(04-05-22, 08:24 PM)fazerscotty link Wrote: Been listening to them for years - even seen them live. Some of their more recent stuff is not so good as the early tracks, but I think that happens a lot with rock bands anyway.
Hoping to get cracking with the carbs on Friday - just been told that we're going on holiday in a week or so...........
Hopefully you might get a chance to get out for a ride at the weekend. It’ll be like a new bike, certainly looks it.
We’re on hols soon, first chance of some proper sun for three years, can’t wait.
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
Looks great,well done :thumbup . Did you try the “push the rubbers in the airbox” trick to give yourself more space, or soldiered on with the conventional carb fit routine? . Be interested with your opinion performance wise, now that the bikes good to go.
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
(09-05-22, 02:45 PM)robbo link Wrote: Looks great,well done :thumbup . Did you try the “push the rubbers in the airbox” trick to give yourself more space, or soldiered on with the conventional carb fit routine? . Be interested with your opinion performance wise, now that the bikes good to go.
I had the battery out, undid the airbox mounting bolts and pushed it all the way back. A small squirt of silicone spray on the inlets and they were in position in less than 5 minutes with no scrapes on the knuckles!
Looking forward to tomorrow - after the pass, I'll take it for a small runout to satisfy the itch before the holiday
(09-05-22, 07:48 PM)fazerscotty link Wrote: [quote author=robbo link=topic=25540.msg329094#msg329094 date=1652103916]
Looks great,well done :thumbup . Did you try the “push the rubbers in the airbox” trick to give yourself more space, or soldiered on with the conventional carb fit routine? . Be interested with your opinion performance wise, now that the bikes good to go.
I had the battery out, undid the airbox mounting bolts and pushed it all the way back. A small squirt of silicone spray on the inlets and they were in position in less than 5 minutes with no scrapes on the knuckles!
Looking forward to tomorrow - after the pass, I'll take it for a small runout to satisfy the itch before the holiday
[/quote]Enjoy your whizz out tomorrow, hope you like it. I suppose you had a dry run on the carb removal when you did the cables, and knew exactly what to expect. I did the same as you for removal, but used the cheat method to give me more room when replacing them. Silicone spray was a great help for sure :thumbup
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
(09-05-22, 10:32 PM)robbo link Wrote: [quote author=fazerscotty link=topic=25540.msg329096#msg329096 date=1652122137]
[quote author=robbo link=topic=25540.msg329094#msg329094 date=1652103916]
Looks great,well done :thumbup . Did you try the “push the rubbers in the airbox” trick to give yourself more space, or soldiered on with the conventional carb fit routine? . Be interested with your opinion performance wise, now that the bikes good to go.
I had the battery out, undid the airbox mounting bolts and pushed it all the way back. A small squirt of silicone spray on the inlets and they were in position in less than 5 minutes with no scrapes on the knuckles!
Looking forward to tomorrow - after the pass, I'll take it for a small runout to satisfy the itch before the holiday
[/quote]Enjoy your whizz out tomorrow, hope you like it. I suppose you had a dry run on the carb removal when you did the cables, and knew exactly what to expect. I did the same as you for removal, but used the cheat method to give me more room when replacing them. Silicone spray was a great help for sure :thumbup
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Whizz out went well - I think I'm going to have to restrain my right wrist somehow - that Slip On kit and the tweaks have transformed the acceleration in a way I was not expecting. It's even more rideable than before, with it seems more mid range grunt :eek .
Got back from the run out and remembered that it was 8 years ago that I hit a deer - I was doing about 70mph on a FJR1300! Broke a collarbone and a couple of ribs, wrote off the bike and killed the deer.
I remember it mainly because it means it's coming up to the 8th Anniversary of me getting the :faz .
Glad it all went well, you certainly get a good bang for your buck with that kit, and it’s all your work :thumbup . Fuel consumption may increase a tad, but the grin outweighs any negatives.
You were lucky regarding the deer event, as could have turned out a lot worse. One of my pals hit one in his car only a couple of years ago, but it’s really affected his bike speed confidence, especially passing through woods/forests, which is quite understandable. The car took a good hit which would have been much worse on a bike. I had one decide to cross the road in front of me up in Scotland, fortunately giving me time to do something about it. However I did start thinking that if the car that baulked me a mile or so back, hadn’t, then I’d have been further up the road towards the deer, with no doubt a different outcome :eek .
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
(10-05-22, 04:49 PM)robbo link Wrote: Glad it all went well, you certainly get a good bang for your buck with that kit, and it’s all your work :thumbup . Fuel consumption may increase a tad, but the grin outweighs any negatives.
You were lucky regarding the deer event, as could have turned out a lot worse. One of my pals hit one in his car only a couple of years ago, but it’s really affected his bike speed confidence, especially passing through woods/forests, which is quite understandable. The car took a good hit which would have been much worse on a bike. I had one decide to cross the road in front of me up in Scotland, fortunately giving me time to do something about it. However I did start thinking that if the car that baulked me a mile or so back, hadn’t, then I’d have been further up the road towards the deer, with no doubt a different outcome :eek .
I have developed a habit of easing off when I see the signs or when passing through woodland.
(11-05-22, 07:50 PM)fazerscotty link Wrote: [quote author=robbo link=topic=25540.msg329105#msg329105 date=1652197780]
Glad it all went well, you certainly get a good bang for your buck with that kit, and it’s all your work :thumbup . Fuel consumption may increase a tad, but the grin outweighs any negatives.
You were lucky regarding the deer event, as could have turned out a lot worse. One of my pals hit one in his car only a couple of years ago, but it’s really affected his bike speed confidence, especially passing through woods/forests, which is quite understandable. The car took a good hit which would have been much worse on a bike. I had one decide to cross the road in front of me up in Scotland, fortunately giving me time to do something about it. However I did start thinking that if the car that baulked me a mile or so back, hadn’t, then I’d have been further up the road towards the deer, with no doubt a different outcome :eek .
I have developed a habit of easing off when I see the signs or when passing through woodland.
[/quote]Yep, err on the side of caution. Nothing wrong with that :thumbup
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
(13-05-22, 08:25 AM)robbo link Wrote: [quote author=fazerscotty link=topic=25540.msg329114#msg329114 date=1652295052]
[quote author=robbo link=topic=25540.msg329105#msg329105 date=1652197780]
Glad it all went well, you certainly get a good bang for your buck with that kit, and it’s all your work :thumbup . Fuel consumption may increase a tad, but the grin outweighs any negatives.
You were lucky regarding the deer event, as could have turned out a lot worse. One of my pals hit one in his car only a couple of years ago, but it’s really affected his bike speed confidence, especially passing through woods/forests, which is quite understandable. The car took a good hit which would have been much worse on a bike. I had one decide to cross the road in front of me up in Scotland, fortunately giving me time to do something about it. However I did start thinking that if the car that baulked me a mile or so back, hadn’t, then I’d have been further up the road towards the deer, with no doubt a different outcome :eek .
I have developed a habit of easing off when I see the signs or when passing through woodland.
[/quote]Yep, err on the side of caution. Nothing wrong with that :thumbup
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Haha lol - yes, err on the side of caution. Tends to be my mantra now - for anything to do with the missus :rollin :rollin :rollin
They’re the fastest thing in the world from zero to bitch :lol . Treat with caution, err on the side of caution, and look before you leap, are all very useful adages………if you want a quiet life
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
(14-05-22, 08:00 AM)robbo link Wrote: They’re the fastest thing in the world from zero to bitch :lol . Treat with caution, err on the side of caution, and look before you leap, are all very useful adages………if you want a quiet life
In the process of earning brownie points - taking her on holiday tomorrow :eek :eek
(14-05-22, 11:39 AM)fazerscotty link Wrote: [quote author=robbo link=topic=25540.msg329135#msg329135 date=1652511648]
They’re the fastest thing in the world from zero to bitch :lol . Treat with caution, err on the side of caution, and look before you leap, are all very useful adages………if you want a quiet life
In the process of earning brownie points - taking her on holiday tomorrow :eek :eek
[/quote]Snap :lol . Where are you going, somewhere hot?
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
(14-05-22, 02:08 PM)robbo link Wrote: [quote author=fazerscotty link=topic=25540.msg329142#msg329142 date=1652524775]
[quote author=robbo link=topic=25540.msg329135#msg329135 date=1652511648]
They’re the fastest thing in the world from zero to bitch :lol . Treat with caution, err on the side of caution, and look before you leap, are all very useful adages………if you want a quiet life
In the process of earning brownie points - taking her on holiday tomorrow :eek :eek
[/quote]Snap :lol . Where are you going, somewhere hot?
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South coast of Cyprus - between Paphos and Limassol. It's hovering around 28* C here at the moment. Beers nice and cold though (and plentiful! :lol :lol :lol
Nice :thumbup Enjoy. Used to be able to hire trail bikes where you are, to go up in to the Trodos Mtns. Tenerife for us, similar temp 26°. Costa Adeje, very nice.
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
Back now - temps went up and stayed 30 - 32 degs, dropping to 22 - 24 in the evening.
Chaos at the airports, not so much going out, but coming back was horrendous, so much so that every time something else went wrong, I'd laugh out loud. Seems a lot of people expect too much and have no sense of humour :rollin :rollin :rollin .
And then I found out - SWMBO has booked us to go again in November!
A bit cooler at that time of the year and I'm looking at M/C hire
The heat of the holiday sun seems a long time ago, even though it's maybe only a few weeks. Just back from Belgium,famous for chocolate and beer. No wonder, it's pissing with rain half the time, the cows can't eat the grass fast enough, and there seems to be a river around every corner for the breweries to make use of. :lol
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
As an update on the winter spring upgrade - I took the :faz for a trip out on Saturday. The Ivans mod is really worth it. Much smoother, encourages hooligan type behaviour. Overall, motorway at 90 and A roads up and down the box saw 40+mpg.
Going for new tyres next.
