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Posted: 19:48 - 24 Jan 2013 Post subject: |
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No Blade wrote: | Do you ride in the fast group? |
Nah, only done novice days so far, one more session at novice and if I feel ready I'll go to inters
Eddie Hitler wrote: | Ahh sorry Billing, got the dates wrong on your posts. Thought you meant 6th february this year at Snetterton. |
I get ya, I was thinking of doing the one on Feb 6th, but funds and weather don't permit
##Paddy## wrote: | No Blade wrote: | Do you ride in the fast group? |
He rides a 98 R1.
Nothing is faster, therefore he is the fast group. |
How did I know you'd say something like that? I'm not even a 10th as capable as the bike, it fast, I'm the thing holding it back haha ____________________ '84 TS50X, '91 TZR125, '89 CBR400RR, '91 VFR400R NC30, '98 R1
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Posted: 21:09 - 24 Jan 2013 Post subject: |
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Do you really need Ohlins if you ride in the novice group,well set up standard shockers should do. |
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Posted: 11:24 - 26 Jan 2013 Post subject: |
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No Blade wrote: | Do you really need Ohlins if you ride in the novice group,well set up standard shockers should do. |
3 reasons, the first and most important being I like shiny things lol second, I can ONLY get faster, so it'll come in useful later, third, my standard one has done 28k, so was due a refresh, which would have been a third as expensive as the Öhlins unit I bought lol ____________________ '84 TS50X, '91 TZR125, '89 CBR400RR, '91 VFR400R NC30, '98 R1
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Watch this space, hopefully just secured some extremely rare parts for this that I've been after for months. Will upload pics once all is confirmed ____________________ '84 TS50X, '91 TZR125, '89 CBR400RR, '91 VFR400R NC30, '98 R1
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Posted: 15:43 - 06 Feb 2013 Post subject: |
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I dont mean this to be horrible but is there much else need for the Ohlins forks and shocks other than the tart value ?
Looking at the trackday pics, you dont exactly seem to be setting the world on fire with speed, and looking at the suspention load mid corner its hardly under any stress.
The bike will look very sexy with them on though i must admit ____________________ Ducati 1299 Panigale
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Posted: 07:24 - 09 Feb 2013 Post subject: |
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Wave2k wrote: | I dont mean this to be horrible but is there much else need for the Ohlins forks and shocks other than the tart value ?
Looking at the trackday pics, you dont exactly seem to be setting the world on fire with speed, and looking at the suspention load mid corner its hardly under any stress.
The bike will look very sexy with them on though i must admit |
To be honest with you, not really, I like shiny things lol hopefully I'll get a lot faster pretty soon, having only done 2 trackdays! But until then it's tart factor, much like a certain carbon clad S1000RR ____________________ '84 TS50X, '91 TZR125, '89 CBR400RR, '91 VFR400R NC30, '98 R1
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How many miles you covered so far? ____________________ m0l0t0v wrote: Chris, just so you know, JD is a nutter
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Posted: 14:42 - 22 Feb 2013 Post subject: |
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About 8500 now, been using it since last April, so expecting it to be around 10k by the time I've had it otr a year ____________________ '84 TS50X, '91 TZR125, '89 CBR400RR, '91 VFR400R NC30, '98 R1
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Posted: 18:29 - 22 Feb 2013 Post subject: |
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I'm taking it to FTR in Bury St Edmunds to have it done, they're Öhlins specialists, and have been recommended by several customers at work ____________________ '84 TS50X, '91 TZR125, '89 CBR400RR, '91 VFR400R NC30, '98 R1
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Posted: 10:57 - 23 Feb 2013 Post subject: |
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Mmmm.I like those forks
Would I buy some for my R1?I doubt it,but properly set up I bet that it will make the bike handle quite differantly.My brother has some on his Gixer1000 and the fork seals have gone again
I found that with the Ohlins rear shock installed on my R1,that the standard front forks needed sorting out.I did find that once the front springs and oil had been changed for Ohlins products,that fine tuning of the rear shock then made a considerable differance to the handling. ____________________ Just talk bikes.What else is there?
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Posted: 11:49 - 28 Feb 2013 Post subject: |
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ScottR1 wrote: | Nice bike! Would love some ohlins forks and shock for mine. |
Cheers, when I bought it I never intended to buy them, but when they came up it was at a price I couldn't refuse!
Fizzer Thou wrote: | Mmmm.I like those forks
Would I buy some for my R1?I doubt it,but properly set up I bet that it will make the bike handle quite differantly.My brother has some on his Gixer1000 and the fork seals have gone again
I found that with the Ohlins rear shock installed on my R1,that the standard front forks needed sorting out.I did find that once the front springs and oil had been changed for Ohlins products,that fine tuning of the rear shock then made a considerable differance to the handling. |
I remember you saying about the shock out doing the stock fork setup, and I had intended to get it redone with Ohlins internals, but this seemed to be a much faster option (didn't have to wait around with the bike off the road while they rebuilt the forks)
I have noticed it's actually quite a bit smoother than my stock ones, they're a little bit stiffer, but that can be dialled out when I get the bike back. ____________________ '84 TS50X, '91 TZR125, '89 CBR400RR, '91 VFR400R NC30, '98 R1
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Posted: 13:29 - 26 Mar 2013 Post subject: |
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Bikes back, done over 150 miles now, just through getting reacquainted
I've booked a trackday at Snetterton, and because the carbon can will fail the noise test I picked up a used Akrapovic can with baffle for £80.
Here she is with brand new headlights and resprayed nose, plus the new can
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https://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb73/sam_billing_91/20130325_180746.jpg ____________________ '84 TS50X, '91 TZR125, '89 CBR400RR, '91 VFR400R NC30, '98 R1
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Posted: 11:11 - 27 Mar 2013 Post subject: |
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Pretty bikey!
Its not a waste of money if you enjoy it. Which you appear to be doing |
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Posted: 04:31 - 28 Mar 2013 Post subject: |
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Sable wrote: | Pretty bikey!
Its not a waste of money if you enjoy it. Which you appear to be doing |
Cheers, I absolutely adore it, I smile every time I hear the motor burble into life, even when nothing else will (proven recently when I was really really depressed)
Chalky. wrote: | Have you got your knee down yet? |
Only a couple of scrapes at my favourite roundabout, nothing special lol
0l0dom0l0 wrote: | Before you go watch a video on body positioning. |
Will do, been reading twist of the wrist 1 and 2, and was given tips while at the track, unfortunately a lot of my upper body positioning is dictated by what my shoulder can cope with (hoping it'll be sorted by June, possibly having an artificial socket!)
atg90 wrote: | Bike looks like a beaut mate |
Cheers she's getting there, next set of tyres I'm having the wheels redone, as the p/c is flaking a touch ____________________ '84 TS50X, '91 TZR125, '89 CBR400RR, '91 VFR400R NC30, '98 R1
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FFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!
Cheers mate, I think bar keeping it in good health I won't be doing much until my mate decides to tell be his turbo lump ____________________ '84 TS50X, '91 TZR125, '89 CBR400RR, '91 VFR400R NC30, '98 R1
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 11 years, 33 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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