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fatboy · #31 Post by **fatboy** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 4:09 pm

Hi Aladin, didnt bother with photos of the bad fit beowulfs, just made em fit !
Rad guards were mostly tweeking the 3 bend arm and holding in situ as I tightened fixing bolts as the 'claw' was happy to ping off.
The real pain was the oil cooler one, the cut out to clear the bottom mount was almost 25mm out, too far too the right, the distance between the top and bottom fold was out by a few mm, meaning I had to re bend the bottom fold in a vice altering from 90 degree to around 50 degree then judicious use of wooden mallet to fit

Aladinsaneuk · #32 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 4:19 pm

No probs fatboy

And I would strongly suggest a white spring Mille shock is very worthwhile doing - and is not that expensive.....

D-Rider · #33 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 4:27 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:No probs fatboy

And I would strongly suggest a white spring Mille shock is very worthwhile doing - and is not that expensive.....

.... and a Yellow spring Mille Sachs better
... and a MilleR Ohlins, better still

Aladinsaneuk · #34 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 4:56 pm

And of course the remote preload ohlins is a huge willy waving exercise....

Hanna wants to know if her WP allows her to willy wave....

And I still say that the white spring shock, serviced and set up properly is a very good and cheap solution for most

#35 Post by **mangocrazy** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:11 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:And I still say that the white spring shock, serviced and set up properly is a very good and cheap solution for most

But not for you, though Pete.

"Practice what you preach" my white-haired old granny always used to tell me...

D-Rider · #36 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:20 pm

Did she recommend white hair then?

fatboy · #37 Post by **fatboy** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:34 pm

Alad, have white spring Ohlins waiting to be fitted... bike on ramp in mates garage, ordered paddock stand not arrived.. weeks holiday to sort bike out dwindling... like ones effing patience....................... think drill hole in roof joists and use hand winch or fuck off big bar through subframe and support on axle stands

Paddock stand finally arrived just before 8pm, Parcel Farce driver said he was gonna leave it till tommorrow but HAD RECIEVED A FEW PHONE CALLS ABOUT THE DELIVERY
May be because I fired off a few emails about expecting 24 hr delivery to be within 24 hrs
total ****wit

Aladinsaneuk · #38 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 7:55 pm

I did not realise that she was giving you a hand job for your birthday andy?

and well - the bike, even standard, was far better than me - now I just have to keep adding things :)

#39 Post by **Kwackerz** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 8:58 pm

fatboy wrote: Paddock stand finally arrived just before 8pm, Parcel Farce driver said he was gonna leave it till tommorrow but HAD RECIEVED A FEW PHONE CALLS ABOUT THE DELIVERY
May be because I fired off a few emails about expecting 24 hr delivery to be within 24 hrs
total ****wit

well at least its arrived now