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Offline graingerblaze

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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8700 on: November 24, 2018, 10:30:23 »
 Just bought myself a pair of Bridgestone Battlax A41's (£191 including delivery) in the Black Friday deals, check out BlackCircles. Com :lala:
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Offline Valves

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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8701 on: November 25, 2018, 12:50:08 »
New front brake pads fitted - 14,500 on the first set, now over to sintered
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8702 on: November 25, 2018, 13:20:41 »
It was bath day today. You know once you start Snow Foaming, you can get carried away  :smirk:
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8703 on: November 25, 2018, 15:23:58 »
reseated the plug for the throttle-side heated grip.... I'd been wondering why my right hand was always cold!
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8704 on: November 25, 2018, 16:44:55 »
 Confession time!
New battery last week, since then the bike would fire up, sometimes,then cut out dead after a few seconds or so,no set time.
Today I found I had re fitted the tilt switch upside down on its Mounting pegs!!!
Argh!
But a nice run out for lunch.
 
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Offline Lincsman

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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8705 on: November 29, 2018, 14:15:34 »
Just fitted these, they're brilliant, and at £14.95 think that that's a bargain


Here's the e bay number should you want to buy some
283148305308
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8706 on: November 30, 2018, 22:55:36 »
Took it to work and back,tried out the bar muffs wiht the heated grips hands were nice and toasty.  :thumb: All so tried the home made heated jacket {body warmer} and the two heating pads from a heated car seat, I had to stop om the way to work to turn it down to the low setting.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8707 on: December 01, 2018, 05:58:42 »
 :lala: welcome to the VStrom Baader Meinhof cell. I haven't worn mine this winter yet, come to think of it I haven't added the plug to the Thunderbastard yet...

I don't know if you're a swearing type person Graham, but I still remember my first "f*ckin' hell, this is brilliant" outburst. To be a fully accredited member we still need to see pictures. :thumb:

A word of warning, don't go anywhere near a London underground station...
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8708 on: December 01, 2018, 10:17:35 »
Swear what me  :whistle: pictures to follow later.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8709 on: December 01, 2018, 15:32:59 »
Pictures for you TLP
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8710 on: December 01, 2018, 15:51:57 »
Picked mine up today.  Rode it 35 miles home, changed the oil and filter and started removing the fairing.  Cleaned most of the front and put it back together, may do the rear tomorrow, weather permitting.

I'm quite pleased with it.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8711 on: December 01, 2018, 16:03:04 »
Cleaned and washed the V-strom and the SV... Noticed one or two tiny pits on a couple of engine bolts despite the ACF.

Wondering if the engine bolt kits for the SV/Vstrom (17/18) are the same? If so may put a titanium set on the V-strom??

The cases look very similar.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8712 on: December 01, 2018, 16:05:20 »
Graham, that vest is perfect for beating the Christmas shopping crowds. Stroll through your favourite shopping centre holding the plug upright in your fist, with your thumb hovering over the spring end terminal. You'll have the place to yourself in no time.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8713 on: December 01, 2018, 16:35:22 »
 :shock: :icon_no:
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Offline Graham62

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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8714 on: December 01, 2018, 18:40:20 »
@  Munchen is that grey or light blue ?
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8715 on: December 01, 2018, 19:52:04 »
Fitted givi engine bars
And a constand centre stand all done in 3 hours very happy ????????????
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8716 on: December 01, 2018, 19:56:22 »


Personally I'd call it silver, definitely not light blue.  :thumb:
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Offline graingerblaze

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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8717 on: December 01, 2018, 21:13:49 »
If the wife insists on watching reality crap on TV, then servicing your bike has to be the best way to spend a Saturday evening  :smirk:
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Offline mr_diver

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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8718 on: December 01, 2018, 21:23:32 »
tell me you have all the balls from the worm drive?  :shock:
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Offline graingerblaze

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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8719 on: December 01, 2018, 21:32:02 »
Yes, currently cleaning them and will reassemble tonight with some fresh grease  :smirk:

Good shout though, nearly lost some when I casually took it off and not paying enough attention  :whistle:
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