It's only a teeny bit pink: GSX-R1100N

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demographic wrote: Sat Jan 15, 2022 7:38 pm
Yorick wrote: Sat Jan 15, 2022 7:26 pm Is this pink enough?

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A. I reckon I could rock that.

B. Or maybe look like a total wazzock, could go either way but I'm fairly game so not fussed either way.
B. Definitely B :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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Only real men can wear pink 💗 👍🏻
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v8-powered wrote: Sat Jan 15, 2022 7:53 pm Only real men can wear pink 💗 👍🏻
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Iccy, we need the hat.
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v8-powered wrote: Sat Jan 15, 2022 7:53 pm Only real men can wear pink 💗 👍🏻
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Yorick wrote: Sat Jan 15, 2022 7:59 pm Iccy, we need the hat.
I suspect he's not giving it up , hell man, my dog (Floyd) has a pink harness for fairly obvious reasons and if an 8 month old Bull Lurcher can rock it I reckon a knocking on 50 year old carpenter can.

Err.... maybe... Ahem.
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Love all those helmets, but then pink is my signature color. :lol:
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Yorick wrote: Sat Jan 15, 2022 7:26 pm Is this pink enough?

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Gixxer guys, and their pink supplies... :lol:
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I've probably done about 800 miles on it. In that time it's had a leaky fork seal... fixed with a feeler gauge. Then I discovered the lower left hand fork adjuster (compression?) was seized and fucked the head up trying to get it to shift. I was gonna get an ABBA stand and get the forks over to Brooks, but I'm just too dashed idle.

The problem is whenever I decide to go out, the wife wants to come too, so I end up out on the K1200 instead.

Don't get me started on how few miles the Enfield did in 2020.

Doesn't help that I bought car with a roof that comes off.
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Sounds like your wife needs a motorcycle licence. Same thing that finally got my mum to re-learn.
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 5:00 pm Sounds like your wife needs a motorcycle licence. Same thing that finally got my mum to re-learn.
She's got one and a BMW F700GS LS Rallye which I bought her brand new in 2016. It's got 666 miles on the clock.
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KungFooBob wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 5:04 pm
Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 5:00 pm Sounds like your wife needs a motorcycle licence. Same thing that finally got my mum to re-learn.
She's got one and a BMW F700GS LS Rallye which I bought her brand new in 2016. It's got 666 miles on the clock.
It's a beast
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 7:45 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 5:04 pm
Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 5:00 pm Sounds like your wife needs a motorcycle licence. Same thing that finally got my mum to re-learn.
She's got one and a BMW F700GS LS Rallye which I bought her brand new in 2016. It's got 666 miles on the clock.
It's a beast
Or the number to call for an Australian policeman.

If she sold it there'd be room in the garage for my lightweight Hornet.

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Bob- guessing you may have seen this already , but just in case...

I stumbled across it by accident - very dated ( it is 30 years old though so it's going to be eh), and a bit repetitive in places but I enjoyed it, particularly Whit's Cadwell (old club circuit! 8-) ) bellypan camera stuff - worth a watch IMO, assuming of course you can tolerate Heuwen's dulcet tones and presentation style ! :D

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Forks out!

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Still to decide if I'm just gonna do the oil and seals myself (maybe some springs too), or send them to a pro. A lot depends on if I can get the left hand compression adjuster to free off.

It's all so very very clean for a 30 year old bike.

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That's proper nice.

As a bike I hate it.

But as a clean bike, I approve lots
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Every bolt and screw came out without any drama, even the mudguard ones that are usually a pain on older bikes.

In it's 13,000 miles I suspect it's only seen rain twice... both my fault.

You can't hate it, it' a proper bike for proper men... who are manly enough that they're not bothered by pink.
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Any engine with fins is automatically more properer.

Holy hanging callipers though. Don't let anyone see. ;)
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sat Feb 12, 2022 4:42 pm Holy hanging callipers though. Don't let anyone see. ;)
I put the axle stand under the callipers to take the strain.

It's got fins cos it's oil cooled innit. No water here!
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Not very efficient design...1127cm3. 1127cc would have required fewer letters.