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Fitted braided brake lines to my 5VY. The 12 year old original hose was probably past its best. Took the opportunity to replace the brake fluid too. I…login to view the rest of this post

That GS is pretty bloody cool but I'm thinking too much stock look for me .

I want to go down the route of frame chopping . Put some bespoke touches t…login to view the rest of this post

Note: I rather like Hondas and nearly bought a 954 'Blade instead of my 5VY

Some exquisite engineering and lovely details on that CX, but at the end of…login to view the rest of this post

On the other hand...

I insured my Speed Triple with them on 1st March this year, cost £108 (I am an old bugger). When I bought my R1 on 29th March I ph…login to view the rest of this post

I took my new (to me) R1 for a run over the Pennines to Hartside this morning. I didn't realise how cold it was, there was quite a bit of snow on the …login to view the rest of this post

Fitted new fork oil seals to my 5VY. I've never done seals in USD forks before, but plenty in RWU.

I discovered USDs are much easier …login to view the rest of this post

I just bought a 4C8 shock on ebay even though I've not noticed too much wrong with the handling. I've only had the bike a couple of weeks but for £…login to view the rest of this post

Welcome in dude, what are those disks she is wearing :think: :think:

I photos of old bikes etc would be nice

The disks are Viper Braking. The brakes on the R1 don't seem as sharp as those on my Speed Triple but the pads are pretty well worn and it still has the OE rubber hoses. There's a set of ...

well thanks for the warm welcome.

@jompy - I was born in Barry but I've been doing missionary work in England for many years now, currently In Co Durham ;)

My bike history is quite varied but I tend to keep my bikes for a while so there are fewer than you might think. Started with a Honda CB250K ...

I just bought a 2005 R1, thought I'd better try one while I can still bend my legs far enough to get them on the footpegs

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg209/druid16/bikes/Yamaha%20R1/img.002_zpsvnznwstc.jpg

I passed my test in 1981 and have never been more than a month without a bike since ...