Year - over

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 10:45 am

Well -after a good 300 mile run yesterday to Stirling/Loch Lomond/Inveraray/Oban/Tyndrum/Crieff/Knockhill and home, with Yogi Bear and his cousin - on my GS................

I think the biking year is finished for me (work etc will prevent any more runs soon)

So - The bikes are cleaned and put away until March, I think...............

Al

el-nicko · Post by **el-nicko** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 4:02 pm

Your pic's are awfey BIG laddie

I post mine to myself from my camara and when it asks if i want to make my pic's smaller i click the radio button 'yes' then transfer from my in-tray to photobucket, etc.

This makes them more viewer friendly

Just saying.

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 6:11 pm

Fits in my screen - at 100%.............

Are you sure you don't have yours set at 125% or higher?

Al

boxerscott · Post by **boxerscott** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 9:35 pm

Year might be over for some , but its only just beginning for me, down to Portugal on Thursday and yes we had our second frost on Friday morning

Sounded like a good run and a crackin day for it too.

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 10:15 pm

Aye - it's so cold these mornings - you could lose your bearings, Chris

Reckon the tunnel will be mucho-busy, with Brittany Ferries on strike.

Al

el-nicko · Post by **el-nicko** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 10:52 pm

Blackal wrote:Fits in my screen - at 100%.............

Are you sure you don't have yours set at 125% or higher?

Al

Nope. This a 22" HDMI monitor and I have to shrink 'em down to 50% to see 'em

StreetFlatTwin · Post by **StreetFlatTwin** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 11:04 pm

Who's is the dynamag shod R1?

Very, Very tastey looking bike with all the rights bits on it. And in the nice speed block colours.

Daveg2812 · Post by **Daveg2812** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 6:04 am

Err, it's Al's

, and you're right, it's not bad.

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 9:26 am

StreetFlatTwin wrote:Who's is the dynamag shod R1?

Very, Very tastey looking bike with all the rights bits on it. And in the nice speed block colours.

Thanks.

It's been modded as follows:

Ohlins R&T Forks with superbike cartridges
Ohlins PRXL rear shock
Two Brothers Cans
K&N Air Filter
Factory-Pro Velocity Stacks
Power Commander
Dymag Carbon Fibre wheels
Galfer discs.

Al

StreetFlatTwin · Post by **StreetFlatTwin** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 9:35 am

Very nice did you buy it like that or have you shelled out the (not so) small fortune to get it up to this spec? I bet that's quick and must handle almost telepathically!!

Sorry I mis-read your 1st post I though you were on a GS!!

If I see this (there can't be many-IF any) similar bikes certainly not in Scotland I'll come and say hi!! Same if you see the humbug bike parked up anywhere!!

Dai wiskers · Post by **Dai wiskers** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 10:11 am

Well very nice i must say

I think Al has just earned himself a new nicknane "moneybags"

That is one sweet R1

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 10:41 am

Dai wiskers wrote:Well very nice i must say

I think Al has just earned himself a new nicknane "moneybags"

That is one sweet R1

Not at all

If I told you that the bike owes me about £8,500 (inc bike) to get it where it is today? If I sold off the old forks/shock/wheels - I could recoup about £600 of that.

Now done 9,000 miles (7,000 by me).

Al

Dai wiskers · Post by **Dai wiskers** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 10:51 am

One sweet bike for that

Only winding you up, like they say there's no pockets in a shroud[spilin]

Enjoy it Dai

Boxered · Post by **Boxered** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 1:15 pm

Blackal wrote:
Reckon the tunnel will be mucho-busy, with Brittany Ferries on strike.

Al

8 of my mates are in the Picos and due to return by Brittany ferries on thursday, I've just called them to give them the news, they are told to ride to calais where other companies will honour their tickets

thats a 971 mile trip from where they are right now

Steve

Rossy1100S · Post by **Rossy1100S** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 11:41 am

Just had the same issue with Brittany Ferries last Friday night, should have been on the Caen - Portsmouth overnight crossing, cancelled due to industrial action

!

Hotel over night then a Le Mans style start (at least 10 bikes) from the hotel heading up to Calais and then Dover to home on the Saturday.

Quite a long ride that was, but not too many complaints from the missus on the back of the GS

Geoff