Talked the chaps at work and planned a fish n chips run to Scarborough back end of August.(not sure it will happen tho).
Then i got to thinkin , and after being called a Fazer sniffer , any Box Eye owners fancy a run ?......... see how many Box Eyes we can get in a photo ...... just a thought
Finally got around to fitting the 758's which I've only had on the shelf for almost two years lol.
Going out for the obligatory blast and see what the difference is.
I fitted a pair of the new Avon Spirit ST's last week - they supercede the 3XM Storm, which I always felt was a good all rounder.
So far, these seem better - only time and miles will tell.
You picked a good day for a ride out for sure. Had planned on going to Eastbourne for the air show, but a couple of unfinished projects needed finishing…………or they’d never get done.
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
(17-08-25, 05:56 PM)robbo Wrote: You picked a good day for a ride out for sure. Had planned on going to Eastbourne for the air show, but a couple of unfinished projects needed finishing…………or they’d never get done.
Would you believe it. R/H fork seal blew at some point! Brakes started to become ineffective, which alerted me to a problem.
Seems to be a reoccurring fault with the r/h fork, so I've order a complete kit, new stanchions, seals etc. Ahhhhhhhhhh!
I'll live with it for a couple of weeks - Ogri Rally this coming weekend, so nothing, absolutely nothing is going to get in the way.
(17-08-25, 08:18 PM)fazerscotty Wrote: Would you believe it. R/H fork seal blew at some point! Brakes started to become ineffective,
Ogri Rally this coming weekend, so nothing, absolutely nothing is going to get in the way.
I hope that it doesn’t because you wont be able to stop if it does
I don't do rain or threat there of. dry rider only with no shame.
19-08-25, 08:50 PM (This post was last modified: 19-08-25, 08:51 PM by robbo.)
(17-08-25, 08:18 PM)fazerscotty Wrote:
(17-08-25, 05:56 PM)robbo Wrote: You picked a good day for a ride out for sure. Had planned on going to Eastbourne for the air show, but a couple of unfinished projects needed finishing…………or they’d never get done.
Would you believe it. R/H fork seal blew at some point! Brakes started to become ineffective, which alerted me to a problem.
Seems to be a reoccurring fault with the r/h fork, so I've order a complete kit, new stanchions, seals etc. Ahhhhhhhhhh!
I'll live with it for a couple of weeks - Ogri Rally this coming weekend, so nothing, absolutely nothing is going to get in the way.
What a bummer, still good job the mighty thou has one of the best rear brakes out there. Just have to take it easy and enjoy your weekend. Mind you, going to the Ogri Rally, there’ll always be Malcolm and Mitzi to give you a hand??
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
26-08-25, 11:57 AM (This post was last modified: 26-08-25, 12:00 PM by robbo.)
The weather yesterday throughout the south was outstanding. I certainly picked a good day for my usual day trip to Cornwall. At exactly 07:10 my Versys 1000 mounted pal and I rolled out of the Shell garage in South Godstone, tanks brimmed with 99 octane. The planned route was a quick cross country dash from Surrey to Sussex, to pick up the A272 at Cowfold. The section of this road either side of Loomies has been spoilt with the addition of average speed cameras. Not a problem if you've time on your hands, but with a full days riding ahead, valuable time was lost. Will stick to the A30 next time. After skirting Winchester, we picked up the A30 just before Stockbridge, where the River Test flows under the high street. Quite often the trout can be seen competing with the ducks for bread thrown in by the tourists, but today, no action, all was quiet.
Salisbury and Shaftesbury came and went, before stopping at Chard for petrol. A quick cuppa from a roadside food van, then after skirting Exeter we were Dartmoor bound, stopping for a late breakfast at Moretonhampstead. An hour later two pints of Tribute were being poured in the Tamar Inn, on the riverbank just in to Cornwall.
A 90 minute chill out was soon over and it was time to mount up and head for home. Because we were about an hour behind the normal schedule I had to miss out a return via Dartmoor, and opted for the A30 back to Honiton, and on to Chard for our last petrol stop. Possibly because we were later than usual, the road seemed totally empty at times, allowing for a good pace to be maintained. A visor change and coffee stop at Popham coincided with a route change for the final leg of the trip. I had planned to stay with the A30 to Camberly, but Basingstoke can take an age to get through, so opted for a quick blast up the M3 to junction 5, and was home in an hour and a quarter. The trip meter showed 486.4 of our lovely English miles........apart from the potholes, speed bumps, average speed cameras, normal cameras, traffic police, newly added double white lines, and anything else you can think of?
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
(26-08-25, 11:57 AM)robbo Wrote: The weather yesterday throughout the south was outstanding. I certainly picked a good day for my usual day trip to Cornwall. At exactly 07:10 my Versys 1000 mounted pal and I rolled out of the Shell garage in South Godstone, tanks brimmed with 99 octane. The planned route was a quick cross country dash from Surrey to Sussex, to pick up the A272 at Cowfold. The section of this road either side of Loomies has been spoilt with the addition of average speed cameras. Not a problem if you've time on your hands, but with a full days riding ahead, valuable time was lost. Will stick to the A30 next time. After skirting Winchester, we picked up the A30 just before Stockbridge, where the River Test flows under the high street. Quite often the trout can be seen competing with the ducks for bread thrown in by the tourists, but today, no action, all was quiet.
Salisbury and Shaftesbury came and went, before stopping at Chard for petrol. A quick cuppa from a roadside food van, then after skirting Exeter we were Dartmoor bound, stopping for a late breakfast at Moretonhampstead. An hour later two pints of Tribute were being poured in the Tamar Inn, on the riverbank just in to Cornwall.
A 90 minute chill out was soon over and it was time to mount up and head for home. Because we were about an hour behind the normal schedule I had to miss out a return via Dartmoor, and opted for the A30 back to Honiton, and on to Chard for our last petrol stop. Possibly because we were later than usual, the road seemed totally empty at times, allowing for a good pace to be maintained. A visor change and coffee stop at Popham coincided with a route change for the final leg of the trip. I had planned to stay with the A30 to Camberly, but Basingstoke can take an age to get through, so opted for a quick blast up the M3 to junction 5, and was home in an hour and a quarter. The trip meter showed 486.4 of our lovely English miles........apart from the potholes, speed bumps, average speed cameras, normal cameras, traffic police, newly added double white lines, and anything else you can think of?
brilliant.
I don't do rain or threat there of. dry rider only with no shame.
I *finally* got around to balancing the throttle bodies and putting the bike together, so I actually got to ride the damn thing!
The good news is that it goes (and stops!) properly, unfortunately after a little check ride pootling around the streets near my home, I decided to get out on the road, but when I got to the top of Portsdown Hill, I was greeted by the sight of some very dark storm clouds on the other side and decided that another day might be a better choice...
