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General => Off Topic => Topic started by: Speedy1959 on Friday, 06 April 2018, 06:20 AM

Title: Fabulous 200? example
Post by: Speedy1959 on Friday, 06 April 2018, 06:20 AM
Unexpectedly went to a bike meet up tonight in a tiny village called Wray (Lancashire).
The was the most gorgeous 2007 example of a GSX there..
Were you the owner ?

Title: Re: Fabulous 2007 example
Post by: seth on Friday, 06 April 2018, 06:23 AM
Did you not go speak to them and invite him here  :frustrated:
It's a cracking bike
:cheers:
Title: Re: Fabulous 2007 example
Post by: KiwiCol on Friday, 06 April 2018, 06:24 AM
Belongs to @Red Biker, that's his alter ego bike.  :whistling:
Title: Re: Fabulous 2007 example
Post by: Notty on Friday, 06 April 2018, 06:27 AM
Quote from: KiwiCol on Friday, 06 April  2018, 06:24 AM
Belongs to @Red Biker, that's his alter ego bike.  :whistling:
Ahh his alternative reality blue and white world  :)
Title: Re: Fabulous 2007 example
Post by: KiwiCol on Friday, 06 April 2018, 06:28 AM
It's an absolute cracker isn't it.  Would even make Barmy proud that.
Title: Re: Fabulous 2007 example
Post by: KiwiCol on Friday, 06 April 2018, 06:30 AM
What's that blue pad & coil thing coming up from under the stand?  Not seen that here.  Wouldn't be a pad to put the stand down on to keep it clean, surely!
Title: Re: Fabulous 2007 example
Post by: shanered6 on Friday, 06 April 2018, 06:38 AM
ye thats a real clean bike lots of work to keep it like that  :hat:
Title: Re: Fabulous 2007 example
Post by: Andre on Friday, 06 April 2018, 06:42 AM
Quote from: KiwiCol on Friday, 06 April  2018, 06:30 AM
What's that blue pad & coil thing coming up from under the stand?  Not seen that here.  Wouldn't be a pad to put the stand down on to keep it clean, surely!

:lol: It's there to keep the side stand from digging into soft ground and thus keep the bike from falling over (and getting scratched/dirty).
Title: Re: Fabulous 2007 example
Post by: Kiwifruit on Friday, 06 April 2018, 07:04 AM
Not really a chrome or polish boy, but l must admit thats lovely. A credit to its owner   :hat:
Title: Re: Fabulous 2007 example
Post by: gsxbarmy on Friday, 06 April 2018, 08:03 AM
Quote from: Andre on Friday, 06 April  2018, 06:42 AM
Quote from: KiwiCol on Friday, 06 April  2018, 06:30 AM
What's that blue pad & coil thing coming up from under the stand?  Not seen that here.  Wouldn't be a pad to put the stand down on to keep it clean, surely!

:lol: It's there to keep the side stand from digging into soft ground and thus keep the bike from falling over (and getting scratched/dirty).

Very close Andre - but not quite (sorry). I saw the coiled wire trick the other year and have done exactly the same to my side stand pad. You are absolutely correct in that its there to stop the side stand from digging into soft ground - but the coiled wire up to the handlebar? that's so when you get on the bike to go and lift the bike up off its side stand, the pad automatically comes up on the coiled wire so you can slip it off the left handlebar grip and put it into your pocket. None of this having to lift the bike up slightly to pull the pad out first to get it out then put it down on the soft ground whilst putting the pad away

Dead easy to do, you get a coiled wire (as per used on disk locks), drill a hole in the pad and connect it using a key washer. Really neat little trick  :clapping:


As an aside - whilst the heading for this thread is Fabulous 2007 example, the bike is actually a 2003 K3 from its paintwork. Very nice, lots of chrome on there including the casings, someone has spent time and money. Superb.
Title: Re: Fabulous 2007 example
Post by: Mick_J on Friday, 06 April 2018, 07:45 PM
I bet the owner cries when he's caught out in the rain.
Title: Re: Fabulous 2007 example
Post by: Red Biker on Saturday, 07 April 2018, 03:31 AM
Quote from: KiwiCol on Friday, 06 April  2018, 06:24 AM
Belongs to @Red Biker, that's his alter ego bike.  :whistling:

Have to say it's beautiful even though not my barra got to admire the work that's gone into that  :hat:

To me the opposite of Black is Grey  :whatever:
Title: Re: Fabulous 2007 example
Post by: KiwiCol on Saturday, 07 April 2018, 05:35 AM
Red, Grey is just a half arsed job of black!  :stir:
Title: Re: Fabulous 2007 example
Post by: Red Biker on Saturday, 07 April 2018, 05:37 PM
Can't go wrong with either Col  :cheers: