Slight change

[Stue11 0]

@fr499y wrote:

Woohoo!! got the bike, and its lovely Came with a full wingrack 2 as well as another givi rack and a top box

FFs another bloody luggage cart

[fr499y 0]

Hey! in my defense, i knew it had a top box and there was something heavy in it! It was then , when i opened it up to find a wing rack 2 i realized i was joining the *car on two wheels* gang!

[ptolemyx 0]

May as well go the whole hog and fit a towbar for the c*r*v*n

Old and Disgraceful

When in doubt, go flat out!

[fr499y 0]

@ptolemyx wrote:

May as well go the whole hog and fit a towbar for the c*r*v*n

Old and Disgraceful

When in doubt, go flat out!

Lmfao!! its a xjr not a B-king

[BanditMike 0]

@fr499y wrote:

@ptolemyx wrote:

May as well go the whole hog and fit a towbar for the c*r*v*n

Old and Disgraceful

When in doubt, go flat out!

Lmfao!! its a xjr not a B-king

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

@BanditMike wrote:

@fr499y wrote:

@ptolemyx wrote:

May as well go the whole hog and fit a towbar for the c*r*v*n

Old and Disgraceful

When in doubt, go flat out!

Lmfao!! its a xjr not a B-king

[fr499y 0]

hehe Getting the top box sprayed as its currently bright red!!! needs to be black. Not sure if to fit the wingrack or not

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

Have I missed the pic of this bike ?

[fr499y 0]

nope, i'm yet to get one Will grab a pic in all its dirty glory tomorrow

[Stue11 0]

@Davehutch wrote:

Have I missed the pic of this bike ?

Yea Dave i think hes making us wait

[haveugot1 0]

Making us wait til he gets the wide load plates from vosa

[fr499y 0]

@haveugot1 wrote:

Making us wait til he gets the wide load plates from vosa

lmfao!

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

@fr499y wrote:

nope, i'm yet to get one Will grab a pic in all its dirty glory tomorrow

cool

[Stue11 0]

@Davehutch wrote:

@fr499y wrote:

nope, i'm yet to get one Will grab a pic in all its dirty glory tomorrow

cool

[fr499y 0]

Found a pic of the bike. I'll grab a good one tomoz

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

@fr499y wrote:

Found a pic of the bike. I'll grab a good one tomoz

nice

[fr499y 0]

Completely standard for now. Got new link pipes here, keeping my carbon cans now and getting them slapped on this at the weekend IF my clamps turn up! Got a list of things i want for it:-

Custom seat ( possibly lowered? skinny me + wide bike = stretch!! )
Renthal ultra low in black
crash bungs will be a must!!
Possibly polish the lips of the wheels?
Get the wingrack fitted and sell the topbox rack
braided lines front/back

and i think i might be happy at that lol

[madsod 0]

Does look nice but how long will this one last before the next any bets ???.

[fr499y 0]

@madsod wrote:

Does look nice but how long will this one last before the next any bets ???.

I recon this one will last Ducati might of been a mistake, the zed i kept for a few years. Been trying to find a bike to replace the zed that will be idea for distances and i think this is the ticket!

[stantheman 0]

very nice

[fr499y 0]

Link pipes turned up, clamps turned up, waiting for gaskets then its time for new exhausts! Also got a seat cover being made by grizzley again ( same style as always, just black/silver to match ) Loving this bike more and more each day. It's so damn comfy its unbelievable

[Stue11 0]

@fr499y wrote:

Link pipes turned up, clamps turned up, waiting for gaskets then its time for new exhausts! Also got a seat cover being made by grizzley again ( same style as always, just black/silver to match ) Loving this bike more and more each day. It's so damn comfy its unbelievable

They are comfy me mate onslows a big lad and hes had his for a few year 2004 model and he just doesn't want to part with her

[BanditMike 0]

@Stue11 wrote:

@fr499y wrote:

Link pipes turned up, clamps turned up, waiting for gaskets then its time for new exhausts! Also got a seat cover being made by grizzley again ( same style as always, just black/silver to match ) Loving this bike more and more each day. It's so damn comfy its unbelievable

They are comfy me mate onslows a big lad and hes had his for a few year 2004 model and he just doesn't want to part with her

So what I'd heard about them was true. Maybe should have looked a bit harder at these? Too late now, I'm enjoying the ZX

[fr499y 0]

this is our 4th xjr between me and my dad. XJR 1200 streetfighter, 1300 for touring, i had the little 400 which was such a laugh ( but seat was shot and hard ) now this one.

They are cracking bikes, torque motor, only got 5 gears which im not used to Only issue people have is the front suspension. If its not setup properly its very easy to whipe out!!

[fr499y 0]

Forgot i never posted a picture of it in my possession looking a bit different to when i got it!

[dick65 0]

cracking bike matt she's looking well m8
i toyed with getting one but might be getting the fjr now i like a fairing these days

[Stue11 0]

[fr499y 0]

Oil cooler cover should be here tomorrow! got a nasty stone dent in it so glad i got one sooner than later!! £28 instead of £50

[steve p 0]

very nice

[lee1 1]

Nice looking bike

[fr499y 0]

oil cooler is on, rattles like mad so got to try and work something out

[Grumpyowl 0]

@fr499y wrote:

oil cooler is on, rattles like mad so got to try and work something out

When I had a rattly one on a bandit I bought some little sticky felt circles from BQ there meant to protect wood floors by sticking them on chair leg bottoms.
Strategically placed they worked a treat

[BanditMike 0]

Looks good mate. Hopefully see it in the flesh later in the year

[fr499y 0]

@BanditMike wrote:

Looks good mate. Hopefully see it in the flesh later in the year

Might not look so clean as it does now, bare alloy engine is going fury! Some serious cleaning will be needed once this salt buggers off.

Yeah I've heard just spacing the cover out where you bolt it on with some washers will sort it out, its not too bad now ( between 1.5 and 2k RPM ) Might have to take a look at it tonight if its not too cold

As much as i like this bike, i want the weather to change so i can dig the thruxton out!

[fr499y 0]

Oh yeah, job for the weekend.. Get the caravan bolted on ( Wingrack 2 )

[fr499y 0]

Got a full exhaust for it! Needs some work doing to it but should be good.

Picked up a full Akrapovic exhaust for £191. The end can has a nasty dent in the top, but its roughly 2" away from the inlet, its a smooth dent but big so might even be able to reshape it to how it should be with a bit of luck.

The headers are brown with plenty of asphalt, dirt and other stuff melted on to them which is causing me a nightmare to clean off! spent 3 hours yesterday and I'm still nowhere near done.

[dick65 0]

nice one matt metal polish and really fine wire wool and lots of patience usually works a treat

[gravelrash 0]

@dick65 wrote:

nice one matt metal polish and really fine wire wool and lots of patience usually works a treat

but them pipes are seriously manky! good luck sorting them though! love the Yam, same as Mike nearly got one myself instead of the bandit which I've had over 7 years now so about time I starting thinking of a change myself, Hmn!....

[stantheman 0]

how about a nice copper coloured busa mike i know where theres one for sale

[fr499y 0]

@gravelrash wrote:

@dick65 wrote:

nice one matt metal polish and really fine wire wool and lots of patience usually works a treat

but them pipes are seriously manky! good luck sorting them though! love the Yam, same as Mike nearly got one myself instead of the bandit which I've had over 7 years now so about time I starting thinking of a change myself, Hmn!....

Had to resort to wet & dry paper last night, got the majority of it cleaned off, just left with some stubborn black spots. Will be tackling them again tonight!! Found out earlier that there is a part missing.. not important, only the footpeg relocation bracket to mount the actual can to the bike *DOH* found them on ebay for £25 so bought em!

[Stue11 0]

Bit of elbow grease needed there

[lee1 1]

Nice 1 matt,try some fine wire wool,autosol mixed with a bit of wd40

then some polishing compound called hyfin from the polishing shop on a white close stitch mop

Thepolishingshop.co.uk

[fr499y 0]

Now we getting somewhere!! rust removing sponge, some autosol & Meguires metal polish and this is where im up to! Still a fair bit to go though.



The hardest bit is working out which pipe goes where

[BanditMike 0]

Looks a lot better mate. Making good progress

[Grumpyowl 0]

That's a lot of work.


Looking a lot better though.

[fr499y 0]

Going to dig out the wire wool and see if i can get the remainder off. Then its time to tackle the end can

[dick65 0]

shaping up matt are the pipes not numbered?

[fr499y 0]

nope! i worked it out now though, 2 bent ones in the middle, the wiggly Y pipe is on the right side of bike, straight Y on the left, link pipe you can't go wrong! lol

[fr499y 0]

its on its quieter than my old 4-2 though.

[BanditMike 0]

@fr499y wrote:

its on its quieter than my old 4-2 though.

I'm sure you can resolve that