Author Topic: Come on Show us Your Bike :D (Read 363124 times)

Buckie Trooper · « **Reply #120 on:** March 23, 2011, 20:25:04 »

Quote from: "firestrom"

taken in Cumbria a couple of weeks ago

I like it....but of course it is exactly the same as mine!

gadgetmandb · « **Reply #121 on:** April 05, 2011, 15:06:47 »

ScatmanJack · « **Reply #122 on:** April 09, 2011, 02:34:35 »

My Vstrom transformation. A little bit of Yellow Vinyl works wonders !!

What do you blokes n Gals think ??

Plus Wezmoto brake lines, Hagon fork springs, Fork Brace and GSXR Calipers !!

ITS BLOODY ORANGE !! · « **Reply #123 on:** April 11, 2011, 21:00:38 »

Personaly I liked it the way it was

ScatmanJack · « **Reply #124 on:** April 12, 2011, 07:34:20 »

Yeah, but then it was the same as everybody else's

jonH · « **Reply #125 on:** April 12, 2011, 08:41:50 »

Quote from: "ScatmanJack"

What do you blokes n birds think ??

I quite like it

I might use that as a starting point for how/where to apply my black scotchlite tape

rab Christie · « **Reply #126 on:** April 12, 2011, 14:10:20 »

Looks good to me. I like to be a little different from everyone else.
The only down side is you can't say "It wasn't me"

Fat Rat · « **Reply #127 on:** April 12, 2011, 14:12:44 »

I like the concept but the yellow is a bit much for me (Gun metal or similar would look smart)?

Catballou · « **Reply #128 on:** April 13, 2011, 12:38:32 »

Ugghhhh yellow, personally I'm not a lover of altering the look of a bke using vinyl, (or bagkux stuff) I'd rather see a pristine paint finish ... but each to his own

big john · « **Reply #129 on:** April 13, 2011, 23:57:24 »

nowt wrong with yellow take it from me yellow and proud and still in factory condition no mods just the way I like it

rab Christie · « **Reply #130 on:** April 14, 2011, 07:59:19 »

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nowt wrong with yellow

Totaly agree with you there mate. I've had a couple of bikes that I have had respayed yellow. The fact that I worked in a forklit truck factory that actually made yellow forklifts and had lots of "free paint" and some really helpfull painters, has nothing to do with it

Fat Rat · « **Reply #131 on:** April 16, 2011, 13:00:55 »

Quote from: "big john"

nowt wrong with yellow take it from me yellow and proud and still in factory condition no mods just the way I like it

I like the yellow Strom, I just don't like the yellow with the black

ScatmanJack · « **Reply #132 on:** April 16, 2011, 21:42:27 »

Thanks for your comments Gu ys (keeps defaulting to Blokes 4some reason) & Ga ls, - Catballou,

I like yellow too (you wud never have guessed though!!) :banana-explosion:

But it would be a sad auld world if we were all the same, and rode the same coloured bikes.

It can be nice to have a bit of individualism !!

Steve33 · « **Reply #133 on:** April 17, 2011, 20:34:42 »

Just fetched my new V-Strom DL1000

VStrom by 33bikerful, on Flickr

2112 · « **Reply #134 on:** April 17, 2011, 22:18:43 »

Looks good Steve, are the pipes as fruity as they look ?

Juvecu · « **Reply #135 on:** April 17, 2011, 23:20:00 »

Interesting crash bars, never seen them before, they look to be very close to the plastics too. Do you know who makes them?

Gassoon · « **Reply #136 on:** April 18, 2011, 08:49:41 »

Bike looks great steve...seems like its got plenty of kit already on - is that a baglux? And thlike Juv says the crash bars look sound. what's first on the shopping list ? (after more rides, that is!)

Steve33 · « **Reply #137 on:** April 18, 2011, 09:23:28 »

Pipes - yes, they are fruity. I'll have to get used to them - never had pipes before that I could hear whilst riding. The bike also came with the original silencers as well - DAMN they're heavy!

Crashbars - Touratech. Fitted by the PPO (Previous-Previous-Owner) back in 2004.

Extras - lots of them. Centre stand, baglux harness and bag, touring Scottoiler, crash bars, Datatool 3 (mixed blessing, never had much luck with DataTool), Alphadotted, full Givi luggage, handlebar brace, 12V power socket, vented touring screen, nearly-new Tourances, Autocom and those previously mentioned Remus carbon fibre end cans.

It was these goodies that overpowered the convenience of part-exing my current bike on a dealer sale (2004 650 Transalp if anyone wants one)

The only thing missing is heated grips, as this bike has only ever been out of the garage April - September. However, can't quite think about heated grips while the weather is this warm (plus my bank account needs to stop smoking before I spend any more).

First on the list of things to do is a service (incomplete history and it only did 55 miles last year, so it's probably due).

So far I'm enjoying it, but need to think about doing something about the 3000 RPM "chudder". Those silencers are too loud to drive above it all the time without annoying all my neighbours. I'll see what it's like after the service and a few more miles.

Juvecu · « **Reply #138 on:** April 18, 2011, 11:22:28 »

Remus might sell some DB-Killer baffles for the silencers. You can check Ebay too and you might get some generic ones (most cans are very similar), try get them in stainless steel if you can so they will last. +1 for doing a service soon, new oil filter and oil at the least.

macvisual · « **Reply #139 on:** April 21, 2011, 19:43:37 »

Here's photo of my 2008 DL1000GT in Scotland on a wee trip;

macvisual