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    I'm ready.........

    This is my " 97 Blackbird", just fitted a Renntec sports rack, got the new tankbag and now I'm just waiting for the Scotland trip at the end of this month. Keep you all posted.
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    In the beginning, there was nothing. Then the Lord said: "Let there be light"...
    and there was still fuck all, but at least you could see it!....

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    That 2nd pic looks pretty freaky cause you can't see a head in the helmet even though the visor looks clear. Enjoy your trip.

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    take heaps of pic's for us to view ogr1, i would love to visit Scotland...safe trip mate........

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    Tis a "pinlock" dark visor insert....and I am freaky lol
    In the beginning, there was nothing. Then the Lord said: "Let there be light"...
    and there was still fuck all, but at least you could see it!....

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    Boy, your 'bird comes up nice Karl I haven't got a tank bag but seeing how much you can get in yours, I might have to look at getting one. Do you have anti-scuff on the top of your tank?

    Ride safe and have a fantastic trip. Russ fae Fyvie from Aberdeen (UK 'bird member) is coming to ride in the south island in February.

    Cheers

    Geoff

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    Yay! Weeks of riding around. Ohh, I love it.

    If you are going 1up, see if you can turn that rear bag around, moving the mass of it towards the centre. Might improve the handing. But you may need gymnastic skill to get on the bike.

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    Real nice lookin bike
    Have a good and very safe trip

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blackbird
    Boy, your 'bird comes up nice Karl I haven't got a tank bag but seeing how much you can get in yours, I might have to look at getting one. Do you have anti-scuff on the top of your tank?

    Ride safe and have a fantastic trip. Russ fae Fyvie from Aberdeen (UK 'bird member) is coming to ride in the south island in February.

    Cheers

    Geoff
    Hi Geoff,
    I use turtle wax car shampoo and "Pledge" furniture polish, sure does the job. The sports tankbag is by "Oxford" and is a 40 Litre one (see link) I place a non slip rubber mat on the tank first, similar to the stuff you put under carpets which stops them creeping. Just cut it to shape and away you go. It's amazing what you can stuff in them, but they do deflect the wind more around the neck area.
    Cool that your the resident ambassador for your area, hell!... I would give you a medal

    http://www.oxprod.com/

    Ride safe m8.
    Karl.
    In the beginning, there was nothing. Then the Lord said: "Let there be light"...
    and there was still fuck all, but at least you could see it!....

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    Quote Originally Posted by limbimtimwim
    Yay! Weeks of riding around. Ohh, I love it.

    If you are going 1up, see if you can turn that rear bag around, moving the mass of it towards the centre. Might improve the handing. But you may need gymnastic skill to get on the bike.
    TBH..The rear bag tends to lean further forward as I tighten the straps up, does'nt help due to the rack being tilted on an angle towards the seat, but that's how it was designed to fit.

    Thanks guys for the comments.
    In the beginning, there was nothing. Then the Lord said: "Let there be light"...
    and there was still fuck all, but at least you could see it!....

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    Quote Originally Posted by ogr1
    "Pledge" furniture polish...non slip rubber mat on the tank
    that's what i used to use over in the UK! good o' Pledge... still use that webby stuff too..

    what's your itinerary? there's a great backpackers in Durness (?); at the top, past Ullapool. could've stayed there for a week!
    "Fit a front tyre you love, and put something round & black on the back"
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    Quote Originally Posted by emaN
    that's what i used to use over in the UK! good o' Pledge... still use that webby stuff too..

    what's your itinerary? there's a great backpackers in Durness (?); at the top, past Ullapool. could've stayed there for a week!
    Well, Ullapool is the first port of call so to speak from Lancashire (ouch) B&B.
    Then onto the Isle of skye, Inverness and John O' Groats B&B.
    Head back home, visit Loch ness (ya never know?) camera ready.
    Set off Friday morning and return Sunday night, approx 1,300 mile round trip.

    My mate has done it before, and asked me if I wanted to play out this time, well I have to don't I?
    In the beginning, there was nothing. Then the Lord said: "Let there be light"...
    and there was still fuck all, but at least you could see it!....

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    Go safe mate, and enjoy! Just watch your lane positioning, some of them roads are mighty narrow....

    Feck I'm jealous!

    [Edit:] PS - nice 'bird!

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    Sounds good; we went to Skye, didn't see much of it tho'! (only time i've come close to physically being blown off the road too!)
    Hope ya get some good weather dude; some fantastic scenery up there,innit?!
    Here's pix from our trip:
    http://community.webshots.com/user/jontash/1 and
    http://community.webshots.com/user/jontash1
    (being free sites,we ran outta room & had to create another album)
    "Fit a front tyre you love, and put something round & black on the back"
    Il Dottore

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    Cheers fella.
    Here are a few pic's taken today "Sunday" of our local biking haunt "Rivington barn" and the roads leading up to it.
    (Was quieter today though).
    Tis very popular and I've been attending since I was a wee lad on me Suzuki GT 185 in the seventies..........enjoy.
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    In the beginning, there was nothing. Then the Lord said: "Let there be light"...
    and there was still fuck all, but at least you could see it!....

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    In the beginning, there was nothing. Then the Lord said: "Let there be light"...
    and there was still fuck all, but at least you could see it!....

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