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  1. 27th June 2006, 15:46 #1
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    New tyre.... Arrr frike! forgot it was that slippery

    New tires ermm nice...

    forgot they where slippery....

    went for a slide after taking off at the lights...

    oggy nobs did the job....

    just some holes in the right lower fairing on the 954 and my leathers now

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    DOH!!! What rubber did you put on?
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    Bugger alright mate, that sucks.

    Oggy knobs are great aren't they. Oh well at least ya ain't hurt, thats the main thing eh.
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    OOOOOHHHHHH SHIT, bugger.
    You are ok tho? take it easy

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    Stink man, could have been worse......boss's son in Oz just went for a big slide. Broken leg in six places, left arm rendered unusable.
    I gotta be careful on the way home, just had new Pilot Powers fitted....the big gay sticker on my triple clamps should remind me. "Warning New Tyres Fitted"
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    Quote Originally Posted by Zapf
    New tires ermm nice...

    forgot they where slippery....

    went for a slide...

    oggy nobs did the job....

    just some holes in the fairing on the 954 and my leathers now

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    shouldnt you change your sig now ?

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    shouldnt you change your sig now ?

    Or at least spell it correctly.
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    Lol...I know of a guy who just bought the latest R6 and instead of riding it home and scrubbing tyres he put it on a trailer and when he got it home spent 2 hrs sanding the shiny stuff off the tyres before riding it LOL

    One other thing....How did you forget they were new!!!
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    Out for my 1st ride on new Pilot Powers today. Damn careful I am today... & its just started to drizzle. Bloody slippery road & new tyres not the best combo.
    Sorry to hear about the bin. Oggy nobs sound like they paid off for ya though
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    Sorry to hear about the bin.. hopefully not too much damage was done to you your bike or your gears.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kornholio
    ..How did you forget they were new!!!
    I am personally suprised you know what old tires feel like Zapf! You change bikes more than some people change underwear on this site!


    Glad to hear you or the bike wasnt too badly damaged though!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Zapf
    ...just some holes in the fairing on the 954...
    Oh no Felix!!

    I guess that means my bike is the straighest looking 954 in Aucks again hehe.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Zed
    Oh no Felix!!

    I guess that means my bike is the straighest looking 954 in Aucks again hehe.
    LOL true... true. So guess I am on the path now to customise it

    looks for coin in pocket... (feck...)

    Anyone know how to repair the plastic in fairings?

    It looks like a type of black plastic... is it ABS plastic? can anyone recommend how I can repair it? (just one thumb nail sized hole and palm sized scrape to about 1/2 the normal thickness) or who to bring it to? I only want to repair it structurally as I have plans for the colour part.

    I still like those M3's. Its just me who should have remembered I was on new tires.

    Saslex... I don't think I'll be changing them anymore now. I like them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kornholio
    Lol...I know of a guy who just bought the latest R6 and instead of riding it home and scrubbing tyres he put it on a trailer and when he got it home spent 2 hrs sanding the shiny stuff off the tyres before riding it LOL

    One other thing....How did you forget they were new!!!
    I thought you need heat to scrube them in as well?

    Maybe I can invent a Tire scrubber and sell them to tire shops.
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    A small hole like that - i'd fibreglass it. Quick and cheap and if your careful you'd never know there was a problem.

    Re new tires - i've been told by a number of guys that the thing to do is spray some brake cleaner onto a cloth, wipe the tires down and rinse them quick. Never tried though.
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