Best laid plans

[Speedy1959]

Lol thanks Sweaty..
Appreciate your comments and advice on this forum.

S.

[Kiwifruit]

Nice looking bike Speedy. How do you find your hand gaurds. They look like genuine DL's. I have some but would consider changing to some like those.

[gsxbarmy]

Sweaty..
Sophie says you may like her front end so just for you....

Looking at the picture of your front end, can I just check that your 14 is a K5 and originally had a 4 into 1 system as standard?

If it is a K5 - can I just check what headers you have fitted, chrome or stainless (should be stainless on the K5 ->, chrome are the wrong ones (more restrictive)). Bit hard to make out which they are from the picture itself, but they look like they could be chrome.....

Thanks

[Speedy1959]

Hi Dave,
You are correct in that the previous owner converted it to the twin pipe set up which I love..
Couldnt tell you what the headers are made of..
To be totally honest Dave the bike is more than fast enough for me, so I don't really care about restricted headers one way or the other..
The previous owner has thankfully fitted stainless Allen bolts to the headers though.
I did remove 3 or 4 of them to see if they had locked themselves in.. The came out very easily..

[Speedy1959]

Nice looking bike Speedy. How do you find your hand gaurds. They look like genuine DL's. I have some but would consider changing to some like those.

Hi KF,
The hand guards are indeed genuine DL ones.
I have to say they look far better on the bike than I feared.
I was fully intending to remove them for the summer months but to be honest I dont think I will bother..
In use you forget that they actually make a difference until you meet up with some guys without guards blowing into their hands or hugging the hot engine..
Yes they make a difference..
I have the heated grips as well so the combination makes riding not much of an issue at say 5C
Dont forget a short ride for me is around 50 miles...
A summer jaunt can be 300 or more.