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Forum: DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat 07-Sep-2006, 17:20
Replies: 41
Poll: Pot thread.?
Views: 5,037
Posted By Jools
Oh...it's about trophies

Oh...it's about trophies
Forum: General Motorcycles only 07-Sep-2006, 10:49
Replies: 9
Views: 1,943
Posted By Jools
Thought you were in Ozz? Does it get cold? ...

Thought you were in Ozz? Does it get cold?

Anyway, I've had a Belstaff Celsius jacket for the last five winters, and I've done a fair amount of miles in it and in all weathers - down to -5...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 06-Sep-2006, 17:07
Replies: 11
Views: 2,986
Posted By Jools
Yeah, I had my 888 converted to non-flip up 'cos...

Yeah, I had my 888 converted to non-flip up 'cos I didn't really trust the flip stands to stay down as I got off the bike.

But, that's not ideal as I like the bike to be on the stand when I get on...
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 06-Sep-2006, 17:00
Replies: 6
Views: 2,383
Posted By Jools
I've got some size 52 two piece Spyke leathers...

I've got some size 52 two piece Spyke leathers and size 9 Axo boots if you're stuck.

Of course, if they must be Alpinestars....
Forum: 851 / 888 06-Sep-2006, 12:01
Replies: 7
Views: 2,673
Posted By Jools
I run 32f/34r which is fine. Diablos are the...

I run 32f/34r which is fine.

Diablos are the tyre of choice for me, standard ones, 'cos I've never gone fast enough even in the fast group or on 'enthusiastic' ride outs to give them any real...
Forum: DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat 06-Sep-2006, 09:55
Replies: 24
Views: 3,941
Posted By Jools
Well done Phil. Timing of DD events (coinciding...

Well done Phil. Timing of DD events (coinciding with RTL, loads of work and holidays etc) has meant that I haven't been able to attend a single round this year.

But I have followed it with interest...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 04-Sep-2006, 18:02
Replies: 12
Views: 3,274
Posted By Jools
No mate...that's impossible...I've got more...

No mate...that's impossible...I've got more friends than even Gollum has
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 04-Sep-2006, 16:29
Replies: 12
Views: 3,274
Posted By Jools
You got to be kidding right? I use Flitwick...

You got to be kidding right?

I use Flitwick Motorcycles for my MOT's cos it's only a mile from my house, but Charles has never been anything but grumpy when I've taken my bike in and grumbles...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 04-Sep-2006, 16:14
Replies: 12
Views: 3,274
Posted By Jools
Lots of people from down here (especially on the...

Lots of people from down here (especially on the M1 corridor) still think that it's worth the journey to Cornerspeed.
Forum: DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat 04-Sep-2006, 15:40
Replies: 7
Views: 1,521
Posted By Jools
If someone volunteers to be 'your monkey' are you...

If someone volunteers to be 'your monkey' are you sure you won't spank it? ;) :lol:
Forum: Sport Touring: ST4 / ST3 / ST2 04-Sep-2006, 10:49
Replies: 6
Views: 3,270
Posted By Jools
Very good, based on Hella lamps....but pricey! ...

Very good, based on Hella lamps....but pricey!

http://www.ducatidesigns.com/home
Forum: DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat 04-Sep-2006, 09:11
Replies: 41
Views: 7,724
Posted By Jools
Good news. Well done both of you (it must be a...

Good news.

Well done both of you (it must be a bit like sharing a birthday). Congratulations :) onwards and upwards.
Forum: 851 / 888 03-Sep-2006, 22:01
Replies: 26
Views: 8,917
Posted By Jools
Yep, the billet calipers are pure porn, that's...

Yep, the billet calipers are pure porn, that's what I've got on my T8.

The best place - bar none - to get them is
...
Forum: 851 / 888 03-Sep-2006, 15:52
Replies: 26
Views: 8,917
Posted By Jools
I know what you mean, when I got my T8 the brakes...

I know what you mean, when I got my T8 the brakes were the first thing I wanted to update after a couple of "Oh my gawd the lever is back to the bar and I ain't slowing down much" moments.

Don't go...
Forum: 851 / 888 01-Sep-2006, 22:47
Replies: 18
Views: 5,595
Posted By Jools
For sale?

For sale?
Forum: 851 / 888 01-Sep-2006, 21:07
Replies: 18
Views: 5,595
Posted By Jools
A little blow :eek: Header inserts :eek: and...

A little blow :eek:
Header inserts :eek:

and now flange sealant :eek: :eek: :eek:

Does the webteam know about this thread !!!
Forum: 851 / 888 01-Sep-2006, 19:24
Replies: 18
Views: 5,595
Posted By Jools
Yeah...I agree with Mr R. I read through the...

Yeah...I agree with Mr R.

I read through the moto-one stuff regularly to fuel my fantasies. If you read the exhaust thread carefully I think that Douglas851 is 5mm out on his sizings. What the...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 01-Sep-2006, 15:58
Replies: 8
Views: 2,285
Posted By Jools
Just be aware that the replacement cylinders look...

Just be aware that the replacement cylinders look sexier and have a lighter clutch action, but this is because they have a bigger bore. Because they have a bigger bore and you're only pumping a given...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 31-Aug-2006, 22:43
Replies: 8
Views: 2,285
Posted By Jools
Ey up Smurf...Bedford eh? Look out for BHCN...

Ey up Smurf...Bedford eh?

Look out for BHCN (Beds/Herts/Cambs/Northants) rideouts...or may see you on the 660 ;)
Forum: General Motorcycles only 31-Aug-2006, 21:21
Replies: 48
Views: 13,518
Posted By Jools
You gonna change the discs along with the...

You gonna change the discs along with the calipers :rolleyes:

Actually, not a bad idea. I worked out a while back that the single sided swinger on an S2R, S4R or S4RS is not like the 916 swinger...
Forum: 851 / 888 31-Aug-2006, 20:55
Replies: 18
Views: 5,595
Posted By Jools
Duct tape? :lol: Anyway, some of us spend our...

Duct tape? :lol: Anyway, some of us spend our lives trying to get a small...no let's not go there!

Seriously, I read somewhere that you could get some heat-proof sealant that stays reasonably...
Forum: 851 / 888 31-Aug-2006, 16:54
Replies: 18
Views: 5,595
Posted By Jools
Hmmmm....not sure why they would make such a...

Hmmmm....not sure why they would make such a difference to the rev limit. I know that freer flowing cans help the breathing, but my 888 strada revs like a rev hungry thing on standard pipes and on...
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 25-Aug-2006, 21:37
Replies: 16
Views: 5,139
Posted By Jools
"Since you're down there..."

"Since you're down there..."
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 25-Aug-2006, 10:58
Replies: 16
Views: 3,773
Posted By Jools
He'd be lucky to jump anyone dressed like that

He'd be lucky to jump anyone dressed like that
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 25-Aug-2006, 10:56
Replies: 16
Views: 5,139
Posted By Jools
"I know you've spent all day on your 996,...

"I know you've spent all day on your 996, but just rub some of this 'Doctor Andy' linament on and I guarantee you'll be able to stand up straight again"
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 25-Aug-2006, 10:42
Replies: 77
Views: 26,171
Posted By Jools
Bwaaaaaaaaaaahaahahaaaaaaaaa :( Apart from a...

Bwaaaaaaaaaaahaahahaaaaaaaaa :(

Apart from a couple of shots on a 996, the rest of me are on this:

http://www.copeimages.com/Galleries/DSCCadwellAug2006/Day2/Fast/images/Day2Fast_0386.jpg

Never...
Forum: DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat 24-Aug-2006, 21:30
Replies: 38
Views: 5,637
Posted By Jools
So if the bike vibrates when you brake are you...

So if the bike vibrates when you brake are you sure the forks need to be stiffer? Could it be a warped disc? Or not enough rebound damping?
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 24-Aug-2006, 21:24
Replies: 77
Views: 26,171
Posted By Jools
I think the difference is that Karl Harris could...

I think the difference is that Karl Harris could jump over a Rizla Suzuki, whereas Jools, might, just might, have room to slip a Rizla fag paper under the rear wheel
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 23-Aug-2006, 21:33
Replies: 18
Views: 4,358
Posted By Jools
Bugggerit...if I'd known they had one of those at...

Bugggerit...if I'd known they had one of those at the trackday :( :( :(
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 23-Aug-2006, 21:31
Replies: 18
Views: 4,358
Posted By Jools
I dunno about SSie's either but on the ST the...

I dunno about SSie's either but on the ST the breather is a little round can about the size of a 10p piece and about half as deep with an air inlet sticking out the side. It's a one way valve and it...
Forum: Supersports: SS / SuperSport / Supersport 950 23-Aug-2006, 21:27
Replies: 18
Views: 4,358
Posted By Jools
Errrrr...you weren't copying me were you? I had...

Errrrr...you weren't copying me were you?

I had exactly the symptoms you described on my ST2 for the whole of the first morning at Cadwell.

I changed the fuel pump, fuel filter, spark...
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 23-Aug-2006, 17:34
Replies: 37
Views: 7,740
Posted By Jools
Mind you CK did tell me that I put up the fastest...

Mind you CK did tell me that I put up the fastest lap of the day of the folks that rode your bikes (can't remember which bike it was of yours though 583 or 620).

That explains why I'm not on the...
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 23-Aug-2006, 16:11
Replies: 41
Views: 13,980
Posted By Jools
Best 2 days I've ever had on bikes...excellent...

Best 2 days I've ever had on bikes...excellent value and gives more time for beer, banter and talking bollix as well
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 23-Aug-2006, 16:01
Replies: 8
Views: 2,068
Posted By Jools
I was one of the people that you overtook. I...

I was one of the people that you overtook. I think it was three times altogether. Once was about halfway down the start finish straight and one more time driving out of Charlies 2 - perfectly fair...
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 23-Aug-2006, 15:02
Replies: 17
Views: 4,239
Posted By Jools
Ooooh, where do I start with the Massive Thanks ...

Ooooh, where do I start with the Massive Thanks

I've got so many people to thank it could be a long post...but you knew that anyway :rolleyes:

The Background

After failing dismally to get my...
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 23-Aug-2006, 12:26
Replies: 37
Views: 7,740
Posted By Jools
Alas...It's not me !!! I was on that bike for a...

Alas...It's not me !!!

I was on that bike for a couple of sessions on day 2, I have a similar coloured lid and I do have red and white leathers...but Spyke ones.

I'd like to think I was going OK...
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 20-Aug-2006, 07:15
Replies: 8
Views: 1,322
Posted By Jools
Racers on 996 Corse engined bikes...in the fast...

Racers on 996 Corse engined bikes...in the fast group....My chubby old ST2 is gonna get slaughtered innit :lol:
Forum: General Motorcycles only 19-Aug-2006, 15:58
Replies: 41
Views: 11,062
Posted By Jools
Dang! I've heard these are pretty cool BBQ's but...

Dang! I've heard these are pretty cool BBQ's but I'll be in Devon....maybe next year.

That's always assuming that you'd want baldy old gits eyeing up the eye candy :D
Forum: 851 / 888 18-Aug-2006, 12:50
Replies: 5
Views: 3,279
Posted By Jools
Well I usually love the half faired look - as...

Well I usually love the half faired look - as long as it's in the same colour as the rest of the bike, and on an SS with an air cooled lump.

Doesn't suit the T8 at all
Forum: Technical - Help or Info - NON Motorcycle 17-Aug-2006, 22:11
Replies: 19
Views: 6,750
Posted By Jools
Thanks for buying a Belkin wireless card, my...

Thanks for buying a Belkin wireless card, my daughter works in sales for Belkin so I want as many people to buy Belkin stuff as possible so that she becomes extremely wealthy and can support her dads...
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 17-Aug-2006, 16:29
Replies: 12
Views: 2,549
Posted By Jools
Great minds

Great minds
Forum: 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 17-Aug-2006, 16:28
Replies: 12
Views: 2,549
Posted By Jools
Hmmmm....you and the vendor could both be right....

Hmmmm....you and the vendor could both be right. My 1993 888 has exactly the same filler cap as my 2001 ST and all the 748's, 916's, Monsters and belt drive SS's I've ever seen, so they should be a...
Forum: 999 / 749 17-Aug-2006, 13:10
Replies: 25
Views: 6,446
Posted By Jools
I think the springs the thing. At 16+ stone you...

I think the springs the thing. At 16+ stone you probably need a stiffer one (oooeeer missus)
Forum: 851 / 888 17-Aug-2006, 12:17
Replies: 3
Views: 2,835
Posted By Jools
I just took the mirrors off and did the screws up...

I just took the mirrors off and did the screws up feckin tight - worked for me, although packing the joint with summat may also help. A viagra tablet perhaps?
Forum: 851 / 888 17-Aug-2006, 12:11
Replies: 8
Views: 2,689
Posted By Jools
Too true, I should think you'd find 20mm drop and...

Too true, I should think you'd find 20mm drop and jack up bolts a bit skittery.

From memory, I think that Sparkin's 888 had jack up bolts and about 10mm drop when I rode it - just about right for...
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 16-Aug-2006, 12:44
Replies: 32
Views: 13,943
Posted By Jools
Yeah, it's the camber that does me and the blind...

Yeah, it's the camber that does me and the blind apex - need to get some RP's into my thick head
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 16-Aug-2006, 11:55
Replies: 32
Views: 13,943
Posted By Jools
OK...Which one of you'se instructory types is...

OK...Which one of you'se instructory types is gonna help me go round Barn quicker...

I think I'm just about OK on the rest of the circuit. Maybe one or two places - like I always feel I go into...
Forum: 851 / 888 15-Aug-2006, 22:47
Replies: 2
Views: 2,310
Posted By Jools
Calling Beancounter, calling Beancounter..... ...

Calling Beancounter, calling Beancounter.....

You know you want one of these !!!! Buy it then gissa go :D
Forum: DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat 15-Aug-2006, 16:29
Replies: 11
Views: 3,082
Posted By Jools
You mean it's not worth coming back for...

You mean it's not worth coming back for :confused:

Pah....Lightweight...;)
Forum: Trackdays & Race Schools 15-Aug-2006, 09:59
Replies: 32
Views: 13,943
Posted By Jools
Could start the time honoured DSC tradition of...

Could start the time honoured DSC tradition of cutting and pasting your name into the required group rather than some poor soul having to type in a whole list. Here goes:

Fast

Jools

Inters

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