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punyXpress
04-12-15, 09:39 PM
Hope you guys & gals are coping with this.
Looks like a long haul, but PLEASE try to fix it by GM2016
Bri w
05-12-15, 10:53 AM
No we're not David. Its really screwing with my house move to Aberdeen later this month!
carelesschucca
05-12-15, 03:11 PM
It's not bothering me :-)

Where you coming from Bri? Where ever it is your normally better off coming up the 74 than the east coast.
punyXpress
14-12-15, 10:17 PM
. . . reopening 4th January.
andrewsmith
15-12-15, 07:15 AM
To the scrap merchant

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TEC
19-12-15, 09:16 PM
. . . reopening 4th January.

Hopefully :rolleyes:
TheWeeSteev
19-12-15, 10:06 PM
Ive been forced to take the train, just had the bike lowered as well :(

Roll on 4th Jan
Bibio
21-12-15, 09:34 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EE4alauiS4

why would the university of Leeds and Glasgow be interested in spending £xx on doing a survey of how the Forth Road Bridge closure has affected the people of Fife. or have they just targeted a specific area and even if they have the cost is still outwith a university's budget. so one question is who has footed the bill for the survey. the other question is how they have managed to get this survey out so quick.

the implementation of the diversion route's also makes me wonder. its all far to organised to be a spur of the moment thing. this fiasco has been planned and the public has not been notified before the closure.
punyXpress
22-12-15, 01:02 PM
Opening tomorrow 6am, except HGVs
TheWeeSteev
28-12-15, 08:14 AM
It was so nice getting back on the bike to commute, the train was driving me mad. Seems they took advantage of the closure to crack on with changing the road system as well.
s7even
28-12-15, 07:14 PM
Ive been forced to take the train, just had the bike lowered as well :(

Roll on 4th Jan


HI , Who lowered your bike and what did it cost if you don't mind me asking ?
TheWeeSteev
28-12-15, 07:31 PM
HI , Who lowered your bike and what did it cost if you don't mind me asking ?

I bought the lowering links from Lust Racing (£55) I'll see if I can get the link when I get home. I'm still learning about bike mechanics so I took the links and bike to Dunfermline motorcycles and they lowered the front forks and switched out the old dear links for new longer ones - think it was about £30 for that, not at home but I'm sure that right. So about £80 all in or if you know your way around the bike just £55 for the links.

It's been much better lowered, I'm only 5'3"(ish) and get it down an extra inch or two has made it way more manageable.
s7even
28-12-15, 10:05 PM
Ive been forced to take the train, just had the bike lowered as well :(

Roll on 4th Jan

I bought the lowering links from Lust Racing (£55) I'll see if I can get the link when I get home. I'm still learning about bike mechanics so I took the links and bike to Dunfermline motorcycles and they lowered the front forks and switched out the old dear links for new longer ones - think it was about £30 for that, not at home but I'm sure that right. So about £80 all in or if you know your way around the bike just £55 for the links.

It's been much better lowered, I'm only 5'3"(ish) and get it down an extra inch or two has made it way more manageable.

Thanks , did you need to get the stand lowered as well or is the bike stable enough ?
TheWeeSteev
29-12-15, 09:21 AM
The bike mechanic was going to cut down the stand but as it was a K3 it had enough height that the stand was still really stable so he left it as it was. Originally it would have been cut and re-welded.