Tank Slap - Motorcycle Forum

Only just over 120 miles but most of that tank was doing the 2.5 mile "commute" to work and back.

The fuel light started flashing the other day so i thought I'd better sort it out. Gave me a good chance to to try out the mirrors. First thing i thought was...
"Yeah, I can't see shit!"
The left actually wasn't that bad but the right was positioned wrong and it's the one I use the most.

I can adjust it, it's not a major problem. I think the main thing will be getting used to where I look for the mirror. I kept looking instinctively where the mirror used to be, so I need to retrain my brain.


And adjust the mirror so I'm not looking at a load of hedge and sky!

Fitted mirror blanking plugs.

Am liking the open feeling I get with the lack of mirror stems in front of me.

I don't know if it's me being weird or what, but I feel like it's encouraging better body position because I feel more comfortable leaning forward and into the corner without having a mirror right in my chops.

Still getting used to the different position of the mirrors though.

Booked the SX in for its next service.

Fitted the new DB screen. Photos to follow.

Kwacky wrote:Booked the SX in for its next service.

Fitted the new DB screen. Photos to follow.

Where you taking it for service ?

Birmingham Kawasaki. They'll give me a loan bike for the day so it makes sense

If the zx6r was on the road then Mike could have collected the SX but I can't be without both bikes for a few days.

Sold it .

Binno wrote:Sold it .

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnooooooooooooooo

loaded it in the van ready for a track day at Pembrey on saturday.

Tricky wrote:loaded it in the van ready for a track day at Pembrey on saturday.

I was sick in my helmet at pembrey but that's another story
Great little track have fun

Totally by accident I bumped into a couple of guys just trying to get started with a bike servicing business.

As it's in the village it would make it really easy for me to get work done on my bikes, talking to the guy he seems to really know his stuff.

On top of that he has allowed me to store the track bike in their unit over the weekend while I move, and possibly longer term of needed.

Happy biking days, even though I didn't get to ride it..

Perkles wrote:

Tricky wrote:loaded it in the van ready for a track day at Pembrey on saturday.

I was sick in my helmet at pembrey but that's another story
Great little track have fun

lol.
not been there before, looking forward to it apart from it gives rain!

Perkles wrote:

Tricky wrote:loaded it in the van ready for a track day at Pembrey on saturday.

I was sick in my helmet at pembrey but that's another story
Great little track have fun

One of my best biking weekends that was. How we got home I'll never know.

D6Nutz wrote:Totally by accident I bumped into a couple of guys just trying to get started with a bike servicing business.

Sign them up and we'll pester them for Tankslap discounts

Kwacky wrote:

Binno wrote:Sold it .

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnooooooooooooooo

That is actually how I felt.

You quitting biking for good or just for a couple of years?

Right now I have no idea . I'm a bit numb from it actually. It was a large part of my psyche for a long while and now it's just gone off in the back of a rusty transit van.

I think I'm going to wait for the dust to settle and for cash to level out before any decisions . A project bike is very likely though.

You can't get it out of your blood. You'll be back.

Typical.

I've been wearing my Rukka trousers for the commute to work. Weather was supposed to be hot and dry today, so I've put my leather jeans on.

Forecast says it's going to rain this afternoon

Kwacky wrote:Typical.

I've been wearing my Rukka trousers for the commute to work. Weather was supposed to be hot and dry today, so I've put my leather jeans on.

Forecast says it's going to rain this afternoon

School boy error

You live and learn.

At least my hands will be dry