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Offline LesterPiglet

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Re: Time for me to move on.
« Reply #15 on: May 16, 2015, 10:08:52 PM »
Quote from: Green1 on May 16, 2015, 08:26:01 PM
The clip ons will feel a bit extreme for awhile.  ;) 

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I'll look for some adjustable replacements.
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Re: Time for me to move on.
« Reply #16 on: May 22, 2015, 01:38:19 AM »
So I went for this one.



I was handed the original 2001 green log book with one owners name on it, 19900 miles on the clock.

As the guy was about to start counting the cash I decided to warm the bike up. Bleeeeuuuu, dead battery. So off he went and bought a new battery. (£43)..fool.
 
In his garage without leccy he starts putting the new battery in. I hear him saying, "Oh, I'm putting this in the wrong way round" and corrected his mistake. I asked him if he connected the cables and he said no. So put key in and nothing. Oh ffs. Pulled every fuse and they were fine. He thought he had a dud battery.
 
By this time it was late so I went home and googled cbr reverse polarity and found that the main fuse lived alone away from the other fuses and was easy to miss. I was 99% sure this was the fix. I phoned him and said I'd found the problem and meet him tomorrow.

The next day he rings and says the battery was a confirmed dud!

 Anyhoo, got to his garage after many postponements and stuff and he had the battery fitted the correct way. I lifted the seat, changed the fuse and put the key in and she lit up. Fuse was well blown.

Well, I got a new battery and he gave me 20 notes for petrol.   8)
« Last Edit: May 22, 2015, 02:56:28 AM by LesterPiglet »
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Re: Time for me to move on.
« Reply #17 on: May 22, 2015, 07:13:14 AM »
Nice one, love the color scheme, now enjoy the summer and get some quality riding in
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Re: Time for me to move on.
« Reply #18 on: May 22, 2015, 07:33:40 AM »
Looks great
I love the colour coded pipe
I had an apprentice that connected a battery up in reverse ..(admittedly it is easily done)   considering he was an electrical apprentice he got the p1ss ripped out of him plenty
I think he's fitting window's now
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Re: Time for me to move on.
« Reply #19 on: May 22, 2015, 10:29:48 AM »
Now be a hooligan and get a shorter can...    :)
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Re: Time for me to move on.
« Reply #20 on: May 22, 2015, 12:19:26 PM »
If its anything like my CBR, he wants a medal for that, as battery compartment so very tight. I wouldn't have thought it possible! Great bikes the CBR6's and in my mind, all one would ever need (besides a nice classic to pootle around on every now and then) Ditto on short can.

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Re: Time for me to move on.
« Reply #21 on: May 22, 2015, 06:15:49 PM »
The pipe is actually oval so just isn't so big as it looks in the picture. Still want a shorter one though. :)
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Re: Time for me to move on.
« Reply #22 on: May 22, 2015, 06:35:24 PM »
You can also go legal loud with a Beowulf can.
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Re: Time for me to move on.
« Reply #23 on: May 22, 2015, 07:00:33 PM »
Quote from: Trigger on May 22, 2015, 06:35:24 PM
You can also go legal loud with a Beowulf can.

Legal is boring. :o :o :o I used to have Yoshimura's on my CBR's, the bike sounded lovely, especially going through a tunnel  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Time for me to move on.
« Reply #24 on: May 22, 2015, 07:51:12 PM »
Great buy and you went for the best colour.  8)

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Re: Time for me to move on.
« Reply #25 on: May 22, 2015, 07:57:22 PM »
There's loud and there's too loud...

I put the baffles back in the Arrow exhaust on my Tiger as it was giving me a headache (and extreme stress when riding through town in the middle of the night past the bored coppers)
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Re: Time for me to move on.
« Reply #26 on: May 22, 2015, 08:17:46 PM »
I had to put the baffle back in my GPR exhaust on the Guzzi as I keep scaring horses and small children  ;D ;D

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Re: Time for me to move on.
« Reply #27 on: May 22, 2015, 08:58:41 PM »
Quote from: Green1 on May 22, 2015, 08:17:46 PM
I had to put the baffle back in my GPR exhaust on the Guzzi as I keep scaring horses and small children  ;D ;D

Mick

That was you scaring the small children and animals Mick, not the exhausts  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Time for me to move on.
« Reply #28 on: May 23, 2015, 02:13:07 AM »
I have angina and need to take a GTN spray when I get stressed or excited...old heart you know.
I used it the most ever when I took that bike home.  :)
I'm used to it now though.
Need to get knee sliders next.  ;D
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