Re: What did you do to your bike today??

by Bobtra69 Sat Mar 15, 2014 7:16 am

He's two years younger than me so he must be.....

by Jimbob Sat Mar 15, 2014 8:13 am

Older than me Very Happy

by Jimbob Sun Mar 16, 2014 3:48 am

Brakes are all sorted now and by god they work!!
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by Bobtra69 Sun Mar 16, 2014 4:16 am

Was there something wrong with the brakes in the first place? Is that why you started braking so early on the back straight at Teeside?

by Jimbob Sun Mar 16, 2014 5:49 am

Yeah they were shit!! You can nearly get brake lever to touch grips on standard gixer brakes!! Can now do two finger braking very easily :-)

by Guest Sun Mar 16, 2014 9:00 am

Hmm my old and fucked fazer has always had two finger braking! I brake and the brakes stick two fingers up at me! ;-)

by Jimbob Sun Mar 16, 2014 9:03 am

Doesn't yours have gold spots? They are an upgrade they reccomend on gixer but they reckon blade 08+ callipers are even better upgrade

by Bobtra69 Sun Mar 16, 2014 11:28 am

Always used two finger braking on whatever bike I have owned....

by Guest Mon Mar 17, 2014 9:08 am

Nah the fazer only has blue spots, to be honest, they are all I'll ever need on the road! Ebc pads back in and oh what a difference :-)

by JACKO71 Mon Mar 17, 2014 6:00 pm

That's cos the blade goes so fast it needs good brakes..

by Bobtra69 Mon Mar 17, 2014 7:55 pm

Bobtra69 wrote:Was there something wrong with the brakes in the first place? Is that why you started braking so early on the back straight at Teeside?

Having said that, jacko's brakes must be fucked cos he started braking halfway down the straight!

He must go through a few sets of pads though, yesterday he braked for every little corner and crest!

by JACKO71 Mon Mar 17, 2014 11:14 pm

Bobtra69 wrote:
Bobtra69 wrote:Was there something wrong with the brakes in the first place? Is that why you started braking so early on the back straight at Teeside?

Having said that, jacko's brakes must be fucked cos he started braking halfway down the straight!

He must go through a few sets of pads though, yesterday he braked for every little corner and crest!

and.............. Surprised

by JACKO71 Tue Mar 18, 2014 6:42 pm

Topped oil up....lol..

by paul65 Fri Mar 21, 2014 8:40 am

bought a complete srad front end for the blandit 200 gold coins cheap as chips ...

by JACKO71 Fri Mar 21, 2014 9:01 am

Loaded you is, are we gonna see this one this year or what...

by paul65 Sat Mar 22, 2014 2:33 am

JACKO71 wrote:Loaded you is, are we gonna see this one this year or what

bought it to tinker with really
I like to take bits off and add bits on
getting out would be good but to be honest not really arsed
work is mad busy so not much bike time
the odd few hours on it here n there a month will keep me happy Sad

by JACKO71 Sun Mar 23, 2014 5:28 am

Just put a new air filter in and a new hrc tank pad, might not be as smoky as last week.....will have to wait and see....

by Bobtra69 Sun Mar 23, 2014 5:45 am

Did you get K&N for it?

by JACKO71 Sun Mar 23, 2014 7:26 am

No, standard is just fine, not a fan tbh....

by Robby Mon Mar 24, 2014 1:45 am

Sold it

Bike was picked up yesterday so the hunt is on for a replacement before the good weather gets here.

Out of the 3 bikes on my list i've narrowed it down to 1

MT07 - bit too basic and will lose a lot in 12 months
GSR750 - basic swingarm, too smooth (lazy/ underpowered)
FZ8 - waiting for 2 dealers to get back to me with prices, look good in pearl white with gold wheels Cool

by Guest Mon Mar 24, 2014 2:01 am

Fz8????? Don't do it! Might as well at least go for an fz1 or an mt09 or a zthou or a cb1000r or an old fazer or a hornet 600, all better bikes than the fz8

by JACKO71 Mon Mar 24, 2014 3:54 am

Or a z1000 i wouldn't bother with a naked less than a thou, tammed down engine's and less aerodynamic than the sports versions make em a lot more user friendly....

by Robby Mon Mar 24, 2014 4:16 am

I thought the FX8 was a decent bike? got some good reviews

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251329268110?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

by paul65 Mon Mar 24, 2014 5:37 am

suzi b king ??

by Robby Mon Mar 24, 2014 7:02 am

paul65 wrote:suzi b king ??

too big
1000 is a bit much for the road, 600 a bit weedy so 750-800 seems just right

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