Once bitten always smitten, collecting my 5th GTR Wednesday cant wait, as with my first one i am like a kid in a sweet shop wanting the goodies. Its a 15 reg - silver EFF.
Brilliant.... :clap: post some pictures when you've got it :yes:
Hello OC - In the nicest possible way -- its your fault i got this one !!, your post of 08.07 Good Value Deal, long story but got it in the end. Knee now fixed so all is go go go.
Good man. Welcome back.
Quote from: PRD on September 13, 2016, 06:47:10 PM
Good man. Welcome back.
Lesson learned - not be going anywhere else for a long long time if at all.
Quote from: zedmeister on September 13, 2016, 03:55:43 PM
Hello OC - In the nicest possible way -- its your fault i got this one !!, your post of 08.07 Good Value Deal, long story but got it in the end. Knee now fixed so all is go go go.
Good :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
Dont send me a bill though :mfr_lol:
Good to see yer back :scooter: :punk:
Welcome back. :banana:
How long will this one last? :mfr_lol:
Quote from: Boomer on September 14, 2016, 01:54:12 AM
Welcome back. :banana:
How long will this one last? :mfr_lol:
Until the next un-refusable deal comes along George :mfr_lol:
2 Hours to go now - not that i am counting :clap:
the tension is mounting now :yes:
5 ?? Good Lord :eek: :eek: Good effort mate .. lets see those photos then !!!! :yes:
Pictures as requested.
Wow!!!!! how i have missed the Magic Carpet ride sooooooooooooooo smooooooooooth i forgot how good the GTR really is. Within 1 mile it all came flooding back if people could have seen under my helmet they would have thought i was a Cheshire cat, my face is still hurting from smiling.I really like the lower first gear and the vented screen a big improvement, the seat is fantatic, the brakes dont seem to be as powerful as i remember but then again 305KG does take some stopping and i am not used to them yet. Now i was taking it easy on the A1 for my 70 mile trip home ( 70-80 MPH) and the Average MPG was 57.8 I was lucky to get 43 out of the SX. It also has PR4s. All in All well chuffed with my new steed.
Quote from: O.C. on September 13, 2016, 08:29:07 PM
Good :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
Dont send me a bill though :mfr_lol:
Not at all - the drinks are on me though, maybe see you at the Bridge sometime.
Quote from: zedmeister on September 14, 2016, 07:29:37 PM
Not at all - the drinks are on me though, maybe see you at the Bridge sometime.
Your (latest) GTR looks fantastic Zed, like you I'm all giddy about this latest incarnation of what is a stunning bike, it's just better than its predecessors....... simples (even the Green ones) :mfr_lol:
BTW you have a P.M :yes:
Looks terrific but then they do. K16 has nothing on this!
Quote from: PRD on September 14, 2016, 08:45:29 PM
Looks terrific but then they do. K16 has nothing on this!
:agree:
Congratulations, it looks pretty good. Now tell me....do you have hours and hours of work ahead of you re-fitting all your gadgets and gizmo's?
Quote from: The Wolf on September 15, 2016, 12:29:42 AM
Congratulations, it looks pretty good. Now tell me....do you have hours and hours of work ahead of you re-fitting all your gadgets and gizmo's?
Yes i do - after every securing bolt ( 4 ) on the Givi Base Plate i will require a cup of tea and cake, this could be a long job as i like tea and cake -- a lot !!
mmmmmmm tea and cake...... nom nom nom :mfr_lol:
I like the green striping on the Black GTR so i thought i would get the Air brush out and do some myself ( its actually pinstripe i painted Candy Lime Green ). I have not decided if i want the full fairing / pannier stripe yet.
Very nice.
:agree: very nice !
very neat ...well done :clap:
Ta very much Lads, forgot to mention i also did the top box too
That's a nice touch :clap:
So did you airbrush this as I also have a small airbrush system I could use, was masking the areas a pain in the rear?
Then again I could always get you to do it 😀
Alan
Hi Big Alan, i just air brushed the actual pinstripe i attached it to a piece wood ( stud wall type 3x2 x 8 ) i will try and explain below
6MM SILVER PIN STRIPE ( 2mm for the mudguard ) -- buy from any good car accessory store
plastic primer - aerosol can type , key coat the stripe and apply one coat
colour - in this case Candy Lime Green which is a kwak colour at least five coats to get the depth of colour and effect - not cheap to buy.
lacquer - i used aerosol type.
Once the different coats are applied and dried i just cut slightly oversize length, peeled the backing off and stuck down in place. Once satisfied all was in the correct position i just carefully trimmed the ends to shape in situ.
The hangers i just sanded and polished ( till my fingers dropped off!!) then masked the non painted areas, etch primed the lines then painted again 5 coats for the effect. Once the painting was done just took the masking off and lacquered the whole hanger, not too sure if the lacquer will peel in time but at least protected for now, although they did look better before the lacquering but as with bare alloy it would have oxidised and look crap within a week or so.
Beautiful :biker3:
Very well played :scooter: :clap:
Put a Scorpion exhaust on today ( from rik man) sounds so sweet a nice rumble, also applied Green stripes to the fairing and panniers.
:cool: :yes:
Like it....very much...works well.
Very nice.
Forgot to say i also painted the Brake line ends silver, they were very grubby before ( bitch to do though )