Member Contributer Dutchy Posted October 22, 2015 Author Member Contributer Share Posted October 22, 2015 4,0000kms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keny Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 (edited) 4,0000kms You mean 4000kms ridden this summer, or you have 40k in total now? EDIT: It had 44k as you did get it..... So you have dubbel what I did on mine in 3 days but only did ~3k on mine in total... Edited October 22, 2015 by keny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted October 22, 2015 Author Member Contributer Share Posted October 22, 2015 Yeah 48k in her now. To make sure the other one does not cry foul, I took her for a ride and dinner just now :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted October 25, 2015 Author Member Contributer Share Posted October 25, 2015 She's a dirty puma she is...... Yesterday did a 200km trip on narrow dike roads on redslut. Liked that route so much I pretty much did the same route on puma. Taking advantage of the clocks going back 1 hour, it was a glorious, yet misty start Further up the road was covered in yellow leaves, the view in my mirror a cloud of yellow. Zen moment.. Scary stuff, half an inch of mud, did slide on it whilst slowing down... Eeeekkk!!!! Kept the sunny side up though :-) Do Not Miss The Apex ... This is how we reclaimd the land 100's of years ago... Pumping water with windmills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keny Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Good thing you did keep the sunny side up! Mud on road is not nice, and a reason I dont ride certan roads during spring and fall as farmers bring mud on the roads whit their tracktors. And the pics bring happy memory form early May this year :smile2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted October 28, 2015 Author Member Contributer Share Posted October 28, 2015 And to prevent mud kissing my new YSS going forward: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keny Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Now thats a good thing, as the YSS is completly differend design as the orginal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted October 31, 2015 Author Member Contributer Share Posted October 31, 2015 I used to think that this Meguiars claying thing was probably snake oil..... I was wrong.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keny Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Nice. Yeah 48k in her now. So how are the BT45´s lasting by the way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer tbzep Posted October 31, 2015 Member Contributer Share Posted October 31, 2015 I used to think that this Meguiars claying thing was probably snake oil..... I was wrong.... Does that middle bike have a V-4? Seat looks a little uncomfortable but I bet you can get some serious lean angle on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted November 2, 2015 Author Member Contributer Share Posted November 2, 2015 Nice. Yeah 48k in her now. So how are the BT45´s lasting by the way? The rear is still looking very good indeed, with measure thread depth next. Front is a different matter, it wears much quicker, Apart from the wear in the centre, stroking it counter roatation-wise I feel the edges in the pattern "stick up". She rides ok (was out yesterday for a couple of hours of twisty dikes) but I reckon the 30yr old suspension has something to do with the edges wearing in that manner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keny Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 (edited) Well that front tire wear is called cuping, and very common on the the BT45 front. Your shoot head bearing might have made it worse, but your front suspension I think not, well if whit to thick oil in there it might. You still have a selection of a Metzeler Lasertec or a Pirelli Sport Demon if you like to test some other rubber up front, Both OK, have tested them. I recall I did use 2 front tires before a rear on my old RC24 also.... Edited November 2, 2015 by keny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted November 6, 2015 Author Member Contributer Share Posted November 6, 2015 As for Meguiars, the Dutch importer is having a laugh (at our expense.....) Meguiars - Smooth Surface Clay KitQuik Detailer 473ml2 x 80 gram ClaybarSupreme Shine Microfiberdoek Euro 40 ex shipping make that $45 The same in the US? $18...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keny Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 As for Meguiars, the Dutch importer is having a laugh (at our expense.....) Meguiars - Smooth Surface Clay KitQuik Detailer 473ml 2 x 80 gram Claybar Supreme Shine Microfiberdoek Euro 40 ex shipping make that $45 The same in the US? $18...... Import tax + some money to the hands betwen + shipping costs is what we pay extra for, same whit stuff sold in mid Europe compare to Scandinavia. A sad but reality thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted January 10, 2016 Author Member Contributer Share Posted January 10, 2016 With puma in her road tax wintersleep, all I could do was put the battery in, and let her run and heat up. Fired up on 1st touch! Sticking her ass out.... What a hussy!!! :-) Things to do in spring before riding season start again for her: DLRL's some extra decals Modify front end with RT emulator+springs Larger aux fuse box 12V outlet new front tire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Polarbear Posted January 10, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted January 10, 2016 Sounds like someone will be left behind again this year... That poor 4th gen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted January 10, 2016 Author Member Contributer Share Posted January 10, 2016 well, redslut will get a new (hand)bag, so she will be happy..................... Picked up a 45 litre 6th gen top box + rack for her.... I will craft the base plate assembly to the GIVI carrier and flog the 6th gen hardware. and she will get some decals as well. Tart the tart up a bit..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Polarbear Posted January 10, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted January 10, 2016 Hahahaha. Nice. It's expensive to keep that many mistresses, eh? Ride safe! C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keny Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Nice Leon. Warm enough to ride still? here the winter has strike hard. First wek in January it was -20C, now milder but snowing and will so for a few days it look like... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted January 13, 2016 Author Member Contributer Share Posted January 13, 2016 We will getting freezing temps soon. Plenty time to tinker... Like adding leds to the above topcase (under the new reds) and hook them to the brakelight switch.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enzed_viffer Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Nice stories, Leon. I'd almost forgotten I used to have a VF500 (1985). My mufflers rusted out too, so I had some custom stainless steel ones made; the only stipulation I had was "to make them a little louder". They sounded great - loud enough to emphasise it was a V4, without being obnoxious or attracting the wrong sort of attention. My VF had problems with the inside of the tank rusting; even though I cleaned and treated it (with 'Kreem", IIRC), it had one annoying pinhol leak that never went away. Should have had it brazed, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted January 15, 2016 Author Member Contributer Share Posted January 15, 2016 The decals for both my girls came in today :-) July 1986 the year my VF500F was built also the month/year I started with a certain company I am with still today (after 2 mergers and a split...). Undecided on which color scheme would look best I simply made "3 generations".... The nothing else matters will look good under the sidepanel VFR logo (methink) with the sane insanity apt for the VF... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Rush2112 Posted January 15, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted January 15, 2016 Procrastination not my middle name..... Carefully cut out a 30 cm strip from the paper between the case and the red lenses and adhered the (3M taped) ledstrips to the case I've ordered some waterproof male/female plugs to be able to connect to the brake light wiring. redslut is in deep storage for a few more months so.......... to be continued! Very cool Dutchy! I've thought about doing something similar and you made it look so easy I guess I have no excuse... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted January 16, 2016 Author Member Contributer Share Posted January 16, 2016 Cheers Rush! I stil need to figure out to affix the wires to the rear of the case and then down towards the tail section. I won't be taking the case of each time I stop so am thinking of a semi-permanent method. Givi sell -for their own line of cases- a LED system that contains a flug one fits to the bottom of the case and the base plate so it "clicks" into place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted January 23, 2016 Author Member Contributer Share Posted January 23, 2016 Fark...... After having her warm up, put puma back in the shed, but.. Underside of collectorbox: WTF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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