(small) Bike Things You've Done Today

Discussion in 'Lounge' started by Cream_Revenge, Nov 15, 2018.

  1. Or Nelly?
     
  2. After my 1/2hr chat with the parts bloke in Rider's (Bristol) last week, I'll go there every time now as it's only 15 mins ride.
    I now agree with what Nelly's been saying for ages - use your local dealer.
     
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  3. Got this rather sparse email this morning, 10 days after my order. I was rather firm in my reply about how crap their service is at present :poop: ...and I can't ride the bike for probably another 10 days... Screenshot_20260312-180728.png
     
  4. Forgot what an arse the 1098 is to work on compared to a 748/9*6!
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  5. Nothing, gritters were out in our area last night, so now I think I'm one of only a few hoping for rain in the near future : unamused:
     
  6. Whoever designed the rear seat unit/undertray assembly design needs a serious kicking.
     
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  7. Apparently it was the same guy that designed the battery tray on the 999 too...;)
     
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  8. And the mirrors mounting arrangement on the 49/99 model.
     
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  9. And everything on new Multistradas
     
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  10. i soooo agree - first time (on any of the 848/1098 related bikes) i worked on rear end, i was so convinced that i had a "prototype" that i phoned Neil at Cornerspeed for advice. It really is craaazy to think that this is how they came as standard.

    i still believe that this "task" was given to University di Bologna students...
     
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  11. A cracking day today 135 done, just over 300 miles for the first week of ownership. Lunch on the go.

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  12. Finally rode the bloody thing. The roads were shit, potholes, flooding, crap everywhere, but boy did it feel good to be out, finally.
     
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  13. FTFY ;)
     
  14. DFTFY :- Università di Bologna
    (I can't even remember how to spell Bologna these days!)
     
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  15. Now I'm less young, I set up the reminders to be emailed/ texted automatically by DVLA at 30 days out
     
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  16. Another 100 odd miles today on the new V2 with a breakfast stop in Battle.
    A slight difference in handle bar height and riding position compared to my SL.

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  17. I used a multi V4 the other day while my SS was in for a service, the Multi is a bolt upright riding position, a bit odd to start with but got used to it. Cracking bike but £20K?
    Got back on my SS, it felt like a 125
     
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  18. Yeah, but as the saying goes it's more fun to ride a small bike fast than a fast bike slow...;)
     
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