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12-09-2016, 05:20 PM
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Hello from Glasgow :)
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Picked up my new 1200 R on Friday, after 7 years of Streetfighter 1098S life . Love the bike, it's so much more stable than the SF , feels like it's got more beef to the front end than the SF had , the steering always felt too light. I often found myself 10 bobbing bends more often than not ! . Probably should have had the thing set up by a pro , but too busy with fish suppers , and more important things  Anyway, went up to Ullapool on Saturday and stayed the night , then headed home next day , while my 4 friends went right on up to Thurso, Durness etc . The left hand mirror came loose on the way home , and was swinging about like a fairground ride, that really bored me . I'll post some pics here , with a word of warning to any current , or future owners ...........get a radiator guard fitted before you do anything ! Got home and found I had a pinhole in it , and was spraying coolant all over the front left disc  It was only about a 2mm gash on one of the tubes , so I've repaired it with some high temp putty , and will find out the price of a new one tomorrow. I'll have a bash at some pics (been a while ) cheers , Stewart . |
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12-09-2016, 05:21 PM
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12-09-2016, 05:23 PM
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12-09-2016, 05:24 PM
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12-09-2016, 05:25 PM
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12-09-2016, 05:27 PM
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12-09-2016, 05:28 PM
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12-09-2016, 05:28 PM
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Hi and welcome
I picked up a 1200R on the 1st Sept, having owned an 821 the first thing I did was fit a rad guard as well as engine and oil cooler guards, its all so exposed it makes sense, I went Evotech. The best way I can describe the bike handling is....tight. Its just there all the time feeding back to you. I haven't even touched the suspension settings yet, mind you that seat is a bit hard  |
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12-09-2016, 05:34 PM
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Location: Norwich
Bike: M900sie
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Hello and welcome...
Nice pictures...  Is "ten bobbing" a trans-decimal version of thru'penny bitting??... 
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12-09-2016, 05:35 PM
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12-09-2016, 06:09 PM
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Welcome aboard Maddot: nice photo's.
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12-09-2016, 06:22 PM
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12-09-2016, 06:45 PM
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You could call it 4 bobbing too.. The 20p coin has corners...
 I can actually remember a shilling's worth of chips feeding our whole family. That's 5p.!
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12-09-2016, 05:34 PM
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Thanks Mark,
I meant to get the dealer to fit one but forgot ! As for the seat , it's like a bag of Portland cement I'll probably get the DP one , as I had one on the SF for a few years and it was much better .Is the Evotech held on with nylon ties ? Cheers, Stewart. |
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12-09-2016, 05:52 PM
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No its all engineered to use existing bolts, just be careful when replacing bolts into the aluminium rad though, so easy to cross thread.  DP one? |
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