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Forum: 851 / 888 18-May-2005, 11:57
Replies: 18
Views: 4,287
Posted By beancounter
Nat, the cans are the standard alloy but they...

Nat, the cans are the standard alloy but they have been "Bora'd" so are extremely loud indeed !

So Termi's / whatever would just be for looks.
Forum: 851 / 888 18-May-2005, 11:39
Replies: 18
Views: 4,287
Posted By beancounter
Nat, the question I'm asking myself is whether to...

Nat, the question I'm asking myself is whether to change the cans at all, or keep it completely standard.

Standard is winning at the moment !

(apart form the brembo radial master cylinder, but...
Forum: 851 / 888 18-May-2005, 11:14
Replies: 18
Views: 4,287
Posted By beancounter
Nat, has Martin put his prices up 'cos the sun's...

Nat, has Martin put his prices up 'cos the sun's come out ?

On the Forza website the 888 (actually a 93 L) is 4999 and the 851 is 3999. The SP3 is 6999.

You're about right on the SP4, it was almost...
Forum: 999 / 749 16-May-2005, 18:20
Replies: 18
Views: 2,837
Posted By beancounter
Autoglym for me. For gawd's sake don't use...

Autoglym for me.

For gawd's sake don't use Zymol, it was recommended to me, I used it once and had to re-polish with Autoglym to get the marks out !
Forum: 851 / 888 13-May-2005, 11:18
Replies: 47
Views: 12,873
Posted By beancounter
Digressing slightly, I had the first ride on my...

Digressing slightly, I had the first ride on my 888SP4 last night.

Good grief, what a beast ! It spits and snarls and growls and barks and goes like a scalded cat (er....some mixing of metaphors...
Forum: General Motorcycles only 13-May-2005, 10:49
Replies: 13
Views: 2,152
Posted By beancounter
Good grief screwy, another superlight in the wars...

Good grief screwy, another superlight in the wars !

Oh - hope you get better soon, too
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 11-May-2005, 19:08
Replies: 25
Views: 3,103
Posted By beancounter
What did the SPS make ?

What did the SPS make ?
Forum: 851 / 888 11-May-2005, 16:56
Replies: 13
Views: 3,866
Posted By beancounter
Robin, what terrible news. How recently had the...

Robin, what terrible news.

How recently had the belts been replaced ?
Forum: 851 / 888 09-May-2005, 11:46
Replies: 16
Views: 4,684
Posted By beancounter
Nat - "Greed is Good" G. Gekko, Wall...

Nat -

"Greed is Good"

G. Gekko, Wall Street
Forum: 851 / 888 09-May-2005, 10:38
Replies: 16
Views: 4,684
Posted By beancounter
Cris, if you're selling the Superlight to fund a...

Cris, if you're selling the Superlight to fund a 888, please let me know !
Forum: 851 / 888 05-May-2005, 12:37
Replies: 22
Views: 5,847
Posted By beancounter
That's cruel............

That's cruel............
Forum: 851 / 888 05-May-2005, 11:36
Replies: 22
Views: 5,847
Posted By beancounter
Jasp, if I trash a bike on a trackday, I think...

Jasp, if I trash a bike on a trackday, I think the SPS is more easily fixed than the SP4 ?
Forum: 851 / 888 04-May-2005, 15:02
Replies: 22
Views: 5,847
Posted By beancounter
I would use the SPS on the track

I would use the SPS on the track
Forum: 851 / 888 04-May-2005, 14:07
Replies: 22
Views: 5,847
Posted By beancounter
Steve, In particular :- 851 tricolore 916...

Steve,

In particular :-

851 tricolore
916 strada/sp3/senna
Superlight I or V in red
Forum: 851 / 888 04-May-2005, 13:50
Replies: 22
Views: 5,847
Posted By beancounter
Yeah, only about another half dozen to go now....

Yeah, only about another half dozen to go now....
Forum: 851 / 888 04-May-2005, 13:40
Replies: 22
Views: 5,847
Posted By beancounter
Thanks Lee, how you doin' ? Superlight III is...

Thanks Lee, how you doin' ?

Superlight III is home and well again, you might like to know..
Forum: 851 / 888 04-May-2005, 12:14
Replies: 22
Views: 5,847
Posted By beancounter
Chaps, yes it's one of two SP4's that Forza got...

Chaps, yes it's one of two SP4's that Forza got in a couple of weeks ago and sold instantly.

No, I cannot disclose how much I had to pay ! (you never know who's watching...)

That's not my garage,,...
Forum: 851 / 888 03-May-2005, 18:39
Replies: 22
Views: 5,847
Posted By beancounter
Cheers Tony

Cheers Tony
Forum: 851 / 888 03-May-2005, 18:33
Replies: 22
Views: 5,847
Posted By beancounter
Can I join the 888 gang please...

Here's the password (I hope this works.....)


http://img258.echo.cx/img258/6868/888sp4mra3ib.jpg

Not a great picture, but all I've got at the moment.

1992 888SP4, 12000 miles, standard, original...
Forum: DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat 03-May-2005, 16:12
Replies: 10
Views: 1,726
Posted By beancounter
Hey, well done Phil, 7th and 8th is brilliant...

Hey, well done Phil, 7th and 8th is brilliant !

Way to go.
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 28-Apr-2005, 16:59
Replies: 27
Views: 5,090
Posted By beancounter
Frank, do you want the 3 spoke rear to go with...

Frank, do you want the 3 spoke rear to go with your 5 spoke front, or do you want to offload the front ?

Not much point us having one wheel each !
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 28-Apr-2005, 12:08
Replies: 27
Views: 5,090
Posted By beancounter
Only a rear Frank (couldn't get a front) 3 spoke...

Only a rear Frank (couldn't get a front)

3 spoke in gold, very nice

If I decide not to have it I guess Lee could let you know ?
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 28-Apr-2005, 11:51
Replies: 27
Views: 5,090
Posted By beancounter
Hmmmmmm....was thinking about those ! I would...

Hmmmmmm....was thinking about those !

I would still like the bits but you can imagine I've spent a fortune recently.

Let me have a little think - maybe I'll have the discs and the oil temp kit, but...
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 28-Apr-2005, 11:37
Replies: 27
Views: 5,090
Posted By beancounter
erm......it wasn't an insult mate !

erm......it wasn't an insult mate !
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 25-Apr-2005, 10:46
Replies: 27
Views: 5,090
Posted By beancounter
Ian, I still want your red one ! Ruth, what's a...

Ian, I still want your red one !

Ruth, what's a flatliner ? should I be worried ?

p.s. I saw the destroyed engine at Baines Racing on Saturday morning - what a mess ! Piston, barrel, valves, even...
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 22-Apr-2005, 15:11
Replies: 27
Views: 5,090
Posted By beancounter
Again ?

Again ?
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 22-Apr-2005, 10:49
Replies: 27
Views: 5,090
Posted By beancounter
Thanks again for the comments chaps. I'm not...

Thanks again for the comments chaps.

I'm not desparately upset about it and I don't think other SL owners need worry. The old girl had more than 28000 miles on her and had been fitted from new with...
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 21-Apr-2005, 11:30
Replies: 27
Views: 5,090
Posted By beancounter
Update for anyone interested Well, it WAS as bad...

Update for anyone interested

Well, it WAS as bad as it sounded. Baines Racing have stripped the engine and one of the high comp pistons has broken up and taken the engine with it.

So a used (but...
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 15-Apr-2005, 15:30
Replies: 27
Views: 5,090
Posted By beancounter
Thanks for the comments chaps I get the SPS back...

Thanks for the comments chaps

I get the SPS back from Baines Racing tomorrow - looks like the SL will be taking it's place in the workshop....

Now, where are those mortgage application forms ......
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 15-Apr-2005, 12:49
Replies: 27
Views: 5,090
Posted By beancounter
The Superlight is unwell

So, out on the SL for a little blat around the country lanes yesterday evening, strange 'crunching' sort of noise then rear wheel locks solid. Skid sideways up road at x mph (where x is a large...
Forum: 999 / 749 14-Apr-2005, 18:01
Replies: 10
Views: 2,051
Posted By beancounter
Most of them are at dealers being fixed aren't...

Most of them are at dealers being fixed aren't they ?
Forum: Multistrada: Enduro / Pikes Peak / V4 / V2 / 1260 / 1200 / 1100 / 1000 14-Apr-2005, 13:04
Replies: 15
Views: 5,590
Posted By beancounter
For heaven's sake Lily make him do his own...

For heaven's sake Lily make him do his own washing and ironing.

It's not rocket science !
Forum: 999 / 749 13-Apr-2005, 16:20
Replies: 22
Views: 3,168
Posted By beancounter
It'll only break down like all the others....

It'll only break down like all the others....
Forum: 999 / 749 06-Apr-2005, 13:23
Replies: 51
Views: 6,125
Posted By beancounter
Oh dear Could be the final nail in the coffin...

Oh dear

Could be the final nail in the coffin for Alan's 999
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 01-Apr-2005, 13:29
Replies: 7
Views: 1,250
Posted By beancounter
Ah yes.........the thing they DON'T tell you...

Ah yes.........the thing they DON'T tell you about Ohlins forks !

My seals went in 2003. I struggled on for a while but had to have them fixed. I had them overhauled (new seals, oil etc) for about...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 31-Mar-2005, 19:15
Replies: 43
Views: 6,049
Posted By beancounter
Dickie, you're a star ! ("not a proper...

Dickie, you're a star ! ("not a proper Ducati without Termi's")

I said the same on a thread a couple of weeks ago and got slated for being "elitist" !

Cheers
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 31-Mar-2005, 18:45
Replies: 127
Views: 28,539
Posted By beancounter
Dibble, you're welcome, and thanks for fixing me...

Dibble, you're welcome, and thanks for fixing me a place at Brands July 4th (cheque's in post......)
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 31-Mar-2005, 18:38
Replies: 127
Views: 28,539
Posted By beancounter
We're all mates on here Steve ! (aren't we ??)

We're all mates on here Steve !

(aren't we ??)
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 31-Mar-2005, 18:35
Replies: 127
Views: 28,539
Posted By beancounter
Some fool also offered you an SPS but you seem to...

Some fool also offered you an SPS but you seem to have forgotten ?

Academic now anyway !
Forum: 999 / 749 31-Mar-2005, 18:17
Replies: 18
Views: 2,177
Posted By beancounter
Ducaboutfuggintimewhatapalaver?

Ducaboutfuggintimewhatapalaver?
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 29-Mar-2005, 16:10
Replies: 17
Views: 3,993
Posted By beancounter
The SPS is no more or less reliable than any...

The SPS is no more or less reliable than any other ducati.

I have not had the slightest problem with mine in over 13000 miles.
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 29-Mar-2005, 13:32
Replies: 25
Views: 5,590
Posted By beancounter
Dibble, I'd like to do this if anyone in Groups...

Dibble, I'd like to do this if anyone in Groups 1-5 can't make it (or if you start a Group 6...........)
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 29-Mar-2005, 13:31
Replies: 127
Views: 28,539
Posted By beancounter
Hmmmmmmmm............my SPS not good enough then...

Hmmmmmmmm............my SPS not good enough then ?

You're probably right........
Forum: 851 / 888 22-Mar-2005, 15:57
Replies: 27
Views: 6,583
Posted By beancounter
Nice. Pictures ?

Nice.

Pictures ?
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 18-Mar-2005, 13:06
Replies: 22
Views: 4,019
Posted By beancounter
The 'Ring is a public road so insurance should be...

The 'Ring is a public road so insurance should be ok.
Forum: Monsters 18-Mar-2005, 11:28
Replies: 9
Views: 3,242
Posted By beancounter
Monsters are ok but why on earth would you want...

Monsters are ok but why on earth would you want to sell a nice 996S to get one ?
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 17-Mar-2005, 18:22
Replies: 6
Views: 1,662
Posted By beancounter
Very nice indeed

Very nice indeed
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 14-Mar-2005, 15:30
Replies: 5
Views: 2,654
Posted By beancounter
Take a warm jacket Weather could easily be cr*p...

Take a warm jacket

Weather could easily be cr*p so early in the year
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 11-Mar-2005, 17:17
Replies: 37
Views: 5,785
Posted By beancounter
Felix already has

Felix already has
Forum: 999 / 749 10-Mar-2005, 17:19
Replies: 28
Views: 3,921
Posted By beancounter
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
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