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#1 Baron

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Posted 23 January 2008 - 11:14 pm

yahoo.gif My sminky new white 9'er arrived tonight from P&H Motorcycles and boy am I chuffed. Looks even better in the flesh wub.gif Wicky, now I understand why you like white un's so much. Think I'll sleep in the shed tonight next to me bike rolleyes.gif

I don't want this to sound like an advert but I've gotta say P & H Motorcycles have been great to deal with. First class. And the bike courier they use MotorCycleDelivery I have used myself on a number of occassions and they too are first class, £200-£250 for just about anywhere in the UK and Ireland. clapping.gif

So, it's back to the TDM trinkets catalogue again now tongue.gif
Gone but not forgotten: 2007 TDM900ABS Competition White, datatagged, fenda extenda, tomtom rider 1, Yamaha main stand, Yamaha heated grips, HID headlights, Yamaha top box & city side cases, MRA Vario screen, CLS200 automatic chain oiler, Yamaha belly pan, DL650 handguards, Gi-Pro X gear indicator, SW-Motech Mirror Extensions, LED side light, Stebel Nautilus AIR HORN!!!!!

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#2 TDMTAM

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Posted 24 January 2008 - 08:23 am

No Pictures then........
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2008 TDM 900 in BLACK, MRA Vario, DL handguards & more to come
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Posted 24 January 2008 - 08:54 am

QUOTE(Baron @ Wed 23rd Jan 2008, 10:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
yahoo.gif My sminky new white 9'er arrived tonight from P&H Motorcycles and boy am I chuffed. Looks even better in the flesh wub.gif Wicky, now I understand why you like white un's so much. Think I'll sleep in the shed tonight next to me bike rolleyes.gif

I don't want this to sound like an advert but I've gotta say P & H Motorcycles have been great to deal with. First class. And the bike courier they use MotorCycleDelivery I have used myself on a number of occassions and they too are first class, £200-£250 for just about anywhere in the UK and Ireland. clapping.gif

So, it's back to the TDM trinkets catalogue again now tongue.gif



shut up

#4 TonyDevil

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Posted 24 January 2008 - 09:18 am

i must say that even i'm thinking white may sway me over the black
QUOTE(CatsBum @ Thu 24th Jan 2008, 08:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
shut up

has your 850 gone now unsure.gif are you regretting selling it?
gonna get a niner?

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Black 1991 850 MK1, 160k+ miles(ish, best guess really, gave up trying to keep count after 3rd set of clocks and 3rd engine), PilotRoad2 tyres, custom stubby exhaust system, bluespot calipers & goodridge braided hoses with dunlopads, maxton forks, Ohlins shock, kedo handguards, stainless TDM grill, Scottoiler with lubetube & dual nozzle thingy, Givi Wingrack2 with E45 & 2xE36s, renntec crash bars, Autocom with blueteeth & PMR radio, TomTom Rider2, Optimate IIIsp, Bagster tank cover, anti-dazzle coating
to fit : led spotlights, heated grips, new braided lines and rear caliper that actually has bleed nipples
Silver-ish 2003 900, 70k miles, PilotRoad3 front tyre (new@65k) & PR2 rear(new at 69k), Renthal 755 bars with KTM handguards, oxford unheated grips, power commander 3usb, scorpion titanium exhausts, standard screen with vario winglet thingy, stainless grill, oem centre stand, bagster tank cover, givi monokey topplate mounted on grabrail with V46 topbox, Givi PL pannier rails with E21s, crash bungs, mirror extender thingys, Halfords Advanced Laser Blue brillance bulbs, 21w led spotlights, touring scottoiler with leehenty dual nozzle, Autocom with blueteeth & PMR radio, TomTom Rider3 Urban, winter style anti-dazzle coating
to fit : led brake light strip, replacement heated grips

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Posted 24 January 2008 - 09:31 am

QUOTE(TonyDevil @ Thu 24th Jan 2008, 09:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
i must say that even i'm thinking white may sway me over the black

has your 850 gone now unsure.gif are you regretting selling it?
gonna get a niner?


PaulB has arranged collection for lunchtime'sh today. I might lock the door and draw the curtain though. tongue.gif

I'm into the undecided bit on bikes now. The Tenere is now the 'breadwinner' now.
Question is, what do I do? I would like a 900 but I am also drawn to the big feel of the Tenere hence my comments on a V-Strom
The Tenere is going to be for sale in order to finance something else (Anyone now looking for an XTZ?)

Sorry to jump on Baron. Well I'm not actually, he deserves it punishment.gif

Need to sort out as RTT will soon be here!

Edited by CatsBum, 24 January 2008 - 09:31 am.


#6 willsTDM

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Posted 24 January 2008 - 09:51 am


Cograts on the new 900 cool.gif yes, the white ones do look the goods wink.gif
Cheers William from OZ. '07 TDM9.

#7 Baron

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Posted 24 January 2008 - 09:01 pm

QUOTE(CatsBum @ Thu 24th Jan 2008, 09:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
PaulB has arranged collection for lunchtime'sh today. I might lock the door and draw the curtain though. tongue.gif

I'm into the undecided bit on bikes now. The Tenere is now the 'breadwinner' now.
Question is, what do I do? I would like a 900 but I am also drawn to the big feel of the Tenere hence my comments on a V-Strom
The Tenere is going to be for sale in order to finance something else (Anyone now looking for an XTZ?)

Sorry to jump on Baron. Well I'm not actually, he deserves it punishment.gif

Need to sort out as RTT will soon be here!

Follow your heart old chum and make the purchase as you never know what tomorrow may bring smile.gif

My sminky is under cover in me shed for now until this gale force weather buggers off some place else dry.gif
Gone but not forgotten: 2007 TDM900ABS Competition White, datatagged, fenda extenda, tomtom rider 1, Yamaha main stand, Yamaha heated grips, HID headlights, Yamaha top box & city side cases, MRA Vario screen, CLS200 automatic chain oiler, Yamaha belly pan, DL650 handguards, Gi-Pro X gear indicator, SW-Motech Mirror Extensions, LED side light, Stebel Nautilus AIR HORN!!!!!

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Posted 24 January 2008 - 10:52 pm

Hey Baron.......welcome to the clan. Oneday we will outnumber those 850s.
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Posted 25 January 2008 - 08:29 am

QUOTE(CatsBum @ Thu 24th Jan 2008, 09:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The Tenere is going to be for sale in order to finance something else (Anyone now looking for an XTZ?)



Must....resist.....

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#10 Baron

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Posted 25 January 2008 - 07:42 pm

QUOTE(TDMTAM @ Thu 24th Jan 2008, 08:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
No Pictures then........
TAM

Sminky comes out at night...........

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Gone but not forgotten: 2007 TDM900ABS Competition White, datatagged, fenda extenda, tomtom rider 1, Yamaha main stand, Yamaha heated grips, HID headlights, Yamaha top box & city side cases, MRA Vario screen, CLS200 automatic chain oiler, Yamaha belly pan, DL650 handguards, Gi-Pro X gear indicator, SW-Motech Mirror Extensions, LED side light, Stebel Nautilus AIR HORN!!!!!

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Posted 25 January 2008 - 08:08 pm

QUOTE(Baron @ Wed 23rd Jan 2008, 10:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I don't want this to sound like an advert but I've gotta say P & H Motorcycles have been great to deal with. First class.


I used to use them a lot when they had a store in Brighton, and they were a top class set-up. Shame they closed the branch really. They always had time to talk about anything bike related (unlike some shops who just want your cash).

Next time I am in Crawley 'browsing' I will tell them how pleased you were.

Happy riding!!!!

**And to think that I stood there looking at this very machine....dreaming.... sad.gif

Edited by brightonTDM, 25 January 2008 - 08:11 pm.

Who on earth made me get a ZX9R???? I'll get 'em....

#12 Sparky

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Posted 25 January 2008 - 08:14 pm

QUOTE(Baron @ Fri 25th Jan 2008, 07:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Sminky comes out at night...........


Very nice indeed. Gotta say, I think the white ones are the best looking colour scheme so far, and the wheel stripes really liven up the bike's appearance. good.gif Nice semi-personalised 'twin' registration, too! cool.gif
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#13 Baron

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Posted 25 January 2008 - 09:07 pm

QUOTE(brightonTDM @ Fri 25th Jan 2008, 07:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Next time I am in Crawley 'browsing' I will tell them how pleased you were. Happy riding!!!!
Thanks mate. I dropped them a note to tell them how impressed I was with them. Sean was the chap I was dealing with....top bloke. I gave him the carpe web page address and told hime I'd been flying the P & H flag there so he said he was going to go have a look. guess it is maybe time I moved out of the shed and back into the house with the missus.......just don't wanna leave my "Sminky" all alone at night wub.gif
QUOTE(Sparky @ Fri 25th Jan 2008, 07:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Nice semi-personalised 'twin' registration, too! cool.gif
Yea, think I lucked in with the reg number...."TWN"...twin good.gif

...and strangely this 9'er throttle feels as good, even a little better, that the post air box mod throttle of my 2004 9'er. It would seem that Yamaha occassionaly do listen to their customers clapping.gif

Edited by Baron, 25 January 2008 - 09:32 pm.

Gone but not forgotten: 2007 TDM900ABS Competition White, datatagged, fenda extenda, tomtom rider 1, Yamaha main stand, Yamaha heated grips, HID headlights, Yamaha top box & city side cases, MRA Vario screen, CLS200 automatic chain oiler, Yamaha belly pan, DL650 handguards, Gi-Pro X gear indicator, SW-Motech Mirror Extensions, LED side light, Stebel Nautilus AIR HORN!!!!!

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Posted 25 January 2008 - 11:58 pm

shut up

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Posted 26 January 2008 - 12:01 am

Sminky indeed. cool.gif Nice one Baron, I hope you'll both be very happy together.

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Posted 26 January 2008 - 12:21 am

QUOTE(Baron @ Fri 25th Jan 2008, 09:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Sminky comes out at night...........


Oh great, I've just talked myself down from one of these and now you - and that damn 0% deal!!!!!!

I must not go near a bike shop, I must not go near a bike shop, I must not go near a bike shop........

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Posted 26 January 2008 - 10:06 am

Okay, sorry chaps, I'll shut up now blush.gif rolleyes.gif

Pics here for you fellow obsessive compulsives rolleyes.gif

Edited by Baron, 26 January 2008 - 04:12 pm.

Gone but not forgotten: 2007 TDM900ABS Competition White, datatagged, fenda extenda, tomtom rider 1, Yamaha main stand, Yamaha heated grips, HID headlights, Yamaha top box & city side cases, MRA Vario screen, CLS200 automatic chain oiler, Yamaha belly pan, DL650 handguards, Gi-Pro X gear indicator, SW-Motech Mirror Extensions, LED side light, Stebel Nautilus AIR HORN!!!!!

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Posted 26 January 2008 - 10:21 am

Didnt know you had a new boike Baron....look...well....err Sminky. banana.gif
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Posted 26 January 2008 - 11:34 am

QUOTE(Baron @ Fri 25th Jan 2008, 08:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Sminky comes out at night...........

Congrats, Baron!
'Sminky' looks great wub.gif
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Posted 27 January 2008 - 12:53 am

QUOTE(Baron @ Sat 26th Jan 2008, 09:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Okay, sorry chaps, I'll shut up now blush.gif rolleyes.gif

Pics here for you fellow obsessive compulsives rolleyes.gif



looking at your closeups baron , the rear wheel adjuster bolts "get em out and coppa slip them, cos the buggers sieze ya know's and snap " they look a tad dry in that picture.

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