Long ride this weekend ??

KTRIC

Anyone up for a long ride down the east coast this weekend ? I'm selling my W650 soon and I want one last decent drive on it.

I'm thinking Sunday or Monday , whichever suits.

Idleater

KTRIC wrote:

I'm selling my W650 soon and I want one last decent drive on it.

Do go on,

What ya getting? A mobile cappuccino machine? or a motorbike?

KTRIC

nereid wrote:

Do go on,

What ya getting? A mobile cappuccino machine? or a motorbike?

Lets not go there

I need one last fling with "Betsy" before we part ways.

Idleater

Ok, I will leave well enough alone!

I started up my Enfield after about 18 months. Only wouldn't start twice and the carb float got stuck open at the phoenix park resulting in petrol streaming out the overflow pipe over the nice hot exhaust.

Are you sure you want to get rid of your beautiful "modern classic"???

As for a spin, I am probably going up to Drogheda tomorrow, and may be out on Sun/Mon, depending on how the weekend pans out. Will keep an eye here to see if any other people sign up.

L.

KTRIC

Anyone up for this tomorrow ? Looks like its going to be a nice one.

Dr4gul4

have a few bits to do, might get them done early, if i get sorted early i';ll post n arrange a meet.

Dr4gul4

jaysus, sure if it wasnt for the blinding sun shine holding me up all day, i'd have deffo gone with ya....


fupping irish weather.

in good news, all mods to the bike are done, well nearly, bar new indicators.

...pics soon

KTRIC

I couldn't make it today anyway, too busy with my BBQ and sun bathing :rolleyes:

What a weekend.

Maybe next week.

Dr4gul4

I dont see why not, maybe a few more would like to join us.

Altho i do need to service my baby.

Go out any buy a haynes manual 4 ure bikes folks, it's well worth the money.

The Doktor

Dr4gul4 wrote:

I dont see why not, maybe a few more would like to join us.

Altho i do need to service my baby.

Go out any buy a haynes manual 4 ure bikes folks, it's well worth the money.

Even better than a haynes manual is the Service Manual. I got one for mine, and it really makes life easy. Way more detail than a haynes, mine is 600 pages! Not always to easy to get though...

Idleater

The Doktor wrote:

Way more detail than a haynes, mine is 600 pages! Not always to easy to get though...

Isn't that why Haynes started to do the manuals in the first place? That the Service manuals were too complicated and detailed and the "common" folk just wanted to get the info on how to fix their vehicles?

Have to say, the Haynes goes into sufficient info for me anyway.

The Doktor

nereid wrote:

Isn't that why Haynes started to do the manuals in the first place? That the Service manuals were too complicated and detailed and the "common" folk just wanted to get the info on how to fix their vehicles?

Have to say, the Haynes goes into sufficient info for me anyway.

What I like about the Service manual is that it shows where every nut an bolt goes. On my bike nearly every bolt holding on the fairing is different, also there are 3 different types of trim clip, and its nice to know you got it right.
Other thing is there isnt a haynes manual for every bike (including mine!)
I reckon Haynes started makin manuals cos service manuals wernt available to the general public.

Idleater

Aye, I get ya.

KTRIC

Anyone care to brave the icy winds and driving rain this weekend for a spin ?. It'd be nice to see some of the new bikes that people have picked up recently.

I'm thinking tomorrow if anyone's interested.

Idleater

KTRIC wrote:

I'm thinking tomorrow if anyone's interested.

Im heading out tomorrow morning all right - kildare direction and then will be out and about in the afternoon after the bike is "fixed up"

can try to meet up wherever ye's are.

L.

The Doktor

The sun is shining, me GPS is mounted, me fairings are back on, me oil is changed, you would never know the 32mm whole i drilled in the wrong place was there.....I have a route planned through the slieve bloom mountains.....so long suckers!!:D