Monster almost ready

[harriebird]

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many thanks to Dave (bigbikefan) for the stunning paint job - i gave the tank and belly pan a go with the crystal glo on friday before putting all the sponsor stickers on and the whole thing just looks amazing now.

hard to believe it was a total rust bucket when i first got the bike!

[becky]

NOT LONG NOW :grin2

[harriebird]

:grin2 thanks i needed that!

just a leaky fork seal, front numberboard, dog tag and fire extinguisher then i think i'm ready!

oh and some balls might come in handy too - and some arm muscles! :laugh1

[DoodleBug]

Looking better now. :)

I'll be in the crowd next weekend, shouting myself sore. :)

EB Sticker??

[harriebird]

i havent got any :o but if someone has some i will try and find space!


and thank you it will be great to see you. i will be last but i'm cool with it, by the end of the season i won't be last hopefully.

[becky]

il come watch too. post up date and times :grin2 please

[harriebird]

cool will do. xxx

[Perilous]

Very nice.:)

Can't come and watch as I'll be trying to avoid visiting Mick's mushroom patch at Snetterton but good luck.:)

[Lateshift]

Poke it Polden! :D

If i had thought about it i should have brought the piece of fairing back with me that i found out there, i am sure it was one of yours from a few years ago :D ;)

[harriebird]

never mind mick, a 1098 binned it at mallory on saturday and given that he'd ridden down from Southport it was looking a bit pete tong for him :(

[Lateshift]

yeah i am fortunate that mine was a track bike and i really didnt have much to worry about :D

Bike

Rearset - repaired
R&G bung - repaired
Clip on - new from Harris £11.18 :D
Exhaust - new racer look, stylish dink in swingarm but not too shabby :D
Fairing - few minor cracks, removed and used as an excuse to drop off with Gary for a full respray :D

If anything it actually motivated me into making the bike my own :D


Body

Aching :D

Lessons learnt

Dont fix things that arent broke
Trust steering dampers, people put them on bikes for a reason
Dont go out for that last session and try to get lairy
Dont use brakes on grass unless (you are rapidly approaching a big sand pit! :D )
Dont walk round commenting on other peoples crashes during the day and happily point out that if its going to happen it feels like its going to be today :D


Anyway its all good fun :D

But unfortunately as i am up at Snett from Friday through till Sunday i wont get to watch the race but best of luck, you wont need it, just enjoy it :)

[r6paul]

Sorry i didn't get the chance to come say hi on sat Harrie, i didn't get the bike running properly till the 3rd session.

[Perilous]

Poke it Polden! :D

If i had thought about it i should have brought the piece of fairing back with me that i found out there, i am sure it was one of yours from a few years ago :D ;)

:grin2 :grin2 :grin2 I wouldn't be at all surprised. You could probaly find bits of my body work, bike or fingernails at most circuits I've been too. :grin2 Oops just been corrected, that'll be all the circuits I've been to. :grin2 :grin2

Be careful it seems to be catching.:grin2

[harriebird]

Sorry i didn't get the chance to come say hi on sat Harrie, i didn't get the bike running properly till the 3rd session.

so I hear! i kept meaning to come and say hi but we were tweaking a few bits on the bike - saw Gaz and his camera, plus J, a couple of times though.

hope you had a good one :cuddle

[Perilous]

yeah i am fortunate that mine was a track bike and i really didnt have much to worry about :D

Bike

Rearset - repaired
R&G bung - repaired
Clip on - new from Harris £11.18 :D
Exhaust - new racer look, stylish dink in swingarm but not too shabby :D
Fairing - few minor cracks, removed and used as an excuse to drop off with Gary for a full respray :D

If anything it actually motivated me into making the bike my own :D


Body

Aching :D

Lessons learnt

Dont fix things that arent broke
Trust steering dampers, people put them on bikes for a reason
Dont go out for that last session and try to get lairy
Dont use brakes on grass unless (you are rapidly approaching a big sand pit! :D )
Dont walk round commenting on other peoples crashes during the day and happily point out that if its going to happen it feels like its going to be today :D


Anyway its all good fun :D

But unfortunately as i am up at Snett from Friday through till Sunday i wont get to watch the race but best of luck, you wont need it, just enjoy it :)

Yes butI hope you did all that in time to get it re-scrutineered and out for the next race whilst at the same time getting a Cagiva Rupture out on track.;) :D

Anyway back to Harrie's thread.

Just remember to come in grinning Harrie, anything else is a bonus.;)

AND DON'T SCUFF THAT NEW PAINTWORK!:grin2

[harriebird]

Yes butI hope you did all that in time to get it re-scrutineered and out for the next race whilst at the same time getting a Cargiva Rupture out on track.;) :D

Anyway back to Harrie's thread.

Just remeber to come in grinning Harrie, anything else is a bonus.;)

AND DON'T SCUFF THAT NEW PAINTWORK!:grin2

thanks, Dave/bigbikefan has given me the perfect excuse for being slow - gives everyone a chance to check out the gorrrrrgeous paint job :clap

i like it, so i'll stick with that one!

seriously.....the lap times round mallory weren't great but graeme (fellow DD racer and coach extraordinaire) said i was fine on the corners but am losing all my time on the straights :eek: i just can't whack the power on fast enough.

hopefully a race situation will help that along a bit. i'm expecting to be at the back the first couple of races, but yes i will hopefully be grinning like a loon. and by the end of the season i should have learnt an awful lot :grin2

[Perilous]

What you need is some of Jule's chocolate, banana and pecan cake. a lump of that was worth two places at Brands. :grin2

[harriebird]

hehehee i think maybe my malteser cake was weighing me down then :grin2

(thats a lie, i was just slow :laugh1 )

[rembrandt]

Good luck harrie ,hope it goes well for you:clap :clap

[DoodleBug]

Fairing - few minor cracks, removed and used as an excuse to drop off with Gary for a full respray :D

If anything it actually motivated me into making the bike my own :D


Ha, knew it wouldnt take long!

Dont walk round commenting on other peoples crashes during the day and happily point out that if its going to happen it feels like its going to be today :D

Ah, your still an apprentice crasher, I'm slightly further up the ranks. Lets just hope we never aspire to Mr. Polden's level ;)

Harrie, you'll be fine. But if you do pay a visit to the Paddock Hill gravel chasm, could you look for my bottle, I seem to have left it there :)

[harriebird]

i'm still looking for mine, so if i find yours i might just hang on to it :grin2