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Old 17-04-11, 09:41 AM   #1
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Default Tail tidy failure (AKA fools and tools do not mix)

Q. How wrong could the installation of a tail tidy go?
A. Badly wrong.
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Old 17-04-11, 09:52 AM   #2
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what an absolute t1t
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Old 17-04-11, 09:53 AM   #3
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Now I believe I have seen it all, with the power of the internet anyway.
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Old 17-04-11, 10:00 AM   #4
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Even I wouldn't manage that...
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Old 17-04-11, 10:57 AM   #5
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Weight saving holes

A kwak.

I bet the owner must be the infamous Shervin.

What a plonker
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Old 17-04-11, 11:14 AM   #6
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that is number two from america doing the same thing on a ZX6
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Old 17-04-11, 12:06 PM   #7
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didn't you know the best way to save weight is by punching holes in electronic circuit boards...
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Knob. He should be banned from doing anything on bikes including riding them. The fool!
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Old 17-04-11, 01:32 PM   #9
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that is number two from america doing the same thing on a ZX6
It's the fourth I've heard of.

And it isn't just the Yanks.
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It's the fourth I've heard of.

And it isn't just the Yanks.
I can believe that
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