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    Quote Originally Posted by nodrog View Post
    yes you can lower it buy swapping the dogbones on the rear suspension linkage.
    no one makes them tho, so gonna have to get some made locally, which i am in process of looking in to.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cajun View Post
    no one makes them tho, so gonna have to get some made locally, which i am in process of looking in to.
    any decent engineering shop will be able to make them, fark i could make them!

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    Quote Originally Posted by nodrog View Post
    any decent engineering shop will be able to make them, fark i could make them!
    the issue with the spate of rear linkages braking, so waiting to see what best material to make them out of, but can have a chat about it on thrusday if ya want. since i mostly wanting 2-3 different ones to see which suits best.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cajun View Post
    the issue with the spate of rear linkages braking, so waiting to see what best material to make them out of, but can have a chat about it on thrusday if ya want. since i mostly wanting 2-3 different ones to see which suits best.
    i was just going to make them out of knead it, but now you getting all fussy and want some sort of flash job, geez bloody Taurangians!

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    Quote Originally Posted by nodrog View Post
    i was just going to make them out of knead it, but now you getting all fussy and want some sort of flash job, geez bloody Taurangians!
    well its not a suzuki so kneed it just does not cut the mustard.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cajun View Post
    well its not a suzuki so kneed it just does not cut the mustard.
    it will be sweet bro, its not like it actually goes anyway, so Knead it will be fine

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dynamytus50 View Post
    Its not that much of an issue is it? If it was can't you lower the RSVR?
    I wouldn't say no to it being an inch lower. If I could get my arse into gear and lose some weight, I might be able to get the ball of my foot on the ground so I'm not entirely convinced that I need to lower it.

    *strains to remember if she ever rode without the extra lard*

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    Quote Originally Posted by MotoGirl View Post
    *strains to remember if she ever rode without the extra lard*
    no, not from what Neal has been saying

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    Quote Originally Posted by nodrog View Post
    no, not from what Neal has been saying
    Nothing wrong with having a couple of handle bars while you're riding

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    Quote Originally Posted by carver View Post
    i love my bike and i thrash it to my limits
    Better to thrash it to yours than to the bike's, at least in handling terms.



    Power, on the other hand, is another matter...

    Quote Originally Posted by carver View Post
    am using things to full capacity (brakes, power etc)
    its a good feeling
    Yes, it's a bit frustrating being on a heaphundred and plentyseven horsepower bike and only being able to use a little bit of it.

    There's something totally grin-inducing about whacking the throttle right on and feeling the bike scramble to catch up with itself, eh.

    Not that I'd know, cos I ride like a nana everywhere.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mikkel View Post
    Wow - lucky me... I've only bought 3 "crap" guitars so far
    Then you should do what I do - my guitars follow this pattern: strat-o-like; les-paul-o-like; ovation-o-like ... good excuse for me sounding crap right there and you get more guitars per buck. I DO have a nice classical, a manuel rodriguez, but that must just be broken as it sounds as bad as that others.

    Believe it or not this post is ON-TOPIC, just not very interesting . Not as interesting as a motogirl jelly-wresting smackdown involving naked something or other of 600cc, or whatever (I have't been following that closely, just daydreaming really as I read)
    Its On-Topic because give me money and I can deliver you motorbikes and guitars. You can never have enough of either. Ability aside, they give enormous pleasure of possession and sight. They're just beautiful man.
    Now, ONLY guitars and motorbike fit the categorary of things you can own for the sake of owning without being a total tosser.

    Doesn't apply to people with flash cars who can't drive them , or those who date supermodels and can't, erm, well .

    So go motogirl - you ride your tall bike however you want and love your bike for its intrinsic beauty.
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    Best sunny ride: Runnin' down a dream (Tom Petty)
    Don't want to hear ...: Slip, slidin' away, Caught by the Fuzz or Bam Thwok!(Paul Simon/Supergrass/The Pixies)

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    Quote Originally Posted by 90s View Post
    Its On-Topic because give me money and I can deliver you motorbikes and guitars. You can never have enough of either. Ability aside, they give enormous pleasure of possession and sight. They're just beautiful man.
    Thats so touching My bike is there to be appreciated as much as it is to be ridden, and in some respects it's a symbol that I've achieved something in my life. I.e. it's the reward for my hard work. Plus, what else am I going to spend my money on?

    I worked with a woman who thought I was crazy for "wasting" money on a bike. I said "That's OK, you waste your's on travel and I've got something to show for mine!" I guess life (in general) is about doing what you want with what you have

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    Quote Originally Posted by MotoGirl View Post
    I wouldn't say no to it being an inch lower. If I could get my arse into gear and lose some weight, I might be able to get the ball of my foot on the ground so I'm not entirely convinced that I need to lower it.

    *strains to remember if she ever rode without the extra lard*
    Extra lard = extraluvin = reduced ground clearance.

    But I'm a dirty old man......................

    Motogirl you don't have to justify why you've bought what you have. Just enjoy it like others enjoy their machines no mater what cost,model,make etc it is.

    Looking fwd to reffing the jelly wrestling. Is there a rule book?

    Oh and some of us prefer bangos to geetaars.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bonez View Post
    Motogirl you don't have to justify why you've bought what you have. Just enjoy it like others enjoy their machines no mater what cost,model,make etc it is.
    Well said Bonez.

    Just ride your own ride and dont take what other people say to heart. It's your life, do what you want with it....not what you think everybody else thinks you should.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jrandom View Post
    Better to thrash it to yours than to the bike's, at least in handling terms.



    Power, on the other hand, is another matter...



    Yes, it's a bit frustrating being on a heaphundred and plentyseven horsepower bike and only being able to use a little bit of it.

    There's something totally grin-inducing about whacking the throttle right on and feeling the bike scramble to catch up with itself, eh.

    Not that I'd know, cos I ride like a nana everywhere.

    yeah, thats why i sold my CBR.
    i love toying with the ER6, whether it be wheelies, or taking the throttle to the stop through a '35 corner and feeling the rear take up the power.
    the CBR felt blunt and clumsy compared to the ER6

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