everywherevirtually
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I think I'll do that Luke. The K100rt forum has been a great help to me especially in helping me setup the Acewell speedo.
I polished a turd and it came up yellow
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I think I'll do that Luke. The K100rt forum has been a great help to me especially in helping me setup the Acewell speedo.
STUBBS
undead
great colour choice
looking forward to more
looking forward to more
everywherevirtually
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I decided that some elements should be polished up like the rear luggage rack and fuel cap but the wheels were too ropey to be polished so I opted for the RAT approach and applied some engine paint. My favourite for this task was always PJ1 Fast black but some EU law has now deemed that it is too toxic. I tried some crap from Halfrauds which came out grey. 
. In the end I found a suitable alternative via ebay.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/7866553238/" title="Matt black wheels by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7128/7866553238_e2af52a549_z.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="Matt black wheels"></a>
if you want it to apply well to cool objects, like the wheels. I would suggest using a hairdryer to help things along.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/7866555422/" title="Matt black wheels by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8422/7866555422_0426542d5c_z.jpg" width="360" height="640" alt="Matt black wheels"></a>
. In the end I found a suitable alternative via ebay. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/7866553238/" title="Matt black wheels by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7128/7866553238_e2af52a549_z.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="Matt black wheels"></a>
if you want it to apply well to cool objects, like the wheels. I would suggest using a hairdryer to help things along.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/7866555422/" title="Matt black wheels by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8422/7866555422_0426542d5c_z.jpg" width="360" height="640" alt="Matt black wheels"></a>
everywherevirtually
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When I first looked at the petrol cap I assumed it was plastic and then I saw a small chip and realised it was in fact solid aluminium.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/7866568988/" title="shiny fuel cap by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7113/7866568988_012a6d7375_z.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="shiny fuel cap"></a>
It took some elbow grease but with some emery cloth it doesn't take too long to remove the coating. I then worked down the grades of the wet and dry paper, ultimately finishing with autosol.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/7866566436/" title="shiny fuel cap by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8289/7866566436_843a642a6b_z.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="shiny fuel cap"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/7866567698/" title="shiny fuel cap by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8430/7866567698_14438c84a0_z.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="shiny fuel cap"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/7866568988/" title="shiny fuel cap by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7113/7866568988_012a6d7375_z.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="shiny fuel cap"></a>
It took some elbow grease but with some emery cloth it doesn't take too long to remove the coating. I then worked down the grades of the wet and dry paper, ultimately finishing with autosol.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/7866566436/" title="shiny fuel cap by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8289/7866566436_843a642a6b_z.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="shiny fuel cap"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/7866567698/" title="shiny fuel cap by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8430/7866567698_14438c84a0_z.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="shiny fuel cap"></a>
chas820
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Me too
Me three 
everywherevirtually
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The paint job looks good now because I basically made every mistake in the book prior to that. Our soggy summer and high humidity did not help either. 
A friend in Austria said that the BMW primer underneath would be better than any primer I would put on and I saw the logic in that. So I decided to rough up the surface and apply the paint. Trouble was, I had rubbed out some deep scratches and I had rubbed through to the primer. This created a halo effect where I had the Honda paint on top, the original BMW red below and then the white primer underneath.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/7872406588/" title="The paint job by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8291/7872406588_bdd1992ce8_z.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="The paint job"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/7872405504/" title="The paint job by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7122/7872405504_7ce4019def_z.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="The paint job"></a>
As soon as I started applying the paint I just knew I'd gone wrong.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/7872403582/" title="The paint job by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8301/7872403582_3cb93d4260_z.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="The paint job"></a>
The Fluorescent light was not helping either as it was giving it a lurid green look. So when things start going wrong, what do you do? Add more paint.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/7872400332/" title="The paint job by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8448/7872400332_d576422ec7_z.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="The paint job"></a>
Thankfully I found out pretty fast that this was not going to work. So It washed off with water. The water solubility aspect would also play a role in the next mistake down the line.
So next time round I heaped it with primer and all was well. I applied the paint and was feeling chuffed with myself. That was until I saw the halo's again.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/7872491968/" title="Paint halo by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8437/7872491968_0d848f4311_z.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="Paint halo"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/7872491022/" title="Paint halo by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8294/7872491022_8d590c569e_z.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="Paint halo"></a>
naively and optimistically I hoped they would go away when the lacquer was applied. I was wrong.
I also made the mistake of trying to flat the paint with wet and dry sandpaper. A stupid mistake but I was thrown off course by the instructions on the can which seemed to be generic and referring to oil based paints.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/7872368340/" title="NOKIA Lumia 710_000065 by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8289/7872368340_a5b3908071_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="NOKIA Lumia 710_000065"></a>
So not only did I rub through the thin lacquer but I also managed to remove some of the paint below because of the water.
The rubber pad that stops the seat rubbing the tank was also an interesting adventure. I bought some American rubber door seal glue which would appear to be ideal for the job. In the end it dissolved the lacquer and created a gungy mess. You can see some of the gunge appearing at the bottom of the pad. Ultimately I opted for some double sided tape which worked wonders.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/7872372278/" title="NOKIA Lumia 710_000101 by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8308/7872372278_bb3b7b787a_z.jpg" width="480" height="640" alt="NOKIA Lumia 710_000101"></a>
I applied more lacquer and lived with it for four weeks before I thought I just cant accept an imperfect job after me going to such effort to do it in the first place. So after all of the above I decided to strip it back to the metal. It was no easy task because the lacquer was oil based, my new paint was water based, then there were two more oil based layers and a primer. So I used a combo of Nitromors, Petrol, Acetone, water and some B&Q own brand thing which at first I thought was crap as it did nothing in the allotted time but worked well enough over night. I made a hell of a mess but it was worth it in the end.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/7872359422/" title="NOKIA Lumia 710_000657 by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7117/7872359422_06f440c267_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="NOKIA Lumia 710_000657"></a>
Also the mistakes I'd made on the tank enabled me to do the other bits properly. The tail section and front mudguard. I also shorted the front mudguard. It's fibreglass so it was easy to cut with a dremel and smooth off with a sander.
A friend in Austria said that the BMW primer underneath would be better than any primer I would put on and I saw the logic in that. So I decided to rough up the surface and apply the paint. Trouble was, I had rubbed out some deep scratches and I had rubbed through to the primer. This created a halo effect where I had the Honda paint on top, the original BMW red below and then the white primer underneath.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/7872406588/" title="The paint job by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8291/7872406588_bdd1992ce8_z.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="The paint job"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/7872405504/" title="The paint job by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7122/7872405504_7ce4019def_z.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="The paint job"></a>
As soon as I started applying the paint I just knew I'd gone wrong.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/7872403582/" title="The paint job by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8301/7872403582_3cb93d4260_z.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="The paint job"></a>
The Fluorescent light was not helping either as it was giving it a lurid green look. So when things start going wrong, what do you do? Add more paint.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/7872400332/" title="The paint job by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8448/7872400332_d576422ec7_z.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="The paint job"></a>
Thankfully I found out pretty fast that this was not going to work. So It washed off with water. The water solubility aspect would also play a role in the next mistake down the line.
So next time round I heaped it with primer and all was well. I applied the paint and was feeling chuffed with myself. That was until I saw the halo's again.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/7872491968/" title="Paint halo by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8437/7872491968_0d848f4311_z.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="Paint halo"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/7872491022/" title="Paint halo by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8294/7872491022_8d590c569e_z.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="Paint halo"></a>
naively and optimistically I hoped they would go away when the lacquer was applied. I was wrong.
I also made the mistake of trying to flat the paint with wet and dry sandpaper. A stupid mistake but I was thrown off course by the instructions on the can which seemed to be generic and referring to oil based paints.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/7872368340/" title="NOKIA Lumia 710_000065 by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8289/7872368340_a5b3908071_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="NOKIA Lumia 710_000065"></a>
So not only did I rub through the thin lacquer but I also managed to remove some of the paint below because of the water.
The rubber pad that stops the seat rubbing the tank was also an interesting adventure. I bought some American rubber door seal glue which would appear to be ideal for the job. In the end it dissolved the lacquer and created a gungy mess. You can see some of the gunge appearing at the bottom of the pad. Ultimately I opted for some double sided tape which worked wonders.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/7872372278/" title="NOKIA Lumia 710_000101 by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8308/7872372278_bb3b7b787a_z.jpg" width="480" height="640" alt="NOKIA Lumia 710_000101"></a>
I applied more lacquer and lived with it for four weeks before I thought I just cant accept an imperfect job after me going to such effort to do it in the first place. So after all of the above I decided to strip it back to the metal. It was no easy task because the lacquer was oil based, my new paint was water based, then there were two more oil based layers and a primer. So I used a combo of Nitromors, Petrol, Acetone, water and some B&Q own brand thing which at first I thought was crap as it did nothing in the allotted time but worked well enough over night. I made a hell of a mess but it was worth it in the end.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/7872359422/" title="NOKIA Lumia 710_000657 by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7117/7872359422_06f440c267_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="NOKIA Lumia 710_000657"></a>
Also the mistakes I'd made on the tank enabled me to do the other bits properly. The tail section and front mudguard. I also shorted the front mudguard. It's fibreglass so it was easy to cut with a dremel and smooth off with a sander.
everywherevirtually
Registered user
That looks like one of the mother in laws roast beef dinners
Hahahaha it did take on a meaty appearance
With that sharks eye it looked like something that crawled out of the sea
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/7872360516/" title="Staring again by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7257/7872360516_cbd52eb0a1_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="Staring again"></a>
everywherevirtually
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There will be more to come a bit later when I get home. I've been crazy busy the last few weeks so didn't manage to update this thread. I will continue to do so shortly.
Good thread , thanks for taking the time
It might be you. A really nice pearl white K100RS 16-Valve, 47k miles, last owner for 13 years, initially sold for 1200 quid was re-advertised because of a time waster, sold a couple of days ago for 950 quid. It was fully kitted with panniers etc and looked really clean. The ABS needed resetting and that was about it, even the tyres were new.
Agreed.turnipbmw said:good thread
I found a pool of brake fluid under my K100RT this morning. Looked like the rear master cylinder was leaking as the reservour was empty and fluid was dripping from the master cylinder. 
Had a fiddle about and found the rubber hose hidden behind the footrest hanger between the reservour and master cylinder was perished, and the fluid was running down and dripping from the master cylinder.
Two minutes later hose replaced and fixed with a short section of rubber hose i had laying around, and the K back on the road being used by a customer.
I love the simplicity of these bikes.
Had a fiddle about and found the rubber hose hidden behind the footrest hanger between the reservour and master cylinder was perished, and the fluid was running down and dripping from the master cylinder.
Two minutes later hose replaced and fixed with a short section of rubber hose i had laying around, and the K back on the road being used by a customer.
I love the simplicity of these bikes.
I was thinking of that horrid 100k miler k75s, serious accident damage including hole in the engine, bald tyres and rusty that went for £300 the other day on e bay.
Been quite a few like that lately.
Just bought a new tyre and rear disc for my LT £44 and £35.
Good old e bay
everywherevirtually
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1 step forwards 2 steps backwards
Coming home from work the other night I was approaching a stationary line of traffic that itself was approaching a roundabout. It was wet and dark so even though it was a dual carriageway I was taking it easy because of the conditions. Everything was normal, I'm slowing down from 40mph to 20mph and then bam! The front end washes out.
. I slid along the road doing a pirouette with the bike sliding beside me. Because I'd left plenty of time to brake I didn't hit anything and nothing hit me. The pregnant woman behind me stopped in time but some idiot ran into her. Then I could smell the tell tail aroma of Diesel 
. It was everywhere and I was covered in it.
I dislocated my thumb and shattered the socket so I'll be in for surgery within the next 48 hours to put it all back together.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/8120601838/" title="NOKIA Lumia 710_002500 by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8470/8120601838_07571010d3.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="NOKIA Lumia 710_002500"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/8120599838/" title="NOKIA Lumia 710_002495 by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8336/8120599838_20d698db0b.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="NOKIA Lumia 710_002495"></a>
The bike had superficial damage but everything I spent the money on was wrecked. The new headlight, the indicators, the givi screen, the paintjob on the tank. I also managed to rip a footpeg off, crack a wingmirror, scrape the engine casing and the panniers.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/8120581973/" title="NOKIA Lumia 710_002511 by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8332/8120581973_34fabb8ebb.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="NOKIA Lumia 710_002511"></a>
My boot did this as I took off
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/8120598414/" title="NOKIA Lumia 710_002512 by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8466/8120598414_196fee376c.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="NOKIA Lumia 710_002512"></a>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/8120597408/" title="NOKIA Lumia 710_002519 by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8056/8120597408_fc60a71727.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="NOKIA Lumia 710_002519"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/8120578967/" title="NOKIA Lumia 710_002522 by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8048/8120578967_c72180c3af.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="NOKIA Lumia 710_002522"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/8120597794/" title="NOKIA Lumia 710_002517 by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8054/8120597794_32eab7983e.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="NOKIA Lumia 710_002517"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/8120598172/" title="NOKIA Lumia 710_002514 by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8056/8120598172_eb97bd2cde.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="NOKIA Lumia 710_002514"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/8120578629/" title="NOKIA Lumia 710_002524 by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8188/8120578629_2b3e2e1f87.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="NOKIA Lumia 710_002524"></a>
It's changed my feelings towards the bike and I'm tempted to make it more resistant to a crash. Perhaps strip it down further. Have the tank as polish aluminium and strip the tail section down.
Coming home from work the other night I was approaching a stationary line of traffic that itself was approaching a roundabout. It was wet and dark so even though it was a dual carriageway I was taking it easy because of the conditions. Everything was normal, I'm slowing down from 40mph to 20mph and then bam! The front end washes out.
. I slid along the road doing a pirouette with the bike sliding beside me. Because I'd left plenty of time to brake I didn't hit anything and nothing hit me. The pregnant woman behind me stopped in time but some idiot ran into her. Then I could smell the tell tail aroma of Diesel . It was everywhere and I was covered in it. I dislocated my thumb and shattered the socket so I'll be in for surgery within the next 48 hours to put it all back together.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/8120601838/" title="NOKIA Lumia 710_002500 by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8470/8120601838_07571010d3.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="NOKIA Lumia 710_002500"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/8120599838/" title="NOKIA Lumia 710_002495 by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8336/8120599838_20d698db0b.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="NOKIA Lumia 710_002495"></a>
The bike had superficial damage but everything I spent the money on was wrecked. The new headlight, the indicators, the givi screen, the paintjob on the tank. I also managed to rip a footpeg off, crack a wingmirror, scrape the engine casing and the panniers.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/8120581973/" title="NOKIA Lumia 710_002511 by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8332/8120581973_34fabb8ebb.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="NOKIA Lumia 710_002511"></a>
My boot did this as I took off
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/8120598414/" title="NOKIA Lumia 710_002512 by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8466/8120598414_196fee376c.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="NOKIA Lumia 710_002512"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/8120600972/" title="NOKIA Lumia 710_002516 by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8193/8120600972_d956df7828.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="NOKIA Lumia 710_002516"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/8120597408/" title="NOKIA Lumia 710_002519 by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8056/8120597408_fc60a71727.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="NOKIA Lumia 710_002519"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/8120578967/" title="NOKIA Lumia 710_002522 by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8048/8120578967_c72180c3af.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="NOKIA Lumia 710_002522"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/8120597794/" title="NOKIA Lumia 710_002517 by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8054/8120597794_32eab7983e.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="NOKIA Lumia 710_002517"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/8120598172/" title="NOKIA Lumia 710_002514 by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8056/8120598172_eb97bd2cde.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="NOKIA Lumia 710_002514"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/8120578629/" title="NOKIA Lumia 710_002524 by everywherevirtually, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8188/8120578629_2b3e2e1f87.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="NOKIA Lumia 710_002524"></a>
It's changed my feelings towards the bike and I'm tempted to make it more resistant to a crash. Perhaps strip it down further. Have the tank as polish aluminium and strip the tail section down.
the bounder
Registered user
I was admiring all your hard work and turd polishing and am really sorry to hear of your spill. I hope you get better soon. Please keep posting on "The Turd's Progress".
All the best
Nick
All the best
Nick
I was really enjoying the thread and seeing the bike progress.
Sorry to hear of the crash, especially after all the progress and hard work. I hope all goes well with the op.
Keep us posted as to the future incarnation of the bike.
Sorry to hear of the crash, especially after all the progress and hard work. I hope all goes well with the op.
Keep us posted as to the future incarnation of the bike.
(RIP) jings
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It's changed my feelings towards the bike and I'm tempted to make it more resistant to a crash. Perhaps strip it down further. Have the tank as polish aluminium and strip the tail section down.
a bit like this you mean
