nice to meet all of you guys... well those who braved the cold.
thanks for the advice on the bar ends..
drilled them out this morning.. although not quite as planned. the ends of the bars are threaded rather than have the rubber bung in. One came off ok, the other one i've buggered the thread. so if i want ot put new bar ends on i'll need to either drill the hole larger still to allow the rubber buung type ones to work or re-tap the hole.
i've ridden it without the barends on and didnt really notice much difference. slightly more vibey maybe and the steering seemed lighter and a bit sharper (?) i think i almost preferred it.
see you next friday
karl
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