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Paddock stand

Postby crucial » Wed Jan 12, 2005 9:26 am

I don't know if it's been mentioned yet, but NWS have their paddock stand for sale on their website http://www.n-w-s.com/bmw/r1100s-sport.html :)

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Postby gus » Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:07 pm

Very nice they are too.
But £200 for the pair...........
I think i,ll manage with my car jack and blocks of wood.For now anyway.
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Postby boxerpan » Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:44 pm

gus wrote:Very nice they are too.
But £200 for the pair...........
I think i,ll manage with my car jack and blocks of wood.For now anyway.
gus

twaddle.......your carpeted, centrally heated, full facility garage is only round the corner :)
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Postby gus » Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:31 pm

I try not to take the piss too much.So i do sometimes have to work on my bike at home.Which is great when you got your bike stripped down in the street and everybody who walks past wants to tell you about their uncle,aunt,great grandfather etc etc who had a bike.I suppose when you get really old you,ve kinda earned the right to talk bollox to anyone anytime anywhere.
Hang on........................
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Postby boxerpan » Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:35 pm

gus wrote:I try not to take the piss too much.So i do sometimes have to work on my bike at home.Which is great when you got your bike stripped down in the street and everybody who walks past wants to tell you about their uncle,aunt,great grandfather etc etc who had a bike.I suppose when you get really old you,ve kinda earned the right to talk bollox to anyone anytime anywhere.
Hang on........................
gus :lol:


Don't mention the war.......you should be shot for owning that piece of Teutonic engineering.........they don't make them like they used to.............that sort of thing :lol:
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Postby gus » Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:49 pm

yep!
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Postby crucial » Thu Jan 13, 2005 9:35 am

It's good if you have a bellypan.................but like you, I will stick with two axle stands and 20mm bar, besides i'm still paying off the mortgage on my indicators :wink:

As an aside Gus, have you done anything about your brake calipers yet?
I'm considering going the same route as I hate the standard BMW ones. They seem to be the cause of most of my brake problems (sqealing, shuddering etc). Maybe it's why BMW changed them :roll:

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Postby carlk » Thu Jan 13, 2005 3:36 pm

Nettopreis:
3447,41 €

Bruttopreis:
3999,00 €

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
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Postby sandbar » Thu Jan 13, 2005 4:19 pm

Thank you - yes those are the ones.

Silicon - composite discs, ceramic pistons, as good as carbon but they work when cold and in the wet. And they last a lot longer as well. Currently undergoing testing and appraisal by the aerospace industry, F1 and a couple of Moto-GP teams.

Dramatically cheaper than Brembo who are currently charging circa 3000 Euros for each carbon disc.

Now that Moto-GP will not stop a race for rain, it makes carbon brakes a no-no if there is any chance of rain. These may be the way to go - we hope!!!

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Postby crucial » Thu Jan 13, 2005 5:36 pm

I was thinking more along the lines of second hand Brembo gold jobbies.

The Secoms are worth more than me bike :shock: :lol:

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Postby gus » Thu Jan 13, 2005 6:06 pm

I have a bellpan and would love those stands,as its a pain in the arse taking the thing off.Although that aint a problem at the mo,as its undergoing some serious repair work after head butting a house brick. :x
I still aint put them on yet.Even though my dad has his own engineering workshop,i still aint got the adaptors sorted.Must try harder.must try harder.
My 98 brembos are not there best at the moment despite new pads and a good cleaning.
I got my series ore brembos off ebay for £90 the pair and in great condition.They came of a mille.
I,m on the hunt for some waveys like yours aswell.Birthday this sunday,so hopefully relatives will bombard me with cash instead of socks and smellies. :lol:
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Postby carlk » Fri Jan 14, 2005 8:56 am

A cautionary tale for those using or considering wavey disks,
http://www.bike-pix.com/forum/viewtopic ... highlight=

The question I would ask is what testing have they had, are they TuV, DOT, Kite or E stamped?
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Postby boxerpan » Fri Jan 14, 2005 9:28 am

The wavey discs from the Italian lot 'Braking' are TuV approved. Can't say for any other manufacturers.
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Postby gus » Fri Jan 14, 2005 5:59 pm

If they had a reputation for breaking(pardon the pun),then i,m sure the press would have jumped on it.That disc could have been subjected to all kinds of abuse or it could have been a defect.Ours bolts directley onto the wheel aswell,so no carrier to worry about.
gus


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