annoyed the hell out of some muppet in a Nissan cube or something similar, kept trying to undertake me and the car following several times, if he/she made it they'd only be one car ahead so kept closing up to the vehicle in front just as we got close to some slower moving traffic in the left hand lane. The driver behind me kept smiling every time I did it lol

Immature on my behalf, maybe, but why take the risk when you clearly can't make headway if you manage to pull it off

riedrider · « **Reply #1064 on:** 13 October 2015, 11:56:34 pm »

Picked up my "nice weather car" from the garage after repairing several damages due to low use (8 k miles in 11 years)

It was fucking expensive but I still like the car and the number plate

Anquetil · « **Reply #1065 on:** 15 October 2015, 04:05:41 pm »

A ride on the XJ600 to Bala and back, dinner at the cafe by the lake. Dry, 11 degrees. Road salt spread this morning in Bala and surrounding area.

noggythenog · « **Reply #1066 on:** 15 October 2015, 07:06:39 pm »

A quick 30 mile evening blast on the noggysaurusRX to Milford and back....to get fish and chips.....and a bottle o buckfast.....seemed like a good idea at the time...and still is......closest ive been to a supermoto style and i love it.....could see me getting a big capacity supermoto in the future......how long til those superduke r's become affordable i wonder

red98 · « **Reply #1067 on:** 17 October 2015, 06:43:14 pm »

Made a couple of bike skate boards for my jap classic 250's, snug fit in the shed, can now push the bikes in, put them on the boards and push them sideways against the wall, bikes are higher off the ground so if I push the bikes back over the step to the shed it makes rear wheel removal easy...

kitcrazy · « **Reply #1068 on:** 17 October 2015, 06:52:11 pm »

excellent job red

tex · « **Reply #1069 on:** 17 October 2015, 08:27:59 pm »

Love it red

noggythenog · « **Reply #1070 on:** 17 October 2015, 08:44:38 pm »

Fair play red thats some good workmanship.....you are a crafty foccer in many different ways

Anquetil · « **Reply #1071 on:** 18 October 2015, 02:43:41 pm »

120 mile round trip on the XJ600 to Castlewood Cafe, near Uttoxeter, from Wrexham. Dull, dry, mild. A lot of bikers on their way to the Classic Motorcycle Show, Stafford.

noggythenog · « **Reply #1072 on:** 18 October 2015, 03:53:21 pm »

Forgot to say yesterday I managed a little jont around the Presseli hills...the "other" side of them for want of a better description...they are steeped in history and I really need more time to get out and explore them.....many of the rocky crags are ancient burial mounds.

before I went out though I checked my oil as the last short spin I did it was a bit dark to check properly and the TRX is difficult to guage as you have to check it warm with the oil in the catch tank before it drains down........anyway....it was foccing empty

......took a bit of filling and has used quite a bit although they are known for it anyway but I don't mind filling up...what I hope I haven't done is any damage......felt good when I was out on it so fingers crossed

......im passed caring anyway...shit happens.....if it breaks ill get an adventure bike......not a BM though.

anyway some pics when I can upload them.....first pic doesn't do the road justice but anyway it is called the old roman road...no prizes for guessing why....it really does go way off into the distance and further behind but with a slight kink and an tree in the way of getting a pic of all of it.

dazza · « **Reply #1073 on:** 19 October 2015, 01:40:34 am »

Got smothered in mud round the byways.
A bit wet and slippery but lots of fun.
Short video clip showing conditions.

johnakay · « **Reply #1074 on:** 23 October 2015, 05:35:15 pm »

esetest were you in malta last week coz we saw this
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