A picture a day....biker banter (Vol 4)

[mak]

[quote=redback911]Not been out on the bike for a while due to travel. Absolutely chucking it down when I woke up this morning, left the road-bike and took the Husky out instead.


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Are you sure there isn't a caravan park and a 1000 people plus angry ramblers behind all your carefully edited photos ? If not that is pure paradise where you live

[Gunk]

I repaired the scratched right hand fairing on my bargain CBR600 where the previous owner dropped it.



Stripped off the old decal and prepped the panel





I scrounged some vinyl from a local sign-writing company and cut out a replica off a template I made



Looks OK after a bit of touch up paint and polish

[podman]

You made a nice job of that mate..

[Tommo13]

podman said:

You made a nice job of that mate..

This, top job that

[Birky_41]

Max5476 said:

New bike day is always a good day. Picking up my street this morning.

See a few of these at iom. Really light and small, definitely gonna be a good seller for them I reckon

[Max5476]

Tonberry said:

Looks so much better in the flesh than all of the marketing images I've seen of the R.

Did you also ride the RS? If so, how does it compare?

Thanks, I think it looks great, its nice to see the new lights and fly screen from the speed being used on it. I like the white as well but I think the colours are pretty limiting across the range.

I haven't ridden the RS, in face before yesterday I hadn't ridden a 765 or 675 street. A friend has ridden both, he reckons the R makes the better road bike, as its peak torque is slightly lower, and the bike has a bit more mid range. The brakes and suspension on the R are still great. The RS would definitely have the edge on the track.

The R's have only just made it to dealers, hopefully a few more comparisons will turn up in the next few weeks.

[(MrB)]

Untitled by (MrB), on Flickr

[redback911]

Tommo13 said:

podman said:

You made a nice job of that mate..

This, top job that

+3 great job! Gawd, I can barely put a band-aid on.

[podman]

[quote=(MrB)] Untitled by (MrB), on Flickr
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Cracking picture..how do you get on?

[Fleegle]

podman said:

Cracking picture..how do you get on?

Hold both bars and raise and stretch right leg over the seat

[terry tibbs]

Fleegle said:

Hold both bars and raise and stretch right leg over the seat

very funny

i've just gobbed tea all over the key board and down my nose

[Fish]

New bike taken into work... and no rain!

[anonymous-user]

Fish said:

New bike taken into work... and no rain!

They are some seriously sticky tyres ;-)

[Birky_41]

Fish said:

New bike taken into work... and no rain!

No rain?!? I Dont believe you - its I've seen this last month on/off

[Fish]

Yep special tyres... picture was the right way up when I uploaded!

Not rained at all today..Yet

[cbmotorsport]

A shot of James Hillier braking at the Creg at the TT last week. Mrs took it with her iphone. I was quite impressed.

[Hammerhead]

Great shot, Mrs cbmotorsport

[Gunk]

Had a couple of hours free this evening so I sorted out the tail fairing. It was broken when I bought the bike.



I sourced a replacement for £15 but Sod's law it was the wrong shade of red. I primed it and flattened it back over the weekend. (you need a cheeky beer or two)



I then painted it with a colour matched rattle can, as usual the finish is ste but I'll flatten it back with plenty of water and 2500 grit wet and dry.



Once flattened back I'll use some cutting polish and lacquer it, it will then go back here..



I also gave the scabby rear grab rail a lick of paint.

[podman]

Fleegle said:

podman said:

Cracking picture..how do you get on?

Hold both bars and raise and stretch right leg over the seat

Yeh, I deserved that one....!

[Biker's Nemesis]

podman said:

Fleegle said:

podman said:

Cracking picture..how do you get on?

Hold both bars and raise and stretch right leg over the seat

Yeh, I deserved that one....!

You did Bryan.