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There are worse ways to spend a stormy Sunday morning I suppose;

PXL_20240526_120314050-EDIT by MrLongbeard, on Flickr

MrLongbeard wrote: Sun May 26, 2024 1:22 pm There are worse ways to spend a stormy Sunday morning I suppose;

PXL_20240526_120314050-EDIT by MrLongbeard, on Flickr

Jet bike conversion,amirite?

Skub wrote: Sun May 26, 2024 1:23 pm
Jet bike conversion,amirite?

+ adding floats for the impending floods

Titanium, I would say they're to add lightness but they were available whist the wheels are off when OEM bolts weren't.

DPD fella has just been and dropped off the reason for the Ti bolts

PXL_20240531_134834000 by MrLongbeard, on Flickr

A pair of discs and pads to replace originals.

PXL_20240601_121147428-EDIT by MrLongbeard, on Flickr

They really are slick in the middle aren't they! I suspect you'd have to roundabout surf for a long time to ever have a chance of hitting those wear markers

I imagine they'll be well squared off before troubling the wear markers

MrLongbeard wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2024 6:13 pm I imagine they'll be well squared off before troubling the wear markers

Get it reet over

How long did the front discs last?

I thought you'd only bought it new three or four years ago. Or did you just fancy some wavy ones?

KungFooBob wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2024 6:37 pm How long did the front discs last?

I thought you'd only bought it new three or four years ago. Or did you just fancy some wavy ones?

It's a 2018 bike.
There's load of life (thickness) left in them but I've been getting a weird pulsing / jerkyness at low speeds that I haven't been able to get rid of, tried stripping the calipers and cleaning them, tried freeing off the disc bobbins, so will give these a go.

And yeah I kinda fancied some wavy ones too

All back together, I'm not convinced with the rear wheel alignment so will see if I can drop into a dealership next weekend to get a second pair of eyes on it.

Lessons learned;
1, next bike will have a SSSA, or a dealer can do it next time
2, if you think copperslip gets everywhere you should try using silver anti seize

Init weird how you get used to something being sub optimal, my old tyres were properly squared off and on the wear limit but felt fine, but these new tyres just let me flick it over soooooo easily and just feel bob on.

New brakes are bloody good too

MrLongbeard wrote: Thu Jun 13, 2024 10:21 am Init weird how you get used to something being sub optimal, my old tyres were properly squared off and on the wear limit but felt fine, but these new tyres just let me flick it over soooooo easily and just feel bob on.

New brakes are bloody good too

New tyres = new bike (well nearly! )

I can definitely tell the profile on my Road 5's is wonky now. Tipping feels very hit and miss. Done just under 4k on them so far. Will see what they look like when I get back from Cornwall. Depending on how wet it is will depend on what part of the tyre gets used most so they might be toast on my return in 600 or so miles time.

Another MOT in the bag, and yup it's been a bobbins summer, only 1200 miles since the last time it got done.

MrLongbeard wrote: Sat Sep 14, 2024 10:53 am Another MOT in the bag, and yup it's been a bobbins summer, only 1200 miles since the last time it got done.

Some nice weather coming for a couple of weeks,starting tomorrow.

You heard it here first.

Skub wrote: Sat Sep 14, 2024 1:17 pm

MrLongbeard wrote: Sat Sep 14, 2024 10:53 am Another MOT in the bag, and yup it's been a bobbins summer, only 1200 miles since the last time it got done.

Some nice weather coming for a couple of weeks,starting tomorrow.

You heard it here first.

For me, it starts on Thursday.

That's when I hit the south of France...

Forecast for the week from Tuesday on is ace - I'll believe it when it happens, though!

erizo wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 10:05 pm my shins hate side mount plates

MrLongbeard wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 10:26 pm You soon learn to give that side a wide bearth

Well, it took 6 years, but I've finally managed to walk into it and snap the bugger in half.
Many liberties taken on the ride back home with only half a plate left