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Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 01-Jun-2004, 19:44
Replies: 10
Views: 4,374
Posted By Jools
D'you know, I wondered whether I was actually...

D'you know, I wondered whether I was actually there or dreamed it all. It's official then. None of us were actually there we're all dillusional

:rodent::"No Jools, you're many things but not...
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 31-May-2004, 13:45
Replies: 3
Views: 2,733
Posted By Jools
I think the speedo's are all the same. All recent...

I think the speedo's are all the same. All recent Dukes seem to use the same speedo drive on the front wheel up until the 749/999 and Multistrada which use a magnetic sensor on the rear wheel.

The...
Forum: 999 / 749 29-May-2004, 11:37
Replies: 10
Views: 4,340
Posted By Jools
Errrrrrrr we do look at posts But 999's with...

Errrrrrrr we do look at posts

But 999's with Ohlins? That would be the R then wouldn't it.

Not a lot of us would have any experience of those now would we?
Forum: Multistrada: Enduro / Pikes Peak / V4 / V2 / 1260 / 1200 / 1100 / 1000 26-May-2004, 09:48
Replies: 1
Views: 2,998
Posted By Jools
I guess Cornerspeed, Tecmoto, JHP, Casoli and the...

I guess Cornerspeed, Tecmoto, JHP, Casoli and the usual suspects have them. They are also advertised regularly by dealers on eBay for about £25 'buy it now' per set.
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 25-May-2004, 19:52
Replies: 11
Views: 4,363
Posted By Jools
Well, we'd all have been bidding wouldn't...

Well, we'd all have been bidding wouldn't we...

I was going to bid as well.. but I didn't cos it wouldn't have fitted properly over a Corbin seat
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 25-May-2004, 19:43
Replies: 8
Views: 1,810
Posted By Jools
On the ST (and maybe all Dukes) there's a screw...

On the ST (and maybe all Dukes) there's a screw insert on the front brake and clutch levers. It looks for all the world as if it's purpose is to adjust the span, but I know that if you dick around...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 24-May-2004, 14:41
Replies: 17
Views: 2,425
Posted By Jools
It's just a thought, but is the fact that you...

It's just a thought, but is the fact that you can't reach the ground really to do with a few mm pre-load? 9mm difference is less than half an inch.

I'm on tip toes on my ST as well, but that's only...
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 22-May-2004, 14:01
Replies: 7
Views: 3,248
Posted By Jools
They're called Wellnuts and lots of places stock...

They're called Wellnuts and lots of places stock them, although none of them seem particularly cheap. I saw some at Riverside Motorcycles in Northampton, although that's probably not going to help...
Forum: 999 / 749 21-May-2004, 12:57
Replies: 6
Views: 2,970
Posted By Jools
I'm probably in a minority, but I don't think the...

I'm probably in a minority, but I don't think the Desmosedici is very pretty at all. I prefer the looks of the 999, even in the race version, and they're gonna have to be very carfeful about where...
Forum: 999 / 749 12-May-2004, 15:27
Replies: 22
Views: 4,709
Posted By Jools
Errrr Rottweiler....You're not really Sean Emmett...

Errrr Rottweiler....You're not really Sean Emmett are you :puzzled:
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 10-May-2004, 10:59
Replies: 10
Views: 4,374
Posted By Jools
:devil::devil::devil::devil: We ST owners will...

:devil::devil::devil::devil:

We ST owners will have to blow our own trumpet though Monty, nobody else is gonna give us credit.

I had a hoot in the inters, mixing it with much more powerful, much...
Forum: Tyres 05-May-2004, 21:04
Replies: 19
Views: 5,409
Posted By Jools
I've just switched from 207RRs to Diablos....

I've just switched from 207RRs to Diablos. I've only done a big ride out to the north west megameet so it's a bit early to tell, but they felt heaps different to the dunlops.

I felt...
Forum: General Motorcycles only 05-May-2004, 14:14
Replies: 1
Views: 2,283
Posted By Jools
Excellent... Dear old Haynes have always made me...

Excellent...

Dear old Haynes have always made me smile when they say things like "Now remove the crankshaft" and they illustrate that with a guy in pristine overalls and not a trace of grease on his...
Forum: 999 / 749 04-May-2004, 19:48
Replies: 13
Views: 3,937
Posted By Jools
Possibly not. But when you consider the specific...

Possibly not. But when you consider the specific output of a 996 is somewhere around 120Bhp per litre and a 999R is in the region of 140Bhp per litre that's a big ask from any twin, which means...
Forum: Tyres 03-May-2004, 17:46
Replies: 5
Views: 2,909
Posted By Jools
Or Mike Davis (on this very board) at Robsom...

Or Mike Davis (on this very board) at Robsom Racing. I got some last week for £160 a pair
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 27-Apr-2004, 17:32
Replies: 7
Views: 1,912
Posted By Jools
Now would the ST4S compare so favourably to the...

Now would the ST4S compare so favourably to the SPS dyno run because it's for sale? ;)

Only kidding, if I had any spare dosh I would be highly tempted by your 4S.

Apart from the 20 Kg extra...
Forum: Tyres 27-Apr-2004, 13:30
Replies: 14
Views: 5,578
Posted By Jools
Apart from an inch or so in the middle, yours...

Apart from an inch or so in the middle, yours should last forever! :devil:
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 27-Apr-2004, 13:26
Replies: 10
Views: 3,940
Posted By Jools
I was going to fit a DID chain, but I was warned...

I was going to fit a DID chain, but I was warned off them 'cos of there being a dodgy batch that had got into the supply chain (no pun intended) somewhere, and they were prone to going...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 15-Apr-2004, 11:14
Replies: 18
Views: 3,054
Posted By Jools
Phew, Lucky escape... I would be onto Marvic...

Phew, Lucky escape... I would be onto Marvic too.

Don't quite understand why some people would gloss over the track use in getting back to the manufacturer...after all why would anyone have...
Forum: 999 / 749 14-Apr-2004, 13:38
Replies: 9
Views: 3,132
Posted By Jools
Yep, sounds like Rays theory is right. Nobody,...

Yep, sounds like Rays theory is right.

Nobody, from supermarkets and retailers to manufacturers, have huge amounts of parts in stock now. Everybody uses the Just-in-time supply chain...
Forum: Multistrada: Enduro / Pikes Peak / V4 / V2 / 1260 / 1200 / 1100 / 1000 13-Apr-2004, 11:59
Replies: 7
Views: 3,335
Posted By Jools
No, can't quite see the "living up to...

No, can't quite see the "living up to my name" thing. Unless you change your name to 'Luckyredpanel'
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 07-Apr-2004, 08:17
Replies: 17
Views: 5,404
Posted By Jools
Go on the track school Frank. It'll make far...

Go on the track school Frank. It'll make far more difference to your riding than the marginal benefits of a rear Marchesini.

And if you ever get a different bike you won't have to flog you...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 07-Apr-2004, 08:11
Replies: 11
Views: 3,331
Posted By Jools
I'm no expert but I had the same spluttering...

I'm no expert but I had the same spluttering going on at about 5800-6000 rpm. If it's always at the same rev range it could be the throttle position sensor (TPS). This is basically just a...
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 25-Mar-2004, 16:44
Replies: 5
Views: 2,779
Posted By Jools
I've had problems bleeding a back brake. I...

I've had problems bleeding a back brake. I finally got good results using a pressurised bleed system that I got from Halfords. Can't remember who makes it - I think it's called an...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 25-Mar-2004, 10:32
Replies: 19
Views: 2,221
Posted By Jools
Very true Psychlist... Apart from losing weight...

Very true Psychlist...

Apart from losing weight myself, my thinking last year was that rather than plough loads into improving my bike, I would improve myself by doing a few CSS days.

Trouble is,...
Forum: 999 / 749 25-Mar-2004, 09:29
Replies: 22
Views: 5,426
Posted By Jools
It's never our fault is it? Our society has...

It's never our fault is it?

Our society has imported the pathetic US mentality that if anything goes wrong in our lives we no longer accept our own responsibilities, we just look around for...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 25-Mar-2004, 09:09
Replies: 19
Views: 2,221
Posted By Jools
So....There you go Desmondo. The best cheap...

So....There you go Desmondo. The best cheap engine mod you can make is a £1500 swingarm :frog:
Forum: Tyres 24-Mar-2004, 17:07
Replies: 7
Views: 2,886
Posted By Jools
Wasn't Mike Davis at Robsom Racing doing...

Wasn't Mike Davis at Robsom Racing doing these at a better price than £178?
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 24-Mar-2004, 17:02
Replies: 9
Views: 2,935
Posted By Jools
Long ago in another age in a faraway land...

Long ago in another age in a faraway land (actually it was Wales in 1986) I was navigating in a rally car on the Welsh International Rally. We were second in class, catching the class leader and with...
Forum: 999 / 749 24-Mar-2004, 16:43
Replies: 36
Views: 7,944
Posted By Jools
Wow...hadn't seen the febur fairing until...

Wow...hadn't seen the febur fairing until now...It's virtually identical
Forum: 999 / 749 24-Mar-2004, 13:44
Replies: 36
Views: 7,944
Posted By Jools
MCN Nonsense????? Er, yes! According to MCN...

MCN Nonsense?????

Er, yes!

According to MCN 'all the changes been done at the request of the race team' for aerodynamic reasons? Why have the lights been altered then? Does the racebike...
Forum: 999 / 749 24-Mar-2004, 09:31
Replies: 36
Views: 7,944
Posted By Jools
Ohhhh Mr Terblanche...if only you'd listened...

Ohhhh Mr Terblanche...if only you'd listened to Jools in the first place.

I happen to like the 999, always have. However, when it was launched and all the controversy kicked off on this site...
Forum: General Motorcycles only 23-Mar-2004, 10:19
Replies: 1
Views: 2,853
Posted By Jools
Try sending Paul James a U2U. He's not a...

Try sending Paul James a U2U. He's not a million miles away and seems to have a shed load of tools.

Nice of me to volunteer your tool kit eh Paul :lol:
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 22-Mar-2004, 09:20
Replies: 12
Views: 2,810
Posted By Jools
Yup, I'm with Fordie on this one. My bike...

Yup, I'm with Fordie on this one.

My bike has a scottoiler fitted, used it consciensciously, and the last chain did about 12,500 miles...so not much extension in chain life and not much pay...
Forum: 999 / 749 21-Mar-2004, 19:14
Replies: 17
Views: 4,462
Posted By Jools
Oh, that does it then I won't have...

Oh, that does it then I won't have one.

Come on guys...the 749R looks totally gorgeous from virtually any angle. Are you seriously saying you're gonna spend all your time getting yourself...
Forum: 999 / 749 20-Mar-2004, 15:22
Replies: 8
Views: 2,803
Posted By Jools
What? You mean none of you are willing to pay...

What?

You mean none of you are willing to pay £3,999 for D1 JKC?

Yup, that's right...Three Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety Nine Pounds...it's here on e-Bay...
Forum: 999 / 749 19-Mar-2004, 17:41
Replies: 9
Views: 2,905
Posted By Jools
I'm no expert on 999/749's 'cos...

I'm no expert on 999/749's 'cos they're too exotic for me to afford...yet...

But. The ECU has a built in immobiliser on these bikes doesn't it? Could it be that the...
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 19-Mar-2004, 13:05
Replies: 4
Views: 2,625
Posted By Jools
Hmmm...you're just next door in Herts! I...

Hmmm...you're just next door in Herts! I could always put all the panniers back on and swap you an ST2 for your 748R while you go on holiday ;)

You put a couple of thousand miles on my bike, I...
Forum: General Motorcycles only 19-Mar-2004, 12:43
Replies: 16
Views: 5,162
Posted By Jools
Glyn, Not much comfort I know, but that sounds...

Glyn,

Not much comfort I know, but that sounds about right for an ST2 chain. I got mine changed at it's big service with Nelly. The bike had done about 12.5K, so a little bit more mileage than...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 18-Mar-2004, 10:31
Replies: 13
Views: 2,921
Posted By Jools
Phew! Only one consonant away from a very...

Phew! Only one consonant away from a very embarassing admission there Lee

:o:o:o:o
Forum: Alarms and Related Security 17-Mar-2004, 14:32
Replies: 7
Views: 4,502
Posted By Jools
It'll be the same again from the missus if...

It'll be the same again from the missus if you're late home on Mothers Day :lol:

[Edited on 17-3-2004 by Jools]
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 17-Mar-2004, 14:25
Replies: 2
Views: 2,884
Posted By Jools
Noooooooooo, not the gold....don't do...

Noooooooooo, not the gold....don't do it!!!

I had a big stone crack my standard screen, so I thought I would experiment by cutting it down lower - expecting more wind blast but less buffeting....
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 16-Mar-2004, 15:29
Replies: 23
Views: 7,090
Posted By Jools
Dunno how it'll go with a newish engine,...

Dunno how it'll go with a newish engine, which might use a bit more oil until it beds in, but my bike doesn't seem to use much oil and will quite happily go from one oil change to the next...
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 13-Mar-2004, 18:05
Replies: 14
Views: 5,135
Posted By Jools
How to make an ST corner on rails? Nice of you...

How to make an ST corner on rails? Nice of you guys to think I'm adept at it, I'm not so sure that I always get it right.

Modesty aside the rider does have much more to do with cornering a...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 04-Mar-2004, 14:08
Replies: 15
Views: 3,057
Posted By Jools
Hi Webby, I got mine done at Cornerspeed with a...

Hi Webby,

I got mine done at Cornerspeed with a kit that Nelly supplied and fitted during it's 6K service. I think it was an Evoluzione bit of kit?

Wasn't much to buy, and is easy to fit...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 02-Mar-2004, 09:28
Replies: 5
Views: 1,964
Posted By Jools
I've had stuff from Jim at Bike-Enders...

I've had stuff from Jim at Bike-Enders before, seems like a genuine bloke.

It's always worth keeping an eye on eBay as well, although I don't know if there are subtle differences in...
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 01-Mar-2004, 17:59
Replies: 10
Views: 3,221
Posted By Jools
I might be inclined to try and haggle the price...

I might be inclined to try and haggle the price down on the red bike on the basis that if you turned up at a dealers looking to p/x and your bike was festooned in termis, carbon and other trick bits,...
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 01-Mar-2004, 13:46
Replies: 4
Views: 2,321
Posted By Jools
I have a right hand mid fairing from an ST2 with...

I have a right hand mid fairing from an ST2 with a 2" split on the rear edge (the split is an easy repair and is positioned so that it would almost be completely hidden under the top fairing). It was...
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 26-Feb-2004, 13:23
Replies: 13
Views: 4,548
Posted By Jools
But my 2001 ST2 does

But my 2001 ST2 does
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 23-Feb-2004, 17:57
Replies: 14
Views: 2,238
Posted By Jools
I brought a stick on tank guard made of real...

I brought a stick on tank guard made of real carbon fibre...it was rubbish. The weave wasn't sealed by anything except the backing glue and the fibres quickly started fraying cos they...
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