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PostPosted: 15:53 - 13 Apr 2006    Post subject: Here she is... Reply with quote
So here's the Thundercat. It needs a proper clean down, and there's some scratches on the RH fairing which will have to be patched and re-vinyled at some point, but right now I'm just happy to have it. I've gotten 100mph so far, which is OK considering it's got a partially seized throttle cable Laughing and I accidentally popped a little wheelie setting off. Embarassed Brown trouser moment there.

You might also notice I don't have any grips on it - I'm so poor now, I don't have £7 to pay for a pair! Laughing

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steveh
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PostPosted: 16:12 - 13 Apr 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
Looks okay mate, how much it set you back, theres always plenty of parts on Ebugger.


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PostPosted: 16:43 - 13 Apr 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
Looks alright. A little tatty but it gives you something to do hey. Thats the kind of bike im looking for, for the work - home - home - work run.
How much did it set you back?
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PostPosted: 17:01 - 13 Apr 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
Tis a nice bike Rookie Thumbs Up
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Dan 4RR
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PostPosted: 19:24 - 13 Apr 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
Are these 600cc?... anyways... nice for your first 'big' bike. Smile Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 19:58 - 13 Apr 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
nice one fella....


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PostPosted: 21:47 - 13 Apr 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
Very nice Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 23:26 - 13 Apr 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
It cost me the princely sum of £650. Smile
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PostPosted: 00:45 - 14 Apr 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
Got a bargin there then. Shame about the grips but its fuck funny. Laughing

Looks exactly like the thunderace in those pics, maybe you should change the stickers and 1337 it up. Laughing
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PostPosted: 01:49 - 14 Apr 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
Laughing I actually scraped together £6 and went to buy some today. They're not great, but they'll do for now, until I get some heated ones, possibly.
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PostPosted: 02:47 - 14 Apr 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
Real men dont need heated grips Shocked
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PostPosted: 06:31 - 14 Apr 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
Rookie wrote:
It cost me the princely sum of £650. Smile


thats an amazing bargain
i thought they were a good buy at £1500 so £650 is magic
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PostPosted: 06:31 - 14 Apr 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
McGee wrote:
Real men dont need heated grips Shocked


real men and ppl who live in warm countries
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Thats a rough lookin bike mate Wink you should be able to get it spruced up for very little, ive got one that needs a bit of tlc as well.

Check ebay for a new side fairing, they're always a couple on there, top fairing should be fixable. Please get some black mirrors as well Smile

Tcats do the job, crackin bikes.
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PostPosted: 17:09 - 14 Apr 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
COLINWALL wrote:
McGee wrote:
Real men dont need heated grips Shocked


real men and ppl who live in warm countries


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PostPosted: 02:04 - 15 Apr 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
trevoriv wrote:
Please get some black mirrors as well Smile



yeah i agree, as soon as i read that, it made a lot of sense although it hadnt occurred to me

maybe a light smoke screen instead of the red one, if one comes up on ebay
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PostPosted: 02:50 - 15 Apr 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
Actually, the red screen is growing on me. Embarassed Laughing

I do agree about the mirrors though, they are in abundance on eBay, but they're going for about £50 a set, so they can wait! Shocked

Took it for a nice little hoon half an hour ago; the throttle cable seems to have freed up entirely since I put the grips on. Thinking 120mph with my visor open a crack makes my eyes water like hell, I can feel it dried onto my face. Laughing
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PostPosted: 14:05 - 15 Apr 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
Link pipe and exhaust off - Treat to a hefty dose of autosol.

Touch up paint for the red bits on the fairing. Won't mask it completely but better than showing it eh Very Happy

Paint the backing of those mirrors!!!

Black DB Screen

You've got a good one there, an excellent one for the moeny. Tiny bit of work and she'll be gleaming.
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PostPosted: 14:26 - 15 Apr 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
i still cant get over what a bargain it was

did u buy it off your dad or something ?

did you feel like you were robbing the seller blind ?
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PostPosted: 16:38 - 15 Apr 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Time to loose that out your sig Wink

Also some updated pics with grips Wink
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PostPosted: 16:54 - 15 Apr 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote
COLINWALL wrote:
i still cant get over what a bargain it was

did u buy it off your dad or something ?

did you feel like you were robbing the seller blind ?


Well there was some mechanical work that needed doing when I bought it, so I had to pay for that too. But the major cost was new chain and sprockets, and the labour to fit them. I'm not touhcing anything that important. Laughing

Throttle has just sorted itself out now, but there is a problem with 1st gear that makes me think it hasn't actually been jetted for the can. Thinking
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