JaBr
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I have an else made seat on mine with silver piping and TT and CB1100XX logos. Was expensive but worth it. Have Gel on both front and rear, haven't yet done any serious mileage on it but hopefully next year.
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A couple from a few weeks ago...
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Love No.4, but intrigued by the polished chrome one too, reminiscent of the Norton race bikes in recent TT's
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I paid £45 for a brand new 2 row alloy radiator on eBay, yes it's a china job, but it's way better than the knackered unit I replaced. Even if I only get a few years out of it I'm happy. Being 2 rows it's also better than the standard cooling.
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On 3/12/2021 at 11:05 PM, TFT said:
Ok, figured it out, you meant the windshield.
I switched out the 4 bulbs to LEDs, what a difference!! Thanks for the write-up!!
Did you change out the small bulbs too? I don't see the need so at this point I have left them alone.
Sorry I haven't been here a lot lately.
I didn't change the smaller bulbs as I felt the led's in those would be too bright, the warning lights are plenty bright enough for me. I was surprised how much of a difference LEDs made to the main dash, makes it very visible.
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20 hours ago, superhawk996 said:
I'd never heard of the GSXR400, trippy.
As I understand it they were for the Jap market originally, this will have been a grey import at some point to the UK that wound up on the Isle of Man. Hardest bit is going to be leaving it alone until the ZZRs are finished 😂
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Well it won’t be for sale for quite some time, if at all. The ZZR’s are the priority work, they’re ‘paying’ for the GSXR400, both need a fair bit of work but should be viable once complete.
apparently the GSXR400 red lines at 15500, it’s going to be a hoot to ride 😂
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On 3/4/2021 at 3:04 PM, superhawk996 said:
You don't really get more oil out, it just comes out faster. Being freshly stirred up and flowing faster means less chance of sediment staying behind. A bike that's been sitting a long time has more oil at the bottom of the block ready to drain, but there could be a fair bit of sediment that stays behind.
What @superhawk996 said
Also, if you do drain cold to get the extra old oil from the sump, do a flush as well before putting new oil in, should grab some of the crud from your engine and keep that new oil cleaner a bit longer
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So I bit the bullet and removed the 6mm spacer. Next job is balance carbs and tune. Hopefully this weekend. Got everything I need in place at last, including my next three project bikes, the two ZZRs were £400 for the pair, the GSXR was £1500. All bikes are complete, some parts are removed though, they should be delivered in a few weeks time.
1990 ZZR600
1993 ZZR600
1988(ish) GSXR400 Slingshot (Slab side) - This one's a keeper.
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When you do the oil change you want the engine up to temperature first so more of the bad oil comes out, what I'm saying is get it running and change afterwards
These tend to have less issues than a lot of bikes even after being laid up, go gentle and you'll be fine.
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59 minutes ago, fizzy said:
Does it make your teeth all soft and pliable?
Funnily enough, No.
It does however leave them much cleaner and feeling way better than any other toothpaste I've used. I also like the cinnamon flavour.
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On 2/10/2021 at 1:01 PM, SwampNut said:
Oil of wintergreen is surprisingly dangerous, and Xylene is plenty dangerous. Anyone trying this should research and not jump into it.
And there's me been using this for years...
https://shop.redmond.life/collections/earthpaste/products/earthpaste-wintergreen-4-oz
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3 hours ago, superhawk996 said:
If you like the handling with the spacer but want it lower; lower the front, then you can eliminate or reduce the lift in the rear.
Good call, may be time to experiment
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4 hours ago, blackhawkxx said:
Well, you can always lower it.
There is that I guess, or maybe just remove the spacer might help.
When I learned to ride my instructor was about 3 inches shorter than me, I'm 5'7", his bike was a GS1200. How he ever reached the floor is beyond me, but it was the third GS he'd owned and used so I suppose he got used to the height.
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On 1/17/2021 at 1:20 AM, blackhawkxx said:
That seat makes it.
Makes a big difference, very comfortable, has gel pads built in and the surface is anti-slip. On the downside, I'm a shortarse and between the new seat and the 6mm spacer on the rear shock I can now just about reach the ground with my tiptoes. Not good.
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19 hours ago, blackhawkxx said:
I don't remember without going through all the pages, did you ever use the carb tune kit and fancy screwdriver?
Not yet, still on the to-do, although less urgent than it was getting her through the test.
Put the new seat on today
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On 1/15/2021 at 4:31 PM, SwampNut said:
Reminds me how comically simple Isle of Man government documents are. Long ago I printed myself a driver's license from there, and used it to fly and to open a bank account, just for the hell of it. No questions. Wonder if I still have it around.
The driving licence is much more like the UK / EU one now, plastic card with holograms etc. A lot harder to fake than the old paper type
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14 minutes ago, fizzy said:
I see top left of certificate, states, "Imported". I guess everything is imported there, except for this:
Long time since I saw one of those 😅
That is referring to the test type if I recall correctly, I have personally imported the vehicle so it's an import test. Buses / Taxis and some other classes of vehicle have an annual roadworthiness test and that entry on the certificate would be different despite them also being imported.
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1 hour ago, superhawk996 said:
First registered on 9/11, purchased on April fool's day...hmmm
To get the inspection do they give you a temporary permit to ride it to the inspection or do you have to transport it?
I know, strange combination 😆
You can ride it as long as your insurance company is willing to cover you. Mine was willing to risk it so no issue. I'll be able to use it once I get the new numberplate, which should be Monday.
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So that's that then. Blackbird basically done. Off to register it now
Mine's one of the very early ones, registered 11th September 1996. I bought her 1st April 2019.
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So, in the next couple of hours I should have my nice shiny certificate that allows me to register the blackbird on the island. All they have to check is that the rear indicators work. Fingers crossed I got it right this time 😆
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1 hour ago, superhawk996 said:
Machine guns are too dangerous to allow into the hands of civilians.....unless they pay $200 for the privilege.
Unless you live in the Uk where you aren't allowed to register one
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19 hours ago, superhawk996 said:
No, it's proof that we need vehicle inspections to keep these kinds of deathtraps off the roads!
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To be fair, on the island we only have to get the vehicle tested once in it's lifetime as long as we keep up the road tax each year. Road tax is currently £25 per year, you have to also provide proof of insurance when taxing. Insurance for the bird is about £280 per year for me.
So basically you can still have a deathtrap as long as it's taxed 🙄
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5 hours ago, blackhawkxx said:
That was bad luck.
Story of my life mate 😆
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I built this spreadsheet to track the clearances on one of my ZZR's when I did the shims. Will use it when I come to do the bird as well.
Valve Clearances.xlsx