stewgnu

Well mine does have a bit of slop in the rear drive, not sure if they all do? Maybe we’re talking different points

maybe the shaft? i’ve noticed she can ‘kick’ a bit off small potholes at certain speeds when accelerating. Is it not possible to fit the later front end onto the early models? different headstock?

lovely and tidy around that frame phil- shame to hide it all away! transparent tank?

https://images.app.goo.gl/FMy5o1tUj5nmAHgXA

I was wondering whether the ballabio forks are the same as the sport units?

So we’ve been blessed with some gorgeous cool, dry days hereabouts. So i finally put a fresh angel on the back, and fiddled with her. The andreani fork kit feels really tight. so planted- i’ve never done a track day but i bet these’d be good in that scenario. Roads round here are every type- all radiuses, up, down, fast, slow, smooth, bumpy. The front feels grand but took tweaking on the c and r to ride it all well. The only thing I’d like, and was hoping for, was that lovely floaty feeling over ripples that you get on great suspension. I can’t seem to get this kit to do that as yet. The preload is near the minimum, c and r at the lower end too, but still feeling so tight. Superb at speeds over say 40-50 but seem to be lacking finesse below that. Apart from the lack of dive. The tyres though... These angels are just ace. Best i’ve used anyway 🙂 So I’ve been tearing about like a loon, and happy enough... £400 happy? hmmm... i rode her with the marzy springs for ages, and rode the snot out of her without a problem really, i spose she was due fresh springs sooner or later anyway...

if you’re into your bible- god’s to blame!

The post came today with a new front brake lever, a re-build kit for the rear caliper and also a fresh pin & spring. So that’ll be a nice 2/3 beer job 🙂.

haha! reight gud, tha’ knows?

i think we need to be careful, there’s a shed-load of mis-information doing the rounds: ‘sipping water can wash the virus down into your stomach and the acid will neutralise it’, ‘drinking hot brews will increase your immune system’, ‘laughter yoga is good for your chakras’ etc etc etc. bullshit piled upon bullshit unfortunately. I guess it’s best to stick to official guidelines at the mo. on a related note: i’m just back from a lovely ride all around derbyshire, came back thru matlock bath (traditional biker haunt) and it was absolutely packed. like rammed. apparently the coast in the uk is too, so as typical brits, it’ll take the police + military to be rolled out before people start treating this seriously 😐. my pal up in scotland said the authorities have been turning back folks in campervans who are scarpering oop norf to isolate... oh well, stay healthy guys. and no kissy kissy!

ace cars. i ran a 940 for a few years, still one of my favourite cars. i remember the first time i used it on a freezing cold day- a most welcome heated seat and the de-mister cleared the windscreen in seconds! absolutely brill.

we can go out for rides though can’t we? as long as you don’t bin it through the window of an old folks home..?

Hard to fall out with a mean greenie!

I like the different fonts! Haa!

Ah good good, glad you got sorted.

I have a couple of jobs coming up where i’ll be the sole person on site so, assuming I can purchase the materials I need, I may be able to crack on somewhat. We’ve our 17 month old spud, who’s 30% whingepig/70% delightful, at home so spending time with my family is a pleasure. Seeing society go thru phases of panic, madness and mis-information is weird though... What was that phrase: “Any society is only three missed meals away from chaos” (or something similar)? Makes sense, whereas “Any society is three sheets of bog roll away from chaos” has a different ring to it. Social media has made me realise that the world’s actually full of experts...

Vic, so sorry, I missed this request. Yes I think I do have one of those, let me know whether you’re still hunting and we’ll take it from there. stew

What’s the asking £££?

Wow, that’s fairly alarming

Oh man, sorry to hear that, you just got a few scrapes? Nothing too long term painful? I guess, depending on whether you want to, you could buy a fresh v11 and retain the old one for stripping and inspection. If it’s in a bad way you’ll have plenty of spares? I know that informed opinion is that v11s don’t crash well, but I’ve suffered 2 low-speed low sides and managed to fix her up fine.

Ahh, I thought it looked like some damage.

Oh dear god.... and the crackle paint finish.... urk

Have to agree with footgoose here. I’ve had various suspensions, flyscreens and handlebar setups on mine- haven’t discerned any major differences beyond tailoring for my own comfort/preferences. They’re all the same bike- I think it really does come down to what colour do you like! Never used the larger fairing though and I bet there’s a real difference there (nicer at speed? Bit more mph?)

I found that when I tied the latch cable to the subframe it altered the path so it now loops around well away from the relays. Good idea about cushioning with a scrap of squishy though!

That’s a good one to know! All sneakily hidden away tsk!