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  1. Steve1

    Anyone else ordered it without seeing it in the flesh?

    What I'd love to do and what I think would look awesome is someone with a black mt07 with blue frame and wheels swaps with me for my deep armor panels that would look great on mine and even better on theirs. Deep Armor with blue frame and wheels!! A simple swap. :-) I like black it's...
  2. Steve1

    About to drop a load on new gear....

    Hmmm interesting thanks for sharing gives me some ideas thanks buddy S
  3. Steve1

    About to drop a load on new gear....

    When I first started riding 14 years ago I bought Arai helmet Danese Leather jacket Draggin Jeans Sidi vertebra's Set of race leathers Now i sold it all when i sold my last bike...... I'd like opinions if you have a moment, I'm thinking Craft Helment in Matt black Sidi Courior boots (look...
  4. Steve1

    Pre-load

    Also you added the weight of the bike into your calculation but would that not be wrong as the preload spring is not below the weight as a car for example it's not taking the weight of the bike as it's above the engine and wheels and most of the frame etc. Car springs for example take the...
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    Pre-load

    Jesus that sounds complex!!! So when I finally get mine next month what clickage should I set mine at bare in mind I'll be 15 1/2 stone by then for summer lol You could be our resident clickage pre load pro. I'm thinking 5 giggawatts should just about satisfy the flux capacitor pre load...
  6. Steve1

    Anyone else ordered it without seeing it in the flesh?

    Ooh personal plate Hmmmmm ER06ETR ;)
  7. Steve1

    Anyone tall riding the MT/FZ 07 ?

    You can have that one I'll find another expression lol
  8. Steve1

    Anyone else ordered it without seeing it in the flesh?

    I think you and I are gonna get along lol
  9. Steve1

    Your riding history

    Well I passed my test in 2000 and bought a Honda hornet 600 Had it a week and stripped the paint off the wheels polished them up polished swing arm, renthal bars, sintered pads, huggers belly pans blue chain projector lights exhaust bigger sprocket on the back went up 4 teeth on the back 2...
  10. Steve1

    Anyone else ordered it without seeing it in the flesh?

    Ps: you have a serious amount of cleaning rags fella lol
  11. Steve1

    Anyone else ordered it without seeing it in the flesh?

    Yea that's good Phil, loving that it looked like the top pic as the sun was coming up. I won't get away with red parts on that though so I guess I'll have to just have to Erm.....what's the expression the Americans use? "murder" it out or just give it a MATT black paint job because I have an...
  12. Steve1

    Anyone tall riding the MT/FZ 07 ?

    I get that a lot Ralph lol Apologise for me please Thanks ;)
  13. Steve1

    Another Uk Deep Armor ordered ;-)

    Haha!! I heard on the reviews that you loose the feel of the brakes a little by some people, I've never had ABS guess it would be safer but if I'm honest I wanted this bike before Sep and the dealer had none it stock also I'm a summer kinda rider, I don't intend on riding all year round. I'll...
  14. Steve1

    Hampshire

    Haha sounds fun!! Alton has some awesome roads !! best roads round here by far I reckon. Lots of bike accidents though :-/ it's twisty and riders generally out ride their ability........
  15. Steve1

    Anyone else ordered it without seeing it in the flesh?

    Haha how crazy are we! Jon I'll have a read mate, Phil, you have the same colour as me, now I've not seen this in the flesh, on the photos it looks really purple, however the dealer said it's black unless the light catches it and it flips to an deep dark purple? Sounds fine I can live with...
  16. Steve1

    Another Uk Deep Armor ordered ;-)

    Hi Phil Cheers buddy, it's non abs, for weight saving lol
  17. Steve1

    Anyone else ordered it without seeing it in the flesh?

    I saw it read the reviews and couldn't find a dealer near me that had one, so I places an order 200 miles away with free delivery 4 weeks from now 14th June delivery. ordered the Deep Armor Can't wait!! Not ridden in 4 years and sold all my kit so starting from scratch again should be...
  18. Steve1

    Anyone tall riding the MT/FZ 07 ?

    6'2 200 lbs it fits me just fine, not sure what I look like though until I see myself in a shop window, as long as I don't look like a gorilla shagging a golf ball I'm good with that !
  19. Steve1

    Top Speed

    I think I'll leave this to you boys I'm not getting into a top speed war haha plus I'm 6'2 and 200 lbs so I don't have a weight advantage here :)


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