INCOMING, Happy 50th to me.... Yeah, it's a Yamaha... it's the easy option.

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I think he must have heard news of the impending toy shortage :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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The last MT09 I looked at I think they'd given the job of fitting and tidying up the wiring loom to the apprentice, so it'll be interesting to see if that was a one off or a Yamaha thing.
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I want to know if they really are as easy to wheelie as the press reckons.

Apparently they just do it without you even trying in the first two gears.
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I might need to start a Gofundme...

Couch just found a number plate.

MT07 SEW (being my initials) for £250

Maybe @Welsh Muffin needs to find me another 50th present :D
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KungFooBob wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 11:46 am I want to know if they really are as easy to wheelie as the press reckons.

Apparently they just do it without you even trying in the first two gears.
Yesterdays one never... maybe it was broken.
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Nice, liking that....
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Congratulations ! that looks mint - like the paint scheme. Be interested in the list of mods u've already complied...Tail tidy and a set of non elephant ear mirrors for starters...

Pembrey weekend after next if you're struggling to run it in ?
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Alan PBTD wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 11:55 am Congratulations ! that looks mint - like the paint scheme. Be interested in the list of mods u've already complied...Tail tidy and a set of non elephant ear mirrors for starters...

Pembrey weekend after next if you're struggling to run it in ?
The list is currently very short.

Radiator guard
Paddock stand bobbins
heated grips
None of which have been ordered yet, but will be in the next 48 hours.

With the longer term list of being
Quickshifter
Rear Shock.
Tail tidy

After that it's just fuel and seat time.

First job of course will be to ACF-50 it on all the metalwork to keep it nice as i can along with praying for some warm sunny days.

The bike doesn't arrive until 21st and even though i'd usually be happy doing that, it's my 50th celebrations that weekend, so Sat we're out for beer, Sun we're recovering from beer :)
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Potter wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 12:54 pm Congrats :)

......I bet you wouldn't buy a Royal Enfield :D
I might though, been looking over the last week. Just worried how one would cope with a winter..
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KungFooBob wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 11:46 am I want to know if they really are as easy to wheelie as the press reckons.

Apparently they just do it without you even trying in the first two gears.
Unbelievably easy, throttle in first or 2nd with little effort and clutch up in 3rd. Any gear over crests. Prob the best wheelie bike I've had. Very well balanced on one wheel. I'm old and out of practice but within a mile could go through 3 gears :)

Anyway welcome MT07 bro :)

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weeksy wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 11:47 am I might need to start a Gofundme...

Couch just found a number plate.

MT07 SEW (being my initials) for £250

Maybe @Welsh Muffin needs to find me another 50th present :D
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weeksy wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 11:47 am I might need to start a Gofundme...

Couch just found a number plate.

MT07 SEW (being my initials) for £250

Maybe @Welsh Muffin needs to find me another 50th present :D
I'll stick a contribution in for that. Happy birthday for the 26th!
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lostboy wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 2:26 pm
weeksy wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 11:47 am I might need to start a Gofundme...

Couch just found a number plate.

MT07 SEW (being my initials) for £250

Maybe @Welsh Muffin needs to find me another 50th present :D
I'll stick a contribution in for that. Happy birthday for the 26th!
Ha ha. Thanks fella but I was kidding
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weeksy wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 2:31 pm
lostboy wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 2:26 pm
weeksy wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 11:47 am I might need to start a Gofundme...

Couch just found a number plate.

MT07 SEW (being my initials) for £250

Maybe @Welsh Muffin needs to find me another 50th present :D
I'll stick a contribution in for that. Happy birthday for the 26th!
Ha ha. Thanks fella but I was kidding
I'm not. I'll do 10% of it as a happy birthday and thank you for providing our home and being a top virtual bloke (and, apparently, IRL as well!).
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lostboy wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 2:33 pm
weeksy wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 2:31 pm
lostboy wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 2:26 pm

I'll stick a contribution in for that. Happy birthday for the 26th!
Ha ha. Thanks fella but I was kidding
I'm not. I'll do 10% of it as a happy birthday and thank you for providing our home and being a top virtual bloke (and, apparently, IRL as well!).
Ditto. :thumbup: + Many Happy Returns :D
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weeksy wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 12:10 pm
Alan PBTD wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 11:55 am Congratulations ! that looks mint - like the paint scheme. Be interested in the list of mods u've already complied...Tail tidy and a set of non elephant ear mirrors for starters...

Pembrey weekend after next if you're struggling to run it in ?
The list is currently very short.

Radiator guard
Paddock stand bobbins
heated grips
None of which have been ordered yet, but will be in the next 48 hours.

With the longer term list of being
Quickshifter
Rear Shock.
Tail tidy

After that it's just fuel and seat time.

First job of course will be to ACF-50 it on all the metalwork to keep it nice as i can along with praying for some warm sunny days.

The bike doesn't arrive until 21st and even though i'd usually be happy doing that, it's my 50th celebrations that weekend, so Sat we're out for beer, Sun we're recovering from beer :)

What about a Givi tanklock ring and a small bag for water n stuff. 👍
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Dodgy knees wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 3:12 pm
weeksy wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 12:10 pm
Alan PBTD wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 11:55 am Congratulations ! that looks mint - like the paint scheme. Be interested in the list of mods u've already complied...Tail tidy and a set of non elephant ear mirrors for starters...

Pembrey weekend after next if you're struggling to run it in ?
The list is currently very short.

Radiator guard
Paddock stand bobbins
heated grips
None of which have been ordered yet, but will be in the next 48 hours.

With the longer term list of being
Quickshifter
Rear Shock.
Tail tidy

After that it's just fuel and seat time.

First job of course will be to ACF-50 it on all the metalwork to keep it nice as i can along with praying for some warm sunny days.

The bike doesn't arrive until 21st and even though i'd usually be happy doing that, it's my 50th celebrations that weekend, so Sat we're out for beer, Sun we're recovering from beer :)

What about a Givi tanklock ring and a small bag for water n stuff. 👍
i only ride to Cafes and pubs :)

Dealer is fitting heated grips :) i asked if they'd fit for free if i buy them and he said yes :)

Bonus is, they're £140 everywhere and he's at £89 :D
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Count Steer wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 2:55 pm
lostboy wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 2:33 pm
weeksy wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 2:31 pm
Ha ha. Thanks fella but I was kidding
I'm not. I'll do 10% of it as a happy birthday and thank you for providing our home and being a top virtual bloke (and, apparently, IRL as well!).
Ditto. :thumbup: + Many Happy Returns :D
That's £50 of it straight away. Who else is in so that Weeksy has a permanent momento* of our love and respect for him and what he's done for us both here and IRL?

*because we're all going to laugh when he has to transfer it off the MT07 and put it onto something else - but that's part of the attraction :)
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Lol stop now.
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lostboy wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 4:08 pm That's £50 of it straight away. Who else is in so that Weeksy has a permanent momento* of our love and respect for him and what he's done for us both here and IRL?

*because we're all going to laugh when he has to transfer it off the MT07 and put it onto something else - but that's part of the attraction :)
Yeah,count me in for a 20 spot. :thumbup:
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