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by chris954
Wed Mar 27, 2013 5:36 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Swing arm spools/crash bungs?
Replies: 12
Views: 873

Re: Swing arm spools/crash bungs?

I had an off with some on a few years ago and it ripped the welded mount off the swingarm,had to buy a new one anyway
by chris954
Wed Mar 27, 2013 5:33 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: snowing again
Replies: 19
Views: 990

Re: snowing again

what we need now is a couple of days of solid rain to get rid of this snow and wash all the salt away followed by 25 weeks of :happy-sunny: .whats the chances of…login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Fri Mar 22, 2013 4:45 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Weather aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Replies: 42
Views: 1606

Re: Weather aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

the weathers been getting worse over the past 5 or 6 years imho. between 2002 and 2007 I managed to put 45,000 miles on my Fireblade and thats just we…login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Thu Mar 21, 2013 4:47 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Replacement Brake disks
Replies: 20
Views: 939

Re: Replacement Brake disks

Brembo is the way to go if you really want better brakes and not just pose value, Oh and no the Chinese DO NOT use the same materials as the rest of …login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Thu Mar 21, 2013 4:40 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: well thats a good start to the year
Replies: 23
Views: 1029

Re: well thats a good start to the year

its the back, got it sorted today.normally I would have put a new one on but with the weather we've been having this last few years this one will prob…login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Tue Mar 19, 2013 7:08 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: What`ve you done to your bike today?
Replies: 6187
Views: 105484

Re: What`ve you done to your bike today?

pulled a f**kin big nail out of my back tyre
by chris954
Tue Mar 19, 2013 6:54 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: well thats a good start to the year
Replies: 23
Views: 1029

Re: well thats a good start to the year

perhaps I should introduce myself, my name is Chris and I am without exception the unluckiest person in the world.Ive had Hondas break down on me,twic…login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Tue Mar 19, 2013 4:50 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: well thats a good start to the year
Replies: 23
Views: 1029

well thats a good start to the year

went out last saturday on my 14b for the first time, got the bike out today to give it a bit of tlc and its got a flat tyre :angry-screaming:login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Tue Mar 19, 2013 4:47 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: What gloves do you rate?
Replies: 27
Views: 1550

Re: What gloves do you rate?

Nankai for me, worn them for years and whenever I see a pair for sale that fit me I buy them,theyre very hard to come by these days and Ive got one pa…login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Mon Mar 18, 2013 5:39 pm
Forum: R1 09-14 14B 14BE
Topic: Brakes
Replies: 1
Views: 963

Brakes

went out for my first run on my 2012 R1 on saturday and coming from a Ducati the one thing that I was a bit dissapointed with is the brakes,Ducati bra…login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Mon Mar 18, 2013 5:35 pm
Forum: R1 09-14 14B 14BE
Topic: gearing
Replies: 5
Views: 933

gearing

Can the traction control cope with a change of gearing as Im thinking about dropping a tooth off the front sprocket?
by chris954
Sat Mar 16, 2013 5:13 pm
Forum: Non Bike Chat
Topic: Saab
Replies: 29
Views: 1154

Re: Saab

Mate if yer only runnin about A diesel might not be as cost effective as it seems Fuel is more expensive an you'll pay a premium on the car purchase …login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Sat Mar 16, 2013 5:09 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Bike cleaning products
Replies: 22
Views: 1707

Re: Bike cleaning products

been using this for years http://www.cromwell.co.uk/DEB7101113G" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; water it down about 8 parts water to 1 …login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Fri Mar 15, 2013 10:17 am
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: my first R1
Replies: 18
Views: 1165

Re: my first R1

Nice!, did you buy that from hunts in Manchester by any chance? I just missed one there. But ended up getting a R1 anniversary form a yam dealer in L…login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Thu Mar 14, 2013 7:23 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: my first R1
Replies: 18
Views: 1165

my first R1

well after many many years on bikes I finally got an R1 and here it is. carbon Akro cans fitted since this picture was taken http://i707.photobucket.c…login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Thu Mar 14, 2013 4:52 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: Superbike schools
Replies: 19
Views: 933

Re: Superbike schools

I did Ron Haslam a few years ago,I also found I was being held up by the guy I was put with for the first 2 sessions,he had only passed his test a mon…login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Sun Mar 10, 2013 11:36 pm
Forum: Non Bike Chat
Topic: What you done today
Replies: 4718
Views: 79756

Re: What you done today

picked my first R1 up
by chris954
Thu Mar 07, 2013 6:02 pm
Forum: R1 09-14 14B 14BE
Topic: Mileages?
Replies: 38
Views: 1802

Re: Mileages?

The problem isnt that 10,000 miles is high, its the fact that for every bike that has 10,000 miles there will be 5 others with only 2,000 miles cause…login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Thu Mar 07, 2013 3:55 pm
Forum: R1 09-14 14B 14BE
Topic: Mileages?
Replies: 38
Views: 1802

Re: Mileages?

seeing as its not a model specific thread, I sold a Fireblade back in 2007,bought it new in 2002 and did 45,000 miles on it,replaced it with another …login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:33 pm
Forum: R1 09-14 14B 14BE
Topic: Pirelli Supercorsa's
Replies: 10
Views: 1204

Re: Pirelli Supercorsa's

when i did the ron haslam school many many years ago,they were using Bridgestone bt021,sport touring tyres and Ron was lapping at around 1min 35 secon…login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:44 pm
Forum: R1 09-14 14B 14BE
Topic: Pirelli Supercorsa's
Replies: 10
Views: 1204

Re: Pirelli Supercorsa's

Imho unless you can lap within a couple of seconds of the British Superstock guys your wasting your money on Supercorsas.On the road something like a…login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Wed Mar 06, 2013 5:24 pm
Forum: R1 09-14 14B 14BE
Topic: Mileages?
Replies: 38
Views: 1802

Re: Mileages?

seeing as its not a model specific thread, I sold a Fireblade back in 2007,bought it new in 2002 and did 45,000 miles on it,replaced it with another u…login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Wed Mar 06, 2013 5:15 pm
Forum: R1 09-14 14B 14BE
Topic: Pirelli Supercorsa's
Replies: 10
Views: 1204

Re: Pirelli Supercorsa's

Imho unless you can lap within a couple of seconds of the British Superstock guys your wasting your money on Supercorsas.On the road something like a …login to view the rest of this post
by chris954
Wed Mar 06, 2013 5:12 pm
Forum: General Bike Chat
Topic: My new bike!
Replies: 22
Views: 911

Re: My new bike!

thats exactly the same as the one I'm picking up on Sunday
by chris954
Mon Feb 25, 2013 6:37 pm
Forum: Newbies
Topic: Hi All
Replies: 11
Views: 956

Hi All

Hi everybody, new here,currently ride a Ducati 1098 but its getting traded in for a 2012 R1 50th anniversary on the 10th of March.been riding bikes since God were a lad started out on off road bikes competing in Trials then at 17 I hit the road on a Suzuki TS 250ER,that got written off after about a...