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Hayden
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Postby Hayden » Thu Jun 25, 2015 7:34 pm

No worries mate, cannot make it either as it turns out.
were on legs 3 and 4 of Hannahs universities tour of Great Britian, Brighton a week ago, Nottingham tomorrow, York on Saturday, Goldsmiths London the week after...etc etc.. :shock:

Start saving for France next year...not possible at the moment, all our monies going on diesel and butties!... :)

only joking about the tabs by the way :lol:

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Postby Hayden » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:27 am

Updated..slightly..pic

my pet hate removed, pillion pegs, bike looks so much nicer with them off, and seeing as the wife would rather throttle her self with her marigolds than jump on the back..job done.. :)
[img][img]http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e321/sjbruton/DSC_0043_zpszal9t54y.jpg[/img][/img]

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Postby Blackal » Sun Jul 12, 2015 10:27 am

Looks good.

Only reason to keep them - is as a useful anchor-point for luggage bungees.

Al
If I am ever on life support - Unplug me......
Then plug me back in..........

See if that works .....
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Hayden
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Postby Hayden » Sun Jul 12, 2015 1:44 pm

Fair point Al, I will be using them should I tour etc..

Had its first service yesterday, so I can use it a bit more now..having had bigger bikes previously, I`am pleasantly surprised by the torque available at reasonable revs..(only allowed up to 8ooo rpm for a bit).
It may not have large figures on paper, but it delivers them well.

Two things not particularly impressed with, the more I look at it, the more I dislike the seat cowl, definitely an over styling exercise,( that will be off soon)

The number plate hanger, is just that, meaning that riding in the wet results in a wet back, a plume of spay following me to work this morning. I feel a sneaky mod coming on.

Other than that, its all smiles!... :lol:

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Postby andy griff » Thu Jul 23, 2015 8:35 pm

Back mudguards generally are a complete disaster area on modern bikes !


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