As it says; what you've done to your bike and how it helped make it better.
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Mike B
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by Mike B » Sun Aug 19, 2012 3:14 pm
I got tired of looking at the scabby rear wheel nuts, so fitted these
Push on fit, black chrome finish plastic wheel nut covers for a vauxhall
There are only two things in life that are "Priceless"
Time & Health
Everything else can be bought or stolen.
Dai wiskers
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by Dai wiskers » Sun Aug 19, 2012 3:37 pm
That looks nice i may well invest myself if they help to keep crud of the bolts that can only be a good thing
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by el-nicko » Sun Aug 19, 2012 4:08 pm
Mike B wrote: I got tired of looking at the scabby rear wheel nuts, so fitted these
Push on fit, black chrome finish plastic wheel nut covers for a vauxhall
Hmmm, That's an idea.
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Mr. Spock is my role model so be advised; I possess no (discernible) sense of humour.
It's all VFR (DCT) round here now. STILL missing my 1100s tho.
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by Blackal » Sun Aug 19, 2012 4:47 pm
Mike B wrote:
Push on fit, black chrome finish plastic wheel nut covers for a vauxhall
You don't think you've been a bit................ well.....
Cavalier?
Al
If I am ever on life support - Unplug me......
Then plug me back in..........
See if that works .....
Dai wiskers
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by Dai wiskers » Sun Aug 19, 2012 4:59 pm
Blackal wrote: Mike B wrote:
Push on fit, black chrome finish plastic wheel nut covers for a vauxhall
You don't think you've been a bit................ well.....
Cavalier?
Al
But he'll be VICTOR ious in the end
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by Gromit » Sun Aug 19, 2012 7:12 pm
Dai wiskers wrote: Blackal wrote: Mike B wrote:
Push on fit, black chrome finish plastic wheel nut covers for a vauxhall
You don't think you've been a bit................ well.....
Cavalier?
Al
But he'll be VICTOR ious in the end
Astra la vista...and we'll be
Magnum inous* in our praise of this mod.
*thought it was close enough...
Boxermed69
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by Boxermed69 » Sun Aug 19, 2012 9:37 pm
Of Corsa, you could have said "Astra la Viva"
Horizontally opposed, vertically challenged...
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by The Teutonic Tangerine » Mon Aug 20, 2012 10:33 am
Or if yoyu are old enough.....
"Viscount you stop making the dodgy puns they all sound like a load of Velox?"
There would appear to be a surfeit of prolixity and sesquipedalian content today please do not use a big word when a singularly un-loquacious and diminutive linguistic expression will satisfactorily accomplish the contemporary necessity
Dai wiskers
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by Dai wiskers » Mon Aug 20, 2012 11:10 am
Had a close look at my nuts
They be nasty rusty looking things that no amount of matt black will cover
so i have some silver one's comming
thanks for the heads up
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by Daveg2812 » Mon Aug 20, 2012 12:16 pm
Looks good. So is it a keeper again Mike. Noticed it on ebay a few days back...... along with one the same from Motorworks and a couple of others in the same colour
. Sods law that they all appear just as you put yours up.
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2003 R1100S with some bits on.
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by Mike B » Mon Aug 20, 2012 11:39 pm
LOL, I wake up some mornings and just fancy a change, but a replacement for my R1100, would be hard to find.
I stand by my comment. "It is without a doubt the best road bike I have ever ridden"
There are only two things in life that are "Priceless"
Time & Health
Everything else can be bought or stolen.
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by dave the german » Tue Aug 21, 2012 12:12 pm
mike, where did you get the badge that fits in the centre hole?
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'04 BCR
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by el-nicko » Tue Aug 21, 2012 5:43 pm
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Nuts Covered.
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Mr. Spock is my role model so be advised; I possess no (discernible) sense of humour.
It's all VFR (DCT) round here now. STILL missing my 1100s tho.
Mike B
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by Mike B » Tue Aug 21, 2012 9:38 pm
Dave, it was on the bike when I bought it. I actually thought it was standard untill someone mentioned it last summer.
There are only two things in life that are "Priceless"
Time & Health
Everything else can be bought or stolen.
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by slparry » Tue Aug 21, 2012 9:55 pm
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