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Post by Martin »

The tourer ;)

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And the sooooo nearly finished Gertie :peace:

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-RVF 17” rear wheel
-WP shock. Adjustable for preload, compression, rebound, and height
-RO (Rick Oliver) adapted linkage
-WP fork springs
-NHK damper with Harris fork mount
-RO Quick action throttle kit
-Titanium rear wheel nut, sprocket studs, lower yoke bolts, front axle bolt, disc bolts and various other ones dotted about.
-Braided lines front and back with rear line running through the swing arm
-Standard callipers with Honda race pads and Nissin 14mm master cylinder
-Chopped subframe as per HRC manual
-Chopped undertray as per HRC manual
-Homemade race loom
-Chopped sprocket cover as per HRC manual
-Renthal 15/41 sprockets
-Homemade shark fin
-Yamamoto Spec-A CF half system, restrictor removed
-SES meter stay
-Aluminium screen brace
-Alloy bars
-Alloy filler cap
-Chopped top yoke as per HRC manual
-Carbon fibre HRC copy air tray
-Lowered top rad for HRC air tray clearance
-RLR top alloy kit rad
-RLR bottom alloy kit rad
-Cooling fan removed
-Fireblade oil cooler with adapted water pump cover
-Adapted standard Tacho/temp dash to take neutral/oil pressure lights
-HRC temperature guage
-HRC open carbs:-
.... Main jets:- Keihin 147.5 front 150 rear
.... Pilot jets:- 40’s all round
.... Air screws:- 1 1/2 turns out
.... HRC slides
.... HRC stacks
.... Float heights set to standard
.... Needles:- FI adjustable fronts 2nd clip from bottom with 3x 0.5mm washer underneath
....rears 2nd clip from bottom with 2x 0.5mm washer underneath
-Carb rubbers matched to inlets
-Exhaust headers matched to oulets
-Ported heads to HRC spec
-Quietening gears removed
-NGK ER10 plugs
-HRC fuel and coolant catch bottles
-Monkey bike alloy oil catch tank
-Coerce rearsets
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Too spensiff!!!
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Gertie is ossum :worthy:
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Gertie needs riding ;)

Get it finished man
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Two nice bikes ye have , fair play :up:
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I need to get used to seeing the back of the tourer then!

Gertie needs finishing.
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Plenty of tasty mods on Gertie.
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Post by Drunkn Munky »

ibby4585 wrote:I need to get used to seeing the back of the tourer then!

Gertie needs finishing.
Were just pull his plug caps every morning and get a head start :grin: Then wire a 33bhp restrictor in while he sleeps :Ass:
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Drunkn Munky wrote:
ibby4585 wrote:I need to get used to seeing the back of the tourer then!

Gertie needs finishing.
Were just pull his plug caps every morning and get a head start :grin: Then wire a 33bhp restrictor in while he sleeps :Ass:

A spud in the exhaust usually works!! :sshh:
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Post by Martin »

:blah: :blah: :blah: While you all have cramp and sore knees I'll be as snug as a bug in rug and safe in the knowledge that I've already done the trip on Gertie :blowout: Bring on the root vegetables! (but not in that way) ;)
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Tanuki likes Gertie...

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