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My friendly mechanic mate does QSs.
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QS up n down. Puts the fun back in to biking. Buy one ASAP. 👍
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Dodgy knees wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 6:32 pm QS up n down. Puts the fun back in to biking. Buy one ASAP. 👍
Complete waste of time, especially on a commuter.
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Dodgy knees wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 6:32 pm QS up n down. Puts the fun back in to biking. Buy one ASAP. 👍
Can't. It's not fly by wire
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Commuting can be fun. Do they have to be FBW. 🤷🏻‍♂️

That'll be the blipper bit then. 👍
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Dodgy knees wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 7:33 pm Commuting can be fun. Do they have to be FBW. 🤷🏻‍♂️

That'll be the blipper bit then. 👍
There have been a few versions on various non fly by wire bikes, but rare and £1200+
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Yorick wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 6:49 pm
Dodgy knees wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 6:32 pm QS up n down. Puts the fun back in to biking. Buy one ASAP. 👍
Complete waste of time, especially on a commuter.
There speaks the voice of experience eh :D
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Looks like one of them Frazers.

Don't worry about all that quick shifter / blipper bollocks, just gan it up on t'back wheel. :thumbup:
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That's only 1 way. My mates is that price fitted. Works lovely.
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I'd recommend my blipper, but it's not very refined, cos I is left handed.
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I'll not bother with a QS really, but that one combined with the akra sounded lovely. I'll probably stick an exhaust of some description on at some point, but the prices of used Akras is crazy!
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Picked it up! Just thawing out now…

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Your good health to enjoy,Tarquin. :thumbup:
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Taipan wrote: Sun Jan 09, 2022 1:55 pm Picked it up! Just thawing out now…

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That's not a ride report! :geek:

Does it really have a plate colour matched to the wheels?
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weeksy wrote: Sun Jan 09, 2022 2:05 pm
Taipan wrote: Sun Jan 09, 2022 1:55 pm Picked it up! Just thawing out now…

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That's not a ride report! :geek:

Does it really have a plate colour matched to the wheels?
Lol, no I'll start a new thread in the other forum and yes it does have an orange back plate! :lol: Also had the intake vents colour coordinated!
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Sea End Caravan Park looks a right shit hole, imagine the disappointment of you turned up there for a holiday.

It's bloody cold here, so well done on picking it up.
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Taipan wrote: Sun Jan 09, 2022 2:09 pm
weeksy wrote: Sun Jan 09, 2022 2:05 pm
Taipan wrote: Sun Jan 09, 2022 1:55 pm Picked it up! Just thawing out now…

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That's not a ride report! :geek:

Does it really have a plate colour matched to the wheels?
Lol, no I'll start a new thread in the other forum and yes it does have an orange back plate! :lol: Also had the intake vents colour coordinated!
A bit more orange and it'll be a KTM :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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I like the MT-07, it looks light and nimble and fun... until someone bolts a load of bulky looking tat on.

I like a tasteful mod or two, but there's nothing tasteful about the orange intake mesh, the belly pan, seat cowl and WTF is going on with that orange backed plate.

Don't get me started on that pipe cover.

I'd have bought it, then sold all that tat and spent the proceeds on drugs and hookers or something.
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Don't mind the seat cowl and belly pan, just needs black wheels. Very nice though. 👍
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