Man down - rubberchicken

[Rubberchicken]

Don't worry, the tank and fairing still look a mess. But it's parked indoors nowadays instead of under a tree all year long, that really cuts down on the vegetation.

Paint might still happen sometime, but definitely not now. Time to put some miles on first...

I like the look of this one:

(Not the K1 obviously, though even that looks slightly less old in white.)

 

[OhJ]

Always like a white bike.


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[Rubberchicken]

Tick.

 

[Rubberchicken]

Tock.

Racks and center/sidestand are still at the powdercoaters, other than that it's ready for a bit of gentle running in.

Tick.

Next friday is cuckoo-day if all goes well.

Tock.

Quick snap from today:

Tick tick tick, ooh my dicky tickeur.

 

[DaveS]

Looking fab.

 

[Lord Vader]

Certainly better than the last time I saw it

 

[Rubberchicken]

Bit straighter, you mean?

 

[boboneleg]

The world is strange, a Dutchman quoting a line form a British comedy with dodgy French accents

Bike is looking great

 

[Lutin]

Fine Christmas present.

 

[Lowflyer]

Looking good Michel,

Let us know how cuckoo day went ?

First time I have heard that phrase

 

[Rubberchicken]

Tick, tock, says the cuckoo clock.

 

[Rubberchicken]

Tick

 

[Rubberchicken]

Cuckoo

 

[Rubberchicken]

 

[Rubberchicken]

 

[Lutin]

Result!

It must feel a while heap different to the K.

 

[Rubberchicken]

You have no idea Lutin...

 

[Rubberchicken]

Funny too. I got on it, turned the key, pressed the starter. Hmm doesn't wanna.

Oh, yeah, petrol taps.

Pressed the starter again, still doesn't wanna.

Oh yeah, chokes.

Silly modern bikes make you lazy. Anybody wanna buy a K1100LT?

 

[boboneleg]

Excellent stuff, how did it ride? was it what you expected or not?

 

[Rubberchicken]

But yes, lotsa different.

The main obvious thing, no big arsed fairing keeping the wind off. Bit nippy on the motorway after all this time on the old man's bike. Much different seating position too, the K feels like you're holding a wheelbarrow, quite comfy. The GS with the wide bars was a bit different again. Much more in control, much lighter and despite having less power than the K it feels like more so.

This thing will go quite well once it's been run in and had the mixture and ignition tweaked a bit, nevermind the set of 40mm Dellortos I have on the shelf. But it's already quite obvious that it's got way bigger boots than the original bike. It goes well.