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Well, with another 3 weeks lockdown and fairings spraying almost done. I'm now awaiting for the upgrade lighting to arrive so I can assemble everything together. Now I decided to make a leather custom cover for the tank

Exactly. Odd enough is that when I went the first time I had a brilliant time. Even went soaking my feet at Durness beach. And I must say, that part of Scotland is stunning.

Hi, have you look at this other forum? https://www.triumph-trophy.com/index.php?topic=5640.0

Ullapool that's nearly midge free zone. Don't think there is a midge free area in Scotland anymore... Not as bad as this but. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-39898684

Believe it or not, When I went to my west coast tour a few years ago Durness was the only place in the entire UK (not including NI) that I had a good espresso Tried to do it again 2 years ago but midges wanted to eat me alive and I gave up at Ullapool. Can't live with midges and the wife always complaining. too much buzzing around me...

Unbelievable!!! 14:57 reach over £14m

Heard in the news that Cpt Tom has been receiving calls from all over the world. Would be lovely if 100 singers would sing happy birthday to him

Forgot to post this one And, yes I'm very proud of being from this great small country

Not because I'm from there... This guy should be named ambassador I'll let others do the talking

Yeah, pretty much sums it up

I started with an Africa twin 750 then moved to a VFR800 '99 moved to UK Got a VFR800 '98 Then a few years ago I was old enough to get a ST1300

This guy is nothing short of brilliant. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-52278746 as of 9:40 this morning the amount is £5m

I have a Nolan flip up with pinlock and really works.

Yeah but you're supposed to take the bike out. You're not ridding inside the shed are you?

Have you tried Aliexpress.com ?

Well.. should he climb up the wall that would have been uplifting..

Read that to be will cause condensation I didn’t want to be too negative. That is easily solved with a couple vents. The condensation is mostly because metal sheds will heat up more than wood. a lighter colour like beige will reduce the heat, 2 vents on the top on opposite sides and 1 vent on the bottom and problem solved

Lets see... F1 world (When I was a track marshal): Bernie Ecclestone (the weasel) Jean Alesi Nigel Mansel Pedro Lamy Micheal Shumacher Frank Williams Show biz: A tv presenter from Portugal Victor de Souza (Portuguese comedian and actor) Sir Billy Connely A few more but modesty prevents me from bragging about it

You should make a little concrete slab to put the shed. 100 to 150mm extra around the walls of the shed and a little ramp for access. Reinforcement you can just use welded mesh A393 placed halfway the concrete. The slab doesn't need to be too thick, 150mm will be more than enough As example, if your shed is 2m X 1.50m the slab would be 2.20m X 1.70m You can cast an anchor while building the slab so you can fix the bike to it. I personally would prefer a metal shed for almost the same price than a wood shed and it is safer and you can declare it as a garage for the bike. Installing the metal shed is not much different than the wooden one, you just need to drill some holes in the slab and fox the bolts (ideally fix with epoxy resin).

Hi, the tools are: Air compressor - Stanley 24lt by screwfix https://www.screwfix.com/p/stanley-8216035scr011-24ltr-electric-compressor-with-5-piece-accessory-kit-240v/48089 - Air gun, the one in the compressor kit for clear acrylic and the new (£10) one for the primer and red paint. The guns are very similar the only difference are the air flow control which is pretty much useless - measuring cups, should have got more than 2, at least 5 or more so you don't mix the paints - A very useful tool, the tin opener used by the shops, this allows you also to mix the paint with hardener and tinners - scrub pad - plenty of microfiber cloths, ideally 4 of them - latex gloves, I've used over 20 pairs. Fortunately I had a 100 pack in the garage - breathing mask. This is an imperative. - Materials used: - Plastic primer 1 spray can - Plastic filler 1 250gr tin - Gray primer (this is combined with the final colour) 1 lt - Red paint (I've used Mazda red because the Honda type is £50 more expensive and the difference is minimal) 1lt - 5lt general purpose tinner for diluting primer and washing tools - hardeners and special tinner for red paint - masking tape (I got the wider one) - plenty of newspaper for covering parts you don't want to paint. For this type of job I would advise a larger compressor, 24lt is far too little for the amount of work to be done and you will have the compressor working all the time. A mistake I've done is not having bought an air trap. You really need it, had a few drops falling on the paint. Even if you drain the compressor regularly you still need it. Wee stanley 24lt compressor gun on left used for clear coats, one on right for primer and red paint Just buffing to be done in next few days Same as topbox, need final polishing Bbq break

When the sponge from my intercom mic crumbled somewhere in France I just cut a bit of the shower sponge, cut it to size and fitted with with a bit of a string. Works so much better than the original that I didn't touch it again

Another wee update I'm getting there Considering that I'm using a 24lt 2.5hp compressor that I got from Screwfix for under £100 and a air gun that cost £10 new I would say that is not a bad job Adding to it, the last spraying job I did with this kind of paint was back in 1984 when I was asked to spray 5 tanks and 8 amphibious vehicles from the army Tomorrow will be starting the clear coats.

My (very) personal opinion: Kawasaky Japanese Best quality more advanced technologically Japanese Better looking Aprillia Italian Entry level bike Italian Italian (Note, I really rally really don't like italian machines)

Can I nominate the guy from the drag race?

I found a couple websites that sell bike fairings at good price if you're willing to wait 30 days for it to arrive, www.dhgate.com www.gearbest.com I buy frequently from them and never had a problem with either of them.