Happy new bike day.... WTF, what do you mean it's a Yamaha ???
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Re: Happy new bike day.... WTF, what do you mean it's a Yamaha ???
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Re: Happy new bike day.... WTF, what do you mean it's a Yamaha ???
I'd be a bit reluctant to splash sulphuric acid around any bike parts in situ. If the exhaust is removed,maybe....
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Re: Happy new bike day.... WTF, what do you mean it's a Yamaha ???
Ive cleaned a couple in situ but it's a careful process with a bit of preparation covering the engine to prevent damage. Just some well placed polythene and a bit of tape does the job.
None were as bad as this system so this is a definite removal jobbie .
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Re: Happy new bike day.... WTF, what do you mean it's a Yamaha ???
That Scorpion just looks like a system fitted to a bike used in all weathers and rarely washed. Headers take a pounding in winter, they are red hot and being sprayed with a freezing cold mix of water/salt and road shit.
I reckon one fitted to a sunny Sunday bike would look completely different and that's before you compare it to the amount of cleaning you give a bike.
I reckon one fitted to a sunny Sunday bike would look completely different and that's before you compare it to the amount of cleaning you give a bike.
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Re: Happy new bike day.... WTF, what do you mean it's a Yamaha ???
I'd certainly hope so too.. But it does mean i won't be buying that one.Supermofo wrote: ↑Tue Dec 08, 2020 10:43 am That Scorpion just looks like a system fitted to a bike used in all weathers and rarely washed. Headers take a pounding in winter, they are red hot and being sprayed with a freezing cold mix of water/salt and road shit.
I reckon one fitted to a sunny Sunday bike would look completely different and that's before you compare it to the amount of cleaning you give a bike.
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Re: Happy new bike day.... WTF, what do you mean it's a Yamaha ???
Me neither!weeksy wrote: ↑Tue Dec 08, 2020 11:06 amI'd certainly hope so too.. But it does mean i won't be buying that one.Supermofo wrote: ↑Tue Dec 08, 2020 10:43 am That Scorpion just looks like a system fitted to a bike used in all weathers and rarely washed. Headers take a pounding in winter, they are red hot and being sprayed with a freezing cold mix of water/salt and road shit.
I reckon one fitted to a sunny Sunday bike would look completely different and that's before you compare it to the amount of cleaning you give a bike.
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Re: Happy new bike day.... WTF, what do you mean it's a Yamaha ???
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Screen or no screen, that's todays question.
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Screen or no screen, that's todays question.
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Re: Happy new bike day.... WTF, what do you mean it's a Yamaha ???
2 for screen, 0 for no screen, that's a unanimous vote then, which is useful as the screen is quite effective too
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Re: Happy new bike day.... WTF, what do you mean it's a Yamaha ???
Me three for screen,looks more finished.
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Re: Happy new bike day.... WTF, what do you mean it's a Yamaha ???
I took the Dart screen off my Guzzi V7 because I thought it looked gay.
Rode it for 6 months and decided to try the screen again, I was surprised by how much difference it made to the comfort, still looks gay tho'.
Rode it for 6 months and decided to try the screen again, I was surprised by how much difference it made to the comfort, still looks gay tho'.
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Re: Happy new bike day.... WTF, what do you mean it's a Yamaha ???
Just ended now at £220. I was half tempted coming into the last seconds, but i wasn't sure how well it would clean up, or not.... So i decided not to click it.
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Re: Happy new bike day.... WTF, what do you mean it's a Yamaha ???
If you're worried about leaving them on, could you power them via a relay with that switched from a line which is worked by the ignition switch?weeksy wrote: ↑Thu Nov 12, 2020 7:59 pmThey still get wired back to the battery which I'm not keen on.Dodgy knees wrote: ↑Thu Nov 12, 2020 7:42 pm Happy Christmas.
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