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Speaking of expense, here's £1,500 worth....A very nice DPD man called Johnathan turned up this morning, with a big box:It was full of shiny wonderfulness: They must have to wear gloves when they make and pack the pipes, as even with clean hands, anywhere you touch them stands out as a greasy handprint. There was an interesting label about how new pipes have been treated with 2 stroke oil, which will burn off with use.There was some fitting hardware too, but no copper rings or collets, but that's hardly a deal breaker. I'm glad I got an original pair of the big mounting bolts, as these pipes come with big allen bolts, which will just look wrong.Quality wise they seem very good, a couple of tiny imperfections but not where you'd notice, and not worth sending them back - at best you'd get a refund while there is no supply, and you'd still need a set of pipes!The pipes are all bagged and boxed again, and stashed in my attic, as while the bike is on a crate and hasn't got a back wheel fitted I can't mount the pipes. I am rather keen to see them in place though.
Thanks, I'm thinking I might do all the electrics and fuel malarkey before it comes off the plastic crate, simply because its at a better height to work on.Then I only have to add exhaust pipes, oil filter and oil once it's off the crate, plus sort out the dragging front brakes once the bike can be moved away from the wall and the front end can be jacked up with the bike on the centre stand. Next are the rear indicators and mount the tailpiece properly, then the rear light. I've also been weighing up batteries, my other 2 bikes both have Motoblatt ones, although I did notice another brand of gel battery that looked a lot less yellow. Also I have to rebuild the fuel tap, I have an O ring kit ready.