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Euro K Club Events / Re: Wrinklies 11, 2nd 3rd 4th June 2025
« Last Post by flatfour on Today at 04:32:56 pm »The meeting place and time is fine for me Rae. I look forward to meeting you all there.
If you haven't introduced yourself in the 'Who's Who' section, please do!
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Euro K Club Events / Re: Wrinklies 11, 2nd 3rd 4th June 2025
« Last Post by raesewell on Today at 03:04:56 pm »No chance of me drinking anything dry, unless they have started producing Gin in Scotland. However we all know that London is the Gin capitol of the world so not much chance for me 
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Euro K Club Events / Re: Wrinklies 11, 2nd 3rd 4th June 2025
« Last Post by Phmode on Today at 02:12:50 pm »Hope you all have a great time and don't drink the distilleries dry...
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For Sale / Wanted / Krauser k5 top box for sale.
« Last Post by Devon 1200s on Today at 11:42:57 am »Hi all,
I’m selling my krauser k5 K wing top box. It’s in good used condition with a few scratches here and there. Looks good on a k1200/1300s
Currently listed on EBay
https://ebay.us/m/W2UZK3
I would do a deal for a fellow forum member
I’m selling my krauser k5 K wing top box. It’s in good used condition with a few scratches here and there. Looks good on a k1200/1300s
Currently listed on EBay
https://ebay.us/m/W2UZK3
I would do a deal for a fellow forum member
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Euro K Club Events / Re: Wrinklies 11, 2nd 3rd 4th June 2025
« Last Post by raesewell on Today at 10:44:42 am »It is just a couple of weeks away now and I'm looking forward to meeting you all again and some for the first time.
I suggest that we meet up at Katch, 101 High St, Northallerton DL7 8PP. At around 4.30 pm it's central it's got a decent bar and I know a couple of you are staying there.
I suggest that we meet up at Katch, 101 High St, Northallerton DL7 8PP. At around 4.30 pm it's central it's got a decent bar and I know a couple of you are staying there.
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Matt's Bikes / Re: Bike Six: KTM Superduke 1290GT
« Last Post by Phmode on Yesterday at 11:08:09 am »Whilst the extra pair of hands helped, the biggest thing, literally, was my exceedingly large and heavy Record mobile vise which for some inexplicable reason lives on the floor of my garage. The fact that we really needed yet another set of hands to hold the bloody vise still only made the job more interesting.
And please do remember, before we spend yet another half day rolling around the floor under the bike (easier for you than me) trying to perform the impossible task of re-installing the cat, that both last time and this time we only succeeded after using a tie-down strap to haul the rear carrier down to the wheel, so giving us just enough room under the swing arm.
And please do remember, before we spend yet another half day rolling around the floor under the bike (easier for you than me) trying to perform the impossible task of re-installing the cat, that both last time and this time we only succeeded after using a tie-down strap to haul the rear carrier down to the wheel, so giving us just enough room under the swing arm.
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Matt's Bikes / Re: Bike Six: KTM Superduke 1290GT
« Last Post by Matt on Yesterday at 09:34:42 am »Update to my suspension squeak: We fixed it. Courtesy of Brian reassuring me I could do it, and then turning up and helping do it 
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This is what came out of the shock end bits:
The bottom ones being obvious and looking horrid. I managed to dig up 2 new bearings but only one set of the metal bushes. So we re-used the top bushes and gasket things, which cleaned up alright. The All Balls aftermarket kit I was told would fit (sku 29-5059) had the wrong size bushes and completely wrong looking gaskets so that went back.
Briefly, the biggest faff was both repeatedly finding more bits I had to remove (highlights being the tank (a mental milestone for me) and the sodding cat (a pain in the arse to refit)) and then just getting those little metal pretend circlips out from each side of each end of the shock.
It went back together all fine but I was definitely glad of a second pair of hands to get the tank back on, both due to the few rubber bits that kept falling off, and because I'd somehow got 20L of fuel in there to make it more unwieldy.
Now I just need to remember to compressed air blast the stupid pit in the swingarm where the shock mounts every 5 miles to stop it clogging up again.
Pre cleaning view:
As for replacement: I rode the bike to check nothing would fall off, and remembered I love it. So I'll wait for the next thing to fail and go through this all over again
.This is what came out of the shock end bits:
The bottom ones being obvious and looking horrid. I managed to dig up 2 new bearings but only one set of the metal bushes. So we re-used the top bushes and gasket things, which cleaned up alright. The All Balls aftermarket kit I was told would fit (sku 29-5059) had the wrong size bushes and completely wrong looking gaskets so that went back.
Briefly, the biggest faff was both repeatedly finding more bits I had to remove (highlights being the tank (a mental milestone for me) and the sodding cat (a pain in the arse to refit)) and then just getting those little metal pretend circlips out from each side of each end of the shock.
It went back together all fine but I was definitely glad of a second pair of hands to get the tank back on, both due to the few rubber bits that kept falling off, and because I'd somehow got 20L of fuel in there to make it more unwieldy.
Now I just need to remember to compressed air blast the stupid pit in the swingarm where the shock mounts every 5 miles to stop it clogging up again.
Pre cleaning view:
As for replacement: I rode the bike to check nothing would fall off, and remembered I love it. So I'll wait for the next thing to fail and go through this all over again
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Kit Reviews / Re: CE Level 2 gloves
« Last Post by Matt on Yesterday at 09:06:25 am »Some of my best friends have skin and flesh!
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Kit Reviews / Re: CE Level 2 gloves
« Last Post by Phmode on May 16, 2025, 09:37:12 pm »Having acquired two complete sets of stress fractures of the wrists by doing nothing more arduous than knocking down a chimney breast with a mini Kango rotary hammer, I am convinced that chucking oneself onto the tarmac from a standing start (let alone from silly, silly speeds) will result in rather poorly little bones and an inability to wipe one's own nether regions no matter what gloves one is wearing. But you will still have skin and flesh in place which you wouldn't without the gloves.
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Kit Reviews / Re: CE Level 2 gloves
« Last Post by Matt on May 16, 2025, 12:25:45 pm »Sorted.
Oxford Nexus won!
LS2 Swift just felt a bit cheap and slightly too tight.
Alpinestars I had high poncey hopes for but either someone with pink hands had tried it on or it's leaking colour from somewhere. The white bits were pink tainted and they didn't feel quite right.
RST also felt very cheap (I mean they are I suppose) and of course they are vented ones so maybe I'd be ok on those 36c days in southern France, but I have my silly brown shorty gloves for those times.
So yes, Oxford Nexus and I am quite pleased. They feel decent and have almost the same setup as my Knox things - which are L1 and I've no idea about indi tests - which I feel have very decent slidey bits for avoiding snappy snappy wrists.
The End!
Oxford Nexus won!
LS2 Swift just felt a bit cheap and slightly too tight.
Alpinestars I had high poncey hopes for but either someone with pink hands had tried it on or it's leaking colour from somewhere. The white bits were pink tainted and they didn't feel quite right.
RST also felt very cheap (I mean they are I suppose) and of course they are vented ones so maybe I'd be ok on those 36c days in southern France, but I have my silly brown shorty gloves for those times.
So yes, Oxford Nexus and I am quite pleased. They feel decent and have almost the same setup as my Knox things - which are L1 and I've no idea about indi tests - which I feel have very decent slidey bits for avoiding snappy snappy wrists.
The End!