Fenella's going away outfit :-)

[MerlinPV12]

Well, its that time of year again. So, for TT 2017 Fenella is showing off her new outfit of a 3.2kg Ti full system and a magnesium swing arm - the seat has been re done with the Manx logo properly done, i.e. not as the last one with one leg 25mm shorter than the others and upside down! These are phone pics so not great as the colour looks washed out. The last one is as she is coming out of the factory after the exhaust was fabricated, you can see the soon to be redundant lambda's hanging down. Its also got the stock seat on, with a painted cowl. The quality of the picture is a bit better.

The exhaust is just starting to blue nicely, and will look much better once it goes all over. And yes it is loud. Think old bevel twin with a megaphone and you're pretty much there The sound on the overrun is just gorgeous +3HP and 2.6 torque, runs a lot smoother from the bottom end, no loss of power on original, the extra comes in around 6k

It's like pushing a 125 around when manhandling her. Will get her weighed when I can find a weighbridge.

Mirrors are now all black, as are the fluid pots and I have anodised the levers and resets

The spring should be red, but only arrived back today, so its running on a black loaner, which still looks good. Have still to have the NCR cover polished to match the swing arm, but that will have to wait!





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[Mr Gazza]

I think you can put one wheel at a time on bathroom scales and add the two weights together?... Rather saucy mate..

[Albie]

Gorgeous I am now sad and regretting But only for seeing yours

[Jez900ie]

Very nice! Who did the seat for you?

[MerlinPV12]

Originally Posted by Jez900ie

Very nice! Who did the seat for you?

Thanks Jez - Hawthorn and Heaney did the embroidery, then Mike at Auto Interiors (near Heathrow) put it all together - can highly recommend both.

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[utopia]

Er, yes .. well .. oh my goodness.

The whole thing must be superlight.
And I can believe the 125 comparison .. my 750 turned into a 350 2-stroke after it got carbon wheels.

Superb, in all the right ways.
Maybe a tad pricey to fit my own preferred compromises, but right on the money, as it were.

And yes, I weigh mine by adding bathroom scales readings from both wheels.
Purists could raise the other wheel on a plank of the same height, but its unlikely to be significant.
The difficulty is holding the bike steady without affecting the reading, but its do-able.
Afterthought .. I guess you could paddock-stand the other end ...?
My improved method will involve two cheap, high range, electronic "spring"-balances from china, some webbing slings and a stout garage beam. Possibly a chain hoist too, but that's being fussy.
Food for thought for the weight conscious perhaps ?
Either way, you can add the two readings to get the total mass, because the balances are in parallel.

[Luddite]

Stunning! Where are the tie-down points (to stop it floating away when you park it?!).

[utopia]

Ha !
Is it entirely a coincidence that the aluminium scrap bin in the background is turned so that, at first sight, its label appears to say "minimum" ?

[Uncle Bob]

That is rather lovely! What\where\how... the forks?

[slob]

Your friendly local MOT centre should be able to weigh it for you.

Looking good Mike.

[MerlinPV12]

Originally Posted by utopia

Ha !
Is it entirely a coincidence that the aluminium scrap bin in the background is turned so that, at first sight, its label appears to say "minimum" ?

If only I were that observant You do realise with observations like that your encroaching on Dirty's territory... :-)

[MerlinPV12]

Originally Posted by utopia

Er, yes .. well .. oh my goodness.

The whole thing must be superlight.
And I can believe the 125 comparison .. my 750 turned into a 350 2-stroke after it got carbon wheels.

Superb, in all the right ways.
Maybe a tad pricey to fit my own preferred compromises, but right on the money, as it were.

And yes, I weigh mine by adding bathroom scales readings from both wheels.
Purists could raise the other wheel on a plank of the same height, but its unlikely to be significant.
The difficulty is holding the bike steady without affecting the reading, but its do-able.
Afterthought .. I guess you could paddock-stand the other end ...?
My improved method will involve two cheap, high range, electronic "spring"-balances from china, some webbing slings and a stout garage beam. Possibly a chain hoist too, but that's being fussy.
Food for thought for the weight conscious perhaps ?
Either way, you can add the two readings to get the total mass, because the balances are in parallel.

Ermm, with my luck I stand a very good chance of dropping it, so Slobs' MOT centre idea is looking favourite for now - and thanks for the kind comments

[MerlinPV12]

Originally Posted by Uncle Bob

That is rather lovely! What\where\how... the forks?

Cheers Uncle Bob, 4 years in the making, just wanted to put something together that at least came from my ideas, if not physical labour. Forks are stock sleeves anodised red with Maxton GP30 internals. Rear is Maxton too. Brakes are GP4 RS - back brake is still %**t like so many others!

[MerlinPV12]

Originally Posted by Luddite

Stunning! Where are the tie-down points (to stop it floating away when you park it?!).

Thank you sir, its been fun and agonising in equal measure - I started the latest changes in January, the exhaust was finished on the 15th May, I finally got the bike back yesterday!

If I go out on it, it will be tethered to me at all times! Any other time it has several Almax chains and various other devices to keep it from going anywhere...

[Darren69]

Stunning looking bike, impressive spec too! The evo of all evo's maybe?

I do think the red/black seat looks good but the plain black looks better to me. It's just my personal preferences you understand and I may have gone with some red piping and the rest just nice black leather instead. And if I'm being really picky maybe black or gold fork legs. That's just nit picking, its a work of art really.