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#921 dapleb

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Posted 28 January 2012 - 06:57 pm

Lubbly boike Wilky.
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#922 Wilky

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Posted 29 January 2012 - 02:10 am

QUOTE(Trotski @ Fri 27th Jan 2012, 10:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi Bill, welcome, nice looking bike, what Tires are those. do you have any issues with mud getting trapped under the front fender? They look like a tight fit.


Thanks,

The front is a Kenda 761 listed as a dual sport rear. I put it on backwards.

The rear is a Shinko 705. Haven't been in enough mud to pack the fenders and will try not to. I do hear the occasional rock picked up by the tire and flung into the fender.

I wish the fender was about two inches higher but that looks like a difficult challenge the way it is molded.

They match the specified size and I do not remember how much clearance there was before.

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#923 OldGit

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Posted 03 February 2012 - 03:14 pm

Hi everyone
Nick in NW Kent in the UK, just joined, just bought an 02 Yellow 900. Heated grips, exhaust change, service and a tidy up all on the agenda in the next week or two, top box, HIDs Stebel horn and taller screen on the list as well.

Last few bikes have been - Pan European (too dull) Tiger 1050 (great bike but lack of work meant I had to sell) Varadero (too big and heavy) XLV1000 (V-Strom a-like) (good bike but crap build quality) and R1150GS (wish I could have kept it but I refused to wear camo jacket and motox helmet so was ostracised from GS club rolleyes.gif )

won't bore you with earlier history.

Still can't find a job so the TDM will be a leisure tool for the time being. So far have ridden it home 50 miles from the dealers - it's been too cold to even work on it. Well until today - pipes turned up so I gritted my teeth and fitted them today. Just uploading the videos, will start a thread on them elsewhere.

Thanks to Dappers for sorting my login,

Cheers

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#924 dapleb

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Posted 03 February 2012 - 03:17 pm

Glad ya made it aboard. Enjoy the new boike and welcome to Carpe. smile.gif
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#925 Studley Ramrod

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Posted 03 February 2012 - 03:43 pm

welcome.gif to da club Nick !

Paddy and Ivan will love you already biggrin.gif

Lotsa friendly and knowledgeable peeps on here !

Oh, and we loike cake cake eating.gif and piccys !


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#926 paddy900

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Posted 03 February 2012 - 09:41 pm

welcome.gif Nick,

Hope you enjoy the bike clapping.gif


Also thats the BEST colour yahoo.gif yahoo.gif yahoo.gif
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#927 Matlock

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Posted 03 February 2012 - 09:43 pm

Excellent, another yellow one in the fold. Welcome Nick.

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#928 Matrix

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Posted 01 March 2012 - 04:32 pm

Hello newbie here my real name is Mike and I am in the process of looking for a new bike and got pointed in this direction by daveb on welshbikers.co.uk.


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#929 trevini

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Posted 01 March 2012 - 06:03 pm

Hello, good evening and welcome.

It's a bit of a madhouse here, but it's the best place to be for anything TDM. There are a few bikes for sale on here if you haven't seen them already.

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#930 Daveb

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Posted 01 March 2012 - 08:09 pm

QUOTE(Matrix @ Thu 1st Mar 2012, 04:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello newbie here my real name is Mike and I am in the process of looking for a new bike and got pointed in this direction by daveb on welshbikers.co.uk.


shw mae Mike,



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#931 Studley Ramrod

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Posted 01 March 2012 - 08:57 pm

QUOTE(Daveb @ Thu 1st Mar 2012, 08:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
shw mae Mike,



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#932 spongocoel

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Posted 16 March 2012 - 01:43 pm

Hello everyone,

I'm getting back into riding after a ten year hiatus. Last week I bought a used and abused 1993 TDM 850 from an acquaintance who was going to leave the poor dear in an impound lot here in Austin, Texas. It's going to take a bit of work to get her running well, and I'm hoping to get some help and advice from you folks along the way.

Thanks in advance,
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#933 dapleb

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Posted 16 March 2012 - 01:54 pm

Welcome to Carpe and enjoy the boike. I am sure you can fix it.
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If you want to mark your location on the Carpe map: http://www.carpe-tdm...opic.php?t=5117

Doin valve clearances? Use dappers valve shim exchange program and the job will be carroty - Free (other than you postin me yer shims) for sporting members.

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#934 Studley Ramrod

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Posted 16 March 2012 - 02:26 pm


welcome.gif to da club Scott !

I'm just wondering if you bought Kiko's bike ? http://www.carpe-tdm...o...01&hl=texas

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#935 spongocoel

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Posted 16 March 2012 - 03:14 pm

QUOTE(Studley Ramrod @ Fri 16th Mar 2012, 09:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
welcome.gif to da club Scott !

I'm just wondering if you bought Kiko's bike ?


Thanks Studley! No, not Kiko's bike. But hopefully one day this one will look that good.

#936 Matlock

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Posted 16 March 2012 - 11:52 pm

Welcome spongocoel hope you enjoy your time here welcome.gif

2002 TDM900 in glorious yellowNOW SOLD  :( 

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#937 debs

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Posted 17 March 2012 - 06:27 am

Good afternoon one and all smile.gif

Not sure if this is still the right place to say hello but here goes -

I am an ex-pat living in Perth, WA and got my bike license whilst having a mid-life crisis back in good ol'blighty in 2002.

After a BMW moment followed by a Fazer moment, I bought my beautiful TDM in 2008.

My partner and I have just returned from a trip from Phillip Island, in Victoria, back to Perth - 4079 ks and it was brilliant, although my partners Honda CBR was traded in for a Triumph Tiger as soon as we got back smile.gif

Two quick questions - what tyres would you recommend for 80/20 road gravel riding, and what is the best screen to reduce wind buffering?

When I have worked out how to attach a pic, I will smile.gif

Cheers

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Posted 17 March 2012 - 09:03 am

Hello, good evening and welcome Deb,

To the most well in formed and friendly forum in the universe!

Can't help you with tyre suggestion as I don't do much off road riding (except by accident) but I'm sure one of down under members will be along soon with excellent advice!

In the meantime enjoy the bike and welcome.gif

Edited by The Thigh, 17 March 2012 - 09:04 am.

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#939 tomd

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Posted 25 March 2012 - 12:48 am

Hello again.
i've already said hello's elsewhere but thats wrong. so hi here.
total newb to fettling. can just about change plugs and filters. time to learn...

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Posted 25 March 2012 - 04:31 am

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