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375NE
Joined: 30 Sep 2013
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Location: New Zealand
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 Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 8:54 am Post subject: new to SB forum |
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Hi, just found this forum and what a god-send....of sorts. I have SB6 #00254. Getting her back on the road for the summer after 3 years watching me ride a 3CL in an attempt to calm down a bit...but turns out I go just as fast but on a wobblier bike..  So its having a rest while I put modern brakes on it...and maybe 996 forks... But back to SB6....I have now learnt, via Oily and this forum, that the battery does NOT live in the airbox.....which is where mine is, via Japan. So will attempt to relocate. In addition what is the latest thinking regarding tires for the wee beastie?
Look forward to visiting here regulary.
cheers
Hamish |
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Hursty
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| Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:04 am Post subject: |
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Welcome Hamish
Yes you will find lots of answers here 
I believe this picture of your bike will start the ball rolling
The pipes look brand new what mileage did it have when you got it?
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Evilchicken0
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Location: London
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| Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:21 am Post subject: |
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I run SuperCorsas a 120/70 on the front but you need to elongate the mudgard mounting holes a bit. Mine are bought ex-race partworn
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375NE
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| Thanks for posting photo...I have yet to master that skill...under 15000km if I recall...only got 17003 on it now as I mostly use it for short fast blats..anything longer than 2hrs and I can't straighten out esp as I'm far too tall for the bike. |
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brian
Joined: 22 Aug 2011
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| Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome to the forum mate. Nice bike
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'99 DB4 #104, '96 SB6 #1165, '94 DB2 J #652, '99 DB4 #088, '08 VTX1800, '93 ZXR750R M1, '95 ZXR750, '95 ZXR750 Race Bike, '94 CBR400rr NC29 Race Bike, '94 CB250, '49 BSA C10 250, '61 BSA A10 650, '89 ZXR750, '91 Ducati 851 |
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mainstone41
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| Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 4:57 am Post subject: |
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| Welcome to the hair pulling out club! lol |
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bimota_rider
Joined: 06 Jul 2013
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Location: Utah, USA
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| Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 4:25 am Post subject: |
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Welcome, Hammish.
Sweet machine! 
Just to inform you....
The old Latin word for Bimota is:
"Bringmoreicus moneyosus"
Enjoy your new rocketship!
...and remember this old saying I just made up:
"Zero to DEAD... in under three seconds"
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2014 Suzuki Hayabusa
2001 BMW R1100S
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Niels
Joined: 23 Mar 2013
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Location: Groningen, The Netherlands
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| Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 3:00 am Post subject: |
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| Welcome! I run mine SB6 on new Conti Sport Attack2 |
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Bmvin
Joined: 12 Sep 2012
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Location: Cleveland UK
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| Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 8:38 am Post subject: |
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Welcome Hamish I have a 1200 Laverda series 2 love it, riding fast is interesting and always on the cusp of ,in a minute mate I am going to bite you,
The Bim is more like a big old Hunter style horse, solid in the handling and quick in journey length without feeling you are going too fast.
My son thinks the Laverda especially when it is in company with other bikes looks like Lurch from the Adams Family too long too high too wide and too heavy everything a motorbike should not be but loveable all the same. |
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tommo-sb6
Joined: 08 May 2013
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Location: United Kingdom
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| Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 8:05 am Post subject: Welcome |
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| Hello Hamish, Welcome mate, can't wait until I get mine back on the road, she is in a million bits at the minute, big winter project...kindest regards Phill |
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brian
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| Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 11:19 am Post subject: |
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If your battery is in the space where the airbox normally sits, i'm guessing it has pod filters on it? Has it got flatslides or stock CV's. I'm interested to hear how it runs with the pod filters as i toyed with the idea of relocating the battery on mine.
Cheers,
Brian
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375NE
Joined: 30 Sep 2013
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Location: New Zealand
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| Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Unfortunately the battery box was molested by someone prior to my purchase of the bike and they put an aluminium partition in the air box and ran the battery from there!!!!! I have now plastic welded the box up again and returned the new Shorai battery up front...the airbox does have 3 large holes in it with coarse mesh over them but nowhere to put a filter so I'm going to micky up some oil/foam and attach to the holes from the back with another layer of mesh...... |
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Hursty
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| Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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Photos Hamish we must have photos
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Evilchicken0
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yes pics
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375NE
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| Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 6:15 am Post subject: |
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Hmmm, still trying to figure pictures out, I just get the word [img] in the preview...????
But got my wheels back with some new sticky SportMax Dunlops on them...and NO gaarks or scratches on the rims..a new world record for any commercial tyre changing place from my experience. Plus 2 cans of degreaser for cleaning the calipers and swingarm given absence of wheels.
Holy cow I didn't realise how hard my Macadams made in Spain back in 2000 had gotten....would have made for an interesting (short) ride me thinks |
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