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[bally71]

Exhaust looks sweet Kev ... was thinking of a GP style one myself

[skidlids]

Less than a week and I can continue my 2014 prep

[skidlids]

Originally Posted by skidlids

Less than a week and I can continue my 2014 prep

Almost 3 weeks on and nothing has changed on my 2014 projects

So today I have finished off getting the old DD bike ready for Brands and the Van is now MOT'd and Taxed

Still a couple of weeks to try and get one of the Monsters ready for the Brands Test day

[milesaway]

Originally Posted by skidlids

Almost 3 weeks on and nothing has changed on my 2014 projects

price you pay for swanning off to the dessert while we all hiding in sheds from a monsoon

[skidlids]

Progress at last

New Chain sliders/guides, New Chain and New Case Guard fitted
Small Allen bolt behind the front sprocket lockwired

Forks swapped from ST2 adjustable ones to 750 Supersport ones containing Mupo Cartridges

Bars now fitted above the yokes

Still quite a bit to do such as fitting a Reg/Rec, Tacho, Seat Pad, along with sorting out the gear change, bellypan, battery retainer and the fairing mount that the Brake Mastercylinder fouls on soon as you add a bit of left lock

[milesaway]

not much time left now kev!
think i've done all i can to mine for now and serviced my van ready- will i be able to weigh mine at brands before we start to check i haven't taken too much weight off it? (my attempts with bathroom scales not to be trusted!)

[skidlids]

Originally Posted by milesaway

not much time left now kev!

Luckily for me last years bike is ready to go

Originally Posted by milesaway

will i be able to weigh mine at brands before we start to check i haven't taken too much weight off it?

I'm Not sure what weighing Scales will be available at Brands if any

[skidlids]

Originally Posted by skidlids

Still quite a bit to do such as fitting a Reg/Rec, Tacho, Seat Pad, along with sorting out the gear change, bellypan, battery retainer and the fairing mount that the Brake Mastercylinder fouls on soon as you add a bit of left lock

All the above now sorted, so nearly ready for its maiden outing on the Brands Test day.

Just waiting for the seat foam to arrive the only things left to do are oil and filter change, then lockwire everything up. Then make some spacers and brackets and get the Bellypan fitted.

[Iconic944ss]

Originally Posted by skidlids

Forks swapped from ST2 adjustable ones to 750 Supersport ones containing Mupo Cartridges

Blimey... Nearly a Grand!

(But cheaper than Ohlins cartridges )

[skidlids]

Originally Posted by Iconic944ss

Blimey... Nearly a Grand!

(But cheaper than Ohlins cartridges )

Less than half of that Frank
Dallas bought them for the 2012 Desmo Due season and at the first round at Brands he had to remove them as they just didn't work, he returned them to Go Racing Developments where he got them and they handed them back a few weeks later saying they should work now.

So at Snetterton he tried them again, after one session they were back out of the bike.

I did him a deal against some other bits and then whipped them out of the ST forks they were in and put them in a set of Longer Supersport ones as they had been trying to extend the ST forks to far.

Hopefully I will get to see if they are now working on Friday, but have no info on oil grade or air gap. So will probably need some set up time but so long as they don't stick like they did to Dallas,

I will know I'm going in the right direction, he came in from the session at Snetterton with over 2 inches of travel not used. So I want to see my cable tie less than an inch from the bottom casting after a session and I'll be happy