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[Richy]

Just needs some Red & White leathers to match    Ggggrrrrrr   

The thing is i already have ...I bought the red and white to match my leathers .....good case of ''all the gear, no idea''

That seat looks like its going to be a bit of a squash Amanda

pmsl... She'll have to hold on tight

I sure will hold on tight Will need to looking at the angle of the seat & no grab rail

The seat is tiny and shaped like dart, i still can't get it into my head... how it could carry passengers

I'll have to srap you down with a cargo net and bungies

[amanda]

Sounds interesting

Edited by amanda, 21 January 2006 - 10:53 PM.

[Richy]

Sounds interesting

[SPLAM]

Amanda if R1CHY offers you a ride and says he'll squeeze in and come on the back, please say NO.

[Richy]

Amanda if R1CHY offers you a ride and says he'll squeeze in and come on the back, please say NO.

...........

We're still awaiting piccies of you tail tidy

[SPLAM]

You won't believe how dirty the pic is at the mo(hasn't been cleaned since it's last outing in novemberish ). But I'm off into work in a min so will take a pic.

[2GOOD]

Steve how long did you own it before the blind person    trashed it?

Interested to know if it was costly to run or not

It was registered in August 94 & I was one of the sad gits that gave a touch over list price too buy it secondhand rather than wait for a year plus to get a new one . That was about April/May 95 & it had done about 800 miles.

It was killed in Feb 2000 (first time out the garage that year & looked mint) with just under 15000 miles on the clock.

My last service at Baines Racing (Silverstone) cost over £600 but that was when the kevlar cambelts & some of the other parts cost a fortune. But I'd had the suspension & engine management 'tuned' in that price.Baines were not an official Ducati dealer but a far better specialist.

Servicing was nothing compared with what I use to spend on carbon fibre & other parts . As you might be able to tell from the piccie.

Edited by 2GOOD, 22 January 2006 - 06:02 PM.

[SPLAM]

You won't believe how dirty the pic is at the mo(hasn't been cleaned since it's last outing in novemberish ). But I'm off into work in a min so will take a pic.

I meant bike not pic.

Richy I forgot my camera.



So Steve were they trouble free miles, it's just as with anything Italian you here lots of horror stories?

[2GOOD]

So Steve were they trouble free miles, it's just as with anything Italian you here lots of horror stories?

Original airbox broke up (common fault on early ones) & for some reason or other warranty wouldn't cough up,so I stopped using Duke dealers early on.
Clutch seals'popped' but I could do those DIY & I replaced the clutch anyway.
Something electrical went on the way to it's 2nd MOT (rectifier? (sp) again a commom fault)
It wouldn't start at Mallory Park after a BSB round (most embarassing & a bike mechanic who was there helped me to get it going).

That was about it in nearly five years,the fun & pleasure far out weighed cost & niggles.


Editted to add: Forgot to mention how bad the brakes were on the early ones,in the picture the only thing original on the front brakes were the calipers.I'd changed the discs,pads,hoses,master cylinder & lever.

Edited by 2GOOD, 22 January 2006 - 09:15 PM.

[2GOOD]

Cmon guys, surely we are more about performance than looks!
916's cost the earth to run, maintain, service and everywhere you go you will be slaughtered by jap 600 supersports! (especialy when your head bolts have snapped and your pushing it home! )
Good in its day but time stands still for no-one!
Stunning bikes though!

The bit about time not standing still is true,but I had the 916 for the last 5 summers of the nineties,the R6 didn't appear til 99.Through a decent set of bends that we'd have a fair idea of where they went mates with Blades & ZX7R's could be left behind only for the Blades to fly past on the straights

[2GOOD]

[Richiemouse]

Ouch! Had a similar thing happen to me in 1996 when Miss Patel decided to turn right into a No Right Turn and wiped me and my CBR400RR out. Following the accident, or should I say incident as she didn't "accidently" turn right, they built a long traffic island at that location so it couldn't happen again. I must see if I can fin the pictures of the bike.

[amanda]

Amanda if R1CHY offers you a ride and says he'll squeeze in and come on the back, please say NO.

Right I will do

[Richiemouse]

My dead baby blade

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[Richiemouse]

Me and the bike went over the car bonnet it landed on it's arse and I landed on my head

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[Richiemouse]

This is what we have kids for

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[SPLAM]

Ouch a couple of well trashed bikes, just glad you are still with us. Richy I forgot to look at different cans so it looks like I'll be picking one up at the show, will get pics of any Yam ones. Here's a couple of pics of my tail tidy and integrated flashers, I did say it was dirty.

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[SPLAM]

A cleanup, chain adjustment and lube might be done at weekend hopefully with a new can being fitted. Going to also get a Power Commander, whilst I had my bike RR'd the other month the bloke said it wasn't worth me fitting the PC as when he's setting it up he'd have to strip all the fairing back down anyway, is he having me on? Very respected tuner in the bike world, can't remember the name of the place off hand but it's in Abridge if that rings any bells.

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[Sicey]

Ouch a couple of well trashed bikes, just glad you are still with us.


Richy I forgot to look at different cans so it looks like I'll be picking one up at the show, will get pics of any Yam ones.

Here's a couple of pics of my tail tidy and integrated flashers, I did say it was dirty.

What you doing with Mr Bean's McMini F1 Whats that all about Sam with the central driving position?

[SPLAM]

McMinif1 It's a 64 mini being put back to original condition, what you on about central driving position. It's just a bloody big steering wheel. EDIT: And no Jim them wheels won't be staying on.

Edited by SamH, 26 January 2006 - 09:51 PM.