Thats very positive news. They have done a fantastic job. I'm positive the quality is much higher on mine than the old ones 10/15 years ago.

Blade wrote:Just spotted a certain Mr Bratty in that photo Leigh

Bloody good wingman and a good laugh that gentleman

Thats why i did it - sadly missed by all the team

Wow - nice bike mister! Congrats.

Blade wrote:Misano next round

Have fond memories of sitting in good company, beer in hand watching Rossi take a superb victory

You mean this

I thought you may be pleased

Classic TT on Manx radio

Righto - back from service. Spent 2hrs getting back home :D They checked the chain tension - spot on, so it was loose. It was better on the way to service, so probably loose from factory. The bike just got even better - being able to rev it higher and leave it high into corners is the way with this ...

D6Nutz wrote:That's not bad, I didn't want to spend out a shed load of cash on something I'll only use once a year

Me neither but I'll sell it for at least what I paid for it.

Bag looks good on the tail.

Rode it like I stole it to the dealers. There is nothing like time pressure to focus you as road to dealers closed 20kms away . got to be there by 9.

Diversion attack mode . I dread to think how fast you can go once serviced

Off to go and get my first service now

Have a look at the Ventura racks - it was the only way on the RC8. Great pieces of kit and you can pick off the components on eBay gradually - cost me about 70 all in.

Had a prick in a Porsche convertible hunt me down on the motorway for daring to undertake him. Him and about 5 cars all in the outside lane, waiting for the car in front to get out of their way. I sail by and carry on as normal. I don't do silly speeds on the motorway, too many unmarked cars about,...

Kwacky wrote:My daughter's B-Tec results. 2 passes, both with distinctions.

Well done girl

Picking up 5 girls from the age of 20 to 23 years old from the airport. ]:) Sounds amazing doesn't it? Apart from they are our kids or their cousins. No friends of the girls coming this year :( so no totty. Big Brother on the TV, moaning about lack of internet and lots of girlie screeching |( I do l...

duke63 wrote:

Kwacky wrote:Really? Very little stretch on my 675.

Don't have the chain too tight, these prefer a bit of slack.

Must have been those two English nutters riding it.

To be honest i didn't check it when i first got it, so it may have been like that all the time.

Kwacky wrote:Really? Very little stretch on my 675.

Don't have the chain too tight, these prefer a bit of slack.

Yes i had around 5cm of slack where the manual states 2-3cm preferred. It's going in on Friday so i will ask them to check it just in case.

Chain tension sorted over the weekend - it's surprising how much a new chain stretches. Much better now.

I've also sorted the first service for first thing on Friday so i'll be taking a VERY long way home

So we take it you're not missing the RSV? Only on dual carriage ways when you want to get a wriggle on. I miss the fairing. Apart from that, nope. It was a good relationship with the RSV, we did a lot together, but the time to change was right. Same with the RC8 - i miss the power but only onto lon...

He was good at what he did, but i have to be honest i wasn't a fan.

RIP Sir Bruce.

It's got a bad reputation now - only the die hards will buy them now.