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Postby The Teutonic Tangerine » Fri Jul 27, 2012 12:39 pm

Never mind your VFR I suggest for the three wheeler project "One Black one, one white one and one with fairy light on..........."
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Postby nab 301 » Fri Jul 27, 2012 8:05 pm

Boxermed69 wrote:White? That's for cheap garden furniture and 1983 MG Maestros with matching bumpers and plastic wheel trims...

Mike :D


I didn't know you were that old :wink:

slparry wrote:and Essex girls shoes :)


Who are these Essex girls you speak of ? :wink:

Dai wiskers wrote:In all honesty i think RED wheels realy would look good on it [wonder if you can get a realy bright MATT RED]

No red shiny red Dai


I've seen a few on the vfr forum but I'm not so sure.... :lol:

The Teutonic Tangerine wrote:Never mind your VFR I suggest for the three wheeler project "One Black one, one white one and one with fairy light on..........."


sssshhh, don't tell Boxermed but i chickened out on the 3 wheel project :oops: I did paint the em zed wheels dark grey though (no 50 shades jokes please :roll:) a cheap aerosol can job ....

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To this..
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Maybe I'll paint the bike white and have a green and orange wheel, or maybe a slight variation on the grey above might do it :?

Even more confused now :lol:
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Postby slparry » Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:30 pm

ooooo they look good :)
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Postby Boxermed69 » Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:39 pm

Hmmm, where've I seen that colour recently? Oh yeah, HMS Bulwark out in Weymouth Bay :lol:

Shame about the 'project' Nigel, though I can understand it. No, I don't want the bugger back :D

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Postby nab 301 » Mon Jul 30, 2012 2:11 pm

Boxermed69 wrote:Hmmm, where've I seen that colour recently? Oh yeah, HMS Bulwark out in Weymouth Bay :lol:

Shame about the 'project' Nigel, though I can understand it. No, I don't want the bugger back :D

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Phew.. now gone to the home of "sidecarwillie" on a" local" forum , Came across a photo of it and kept pestering me . Reckons he'll have it attached to something shortly :shock:
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Postby Boxermed69 » Mon Jul 30, 2012 7:01 pm

Is that a 'local' forum for 'local' people? :D

Well, if you can get a picture of the finished article, I'd love to see it.

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Postby nab 301 » Mon Mar 04, 2013 10:41 pm

Finally got around to tidying up the wheels , I listened to all the advice and decided to stick with Essex girls shoes.....
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At some stage the wheels appear to have had polished outer rims with painted centres , it had been suggested on the vfr forum , a little too complicated for me and I needed the bike rolling again ...
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Etch primer
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Fibre washers between the wheel and disc :?
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I then went out and got the wheels dirty :lol: The finish isn't great but if I still have the bike when it needs new tyres again I may get them refinished professionally.
I fitted cheapo Maxxis tyres and went from a 180 rear to a 170 , they seem to work better than squared off 021's.
It really needs a new shock , fork upgrade , matching paint on panels... I think i'll just keep riding it.
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And yes I did forget to paint the centre of the rear wheel ...
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Postby bigblackfalco » Tue Mar 05, 2013 7:35 am

Looking good!
I used to have an 8 spoke rear for mine. Love the look of it, but couldn't get used to the quirky handling of the wider rim (5.5 vs 5.0 of the later 5 spoke).
Do you run a 180 or 170 section tyre on it?
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Postby nab 301 » Tue Mar 05, 2013 11:15 pm

bigblackfalco wrote:Looking good!
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Do you run a 180 or 170 section tyre on it?


I just removed a squared off 180 021 and fitted a 170 (Maxxis :oops: ), feels better already!
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Postby el-nicko » Wed Mar 06, 2013 1:40 pm

Hmmm, White wheels, nice. Why not attract some opprobrium from the Taliban wing of Boxertrix by following my lead and adding some rim tape?


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It's all VFR (DCT) round here now. STILL missing my 1100s tho.

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Postby bigblackfalco » Wed Mar 06, 2013 4:26 pm

nab 301 wrote:
bigblackfalco wrote:Looking good!
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Do you run a 180 or 170 section tyre on it?


I just removed a squared off 180 021 and fitted a 170 (Maxxis :oops: ), feels better already!

Ahhh yes, now I see the yellow (I have budget tyres) Maxxis emblems.
Loved the Supersport front :)
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Postby nab 301 » Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:32 pm

el-nicko wrote:Hmmm, White wheels, nice. Why not attract some opprobrium from the Taliban wing of Boxertrix by following my lead and adding some rim tape?




Nooooo.............
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Postby Twinspark » Wed Mar 06, 2013 9:39 pm

I like my VFR, too - it's a real ratty shed (as you'd expect with around 140k miles on it), but has a very nice hand made stainless exhaust on it - with a choice of quiet, loud and 'fück me, that's offensive' cans for it.

The electrics are a bit iffy, as it stood outside in my brother's garden for 4 or so years before I bought it - so I've just grabbed a 2nd hand loom from a low mileage bike off eBay, which I plan to fit next weekend.

Then I'll do the clutch and take it to Llandow for a track day.
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Postby nab 301 » Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:27 pm

Twinspark wrote:The electrics are a bit iffy, as it stood outside in my brother's garden for 4 or so years before I bought it - so I've just grabbed a 2nd hand loom from a low mileage bike off eBay, which I plan to fit next weekend.

Then I'll do the clutch and take it to Llandow for a track day.


Mine is tatty but the electrics seem ok so far .... good luck with the loom fitting!
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Postby boxerscott » Tue Jul 23, 2013 10:09 pm

Keep everything original. Best way to go when comes to selling on IMHO
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