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1976 T140V, and a slightly modified 1978 T140E. I have re-built them both from the crank up over the past 6 yrs.

Has anyone torn down into their Panigale this much this during this covid time? These motors are beautiful inside!

I have 'bin" a member of the forum since 2018 when I had a Scrambler Icon, but it had to go due to my health. had a really bad year last year, heart attack in the middle of the lockdown, blue light to Blackpool and and emergency double bypass! So I turned 60 last week and bought this to keep my heart pumping!

Just posting to give the above a glowing recommendation when it comes to customer care and my recent experience during the last 8 months. I'd bought a Hotpoint dishwasher and had not researched that heavily apart from the customer reviews, which made it look as though it was a machine worth buying. Unfortunately it turned out to be a "lemon" and after two visits to try and rectify the constant problems I decided enough was enough today and decided it was time for a replacement machine or even a refund if possible (about 8 months old).
Well I don't know if there has been a change in consumer rights but it was like leaning against an open door, I got Incredible service from AO, problem over and they couldn't have been more helpful (full refund).

I’m lucky enough to have a detached double garage but it was in need of some TLC. The concrete floor was starting to break away in places, the walls were covered in dust and the kitchen units were falling apart. Storage wasn’t great and it was all looking a bit sad really.
I finally decided that this year was the year to spruce it up a bit. I wanted to make my garage a functional space as I not only use it to store the bikes in, but I also do all my exercise in there too. I wanted to paint the walls, fit a tiled floor, skirting and have some proper storage options in the form of racking. I had a small but manageable budget and the main reason for renovating the garage was for functionality not glamour!! I’ve seen some owners garages and wow, they are lottery win good!

I’ve spent the last few weekends working on the garage and although not 100% complete (new window and door to be fitted in May) and I’m very happy with the end result.

Here’s how I got on….

Decided to go with a...

Following a little off at Cadwell last year I decided to purchase some new fairings for the new year. I was keeping the same design and colours but wanted to make some minor amendments.

I decided to get the wheels (including WOW) painted to match the bike and I had some race decals designed. I gave it all to my local spray man for what seemed like an eternity (was a fit it in as and when jobby) and hay presto it’s all complete.

I’ve had the suspension set to my weight, clad her with new rubber and even installed an AIM solo 2 so I can see how slow I really am!!

I’m also trying a Constands centre lift this year to see if that’s an improvement over the standard paddock stands. It makes sense to me but we’ll see how it goes.

Hi, after Panigale then 1260 Pikes Peak ownership I am now a proud V4s owner. So far I am really enjoying the smaller more nimble bike.

This will be worth a look

Collected my new bike today. Luckily it wasn't affected by the engine recall. Very happy with it so far, it does everything I want / need in a bike. Way more comfortable and refined than the BMW S1000XR I traded in and the wife really likes it too. Hopefully get the first service done soon then I can really enjoy the motor to its full potential as it's an absolute peach.

Here's my new Hypermotard 1100 Evo safely delivered to the barn today. I can't wait to give it a whirl over the weekend if I can get a moment to myself. This one was only registered in 2019, has covered about 3000 miles since and is in showroom condition. More photos to follow and will then be heading off east with me as my new island runabout to replace my trusty Yamaha NMax.

Hi All,
Been thinking of this for a while, i own a 999r Fila Replica #174
Its done 1500 miles with FSH from Ducati
It has ALL the standard parts + the race parts
Plaque (signed by Neil Hodgson / James Toseland)
Xaus related private plate
Its in stunning condition as you would expect
Testing the water for a guide to value - i am expecting the usual comments like a bag of carrots / swop for a Donkey, so please comment and lets see what happens

Snapped up one of the first of these to land in Australia. Purchased late Feb with an informal lease back arrangement with the Dealer so they could display it provided they put up a large "DO NOT TOUCH" sign and dropped in every now then to check for fingerprints or smears.

So have only had it two weeks and have been installing some mods plus it's been in the mid'30s here in Perth, Western Aust, so not comfortable riding weather. So she is not run in but I hope to do a track day in early May so hopefully things will cool off.

Mods so far:

C/F Chain guard/Swingarm covers/below seat panel covers/frame covers (more coming)

Bonamici rearsets
GB case covers and shark fin
R&G sliders and tail tidy
ASV short levers
Rear Cowl (wanted $900AUD Green, $400 Black, I would have walked out, got Green $400)
Leo Vince Ti "GP" Exhaust

Some Pics, first with the 2020 Gix Thou:

TRIUMPH 675 DAYTONA 2010

Wet Weight (with 7 litres of fuel) 169kg

Bike was bought with crash damage late last summer for a bargain price. I then fully repaired with Triumph parts for the road. MoT pass first time.

Then work to convert to track bike. The K-Tech kit cost more than I paid for the bike and was the most expensive item. Most parts were sourced over the winter months from EBay. Paintwork was done by me using rattle cans and lots of tea.

Finished the bike this morning bar a little fettling. Plan is to run this year as a minimum. First outing is Silverstone on 16th April and I cannot wait.

SPEC LIST/WORK DONE
· K-Tech DDS Lite shock
· Hyperpro RSC top mounted steering damper
· Forks stripped and rebuilt with K-Tech SSK fork kit. K-Tech springs. K-Tech oil
· Suspension set up by Steve Jordan
· Metzeler TD slicks (two sets of wheels – one slicks, other road)
· LighTech rearsets, road pattern
· Triumph lightweight...

No longer available…. Thanks

So, I finally managed to buy the bike I’ve wanted since they were released. Very privileged to be able to get one and cannot wait to set her lose on track.

So I got her like this....
Hard to find a base model as many seem to buy the ‘S’ model but as I had wanted to upgrade the forks and shock anyway I decided the base model was the way forward.

so after a couple of months she now looks like this.....
The mods aren’t really in the same league as some of the bikes on here but she’ll be good enough for me

Stock exhaust back on so I don’t fail the noise testing
Complete 2021 V4 fairings with wings
Oz Gass-RS wheels
Ohlins front forks with Mupo CSP30 internals
Mupo Evo Factory rear shock
Mupo steering damper
Lithium battery
Ducati DDA+ with GPS (thanks @nelly)
Ducati Performance race seat
Rizoma mirror blanks
Evotech folding levers
BSD ‘Nintendo’ switch L/R
Spider alternator cover
Spider fuel cap
Spider front spindle sliders
Spider rearsets
GB racing clutch cover
Stomp grips
A...

Well, that was the first proper outing for my 959 this year, apart from a short shake down ride a couple of weeks ago. The weather was around 15deg and the roads were dry, it would have been foolish to miss the opportunity..
Loch Morlich and the Cairngorms ski slopes in the background.. Only stopped to refuel, before heading back home..

Done a few upgrades over winter to make the V2 more track focused. Its certainly not as crazy as some I've seen on here with your mental V4's, but thought I'd share

Work done

ABS Bypass with new lines of course
HPK Discs
Brembo SC Pads (from reviews on the forum, will see)
DP Track fairings - Had CRC, but didn't like the fit. Having had to remove these several times, wish I stuck to the CRC
CNC Rearsets
Lithium battery
New Grips
Tank grips
DP Race seat
Exhaust valve lockwired open (JHP just mentioned doing it so I just went with it. No idea if it does a lot)
Crash protection on front forks and clutch/alternator - Annoyingly have a DP clutch protector and R&G Alt side. Will prob change the Clutch to R&G so it doesn't look odd

Just a wrap by sublime to get done next week so it looks unfinished. I also thought about a full system or just the silencers but 1, it's fkn expensive and 2, I like that I can get into any UK track because it's not too loud.

Hi all
I trust you’re well and keeping safe. It’s been a while since my last update, we’ve been busy settling into our new lives down under
Since Christmas quarantine we’ve found and moved into a house in a leafy suburb purchased a car and I bought a bike to commute the 4.5km to my new job.
In February I took a job helping out a gardening business, basically hedge trimming and lawn mowing, bloody hard work, it felt like I’d been in the gym every day!! I lost the weight I’d gained through lockdown now under 12st from 13st 6 in March last year.
I didn’t want to get back into sales and applied for and landed a role as facilities and maintenance lead with a brand new luxury retirement village
http://rosebymoran.com.au/
I’m now responsible for the upkeep of the heritage gardens and the facilities for the residents including indoor pool and spa, gym and private cinema.
Here’s a few photos and apologies in advance for my chosen “commuter”

Hey guys!

I've put together a review of the mighty Ducati 998 - the bike that changed my view on what motorcycles can be forever

Check out some onboards, track footage, sound bits, beauty shots, and babbling from my side

Hi, this is my 2012 796, looks a bit better now than when I bought it, poor thing had been run over. Now it goes around announcing it's presence to everyone.

It definitely gets noticed