Now how did that happen?

Ian Porter

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I appear to have bought another motorcycle.....

Seeing as Big Bird could do with a bit of TLC and I'll need to take it off the road for a while to do it I'll be needing alternative transport.

Cue a trip to look at a '05 F650GS last night, not the tidiest of bikes but mechanically sound and the right price for a run around.

Pics to follow when I pic it up, hopefully tomorrow.
 
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Thin end of the wedge ....... :D
 
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Mikey said:
Thin end of the wedge ....... :D
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Nah, I wont be changing any other bikes any time soon,

now Ruth is a different matter entirely,

I think she only let me buy this one so she has an excuse to change her bike :)
 
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Ian Porter said:
Nah, I wont be changing any other bikes any time soon,

now Ruth is a different matter entirely,
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Let's hope she doesn't read this and take it the wrong way
 
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boboneleg said:
Can't go far wrong with one of those :)
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t0o right Bob,

it's the 3rd F650 we've owned now.

just added it to my insurance and it cost 67p to cover it for the remainder of the policy, then a £35 admin charge :(
 
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well here it is

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Keeping with the theme of avian names this one will be known as Daffy :)

It's a bit rough round the edges but not as bad as I thought it would be.

Just sorting a few tweaks before I start to use it.
 
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Phil said:
Looks tidy enough Ian.
Those motors barely sniff fuel ;)
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it's not bad Phil

the engine has shed it''s paint and been repainted in Hammerite so it looks better in the photo than it is (not that it's too bad though)

a few scrapes on the plastics, the screen was fitted wrongly (and had been for 6 years :eekicon: ), new chain hadn't been adjusted at all :eek: , tail light housing was cracked (out with the araldite :thumbsupanim: )

so a few hours tinkering and it's all sorted and ready for the road. :ride-bumps:
 
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Ian Porter said:
so a few hours tinkering and it's all sorted and ready for the road. :ride-bumps:
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Which is half the fun though, isn't it?

I'm sure it'll do you grand. :thumbsup:
 
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Lutin said:
Ian Porter said:
so a few hours tinkering and it's all sorted and ready for the road. :ride-bumps:
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Which is half the fun though, isn't it?

I'm sure it'll do you grand. :thumbsup:
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it was until I discovered the shock is fubar'd

I went to increase the rebound as it was a little bouncy and found the screw just spins

ah well, a new shock on order that last me a while
 
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Ian Porter said:
it was until I discovered the shock is fubar'd

I went to increase the rebound as it was a little bouncy and found the screw just spins

ah well, a new shock on order that last me a while
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Yeah, that can happen. Can the original shock be rebuilt?
 
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it can but I suspect something has sheered off inside as the screw just spins.

having got it off now it's rather rusty anyway so I'll just bin it
 
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Ian Porter said:
having got it off now it's rather rusty anyway so I'll just bin it
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Sometimes that's the best policy.
 
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Rubberchicken said:
Stick it on ebay, who knows what people will still give for it. ;)
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Nah,

It's in the bin already, after stripping the pre-load adjuster off it (it's the same as the one on the 1150 and that seized up the other day - I freed it off but worth having a spare)

I just hope the new shock arrives quickly now as the bike is in bits all over the garage :)
 
At least its not the kitchen. Ruth wouldn't be impressed.

Sam fly's out to France tomorrow, so the new dishwasher might get broken in....lol
 
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New shock arrived yesterday and fitted it last night,

after a spin out via Ibstock to drink Russ's coffee (and eat his cheap biscuits ;) )I'm very pleased with the bike

it'll never replace the 1150 but that was never the intention so it'll do just fine as a runabout while I tidy up the 1150 and then as a winter bike
 
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