What are you doing today ??

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You don't share a passing resemblance to Colonel Sanders, by any chance??
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Not now I've had a shave ;)
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Cleaned my brother in laws MX5 today
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Why people don’t look after things they have worked hard to buy us beyond me.

Good job btw
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Excellent work
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Looks like you've done a fantastic job there Cav' (clap)

So, does that earn you free haircuts for life from him then.? (happy)
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Cheers all. It was last cleaned by me 2.5 years ago.. he just doesn't care which is odd because he loves his car. Tyres wear out so fast on that thing because he never inflates them. He's saving for a full body refurb on it at some point apparently which would be nice.... get rid of all the rust.

I would not trust him with a pair of scissors haha
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Nice job on the top....what was that, mildew??
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Mostly lichen. I believe it's the same stuff that grows on the north side of trees (in the northern hemisphere)
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Today I woke up entirely too early for a night shift monkey and ended up arranging to borrow a S1000xr next week, I won't have too long with it but hopefully the weather will be cooperative next Tuesday (y)
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Fingers crossed. The weather has been shit.
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Stonesie wrote:Today I woke up entirely too early for a night shift monkey and ended up arranging to borrow a S1000xr next week, I won't have too long with it but hopefully the weather will be cooperative next Tuesday (y)
Fingers crossed for the weather, but even if it's not good the XR is an excellent bike in the rain. The adaptive suspension combined with the stability system is astounding, I rode mine in every condition and I don't ever remember so much as a wheel slip when commuting.

Dynamic pro in the dry however is a sports bike eater and will happily spit you off.

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D6Nutz wrote: 01 Aug 2023, 21:27Dynamic pro in the dry however is a sports bike eater and will happily spit you off.
Is this the same as Slick mode on the Gen 2 S1000RR? If so, on the race track at least it's bloody excellent. I didn't see it flick on once despite being pinned on a few corner exits, the bike just squatted and pissed off down the tarmac
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Cav wrote: 02 Aug 2023, 07:33
D6Nutz wrote: 01 Aug 2023, 21:27Dynamic pro in the dry however is a sports bike eater and will happily spit you off.
Is this the same as Slick mode on the Gen 2 S1000RR? If so, on the race track at least it's bloody excellent. I didn't see it flick on once despite being pinned on a few corner exits, the bike just squatted and pissed off down the tarmac
I prefered my Gen 2 to the 3 it had a soul
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I was left underwhelmed if I'm totally honest, capable? Sure! The thing is a bloody weapon! Compared with my ZX6R it was numb and dull. If you're saying the Gen 3 was even more like that then I definitely won't want one
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Cav wrote: 02 Aug 2023, 08:20 I was left underwhelmed if I'm totally honest, capable? Sure! The thing is a bloody weapon! Compared with my ZX6R it was numb and dull. If you're saying the Gen 3 was even more like that then I definitely won't want one
Geb3 poor build quality and beyond numb, being able to make a 200bhp + superbike boring is quite an achievement by ze Germans
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The 2020 model of the XR (not sure which gen) is euro 5 compliant, rides well but it's dull as dishwater.. I found the same with the euro 5 version of the RR when I test rode it, fast as **** but soulless.

The 2017 version of the XR was euro 4 and an absolute beast. This was the version with the drl vertically between the headlights.

I remember following Monty through Wales and him commenting that it sounded like a Lancaster bomber when I rolled off behind him.

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Dentist appointment!!!

Lifestyles of the totally nondescript, eh??
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I'm looking forward to giving it a go, but I do tend towards a torque laden engine rather than a high revving one... The only 4 cylinder bike I truly miss is the MT-10 even though it was a thirsty beast it had the low down grunt and the high end power when you wanted it.

If I get room for 2 bikes in my life I will probably get another MK1 MT-10 and mod it.


Today I'm just looking at the rain and wondering when my management will make a decision about transferring me to day shifts.
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I took my boy mountain biking up in the woods yesterday, we did 2 runs with constant rumbling of thunder. On the last climb up it got very dark very quickly and with a huge crack of thunder the heavens opened. We took shelter under a large canopy near an opening and watched a thunder and lightning storm directly overhead for about 15 minutes.

When the rain began to break through the canopy heavily we escaped to the car, I put the boy in immediately and as I lifted the bike onto the roof there was a fork of lightning directly in front of me.. what an experience!

My boy LOVED the entire thing (giggle)
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