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#1 mr sat nav

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Posted 23 December 2006 - 05:31 pm

No not that, but I'm still hopefull as the night is young..........

While the missus was out doin some last minute crimbo shopping I was meant to be 'cleaning' the house, yeah right, I'd already bought the bike a few pressie's and stashed them in the shed without her knowing.........that tells you who's boss.........so while she was out.......

New Renthal bars, with brace, touring screen (I'm 6'2", so needed!), trick carbon levers, handle bar risers, trickle charger, oxford heated grips and I've just had my front side panels re-sprayed yamaha diamond black so they went on.............the only thing that didn't come were the Renthal bar end weights, she looks a treat!!

Just wanted to tell someone really as I'm well chuffed with my morning's work, more so as I am not really very 'hands on'!! Once I get her out of the shed I'll get a few piccy's to put on the site............started her up and the Akrapoviks scared the cat half to death, superb!
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#2 Hartside Man

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Posted 23 December 2006 - 08:09 pm

QUOTE(mr sat nav @ Sat 23rd Dec 2006, 05:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
No not that, but I'm still hopefull as the night is young..........

While the missus was out doin some last minute crimbo shopping I was meant to be 'cleaning' the house, yeah right, I'd already bought the bike a few pressie's and stashed them in the shed without her knowing.........that tells you who's boss.........so while she was out.......

New Renthal bars, with brace, touring screen (I'm 6'2", so needed!), trick carbon levers, handle bar risers, trickle charger, oxford heated grips and I've just had my front side panels re-sprayed yamaha diamond black so they went on.............the only thing that didn't come were the Renthal bar end weights, she looks a treat!!

Just wanted to tell someone really as I'm well chuffed with my morning's work, more so as I am not really very 'hands on'!! Once I get her out of the shed I'll get a few piccy's to put on the site............started her up and the Akrapoviks scared the cat half to death, superb!


if ya can lay your hands on a 16mm metric fine thread tap, the bar ends on the renthals tap quite nicely for you to fit the origonal yam end weights good.gif

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#3 E-njoy

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Posted 24 December 2006 - 04:12 am

QUOTE(mr sat nav @ Sat 23rd Dec 2006, 06:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
New Renthal bars, with brace, touring screen (I'm 6'2", so needed!), handle bar risers,


So you have a low renthal bar (which in my opinion makes the bike more ergonomic) but then compensate again by adding risers blink.gif? I'm 6'3", so I need a low screen... Either a low one or an extremely high one (one I can just look over). Anything in between, especially the yamaha touring screen, just adds turbulence / buffeting / noise. My TDM900A GT came with the high screen standard which I switched immediately for the stock screen which I highly prefer because of comfort. Still I changed that for a MRA vario touring screen which fortunately is not that much higher, but it is wider and as the variable flip up in case I do need (still relatively buffet free) more screen which struggling against headwinds. Of course a lower screen also gives more exposure to cold winter wind, but you can dress for that. Hope the tall screen worlks for you though, I never had any good experience with intermediate high screens. Last Motorrad review I read of the TDM (compared to Deauville, V-strom 650 and Kawa ER6F) also complained highly about the turbulence and noise of the screen (it had the Yamaha touring screen installed).

Here's my MRA screen (my current low ABM steering bar not yet installed on pic):



For my height this screen is perfect, but for people shorter than me this screen is already too high and noisy. If you're small enough, the touring screen might be good (blowing the blast over the helmet). But if you're 6'2", I doubt you'll like the screen... although I hope you do, since you're so gay about it. Got any pics of your transformed steed? Did the missus caught you yet? What's the punishment going to be you think?
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Posted 24 December 2006 - 10:55 am

QUOTE(mr sat nav @ Sat 23rd Dec 2006, 05:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I've just had my front side panels re-sprayed yamaha diamond black


Black - the worst colour to keep clean!!! especially with all this bloody salt on the roads!

QUOTE(E-njoy @ Sun 24th Dec 2006, 03:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Still I changed that for a MRA vario touring screen



Screens are a much discussed subject on this forum! I'm 6'3" and have an 850 with standard screen. I'm awaiting feedback from the chaps who've bought the MRA vario wing thingy as a bolt on extra.
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Posted 24 December 2006 - 10:55 am

QUOTE(amarko5 @ Sat 23rd Dec 2006, 07:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
if ya can lay your hands on a 16mm metric fine thread tap, the bar ends on the renthals tap quite nicely for you to fit the origonal yam end weights good.gif


Good tip, pity I have already got the renthal bar ends to go with the bars.
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Posted 24 December 2006 - 11:31 am

I found the low renthal bars,when in a good position for me caught on the top fairing(900) so fitting the 1" risers myself. Agree tho they (the bars) do improve the look.
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Posted 24 December 2006 - 11:44 am

QUOTE(Cavey @ Sun 24th Dec 2006, 10:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Black - the worst colour to keep clean!!! especially with all this bloody salt on the roads!

Agreed, but black 'n' dirty may be the way to go for street cred (NB Yamaha now lists the TDM as a "street bike"), having kept the parallel twin theme alive till its current rediscovery? cool.gif

Maybe get some black T shirts printed for the summer with the Carpe logo on the left chest and "TDM - Cool or What??" in big script on the back?

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Posted 24 December 2006 - 03:30 pm

Hi guys, the replies make an interesting read, although I am a little worried how what I said could be construed as being 'gay' about it, whats that all about?
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Posted 24 December 2006 - 07:30 pm

QUOTE(mr sat nav @ Sun 24th Dec 2006, 11:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi guys, the replies make an interesting read, although I am a little worried how what I said could be construed as being 'gay' about it, whats that all about?


Absolutely nothing.... Once apon a time someone thought the 900 was 'gay' looking (as in the youth slang). I can't see it.
Mk1 and Mk2 850 owners use it to pick at 900 owners. 'Mine is better than yours, Mine is bigger than yours' etc.

It is getting just a tad overdone. isurrender.gif





Now a Mazda Miata.... that's actually is gay. rotflmmfao.gif
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Posted 28 December 2006 - 04:02 pm

OK finished playing with the bike's Chrimbo pressie's and have put a couple of piccy's on with the bars and higher screen,sorry they are not particularly bright, but its a bit dim today......



http://www.photobox....c_album=4690545


Wan't quite sure how to put pics on as I was unable to put directly onto post, so sorry you'll have to cut and paste the link untill someone explains it to me in untechnical terms...........................................
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#11 Hartside Man

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Posted 28 December 2006 - 07:06 pm

QUOTE(mr sat nav @ Thu 28th Dec 2006, 03:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
OK finished playing with the bike's Chrimbo pressie's and have put a couple of piccy's on with the bars and higher screen,sorry they are not particularly bright, but its a bit dim today......
http://www.photobox....c_album=4690545
Wan't quite sure how to put pics on as I was unable to put directly onto post, so sorry you'll have to cut and paste the link untill someone explains it to me in untechnical terms...........................................



it keeps putting up not logged in errors here as i am not a member of photobox sad.gif

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Posted 28 December 2006 - 09:00 pm

QUOTE(mr sat nav @ Thu 28th Dec 2006, 03:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
OK finished playing with the bike's Chrimbo pressie's and have put a couple of piccy's on with the bars and higher screen,sorry they are not particularly bright, but its a bit dim today......
http://www.photobox....c_album=4690545
Wan't quite sure how to put pics on as I was unable to put directly onto post, so sorry you'll have to cut and paste the link untill someone explains it to me in untechnical terms...........................................

I think that you haven't made the album available for public viewing...
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#13 mr sat nav

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Posted 28 December 2006 - 10:46 pm

Hi, thanks for that, yes your right, just made it available for public viewing, link below:

http://www.photobox....k/album/4690545
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Posted 28 December 2006 - 10:58 pm

QUOTE(tdm850rider @ Sun 24th Dec 2006, 07:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It is getting just a tad overdone. isurrender.gif


ok if you gonna surrender then i will isurrender.gif

do you think the 900 brigade will also accept a truce rolleyes.gif good.gif

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Posted 29 December 2006 - 07:08 am

QUOTE(mr sat nav @ Thu 28th Dec 2006, 03:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
,sorry they are not particularly bright, but its a bit dim today......

Is this any better?



It must have been brighter in my part of the world.

QUOTE(davsil @ Thu 28th Dec 2006, 10:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
ok if you gonna surrender then i will isurrender.gif

do you think the 900 brigade will also accept a truce rolleyes.gif good.gif


isurrender.gif I can not speak for all but I think a cease fire is possible isurrender.gif
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Posted 29 December 2006 - 10:23 am

Mr sat nav, I think those cute orange blinkers are still a bit too gay .
You're bike is screaming for black blinker lenses, that would make it cool enough




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Posted 29 December 2006 - 02:50 pm

Andy-k - how did you do that?????? I can't manage to put a picture on a post for love nor money!!

E-njoy - really nice bike mate, I like it, though I do think those handlebars make it look a bit gay, its screaming out for some Renthals and carbon levers!!??

So where do you get the black blinker lenses from then?

tdm850rider - what on earth does a Mazda Miata look like?
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Posted 29 December 2006 - 09:02 pm

Hi everyone, really chuffed, thanks for all your help I can now put pictures on my postings and have discovered a smart new signature, splendid!!
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Posted 29 December 2006 - 10:37 pm

Can't help but notice a recurring theme in your bike show pics unsure.gif , you are truly a carpeist...



















...Yep every one has a horrible glare from the top of your bonce! rotflmmfao.gif


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Posted 29 December 2006 - 11:09 pm

QUOTE(mr sat nav @ Fri 29th Dec 2006, 03:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
E-njoy - really nice bike mate, I like it, though I do think those handlebars make it look a bit gay, its screaming out for some Renthals and carbon levers!!??


I already got an ABM bar on it in titanium color, much more original than Renthal cool.gif.
Carbon levers, that does sound interesting. Link?

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tdm850rider - what on earth does a Mazda Miata look like?


There's this thing called www.google.com. If you go there and click on images, then enter Mazda Miata in the search bar, you'll know within seconds... It's called MX5 in euroland.


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