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Offline Davelu88

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Nearly finished!
« on: October 11, 2022, 09:48:11 PM »
Had inspection about 10 days ago so just waiting for reg before I can test ride my 550f for the first time  :)

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Re: Nearly finished!
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2022, 09:51:00 PM »
Looking good. I like the blacked out concept going on there👍
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Re: Nearly finished!
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2022, 09:54:42 PM »
Thanks I wanted  to give a blacked out theme a try . The pic is a bit small but if you click on it it enlarges  :)
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Re: Nearly finished!
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2022, 10:03:16 PM »
Looking good Dave.
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Re: Nearly finished!
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2022, 10:11:40 PM »
Thx , I got the one I bought from mickwinf coming in a couple of weeks so I can have 2 to drool over  :)

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Re: Nearly finished!
« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2022, 11:33:58 PM »
Thats lovely, what does the Kerker sound like, I;ve a soft spot for all things Kerker?
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Re: Nearly finished!
« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2022, 11:36:31 PM »
The kerker is great , louder than standard pipe but not overly loud

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Re: Nearly finished!
« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2022, 11:39:37 PM »
Nice stealth look about it. 8)
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Re: Nearly finished!
« Reply #8 on: October 11, 2022, 11:44:31 PM »
The kerker is great , louder than standard pipe but not overly loud


Nearly bought one but never heard one so went for the supertrapp for a surprise change. I'd ike to hear that at  some point though it looks great.

Well done all round really, lovely ride that.
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Re: Nearly finished!
« Reply #9 on: October 11, 2022, 11:46:43 PM »
Is that a wider rear rim or an optical illusion?

Maybe the 550 has a wider rear wheel than the 500.
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Re: Nearly finished!
« Reply #10 on: October 12, 2022, 12:15:31 AM »
I will try & post a video of it running Roo but if not I can WhatsApp it , your right Ted this one does have a wider back wheel & tyre .
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Re: Nearly finished!
« Reply #11 on: October 12, 2022, 03:03:32 AM »
Thats a 16 inch rim, non std

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Re: Nearly finished!
« Reply #12 on: October 12, 2022, 10:07:20 AM »
I will try & post a video of it running Roo but if not I can WhatsApp it , your right Ted this one does have a wider back wheel & tyre .

Looks mean I guess that makes the gearing lower or have you changed sprockets to get it back to normal & not mess up the speedometer accuracy?

For some reason I just noticed the rim width not the increased mudguard gap.
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Re: Nearly finished!
« Reply #13 on: October 12, 2022, 01:34:05 PM »
I will try & post a video of it running Roo but if not I can WhatsApp it , your right Ted this one does have a wider back wheel & tyre .

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