Completely agree on the car front too - it’s why I drive around everywhere in a 20 year old Mini and a 40 year old DeLorean! Send my regards to Fialka (although she might prefer a biscuit?)
Jump in the DeLorean and go forward and get the next few months winning lottery numbers. Happy to pay for your petrol.
I thought I’d try something different from the Rizoma Stealth setup with Rizoma indicators, so I got the sequential indicators from DB Race along with CRG Arrow bar-end mirrors. I like the indicators more then the NRC version as there are no screws showing on the top and it’s a cleaner look without the Rizoma mirrors. I’ll probably sell the Rizoma mirrors and indicators once I’ve tried riding with the bar-end mirrors.
I think they must be quite new because they were not on their website when I last looked, and it wasn’t that long ago. I think I first saw them on the Conquest Racing website.
Wow that’s different, congrats. Prob not something you want to think of lol but have you got a total spend so far and anything else to come?
Thanks. I’ve got a rough ballpark of what I’ve spent. Obviously the bike wasn’t cheap and some of what I’ve done might be considered a downgrade (wheels, for example) but have added cost. I got the wheels and exhaust for a good price and installation was very cheap over here compared to what I read that some people pay. Changes to the bike have included: - DP magnesium wheels. - DB Race indicators. - CRG mirrors. - DB carbon rear fender. - Ilmberger carbon swingarm cover. - Ilmberger carbon cover under fuel tank. - GB Racing generator cover. - DP clutch cover. - DP clutch lever guard. - DP track fairings. - Paint (about £1,200). - Melotti Racing axle sliders. - Akrapovic low-exit exhaust. - RaceSeats, err, seat… obviously. - Evotech tail tidy. - WRS screen (I managed to get fuel over the screen the very first time I tried to fill it up…). Probably something else that I’ve missed but I think that’s it. I’ll get around to selling the Rizoma Stealth mirrors and indicators at some point. I don’t think it really needs anything else. If I was going to go full carbon bodywork and other bits and pieces then I think I’d have been better off with a base or V4S. I am really pleased with the bike - love it - but I find myself looking at SportsClassics, GT1000, etc, and fancying something calmer for the road. This year I’ll see if I enjoy track days as much as I expect I will. I’m not sure I would keep this bike if I didn’t take it on track. Then again, I’ve not got back out yet after the winter break and I’ll probably be grinning like an idiot again within a couple of miles. I’m feeling strangely nervous, much the same as I was last year after 25 years off bikes, but I think it’s excitement after months and months looking at shit weather and going in the garage to pet the bike.
Haha amazing I know it’s an each to your own subject with regards keeping bikes stock or not but I’m with you, make it your own and you’ve certainly done that. Hope you enjoy every mental mile you’re going to have on that thing.
When I lived in England, there was a pond and a bench next to it. There was a bin about 10 steps on each side of the bench. Still people would just leave their rubbish under the bench… It’s very rare to see rubbish on the floor here.
We’re a dirty messy lot over here, my lad often comments on it. It baffles us as to why folk throw rubbish on the floor instead of placing it in bins or if unable to take it home.
English people for the most part are not brought up properly. In Czechia things are still a bit more traditional though it is going downhill the more “western” influence they get. There was one time not that long ago that Czechs generally did not have credit cards and did not take out finance to buy stuff apart from a house and maybe a car. Nor was there any obesity. Things are quite different today.
I was a bit shocked the first time I encountered a group of teenage boys here - they all smiled and said hello… weird. It’s not all good - car insurance is horrific.
