What did you do to your bike today ??

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Monty wrote:I see quite a few prototype/development cars road testing in the Peaks. They normally have foreign plates and support vans.

Not sure what this one was but it was testing in August last year. Thought it might be a new A Class, but the 2019 model's lights and reg plate are different.
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All cars are starting to look similar now and I'm unsure if that's a new Mazda 3, Renault Megane or Seat Leon. It looks most like the Mazda IMO but it would make sense to be the Leon as the new Golf has just been announced so a new Seat is due a year later.
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Got it a little bit dirty
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That poor bike.
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And so it begins.... The slow death of another lovely bike ;) ;)

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* Also available in white.
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Isle of Man levels of fog this morning
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Kwacky wrote:Isle of Man levels of fog this morning
Cant have been that bad can it? :D

Did you find Bratty on the way to work? (wasntme)
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C00kiemonster wrote:
Kwacky wrote:Isle of Man levels of fog this morning
Cant have been that bad can it? :D

Did you find Bratty on the way to work? (wasntme)
He might have been round my way yesterday, we had the fog then. -3 and 100 yard visibility, glad I hired the cage.

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Left it in the garage. It was pissing it down and the traffic is usually lighter on a Friday so I took a car.
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Glad I went on mine. Smash on the a5 closing it.

Got to work and Google said 57min delay if I was in car
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(f1)

No crashes, but the usual traffic that doubles the journey time in the car. After Monday the wet was a welcome relief, more grip.

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First time ive started my bike since coming back from Portimao. Sprayed the fairings with autoglym and removed the grim/crap. Ordered new front titanium pinch bolts from pro bolt. Tomorrow remove the water from radiator as its getting frigging freezing , where i live. Also paid for 3 sets of dunlop tyres KR rear and GP front. Goodish deal at 921 of hard earned cash.
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Hondaboy63 wrote:First time ive started my bike since coming back from Portimao. Sprayed the fairings with autoglym and removed the grim/crap. Ordered new front titanium pinch bolts from pro bolt. Tomorrow remove the water from radiator as its getting frigging freezing , where i live. Also paid for 3 sets of dunlop tyres KR rear and GP front. Goodish deal at 921 of hard earned cash.
Portimao... now we're talking !!!

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Washed all the shit off. And then coated with xcp rust blocker
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Kwacky, someone has hacked D6's account (giggle)
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If it puts you at ease. I noticed my chain was quite slack and getting a bit rusty.

Still it has done almost 5000 miles without ever being cleaned or lubed.
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And no I didn't do anything about it.
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Put it back on the optimate, tomorrow's forecast looks promising...
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D6 wrote:And no I didn't do anything about it.
You're a terrible human being, you do know that, don't you?? (giggle)
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Took it out for a mega blast up to Oxford, Wantage, Hungerford, Newbury, back roads up to Henley and home, I was getting a little cold when the heavens opened up on me..... Was not dressed for rain (facepalm) Bloody freezing now.....

Did have a very fast race with a 911 in the wet (bandit) (swear) which took my mind off being wet and cold :D

Just warming up nbow, before I tackle the clean up, it looks like D6's machine....
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