GTI is back on the road

kev · I Hump Things Joined: 07 Oct 2002 Karma :

A few weeks ago poor old Gti crashed his bike and was told by a bike shop it was written off.

He brought it to me and with about £150 in parts and £50 to me he went from bent to good with only a few scratches remaining.
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20:02:36 Jammy-R6: any holes a goal
20:02:48 kev: even if its a hairy mans arse
20:02:56 Jammy-R6: hell yes

paulthewitt · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 May 2004 Karma :

impressive stuff.

so is it not an official write off any more???

Shaun · Likes 'em bent Joined: 17 May 2003 Karma :

If the bike shop said it was a write off and not an insurance company then no it isn't and never actually was.

Its looking good, especially for only £200, what work needed doing to it?

kev · I Hump Things Joined: 07 Oct 2002 Karma :

Top fairing, left foot hanger, sub frame, h frame switch gear and screen.
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20:02:36 Jammy-R6: any holes a goal
20:02:48 kev: even if its a hairy mans arse
20:02:56 Jammy-R6: hell yes

Minky_monkey · Traffic Copper Joined: 01 Aug 2004 Karma :

You've made an excellent job by the look of it! Well done!

Rvf_FiRe · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Karma :

Only thing i dont like is the screen, other than that great job Thumbs Up

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Claud 14.7 to 1 · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 May 2004 Karma :

looks good. Thumbs Up

Whats an H frame? Eh?

Shaun · Likes 'em bent Joined: 17 May 2003 Karma :

I think he means the H bar, piece of metal at the front that holds your screen and stuff in place.

Rvf_FiRe · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Karma :

Going2fast · World Chat Champion Joined: 30 Jun 2004 Karma :

Nice work

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Gti · Bendy Groupie Joined: 07 May 2003 Karma :

Might just be the picture but the screen doesn't look quite the same as the old one? Is it different kev?

If some bastard actually replied to my thread about a fairing sprayer in North London I could get the nose cone done to match the rest of the colour scheme.

By the way I'd originally taken it to a garage to get the work done when he started spouting a load of bollox about how this and that's broke giving lot's of "Ohhhh that's expensive" etc.

He ended up trying to offer me £500 for it..........Needless to say I got it the fuck outta there sharpish, the best bit was telling me a new hanger would set me back about £150, and that didnt include the peg or gear lever Shocked

Pure Bikes in bethnal green = Wankers.
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Phoenix · Twisted Firestarter Joined: 01 Aug 2002 Karma :

Iridium screens are never the same GTI, that's half the 'appeal' of them.

Gti · Bendy Groupie Joined: 07 May 2003 Karma :

That one looks puke green though Sick

Here's the original looking very appealing https://www.bikechatforums.com/download.php?id=6442
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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

How come you need to respray it, those look undamged fairings. Confused

Gti · Bendy Groupie Joined: 07 May 2003 Karma :

It's got a crack in it that needs doing so I thought I'd get the thing sprayed to the same colour scheme as the rest of the bike, although if those are all decals I can rip them off and put on the original ones.
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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

Cheaper and less hassle to keep an eye open for some fairings in the same colour scheme as the originals as getting them resprayed and repaired will be lots more expensive then finding some in the colours and un-broken and selling those ones. Thumbs Up

Gti · Bendy Groupie Joined: 07 May 2003 Karma :

We've tried but no luck, so we just settled for this one. I'm hoping those are all decals, if they are I can get the original ones made up for a nunpence and stick them on instead.
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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

Front fairings don't come along very often at all, in good condition second hand so if you want some undamaged ones with original decals and paint job just wait for them, lots cheaper than getting repaired, resprayed and new decals.

Gti · Bendy Groupie Joined: 07 May 2003 Karma :

Fixing a small crack and sorting out some decals would be cheaper then getting a mint condition one in the same colour scheme,

Although the chances of that happening are slim, the front's the first thing to get smashed on a bike isn't it, just look what happened to mine Very Happy

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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

No it's not, you buy mint one then sell current one. I bought a mint front ZX6R fairing before for around £70, and then managed to sell the old one which had a shit home bodged paint job and was damaged for about £90.

Just keep an eye on eBay and there'll be one at some point.

Gti · Bendy Groupie Joined: 07 May 2003 Karma :

I could be waiting some time for one to spring up.
Maybe I should have mentioned that I've been without the bike for 8 weeks and if I have to use public transport any longer I'll start randomly pushing people/kids/the elderly in front of buses.

The funny thing is people think I'm joking......
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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

Just keep it how it is and use it, and when you find fairing in exact right colours and decals buy that fairing and seel the current one. Thumbs Up

Gti · Bendy Groupie Joined: 07 May 2003 Karma :

I have a slight case of COD, seeing how off key it looks would get right on my tits.
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