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#1 · (Edited)
happy new bike - first mod :D

started paying for this thing mid jan

collected it this morning :D

2013 18700 miles

bought from wales (usa readers find map :D )

but oddly its originally regd at my local dealer

plans are top box leo vince pipe mirror wideners and a small screen

then put 10k on it between now and october - i dont use it to commute

 

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#5 ·
Congrats...looks good in white.

Mine (in black) was pre registered with the dealer as well.

If it's the dealer in Wales I'm thinking of (where I bought mine), I think they had a few to sell off quickly to accommodate the new 2016 stock, hence the pre registering by the dealer (as, on paper at least, it's then classed as a second hand bike).

Maybe yours was an ex demo / staff runaround given the mileage?
 
#7 ·
:laugh: its not new :D 13 reg and they arent a honda place :D

found some mirror extenders for 13 quid - only other place i saw them was usa and they wanted twice that just to post them :O

looking for bar risers now

spin on sunday somewhere i think :D
 
#12 ·
bike had been on reserve for about 10 miles :D

put 9.8 litres in

did 110 miles 60 ish on small roads and took 2 and half hours

the rest on the freeway (motorway :p ) and took 38 mins :D

avg 61.9 mpg cruising at 90 at one point
 

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#14 ·
Interesting pictures, that 66 Impala SS is real nice. The RD360? was here in the states until the late 1980's before they were outlawed because of emissions, I believe. The biggest new street legal 2-strokes are small displacements found in scooters, though most are changing to 4-strokes. Vespa was one of the last survivors.
 
#15 ·
its a 125 - to comply with learner laws brought in at the time :D

Nice, the economy part of the bike was a major seller for me. If you are getting that kind of mileage now just wait until its broken in and has 10,000 miles on it. When I turned over 10-12,000 miles on my Kawasaki, mileage increased at least 10%.
:laugh: bike is 3 years old - has 18000 miles on it :D

if id been doing legal speeds it might have cracked 70 - maybe more
 
#16 ·
happy new bolt crap to the bike day :D

no more elbows in mirrors :D

good for 20 bucks

there was a us seller who wanted 35 usd for them but ups wanted 35 to post - hahahahahahaha

try them out next few days

the blue bits in the headlight WTF?? - i thought they might be for the sidelight but no

honda dont do fluff whats all this about :D

jacket needs to be bought other wise leo vince would be next - box is on list but givi dont do a rack that isnt tubular for the 500

bolting the plate to a rack then box on top is just so pikey (look up that :D )

would prefer mounting frame ala 599 honda - looking at shad at the moment

limey signing off :D
 

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#17 ·
i know the bike is built in thailand but some of the fasteners are shite

had same problem on hondas 15 years ago :(

need to change h light blub so tried to undo the two allen bolts - one off the other - is gonna roundy

honda want 4 dollars plus 20% tax each bolt - spares prices here are insane - id buy them from the usa if postage wasnt like trumps hair - unbelieveable :D

bought a pack of 10 stainless bolts for less than 4 dollars :D

shad rack on order :D
 
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shad wanted 175 usd for them here

had seen them for 120

found a french place on ebay selling them for 75 euros new :D there was a german one also but the french postage was cheaper :D

also box is 44 gbp for 46 liter - place that stocks all the sizes wanted 104 :nerd:

so luggage for 165 usd buying them off shad woulda been 400

madness :D
 
#24 ·
so its took 10 days :D

but just now this happened

so you heartily throw in the TRASH the allen cap headed bolts cos theyre freakin (see) crap

had the bolt anihilated and the other bolt went in

came home and took the two bolts off - watch the cowl as it will tip slightly forward

pull rubber bung off then CRUCIALLY press the connector at 9 and 3 oclock to get it off - first time ive ever had to do that with this type of connector

bung bulb in reseat the cowl frame into the triple tree :grin:

push back and do up the two bolts

apart from wondering why the connector wouldnt come off the job took 30 secs

counting the days to this point i could have had a nice holiday somewhere :grin:

i now wont get flashed in the highway/interstate (SEE)

now :)
 

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#26 ·
yay rails arrived

box ordered last and came quicker from further away :grin:

easy enough to put on (if it wasnt windy lmao)

must buy threadlock and re do bolts before i try it with the box

happy with that

very cheap

yo mod hipster nutter weirdos :D - can i edit the thread title or am i stuck as it is ta

limey bolting stuff to bike signing off :nerd::laugh:
 

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