While doing some gogoogling I spotted a TDM with a beak lol, anyone here own this ?
It kinda looks alright 
Is It A Bird Or A Tdm ?
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, Sep 10 2018 08:46 am
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#1
JMC
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Posted 10 September 2018 - 08:46 am
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!"
Hunter S. Thompson.
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Posted 10 September 2018 - 08:48 am
Love it 
Single-handedly reviving the Wave.
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Posted 10 September 2018 - 10:16 am
What does it do?
"Whats up", "Piston Broke", "Yeah me too...hic"
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.
Active member of TPLQHCSRSFC and TSRMCMAS (even though a year off) and avid fan of PM not sent.
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.
Active member of TPLQHCSRSFC and TSRMCMAS (even though a year off) and avid fan of PM not sent.
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full o shoite
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Posted 10 September 2018 - 10:42 am
I can't work it out either. I think the decals say Alp Roader? No idea about that either.
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James
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Posted 10 September 2018 - 10:47 am
What does it do?
It’s main purpose is to look ‘beaky’. Secondary use... add a doily and you have a cake stand.
It’s a sweet looking bike, beaked or not.
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Posted 10 September 2018 - 10:53 am
What does it do?
Takes the p out of beeemmtrubbleewe
Single-handedly reviving the Wave.
2008 reg. Black TDM 900 ABS
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Posted 10 September 2018 - 11:27 am
What does it do?
The higher (extra) mudguard is designed to keep sh1t off the headlight like the paris dakar bikes and the bmw GS type etc.
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!"
Hunter S. Thompson.
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Posted 10 September 2018 - 12:37 pm
Required by EU soon.
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Posted 10 September 2018 - 01:41 pm
Required by EU soon.
On all bikes or just adventure bikes ?
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!"
Hunter S. Thompson.
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Posted 10 September 2018 - 02:47 pm
... add a doily and you have a cake stand.
Oi loike cake
"Whats up", "Piston Broke", "Yeah me too...hic"
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.
Active member of TPLQHCSRSFC and TSRMCMAS (even though a year off) and avid fan of PM not sent.
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.
Active member of TPLQHCSRSFC and TSRMCMAS (even though a year off) and avid fan of PM not sent.
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Posted 10 September 2018 - 03:26 pm
That's a smart bike 
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Posted 10 September 2018 - 03:31 pm
On all bikes or just adventure bikes ?
Oh, cos they don't understand, the lot!
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is it Jizzy Rascal time yet.....?
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Posted 10 September 2018 - 09:02 pm
Woody Woodpecker.
is it an illusion or is there additional venting / bodywork fitted just above the front winker?
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Posted 10 September 2018 - 09:11 pm
Yep looks like there is.... rocket launcher maybe
Either way I like the look with the beak, fork gaiters and clear indicator lenses the owner has made some personal mods that look good
Either way I like the look with the beak, fork gaiters and clear indicator lenses the owner has made some personal mods that look good
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!"
Hunter S. Thompson.
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Posted 10 September 2018 - 10:34 pm
Yep looks like there is.... rocket launcher maybe
Either way I like the look with the beak, fork gaiters and clear indicator lenses the owner has made some personal mods that look good
+1 on the fork gaiters. They’ve been a standard fitment to all my bikes for years.
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seems to like Carpe
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Posted 11 September 2018 - 05:45 am
Looks good
I'm not lazy, just energy efficient...
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Posted 11 September 2018 - 10:38 am
.........interesting possibility here.......of diversity of opinion
My inclination has always been to want to simplify and minimalise the look of my 4TX......
- leaner and meaner maybe (but naturally in a loving and gentlemanly way)
..................for instance, smaller indicators, short 2 into 1 exhaust,
rear mudguard pruned back to the level of the bottom of the (smaller) numberplate.....all done.
plus a fantasy (v. unlikely ever to be fulfilled) involving shortening the seat (never two-up)
and bringing the rear plastics / ‘aerofoil’ forward......etc
but I’ve compromised my aesthetic puritanism by fitting heated grips & handguards,
- something to do with cold fingers ......reality intrudes.
so the manifestation illustrated above seems to me rather too ornate and bulky.....
- overblown maybe (no offence intended)
though some of the justifications for it, as suggested above, may well be perfectly valid
Jiff
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Posted 11 September 2018 - 11:16 am
.........interesting possibility here.......of diversity of opinion
though some of the justifications for it, as suggested above, may well be perfectly valid
Jiff
Interesting indeed .....I ride a lot of country roads and have always had sh1te thrown up onto my headlight so I can understand the functionality of the beak
On my 4tx I've a headlight protector as in the pic below, this only saves the headlight from getting damaged though and I'd still have to give it a wipe once in a while but the beak in theory would keep the sh1te from hitting the headlight in the first place, but if you ride all good roads it's not worth the discussion 
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!"
Hunter S. Thompson.
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Posted 11 September 2018 - 12:05 pm
Interesting indeed
On my 4tx I've a headlight protector as in the pic below, this only saves the headlight from getting damaged though and I'd still have to give it a wipe once in a while but the beak in theory would keep the sh1te from hitting the headlight in the first place, but if you ride all good roads it's not worth the discussion
..........see
I’m a townie (actually city person, but, I hope, without the unpleasant connotations of CityBoy)
and clearly don’t suffer the muddy assault that Irish country roads inflict......
(have been known to do mileage though)
I guess ‘each to his/her own’
Jiff
sorry for posting ‘f*ck—up....hope those who can be bothered will decipher.......Jiff
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Posted 11 September 2018 - 07:28 pm
I think the look of my new (Shh!) Honda Rebel would benefit from fork gaiters.
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