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paiste
14-10-10, 06:04 PM
Only the one photo at the moment.
Needs a good clean and some tasteful mods, but WOW. She's awesome :twisted:

2 owners from new. the first a lady who did 3000 miles on her and then chopped her in for a 650 as the 1000 was too much. The second chap only did 500 miles in the last year as he went touring everywhere on his Varadero :smt104

http://i872.photobucket.com/albums/ab286/svb44/DSCF7028.jpg
tom-k6
14-10-10, 06:14 PM
ooooo you lucky bugger, hope your having some fun on that, how much was it if you dont mind me askin??
paiste
14-10-10, 06:30 PM
ooooo you lucky bugger, hope your having some fun on that, how much was it if you dont mind me askin??

Guy wanted £3.5k for it. Probably about the going rate?
I'm well pleased though not only with the low mileage, but the fact that it was from a dealer near me who remembers the woman who bought it and when she chopped it in, the guy who had it after that.
The only thing that dissapoints me is that it doesn't pop or bang on the overrun :mad:
Specialone
14-10-10, 06:35 PM
Dan, thats awesome, me likey a lot, hmmm, maybe one for the future :)

Have fun mate.
maviczap
14-10-10, 06:40 PM
Me want one :twisted:
leebex
14-10-10, 06:57 PM
very nice!!! :cool::cool::cool: tried one for size earlier this year and defo want in the future, yours looks mint.
Cymraeg_Atodeg
14-10-10, 07:36 PM
Once you have ridden a Thou' you'll want one, they are just so much fun, especially with loud cans :-)

Nice ride Paiste
speedplay
14-10-10, 09:25 PM
But its not as nice as a yellow curvy...
paiste
14-10-10, 11:02 PM
But its not as nice as a yellow curvy...

A yellow curvy will always hold a special place in my heart :smt060
You always remember your first don't you!
Ratty
15-10-10, 01:04 AM
Great choice. Looks in great nick :cool:.

The SZ's are taking over. There's at least six on here now.

Ratty
tom-k6
15-10-10, 06:48 AM
you should get some loud cans on it and whip the baffles out, im sure you'll get a decent pop bang then, and if that fails, just take the cans off all together haha
Skip
15-10-10, 08:16 AM
Great choice of bike - but then I would say that :mrgreen:
STRAMASHER
15-10-10, 08:54 AM
The last of a dying breed, jap litre twins.:(

Arguably the best one. Like the classy end caps of the newer Scorps.

BOOM BOOM SHAKE THE ROOM (of yer neighbors.):cool:
Geodude
15-10-10, 09:12 AM
Really nice bike mate, i hope to have one of them as my next bike one day.
yorkie_chris
15-10-10, 09:15 AM
The SZ's are taking over. There's at least six on here now.

Ratty

Limited edition :mrgreen:
paiste
15-10-10, 09:51 AM
you should get some loud cans on it and whip the baffles out, im sure you'll get a decent pop bang then, and if that fails, just take the cans off all together haha

I might have to try the cans off approach! Its already got scorpion cans with the baffles out :D It's plenty load enough, just no popping and banging. I'm wondering if the pair system has been blanked off?? Apparently this would stop it popping on the overrun
speedplay
15-10-10, 09:52 AM
Just noticed the pink track stand....







Figures:rolleyes:
Skip
15-10-10, 09:53 AM
I'm wondering if the pair system has been blanked off?? Apparently this would stop it popping on the overrun
It will indeed - I removed mine.

Look on the front cylinder and see if there is a blanking plate on the cover (Chewys PAIR removal kit has blanking plates)
yorkie_chris
15-10-10, 10:45 AM
You don't need those plates TBH... you can block any part of the tubes including the feed from the airbox which is probably easier.
Skip
15-10-10, 10:47 AM
You can indeed - but I was buying some stainless bolts from him so I bought the kit and removed everything to do with it.
Cymraeg_Atodeg
15-10-10, 11:27 AM
Why do you want to stop the popping!? It sounds amazing
Skip
15-10-10, 11:29 AM
Why do you want to stop the popping!? It sounds amazing
I read somewhere about it damaging something in the airbox - in hindsight I probably wouldn't bother again... lol
paiste
15-10-10, 01:07 PM
Just noticed the pink track stand....







Figures:rolleyes:

It was a very manly red once I'll have you know :cool: It's just that the new bike is powered by fairy dust:smt083
paiste
15-10-10, 01:20 PM
Why do you want to stop the popping!? It sounds amazing

That's it I WANT it to pop! It's just that it doesn't and I was thinking that the pair system had been blanked off. I shall check over the weekend :)
Cymraeg_Atodeg
15-10-10, 01:23 PM
I have had a vacuum pipe pop off, but, I think I caused that when washing her, other then that the pop does no harm and through Arrow cans it scares the cage drivers >:-)