Ha good man you go to love a TDM.. Can't wait to get a ride out on mine, keep looking at it just bit keen on getting soaked for fun! Wish it would stop pissing down just for a while! Went in the garage today to oil it up ready for a brake in the weather.
2012 Grey
900, Dual HIDs, Fork gaiters, Yam centre stand, Givi crash bars, S320 DRLs custom mounts, PAIR removed, Modded airbox, K&N, Warrior cans, PC3 - Custom map 81bhp @ 65ft-lb, Lambda removed, HM Quickshifter (removed), Evans waterless coolant, Hel lines, Dome SS exhaust nuts, Clear winker lenses, Yamaha +145 Screen + MRA X-creen, Heated grips with relay cut out and custom carbon mount, DL Hand Guards and milled bar ends, SW barback risers, 5w SMD LED side light, LED stop/tail reflectors, 2 x Front mudguard extenders, Custom rear under hugger, Hugger extender, Wrapped HT leads, Aux power sockets, Givi V47NN Top box with LED stop, SW motech mount, Givi PL347 mount and E21s, SW Motech Evo Tank bag, Stainless rad guard, Top Sellerie gel seat, RAM mounts for sat nav and phone, Handy tube and more.   Follow me on twitter @arthurbikemad
She could do, but I'm going to have to lose 3 or 4 bikes next year to make room for what will probably be my last new one.
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Boy's Honda will probably go due it being a write off  - Honda reckon it will cost £1600 to repair - and at almost 3 years old & 10K miles, it ain't worth that much
My Trumpet is down to go ....mainly due to extreme lack of use
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I can't bring myself to part with my Fazer 1000, or any of my BM's ......The K12000S is costing me a small fortune (more than I paid to buy the Studleybike) to get the servo/ABS unit replaced, so that needs to stay for at least another 5 years to get paybackÂ
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..and it's a bit extravagant having two TDM's ........Soooooo........ A decision best put off until that latter half of next year when I order me new one ...........
Got my clean Niner all dirty, again, by riding to work in the damp. Now covered in all that *hitty crap kicked up in the spray.Â
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2012 plated model, Black - with black seat
Mods - Yamaha High Screen, Scott Oiler, Fenda Extender, Givi Top box and panniers, Yamaha Heated Grips, Barkbuster Hand Guards
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06 Model in Blue with Silver trim [GONE - But not forgotten
Mods - Yamaha High Screen, Scott Oiler, Fenda Extender, Givi Top Box and Panniers, LED running light. Acerbis Dual Road Hand Guards, HID, Yamaha heated grips
2012 Grey
900, Dual HIDs, Fork gaiters, Yam centre stand, Givi crash bars, S320 DRLs custom mounts, PAIR removed, Modded airbox, K&N, Warrior cans, PC3 - Custom map 81bhp @ 65ft-lb, Lambda removed, HM Quickshifter (removed), Evans waterless coolant, Hel lines, Dome SS exhaust nuts, Clear winker lenses, Yamaha +145 Screen + MRA X-creen, Heated grips with relay cut out and custom carbon mount, DL Hand Guards and milled bar ends, SW barback risers, 5w SMD LED side light, LED stop/tail reflectors, 2 x Front mudguard extenders, Custom rear under hugger, Hugger extender, Wrapped HT leads, Aux power sockets, Givi V47NN Top box with LED stop, SW motech mount, Givi PL347 mount and E21s, SW Motech Evo Tank bag, Stainless rad guard, Top Sellerie gel seat, RAM mounts for sat nav and phone, Handy tube and more.   Follow me on twitter @arthurbikemad
In the brake pads be drilling holes and thread and from the rear 3 mm brass screws as far as screwed, that the threads will protrude 1 mm on the side with the surface of the metal plate.
The thread have I inserted with Loctite and smooth sawed off the heads of the screws.
The brake pads are at the end, the screws will make a golden line on the brake disc. :good:
1mm before the metal plate makes damage to the brake disc.
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without stockings and shoes I can count up to twenty wonderful
My bike has had a bit of a birthday lately. Not only is it clean & shiny but the shock has been off, cleaned & backed right off to adjust it properly.
Noticed the wee lug on the right hand side panel had cracked off & the left one was starting to, so made some thin aluminum reinforcing brackets & superglued them inside the panels. Can't see them. I reckon heavily loaded soft panniers and bumpy gravel roads may be the cause of the cracking.
Also replaced the clear vinyl on the side panels to stop the bags rubbing and made a balls of it...... Vinyl is years old & some of the glue stayed on the backing and heat from the sun made the vinyl stretch.
Only rust I have seen is on the Kerker exhaust Y piece and the stone screen on the radiator. Not bad for a 98.Fork paint left hand engine case are showing signs of stone damage but, meh, got to ride them so it's to be expected.
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Oh, hi Chris. Colly is havin a blast.
TDM 850 Loud and unusual. CRM 250r Woo hoo! DT 230 Lanza Fiddled with.... Bloody hell, is that legal? GG Randonee AKA "I didn't think that was possible".
In the brake pads be drilling holes and thread and from the rear 3 mm brass screws as far as screwed, that the threads will protrude 1 mm on the side with the surface of the metal plate.
The thread have I inserted with Loctite and smooth sawed off the heads of the screws.
The brake pads are at the end, the screws will make a golden line on the brake disc. :good:
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Or you could just check them occasionally Hans!
The Blue One : 2004 model owned 2010-2018 much loved, much missed and now living with a man in Scotland Spain.
The Black One : 2010 Model Registered 2013 owned 2018 - present .Beowulf Cans. Renthal 755s Grip Puppies,15w fork oil,DL650 handguards ,givi engine bars ,led spotlights,gipro gear indicator, shortened dogbones, LeeHenty CSM kit and stainless bits, Topsellerie seat,MRA Xcreen,.PC III (dynoed). K&N airfilter,Fenda extenda. Lots of stainless/titanium.
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I check every year during the inspection and by change the tyre.
<span>Often also before I ride a big tour.</span>
But I realized too late the wear 2 times.
The indicator is designed to protect.
Nevertheless, I do the check.
I have spare parts under the seat
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without stockings and shoes I can count up to twenty wonderful
Removed Pipewerx cans & replaced with Nexxus. Duly presented bike to local Yam dealers for MOT.
Passed with no advisories . Now I've got to put the Pipewerx cans back on.
Now I just fly everywhere.
Be yourself, because everybody else is taken.
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Gone to new owner.
Black Mk2a
PipeWerx Exhaust, Gold Spots, Goodridge Hoses, Scottoiler,Oil Pressure Indicator, Nippy Normans fuze box,Touratech Handguards,Oxford Heated Grips, Power Socket, Hard Wiring for Sat Nav, Gear Indicator built into the rev counter. Givi E50 Top box & E21 side cases, Bagster Tank Cover & Bag.
My riding has taken on a different dimension now (and the future) and I grabbed a mates '04 Suzuki DR650 (15k kms).
It sadly means that, as I am a one-bike-at-a-time bloke, the TDM will find it's way to trademe (our local ebay) shortly into the New Year. Sad to see it go, but needs must and all that
My riding has taken on a different dimension now (and the future) and I grabbed a mates '04 Suzuki DR650 (15k kms).
It sadly means that, as I am a one-bike-at-a-time bloke, the TDM will find it's way to trademe (our local ebay) shortly into the New Year. Sad to see it go, but needs must and all that
Nooooooooooo! Extend the shed.
TDM 850 Loud and unusual. CRM 250r Woo hoo! DT 230 Lanza Fiddled with.... Bloody hell, is that legal? GG Randonee AKA "I didn't think that was possible".
My riding has taken on a different dimension now (and the future) and I grabbed a mates '04 Suzuki DR650 (15k kms).
It sadly means that, as I am a one-bike-at-a-time bloke, the TDM will find it's way to trademe (our local ebay) shortly into the New Year. Sad to see it go, but needs must and all that
I get where your at D, contemplated moving on meself a few times. Thing is our bikes have a low dollar value but huge shed value. I can't bring myself to part with the versatility & reliability. So I accrue more bikes. Just got one of these.
Laugh? I nearly bought a round. It's amazing all things considered.
Imagine a rod carrier on one of them.
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TDM 850 Loud and unusual. CRM 250r Woo hoo! DT 230 Lanza Fiddled with.... Bloody hell, is that legal? GG Randonee AKA "I didn't think that was possible".