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marty_b · 16/12/2011, 04:35

I bought this bike sight unseen for $1800 from a guy in Melbourne, its my first ever bike and Id never ridden before. I was in to cars when I was younger and that cost me a lot of $$$ so its nice to be involved with something thats fun and relatively cheap to play with...Ive had 2 new tyres put on, brake fluid flushed, a full service and tune, new fairings and mirrors, and Im putting new levers and exhaust on soon. Im not quite sure what Im going to do with the tank yet but I have some nice ideas.

Heres some pics from start to finish Smile

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Beer Baron · 16/12/2011, 04:42

good score. Smile

funnily enough the redbull scheme doesn't goo too bad with the tri-colour tank. well not from a distance at least.

definitely seems like you scored a bargain.

jlyall · 16/12/2011, 12:51

Get some new tyres...

TRUMATIXS · 16/12/2011, 14:14

The redbull looks really good, i like that.
What are you doing with your old fairings??

marty_b · 17/12/2011, 04:01

(16/12/2011 12:51)jlyall Wrote: Get some new tyres...

Look closer Smile

Brand new Dunlop GT 501's front and rear Smile

(16/12/2011 14:14)TRUMATIXS Wrote: The redbull looks really good, i like that.
What are you doing with your old fairings??

The old fairings are well smashed up....they are all cracked or broken or both so Ill be throwing them in the bin.

New levers are great Smile

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hunkipunky · 17/12/2011, 05:18

you didnt just change your fairings, levers, tyres and L/P's plates....but also your NUMBER PLATE!!! OMG!

jlyall · 17/12/2011, 09:07

(17/12/2011 04:01)marty_b Wrote: Look closer Brand new Dunlop GT 501's front and rear

Yes I looked...

Arrowstax

Aduro · 17/12/2011, 11:37

(17/12/2011 09:07)jlyall Wrote:
(17/12/2011 04:01)marty_b Wrote: Look closer Brand new Dunlop GT 501's front and rear
Yes I looked...

Arrowstax

FUCKIN LOL.

I feel bad for you mate. You picked probably the absolute worst tyres of all time. Did you buy them based on price? Or is it just what the shop recommended?

TRUMATIXS · 17/12/2011, 16:16

If you are just going to bin the old fairings could you possibly send them my way Smile

I have a set that i want to try some plastic welding on, but i need some spare pieces of the same plastic.

phreak911 · 17/12/2011, 17:25

Take it back to wherever you got the tyres from, tell them they handle like crap, and you want them taken off before you do serious damage because of them! Heaps of decent tyres out there, have a look through the threads on here for people's thoughts.

Nice bike though!