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VF500F2 Aka MBD Incubation Period At Least 52 Years


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😍 strippers!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mine's a 150.....

 

 

 

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Combatting any black versus white dogma....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Go multi colour!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

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Had some V4 quality time today!

 

 

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Cilinder honed, head refurbed, new piston rings

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Contact points from spare engine

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Broken tabs fixed/welded

(I was told it was a biatch due to it being produced 66 years ago.....)

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"The Stash" :tongue:

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Corona proof riding!

 

 

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Nah.....  them bugs kept self-destructing on my face....  :tongue:

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6 hours ago, Dutchy said:

Corona proof riding!

 

 

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Nah.....  them bugs kept self-destructing on my face....  :tongue:

What happened to your Real Helmet? The one that saves one's jaws when one hits the road after hitting a deer.

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This will be my Gilera helmet; 7bhp riding at 40mph...

She can be pushed to 55mph, but if fast is on the menu, I'll take the 178mph SP2...

And yes, with one my full face ARAIs on my head. 👍

 

 

Rode my neighbours' Revere again; he will sell it to my pal's son. Gr8 1st bike for a university student...

 

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Quite chuffed with the result...

 

 

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Online I could source "Turismo 125" or "Sport 150". But mine's a Turismo 150...

And I needed the decal to be a bit longer as I will position these tool holders at a different angle.  The daughter of a pal can cut decals, so vector files were made. :beer:

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5 hours ago, Dutchy said:

The daughter of a pal can cut decals,

Do you own a pair of scissors? Then you can cut decals too. Any size or shape. Try to get them right way round if cutting back to front.  🤔

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With outsider temps no more 30C°+, time for a proper clean and mufler respray...

 

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Standard rear wheel is 110/90, but I prefer the 120.  In typical S F B fashion, I ordered a 120/90.  Which should have been a 120/80, just like the worn one....

 

Sure enough, the 9mm higher tyre led to the rear not to clear the ground when using the centre stand 😞

 

But, my YSS has height adjustment, so all ended well....

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There goes the neighbourhood...

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DIY fittings....

 

 

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Now I can take (a little) bread, wine and salami with me for picknicking!!!!

 

 

Observing social distancing of course!

 

 

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Aye, them gentile Scots eh? :tongue:

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I love your VFR500, I grew up in the '80s and that was one of my favourite bikes. That is definitely the best colour scheme as well, and your SP-2 🤩, just brilliant. 

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Using the donor engine (which had a seized head) to practise and learn.

 

Oil pump removal

 

Thinking it through first...

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Off to the DIY and start

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Cleaning out the big end

 

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Lots of poo..... 

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Hhhmm, good thing this is not the engine I will use.

 

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"Localised showers may emerge"

 

They never did, so glad I went out...

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Oh dear.......

 

 

I'm offered a 4th gen,

cheap,

cos it stood idle for like 5 years.... :tongue:

 

Do I need a 4th bike????

 

No I need a job first....

 

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To be continued :goofy:

 

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Off to Assen, playing crew chief to my RC51 pals (and one RC8) pals tomorrow.

 

Them are trailer biatches

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Me?

Why throw away a ride??

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Coffee time

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