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RickyX 08-Feb-2006 15:02

Sorry - no can do...only got Mag Marchesini's in my garage!

I was merely making a cheap joke at your expense!

Good luck with your quest.

RX

Shazaam! 08-Feb-2006 15:13

Good info here:

http://www.bikernet.com/garage/fastenertech.asp

weeksy2 08-Feb-2006 15:14

hee hee.... don't get smart with me boy.... i'll be round with the other Scousers for them wheels ;)


doesn't really matter if they are on the bike either :)

weeksy2 11-Feb-2006 12:25

Well the thing is coming along quite nicely now. All the little stone chips have been touched up, The bodywork given a good T-cut today and will be polished/waxed one evening this week.

Carbon is all in place now and New Diablo Corsa rubber fitted.

I also Noticed Nelly has done a few bits i never asked for :) thanks for that fella, much appreciated.

Rattler 11-Feb-2006 15:26

So when will she be on a track? DSC trackday - if you join????

weeksy2 11-Feb-2006 17:30

1st trackday is on the 25th April at Mallory. I'm booked in on the Cadwell DSC day mate. I've joined... just ballsed up the last (2nd) cheque i sent to Lizzie and sent it for too little. She now has the 3rd cheque to make up the difference. Trust me, i'm a member :)

Was chatting to Crust today and he's just bought a nice grinder which i will use on the Heel plates and also a Sonic cleaning machine which i'm going to try the calipers with :)

weeksy2 24-Feb-2006 20:06

Well the on-going project is going along swimmingly :)

THe carbon heel plates are fitted and look nice.

Downside, my Caliper bolts that were looking lovely are going :(

the upside is that i've got a nice set of Gold Nitride later forks being fitted with 65mm spacing (and smaller pitch on the bolts.)

The Gold 3 spokes are getting picked up Sunday and being fitted early next week.

I think that's about it until i can afford a nice pair of P34 calipers.

Can't wait to ride this thing one day...

New battery being bought on Tuesday... so we're good to go pretty soon :)

weeksy2 28-Feb-2006 22:56

Well tonight was the last step in my process of building the super sooper bike :)

Fitted was a set of Gold 3-spokes with Diablo Corsas. Gold nitride forks which were from Bike Enders and are in LOVELY condition. Sweet.

Many thanks to Skids for all the help fitting forks and swapping calipers etc... you should have had pancakes mate, they are yummy :)

Pics will be taken tomorrow when i get it back up on stands. (just getting air out of brakes :) )

i'm very happy :)

weeksy2 31-Mar-2006 09:02

Well today was the first ride out.

The slipper clutch is as expected a little 'gratey' on 1st gear, and has a slight judder on the way down caused by baseket wear.

Overall my impressions of the bike are 'why the **** did i ever sell mine' Worst biking mistake i've ever made (or maybe that was Keevil racing in 2001)

I'm sitting here trying to think of any faults.... it pulls superbly, turns like a dream and braking is sweet. Need a bit better weather to see when i start going a little quicker into bends and how the handling is.

Faultless....

Harv748 31-Mar-2006 10:10

Nice one Steve...Hopefully it will be dry at the weekend for a blast:bouncy:


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