Member Contributer Dutchy Posted September 5, 2016 Author Member Contributer Share Posted September 5, 2016 Redslut has arrived in the Netherlands This week she will be delivered at my local dealer (3km away) from where I will pick her up. Soured a front end paddock stand (slides in the headstock) so I can salvage some parts to be sold on. May redslut live on in other RC36's.... For instance... 8 spoker Thurn Motorsport "single nut" cover plate Wilbers 641 rear shock Wilber front springs (wiremybike's) stator (wiremybike's) MOSFET RR (5th gen, made plug and play for 3/4th gen) Front rim with EBC pro-lite rotors Goodridge stainless steel brake/clutch lines, master ciilinders, "cut away"cluch pressure plate Custom upholstered seat 6th gen sidecase rack modified for 4th gen GIVI topcase rack Carbon fibre front fender and rear hugger CF/aluminium SSSA etc etc... Yeah, there's 19 years of farkling here.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keny Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 So Redslut becomes a donater of organs...parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Polarbear Posted September 5, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted September 5, 2016 Awesome! Nothing like sharing all the goodness. NOW, what is the next step? Next bike?? Any ideas? How's the wrist??? C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted September 5, 2016 Author Member Contributer Share Posted September 5, 2016 Hello Cock! Wrist is still sore if I twist it the "wrong" way/when I wake up during the night and in the morning, It is still (three weeks by now) in cast. We'll see if they'll remove it Monday next.... Found my VF500 key today (had "put it in a safe place" 8 weeks ago before we set off to Italy...) and she fired right up. So come spring, I will first take her for a ride and see. For yes, I'm all convinced I will keep riding, but the proof will be in the pudding... I fancy a VTR1000R/SC45/RC51 (SP2 version) but there too, first ride one to know for sure. 5 years ago a sat on one at the local dealer, but my gut was "in the way". Having dropped 11 kilo's for my 2-up ride with Mamola, I'm hopeful the RC51 will fit me better..... But 1st things 1st, heal up, find a job I like with people that like me and that I like..... Achieve that in say max 2 years and I will be happy as a pig in muck! I have time, means and opportunity to charter the next chapter of my professional life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer digitallyhip Posted September 5, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted September 5, 2016 3 hours ago, Dutchy said: Hello Cock! Story, please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Polarbear Posted September 6, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted September 6, 2016 4 hours ago, digitallyhip said: Story, please! I'm afraid there is even a pic to back it up... C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Polarbear Posted September 6, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted September 6, 2016 8 hours ago, Dutchy said: Hello Cock! Wrist is still sore if I twist it the "wrong" way/when I wake up during the night and in the morning, It is still (three weeks by now) in cast. We'll see if they'll remove it Monday next.... Found my VF500 key today (had "put it in a safe place" 8 weeks ago before we set off to Italy...) and she fired right up. So come spring, I will first take her for a ride and see. For yes, I'm all convinced I will keep riding, but the proof will be in the pudding... I fancy a VTR1000R/SC45/RC51 (SP2 version) but there too, first ride one to know for sure. 5 years ago a sat on one at the local dealer, but my gut was "in the way". Having dropped 11 kilo's for my 2-up ride with Mamola, I'm hopeful the RC51 will fit me better..... But 1st things 1st, heal up, find a job I like with people that like me and that I like..... Achieve that in say max 2 years and I will be happy as a pig in muck! I have time, means and opportunity to charter the next chapter of my professional life. Ok, that is all good news. I sometimes take pics with my phone of those things I "put in a safe place", just in case I need a reminder... Sounds like you have some ideas for bikes. Have you been to dealerships?? Just to see what is out there?? I am not suggesting anything else, just saying that new things may catch your eye. I, for sure, am not current on Mother Honda's offering --nor on any other company. As for the job, you are right, this should be your first priority. Will you go back to school? .................. one never knows. Best of luck my friend!! C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted September 6, 2016 Author Member Contributer Share Posted September 6, 2016 Back to school? Let me think about that.... "maybe"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglasthecook Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 InterMot should be coming up, as well as Motorbeurs, seems like a good tme to go looking, just in case an SP-2 isn't available... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Polarbear Posted September 6, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted September 6, 2016 9 hours ago, Dutchy said: Back to school? Let me think about that.... "maybe"... Hehehe. My thoughts exactly. There ARE pros to going back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer digitallyhip Posted September 6, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted September 6, 2016 1 hour ago, Polarbear said: Hehehe. My thoughts exactly. There ARE pros to going back... And to think that my teenage daughter went to a school 4,903.1km away from yours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted September 6, 2016 Author Member Contributer Share Posted September 6, 2016 Have transportation, will travel.... Nah, as soon as you hit 50, one becomes invisible to females <25... :-) Under the conditions of my severance package, I do have a large (re)training/certification budget at my disposal. So once I figure out what I want/need, I will go "back to school" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted September 7, 2016 Author Member Contributer Share Posted September 7, 2016 Put in the formal request today to have redslut's road registration ended; this will enable me to stop the insurance and road tax (both are compulsory). 1st registered on 9th September 1997, the curtain has fallen 19 years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspanglish Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Organ donor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted September 9, 2016 Author Member Contributer Share Posted September 9, 2016 Normal people take their dog for a walk. Dutch people on the other hand... The party is full swing As you can see, the rear of the frame's 2 area where the subframe gets bolted onto snapped of cleaned on both sides The Dutchy was a great help (and extra pair of hands) and will refurb the clutch cover on his 4th gen. Redslut is dead, long live redslut!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeper Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Sad. Went through this with a car one time. I feel for you Leon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Duc2V4 Posted September 9, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted September 9, 2016 1 hour ago, Dutchy said: Normal people take their dog for a walk. Dutch people on the other hand... The party is full swing The Dutchy was a great help (and extra pair of hands) and will refurb the clutch cover on his 4th gen. Redslut is dead, long live redslut!! So others may live! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted September 10, 2016 Author Member Contributer Share Posted September 10, 2016 Started putting stuff in the classifieds; MOSFET RR +VFRness and carbon fibre front fender. If anyone need a critical small part, do PM me! Gone are the 8-spoker, Wilbers rear shock, Seb's clutch cover, body panels (I still have 2 tail parts in the classifieds), front brake calipers. Shipping the complete (caliper/brake rotor) SSSA to US will cost a fortune methink..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDutchy Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 For Leon, who didn't notice, I was dressed for the occasion.. The t-shirt reads Antique Archaeology.. IOW the American pickers.. I did make a section for "that goes to The Dutchy".. For insiders, a friend of me went down also, but his VFR can be saved with parts from Red Slut so I am very thankfull to Leon to get these items at a realy great offer.. And to make Leon happy, some of the bits of Red Slut DNA will continue on my VFR. I know Leon for a while, but it was nice to really get to know Leon and his family.. I was glad to help him out, and also to meet his family.. They made me a nice dinner for the work done and I had a good time.. But again Leon.. The $ 5.- delivery at home was non-negiotable??? We had to drag Red Slut to the slaughterhouse for another mile ?? For Leon it seemed like a mile, but it must have been three according to the route Leon planned... Leon: The shortest route between two points A&B is a straight line.. Not throught C,D and some elevations going to point E, getting back to A again after we've seen F though Z.... Anyway redsluts tailbits, the top middle section above the tail light are already mounted on The Dutchy's VFR.. I'll need a holiday to regain myself again from this one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duccmann Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Wow, so sorry about your accident. Bike can be replaced but your life's another story.At work and just got done reading the entire thread.First thought was hope the wife didn't get the call from the hospital.Ride on bud Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhenley17 Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 1st registered on 9th September 1997, the curtain has fallen 19 years later. Damn. That's rough, especially as clean as that was. I've had my oldest vehicle since 2004 and it's not that nice.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer 007 Posted September 11, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted September 11, 2016 Glad you are OK. Get another VFR, the forum won't be the same without you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted September 11, 2016 Author Member Contributer Share Posted September 11, 2016 I still own a VF500F2..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted September 14, 2016 Author Member Contributer Share Posted September 14, 2016 Front wheel is out now too, rotors going stateside... Forks out tomorrow.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer JZH Posted September 15, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted September 15, 2016 How's your starter clutch? Ciao, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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