The tank breather is purely visual, I found a proper two piece threaded non return check valve in the garage, hacksawed the threads off and stuck it onto the tank with double sided tape. I winced at the thought of letting my fists of ham and fingers of butter go anywhere near the tank with a holesaw on a drill lol
I only fitted that as the standard one looked shite compared to the anodised black DP rearsets. I bought the rearsets secondhand off eBay hence the lack of matching brake lever.
The fact its primarily a road bike is just brilliant!!! i really like road based race reps! Fantastic work!
It's a big from me, some very cool touches apart from the images of a toilet pan on the fairing :biggrin:
It's all about taking the piss as much as you can!!! It's not the most practicle road bike from a comfort point of view but its all worthwhile!! Edit: By toilet pan on the fairings, I assume you mean the numbers in/on the numberboards? lol
Aye :biggrin:, my first thoughts were that she was an 848 Challenge bike till I saw the rear light, really like the paint scheme & discreet manufacturers logos.
Think it looks fab. Also think it indeed looks like a money pit. Which is fine if you have some money to throw in the pit. Currently I haven't. But if I did...
Fantastic, really can't see why anyone would dislike it!! It's very different and to my eyes, very tastefully done, well done bud
No idea if it works mate, I never use the back brake lol. It holds me steady at traffic lights and level crossings when stood on an incline, lol. The fit is exactly the same as the standard, all you need to do is transfer the brake light switch pin and the mounting pin for the rose joint which opperates the piston.
So you *do* use the back brake then! No worries, was just interested ... I am Avanti btw, so was fishing for feedback!
Ah fair enough, lol yeah I'm pleased with it mate, the finish is A1 but I did have to rub the toe peg eccentric a little to get it to slot in nicely, maybe the anodising was a little custardy that day lol. It certainly looks a damn sight better than the cheap looking OEM part. With regards the superpole seat, it's awesome. My knees weren't coming into contact with the stomp grip with the original seat but now I'm say an inch higher it's perfect, plus you are sat in a more poised and focused position. You also don't slip to the back under keen acceleration and applying copious amounts of braking force no longer results in a fuel tank/ball bag & mutton dagger interface.
