15-05-20, 09:03 AM
(14-05-20, 09:16 PM)coffee link Wrote: [quote author=Dudeofrude link=topic=6412.msg314504#msg314504 date=1589472314]
Took her out for her first post lockdown thrashing. Nothing too manic, just a good 75miles around the wolds. Was definitely chilly but worth the sacrifice to be out on the road again
Are those wavy discs any better than std or is it mainly cosmetic? That's a cracking colour scheme, did you have it done?
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No they are probably just cosmetic Haha when I bought it the last owner had put shit chinese wavy discs on and they were rusting so I needed to replace them. I did buy some barely used originals but didn't like the look so ended up going for these.
As for the paint job its was on the bike when i bought it, it's a limited edition Abarth Assetto Corse paint scheme that Yamaha did on a prototype when it teamed up with abarth. I've got the paperwork with the bike that shows the original painter paid for the design directly from Abarth in Italy and it was painted at an Abarth dealer in the uk so the design is perfect. Apparently every line has to be a certain mm from the next for it to be the true Abarth style ?♂️ All I know is that there are quite a few copies about but apparently less than 5 'genuinely painted' ones.
The look is Its the only reason i went for this bike ?
I was planning on buying a Fireblade but then saw one of these online and couldn't believe how nice it looked, then did my research, read reviews etc etc and started looking for one to buy
I scoured the country and got mine from up in the lake district (even though I live in Lincolnshire) and about a month after I got it another one came up for sale in Lincoln!...30 miles down the road ?