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Re: G650GS - il-ħmar
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2024 6:42 pm
by Mr. Dazzle
It's the ooofish method for getting badges etc off car bodywork.
You can even buy a tool for it, if you can't find a KGB assassin to borrow one from.
e string from a guitar will also work. B or G too! But only in standard tuning.
Re: G650GS - il-ħmar
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2024 6:46 pm
by MrLongbeard
A_morti wrote: Sat Mar 30, 2024 6:03 pm
No fishing wire
Got any paracord laying around? if so take a length apart and use one of the thin inner cords, it's not as strong as fishing line but does the job in a pinch.
Re: G650GS - il-ħmar
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2024 6:48 pm
by ChrisW
If you can't get to a fishing place then monofilament sewing thread will also do the trick.
Re: G650GS - il-ħmar
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2024 6:51 pm
by weeksy
A_morti wrote: Sat Mar 30, 2024 4:52 pm
The mule is gone! I've swapped it for a 2012 CBR 250.
In monetary values I'm losing, but it's worth it to me to be out of this bike and not have to deal with Joe Public to sell the BMW.
The CBR is a one owner bike with @9000km on the clocks. New tires on, it has lived in a garage and is in decent condition if not as good as the fz6.
250cc bikes have a huge advantage as second bikes... 25€ road tax, where the mule was 175€-odd. Plus it's small light, feels like a Honda. Just my kind of thing. It should be just what I need for running around the island, and letting the fz stay cozy when it's wet out.
I'll post more about the new one once the logbooks are done and it's in my possession.
Anyone got any good suggestions for removing that tank pad?
Oh wow, that's a leap and I think a good one at that
Re: G650GS - il-ħmar
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2024 6:52 pm
by KungFooBob
Is it a metal tank or a plastic cover?
If it's not scruffy or overly worn, I'd just leave it. Embrace your BNPness.
Re: G650GS - il-ħmar
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2024 7:09 pm
by A_morti
MrLongbeard wrote: Sat Mar 30, 2024 6:46 pm
Got any paracord laying around? if so take a length apart and use one of the thin inner cords, it's not as strong as fishing line but does the job in a pinch.
I have some nylon cord I could take a strand off.
Worth a try, thanks.
Re: G650GS - il-ħmar
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2024 7:10 pm
by A_morti
KungFooBob wrote: Sat Mar 30, 2024 6:52 pm
Is it a metal tank or a plastic cover?
If it's not scruffy or overly worn, I'd just leave it. Embrace your BNPness.
Metal tank.
It's probably as old as the bike and even if the design wasn't what it is, it looks bad and I'd want to remove it.
Funny thing is, that one owner from new is a Maltese guy. Father is English though.
Re: G650GS - il-ħmar
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2024 7:27 pm
by Skub
Happy new bike day.
The Homda needs it's own thread.
Re: G650GS - il-ħmar
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2024 7:58 pm
by A_morti
Skub wrote: Sat Mar 30, 2024 7:27 pm
Happy new bike day.
The Homda needs it's own thread.
It'll get one, once it's in my possession.
Over here you pay a deposit, get a copy of the logbook, use it to arrange insurance, pay the rest assuming you were able to get insurance, take the docs to the DVLA office and do the transfer in person (or at your insurer's office, but the personal plate precludes that), and only then is it your bike.
Operation to be done on Wednesday, hopefully.
Re: G650GS - il-ħmar
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2024 11:28 pm
by Buckaroo
Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sat Mar 30, 2024 6:42 pm
It's the ooofish method for getting badges etc off car bodywork.
You can even buy a tool for it, if you can't find a KGB assassin to borrow one from.
e string from a guitar will also work. B or G too! But only in standard tuning.
A G string to remove badges.I can think of far better uses
Re: G650GS - il-ħmar
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:46 am
by roadster
I had a practically identical Honda to yours and found it had the bland efficiency that was typical Honda. I fitted a Leo-Vince end can and used a Dynojet Power commander along with a foam type air cleaner in the original air box. Although I did get some mid-range improvements in the power delivery I eventually swapped it for a far more exciting KTM Duke 390 which was the very opposite of bland! The KTM really didn't want to be in top gear at anything below 70 MPH.
To be fair to Honda the CB300R I have now is nowhere near as dull as the CBR250 to ride and has a much improved power delivery.
Re: G650GS - il-ħmar
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2024 8:06 pm
by Bigjawa
Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sat Mar 30, 2024 6:42 pm
e string from a guitar will also work. B or G too! But only in standard tuning.
<Cries in open-E>
Re: G650GS - il-ħmar
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2024 8:44 pm
by A_morti
roadster wrote: Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:46 am
To be fair to Honda the CB300R I have now is nowhere near as dull as the CBR250 to ride and has a much improved power delivery.
A slightly louder exhaust is on the table, but just for personal preference not any dreams of it actually going faster.
If I want to go faster, I'll take the fz6. They're not necessarily considered an exciting bike, but with a nearly 100hp engine, it's not slow.
I had a CB300R from brand new a few years ago. While the engine was decent, I found the chassis, especially the front forks, too taut for Maltese streets and didn't enjoy riding it much. Despite the CBR monicker, this bike feels much more compliant.