Motorcycle and Scooter appreciation

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Nuts https://youtu.be/i6dpc3fotKg

Soon, I have some busy shit tomorrow, I can't even go and buy the night cover, can you imagine how disappointed I'm to be disturbed in my honeymoon.

Decided it's time to move the KTM on. I love it, it's great, but I do want something more focus and sharper handling.
Think I need 2 bikes really!

Was thinking about a Tuono V4, but I heard 100miles to the tank is good going!

Saw that before, what bell ends.

Here a few pics from the listing... Later I will update, needs improvements of aerodynamics... indicators, mirrors and number plate :) And I have so much study of joy to do, suspensions, tyres, mechanics, cleaning, it will be endless... Anyway, now just riding!

Been looking at these this morning. Seems to actually fit what I use a bike for.

Nice. Keep eye up fireblades.

It's the 600rr...

ah I just saw the fairing.

It must do wonders for your confidence in the seller when you turn up to view or collect and their garage looks like that.
Ride safe and have fun.

Ha, good observation! The seller is an engineer and loves to keep things in pristine, but I'm more anal and more specific about these machines. I open it a bit and I found a few missing washer on the fairings bolts that tight on rubber, plus a battery plastic support close to the mono shock wasn't inserted properly. I'm getting a bit of abc tools on eBay for general check up. Later a more in depth will be performed, still by me, in one of the motorcycle workshop where recently I worked as a freelance.... And later later, she must go on dyno, probably I will use Southern Cross, I will try to arrange an appointment but the only mechanic that will be allowed to touch her will be Slawek. He is the only one, from the ones that I met, better than me in everything.

Anyone want a brand new, never worn outside pair of these in UK 11? £40

http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/alpinestars-fastback-wp-riding-shoes

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Respected brand.

X bikes did some good work to mine with just an akra end can. Even got 120 miles out of the tiny tank.

The nissin oe pads from Honda really do help the bike stop well.Cheaper than the ebc too.

Do you mean Xbikes at this address? The Paddocks 7EU, Mill Rd, Emneth, Wisbech PE14

The pads are good now, I was thinking about the Brembo sintered when I will need. I will consider other options though.

X bikes did some good work to mine with just an akra end can. Even got 120 miles out of the tiny tank.

Yeah that's them. Chris (who is X-Bikes) sorted my KTM 990 out on the dyno too.

When I was there he was working on a couple of MV F4s and Desmos.

That makes sense. EBC are made to poorer tolerances and often rattle in the caliper. They also wear disks quicker.

Really good non-OE pads are Carbon Lorraine or Bendix.

Good to know. It's a bit far, but instead of riding nowhere, now one day I will have a new place where to go for chat. Sounds well interesting.

Yeah, his old man machines up custom parts. It's a cool place.

Ducati running a 200mph track/TT bike setup this weekend in the GP - a motorcycle disc wheel!

He used to run the MV race team and is the uk and one of the world go to guy for MV stuff.

Chris is a really great guy too.

EDIT- Ex cycle courier too.

Maybe give him a call and he can recomend some roads to get there and once there some nice fen roads.

I saw some social media post about chicken strips, not really sure how I'm doing?

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Have tried a few brands of pads over the years. Have found the nissin pads amazing for price, longevity and disc longevity.

The interesting thing was that I worked for the landlord of EBC factory and could get the parts at below trade...ended up using the car pad but not the bike ones. Have had good experience with bendix car pads but not used their bike pads but have had the carbon lorraine de laminating and the braking material coming away from the backing pad...

Wonder how pad material will change now there will no longer be copper in the pad material.