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Old 08-07-09, 01:47 PM   #1
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Bikes into Saltire for the 15,000 service.

Hopefully be sweet as when I get her back this afternoon.

Then fun all the way back to Paisley!!! Woohoo

Got a bandit 650 courtesy bike, it's too quiet. I can't hear it. Got way to used to my Street Extreme haha
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Old 08-07-09, 04:14 PM   #2
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Cam, let me know how you got on, what they did, how much etc, mine will be due i a couple of weeks and its out of warranty now so trying to decide whether to getit done there or do it myself??? Someone is gonna keep me right with the technical bits.
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Old 08-07-09, 04:23 PM   #3
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Cam, let me know how you got on, what they did, how much etc, mine will be due i a couple of weeks and its out of warranty now so trying to decide whether to getit done there or do it myself??? Someone is gonna keep me right with the technical bits.
do it yerself m8.. oil, filter (use genuine suzuki), plugs (if it needs them) air filter (if it needs it) TB balance and a tin of spray grease and a good pull and push of things... i'll come over and guide threw it if your not sure
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do it yerself m8.. oil, filter (use genuine suzuki), plugs (if it needs them) air filter (if it needs it) TB balance and a tin of spray grease and a good pull and push of things... i'll come over and guide threw it if your not sure
WTF?? see. Think that may be the thing Indy said he had a doofer thingymibob for???

I could always leave you the bike while i go on honeymoon

But really wouldn't learn much that way.
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Old 08-07-09, 04:48 PM   #5
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Don't you need to check/adjust the valve clearances at 15K too?
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Don't you need to check/adjust the valve clearances at 15K too?
WTF?? see. Think that may be the thing Indy said he had a doofer thingymibob for
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Old 08-07-09, 04:57 PM   #7
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Wouldn't that be the doofer thingymibob for balancing the throttle bodies (TB) which Lance referred to in his last post?
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Old 08-07-09, 05:02 PM   #8
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Dont know, it was a doofer thingymob for doing something technical, does a pointy with fuel injection even have throttle boddies???? meee know nothing..
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yes the pointy has TB's but you still need to balance them.. and yes i have a thingimybob for doing it...

and no.. yer no levin me wi yer bike while you go off galavantin...

and yes you will learn loads coz you will be doing it, i will be there guiding you, drinking all yer coffee and eatin all yer biccies...
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Old 08-07-09, 05:18 PM   #10
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You... you.. Iv'e got the bike up on the paddock stand and trolley jack as we speak, thinking about doing the fork straightening thingy you suggested, just thinking about it mind, this is purely a jack balancing test lift...
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