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Old bike - but new to me.
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 5:34 pm
by Mr Moofo
Goes in the garage with the Diavel and the Triumph Scrambler..
And yes, I know it is slow, top heavy and old ...
But it is real hoot to ride ....
Re: Project bike
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 5:44 pm
by singlesman
Couldn’t say what I like about them, but always have
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Very nice.
Re: Project bike
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 6:12 pm
by Nidge
Nice one- glad you went for the first gen in the end. That looks like a really nice example
Re: Project bike
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 8:36 pm
by Dutchman
Looks fantastic - there's a certain look to the Gen1, the square headlight Ducati SS models have it too.
What is the 'project' aspect? Looks pretty well looked after...
Re: Project bike
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 8:42 pm
by Mr Moofo
Dutchman wrote: Tue Aug 25, 2020 8:36 pm
Looks fantastic - there's a certain look to the Gen1, the square headlight Ducati SS models have it too.
What is the 'project' aspect? Looks pretty well looked after...
Which is good point - cosmetically it needs a tidy up - wheels probably need repainting. Clutch cover needs a refurb. And the hideous Remus has to do ...
Mechanically it runs really, really well.
It will be left more or less as is - it’s a keeper
So it shouldn’t really be project - just new very old bike
Re: Old bike - but new to me.
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 8:54 pm
by Dutchman
Nice n easy then
Re: Old bike - but new to me.
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 9:08 pm
by Skub
Tidy.
It's as close to Kawasaki as Triumph came!
Re: Old bike - but new to me.
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 9:12 pm
by weeksy
Oh wow, love it. Nice !
Re: Old bike - but new to me.
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 9:16 pm
by KungFooBob
What's wrong with the pipe?
Looks like an alloy Remus GP, I had one on my R6 in 1999, it was aces, Remus are a quality brand!
Re: Old bike - but new to me.
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 7:49 am
by Dodgy69
Nice investment... a proper bike.
Re: Old bike - but new to me.
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 8:31 am
by the_priest
Now that is a lovely bike. Classic and going to be fun to ride and also "sensible"!
Re: Old bike - but new to me.
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 10:46 am
by Mr Moofo
KungFooBob wrote: Tue Aug 25, 2020 9:16 pm
What's wrong with the pipe?
Looks like an alloy Remus GP, I had one on my R6 in 1999, it was aces, Remus are a quality brand!
it is a Remus GP: But in a previous life , i think it might have been carried by a grunt through both Gulf Wars, or used as a gun barrel. It is denting, scarred , scraped etc - so the photo makes it look better than it is . It is hugely long - not help by a longish link pipe. It was "oddly mounted" with a prefabricated piece of alloy but I now have the correct strap.
I have a Mivv Shorty Carbon can from a Tuono that I have looked at using - but I may just buy a SP engineering one to suit.
Re: Old bike - but new to me.
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 10:54 am
by KungFooBob
They didn't have a strap originally
I've had two of them, an alloy and a carbon (R6 and Fireblade), they have two captive nuts inside the sleeve that a bracket bolts on to.
Re: Old bike - but new to me.
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 10:56 am
by Mr Moofo
KungFooBob wrote: Wed Aug 26, 2020 10:54 am
They didn't have a strap originally
I've had two of them, an alloy and a carbon (R6 and Fireblade), they have two captive nuts inside the sleeve that a bracket bolts on to.
That sounds like what it had ...
But it meant it was bolted onto the footrest holder , rather than the exhaust mount. Aesthetically it didn't do it for me!
Re: Old bike - but new to me.
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 11:40 am
by the_priest
Mr Moofo wrote: Wed Aug 26, 2020 10:46 am
KungFooBob wrote: Tue Aug 25, 2020 9:16 pm
What's wrong with the pipe?
Looks like an alloy Remus GP, I had one on my R6 in 1999, it was aces, Remus are a quality brand!
it is a Remus GP: But in a previous life , i think it might have been carried by a grunt through both Gulf Wars, or used as a gun barrel. It is denting, scarred , scraped etc - so the photo makes it look better than it is . It is hugely long - not help by a longish link pipe. It was "oddly mounted" with a prefabricated piece of alloy but I now have the correct strap.
I have a Mivv Shorty Carbon can from a Tuono that I have looked at using - but I may just buy a SP engineering one to suit.
I like SP Engineering. Have one on the Honda and it has stood up well to all year riding and still looks good. Sounds nice baffle in as well.
Re: Old bike - but new to me.
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 12:05 pm
by Mr Moofo
the_priest wrote: Wed Aug 26, 2020 11:40 am
I like SP Engineering. Have one on the Honda and it has stood up well to all year riding and still looks good. Sounds nice baffle in as well.
What finish did you have on it?
Re: Old bike - but new to me.
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 12:21 pm
by the_priest
Carbon look end and black aluminium body. Bike has just been washed.
Re: Old bike - but new to me.
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 12:43 pm
by Mr Moofo
the_priest wrote: Wed Aug 26, 2020 12:21 pm
Carbon look end and black aluminium body. Bike has just been washed.
The black paint / powder coat held up well?
Re: Old bike - but new to me.
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 1:00 pm
by Trogladyte
Stunning. Looks excellent for its age. I seriously considered one myself, but ended up with a 955i and then a 1050.
Re: Old bike - but new to me.
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 1:20 pm
by the_priest
Held up extremely well. It looks new if I take the hanger off and give it a polish. 3 winters riding through London, parked outside and just given a wipe with ACF50 every now and then.
PHoto's taken 2 minutes ago.
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