A picture a day....biker banter (Vol 4)
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scunnylad said:
Just back from the classic tt/manx gp
Loads of great bikes everywhere,a brilliant event marred slightly by the regs fiasco in the superbike class
Our man came 6th in the lightweight classic
The top 4 were all tt regulars.
In the Manx junior race he suffered a piston skirt failure
Your man did brilliantly, shame I didnt catch up with you, our mob all had a cracking time, weather was kind on the most part and thankfully we got an earlier ferry back Saturday eve as our accommodation was dire, we was booked on tomorrows boat...Loads of great bikes everywhere,a brilliant event marred slightly by the regs fiasco in the superbike class
Our man came 6th in the lightweight classic
The top 4 were all tt regulars.
In the Manx junior race he suffered a piston skirt failure
Pic of my Dad after doing 145mph over the mountain...sorry, that should be 45mph over the mountain..
Jazoli said:
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Exhaust has snapped where the downpipe meets the collector, cheap arsed mild steel parts directly behind the front wheel, second hand parts are rare and £silly, new parts are £700, on a £2k bike, 2 week holiday off work, noticed the extra noise on day 1 of the holiday, bang go my plans, I'm just glad I couldn't get a hire van for last weekends bash at Snet, would have been even more pissed off.
Off subject a little but I like the organic tank prop. Have to ask why you're not using the standard Suzuki bent piece of wire/bar or does the tail tidy prevent the official bit from now fitting under the pillion seat?king bikesExhaust has snapped where the downpipe meets the collector, cheap arsed mild steel parts directly behind the front wheel, second hand parts are rare and £silly, new parts are £700, on a £2k bike, 2 week holiday off work, noticed the extra noise on day 1 of the holiday, bang go my plans, I'm just glad I couldn't get a hire van for last weekends bash at Snet, would have been even more pissed off.
I'm guessing from the L/H hanger that's a 1000 rather than 650, are the TL systems so different that a 2nd hand one there can't be used?
graham22 said:
Off subject a little but I like the organic tank prop. Have to ask why you're not using the standard Suzuki bent piece of wire/bar or does the tail tidy prevent the official bit from now fitting under the pillion seat?
I'm guessing from the L/H hanger that's a 1000 rather than 650, are the TL systems so different that a 2nd hand one there can't be used?
Most people have lost the original prop somewhere along the line. My 650 didn't come with one but I grabbed one off eBay.I'm guessing from the L/H hanger that's a 1000 rather than 650, are the TL systems so different that a 2nd hand one there can't be used?
That's a thou, although I thought they came with SS systems as standard.
tom_e said:
Most people have lost the original prop somewhere along the line. My 650 didn't come with one but I grabbed one off eBay.
That's a thou, although I thought they came with SS systems as standard.
It is stainless, just cheap sThat's a thou, although I thought they came with SS systems as standard.
t fragile stainless, all fixed now with s/h parts, the TL1000 exhaust has no bung in it for O2 sensor so would need drilling and a bung fitting.Bike never came with a tank prop.
scunnylad said:
Just back from the classic tt/manx gp
Loads of great bikes everywhere,a brilliant event marred slightly by the regs fiasco in the superbike class
Our man came 6th in the lightweight classic
The top 4 were all tt regulars.
In the Manx junior race he suffered a piston skirt failure
fLoads of great bikes everywhere,a brilliant event marred slightly by the regs fiasco in the superbike class
Our man came 6th in the lightweight classic
The top 4 were all tt regulars.
In the Manx junior race he suffered a piston skirt failure
k I miss my TZ 
hebegb said:
Saw these two up at Hawes on Bank Holiday Monday just gone , reminded me of you , Simon ( Srob),
forgot to post then ....
Lower one has the finned pushrods tunnel of a Thruxton. Only real way to tell is from the engine number though, there's many replicas about
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