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2bims
Joined: 03 Apr 2010
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 Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 10:36 am Post subject: |
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I think your dealers probably right...wait for it to arrive, ride it and then start tinkering...they are usually set up HARD....so depends if you have good roads...you'll have hours of fun playing the low and high speed compression and rebound adjusters on the rear shock....check to see if you have a tool to adjust them...same with the concentric at the top of the shock for ride height...a tool is needed for that also
I could send you an electronic version of the owners manual for DB7 if you are interested...give you something to read...same suspension |
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mr-fabricator
Joined: 24 Feb 2014
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Location: Perth WA
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| Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 1:01 pm Post subject: |
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very kind offer mate that would be fantastic , I was going to post about available manuals etc .
I will try to obtain a tool kit from alan or measure up and make the necessary tools ,
Alan also took my measurments down and said they would roughly set up the bike for me , fast road and supply track settings .. bike set ups elude me if im honest , you think its just right then Boom you low side or get a proper tank slap !!! like you say tho , hours of fun 
where abouts in Manchester ar you from , I had a couple of years in New mills just outside stockport , Matlock was a good run out , cat and fiddle road and loved the A628 upto Penistone/Barnsley
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2bims
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| Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 1:58 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm. South mcr, around 5 miles from stockport...matlock used to be a good run...but cat and fiddle road has deliberately not been maintained... Average speed cameras on there and helicopter eyes in the sky..bad news...pm me your email address and I'll send you a file share so you can download it onto your hatd drive....too big to email |
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bimotacarbon
Joined: 09 Nov 2008
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Location: Apeldoorn, the netherlands.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 10:02 pm Post subject: J |
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Awesome!!! One of THE most ultimate bikes ever build!! Very good choice! Congrats
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mr-fabricator
Joined: 24 Feb 2014
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Location: Perth WA
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| Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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2bims , that's a shame for the cat and fiddle , the choppers were around when I rode but u could still have a good ride especially through the week as they typically came out on Sundays ! I always remember pinging it around a long left , 120 ish only to be greeted by a stray sheep in the middle of the road just staring at me , good test for my breaks ha ha .
Will pm u email addy .
Bimotacarbon , great username and thanks , I thought u had one when I saw your username
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brian
Joined: 22 Aug 2011
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Location: Australia
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| Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 11:59 pm Post subject: |
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Ha ha , nice try , you could try !!
If you have any pics at all of the bike I'd realy appreciate them , I like to know the background and history of my vehicles ,
The bike was originally built to promote the brand etc some say for alan personally , some say for fx , I think it is a nice in between for the SP and oro , no idea what price they were asking for a "carbon signature " but they obviously didn't sell , that good for me tho . Alan did say it was offered at $75k Ozzie but wether that was sales spin or not I don't know , did it have a price tag on at motogp ??? |
I'll look through my photo's when I get some time Lee. It didn't have a price tag on it at the time and I didn't ask as I recon if you have to ask the price you CAN'T afford it, and I definitely couldn't afford it 
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brian
Joined: 22 Aug 2011
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Location: Australia
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| Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 12:04 am Post subject: |
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| 2bims wrote: |
| ....so depends if you have good roads... |
'Good roads'... not many of them in Queensland. Hope you have some in WA. Definitely some beautiful roads in most of the other states in Aus... Tasmania is definitely on my future trip list.
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mr-fabricator
Joined: 24 Feb 2014
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Location: Perth WA
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| Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 1:59 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Brian that's great , anything at all for my records
As for roads I need to head south , exactly how good they are I won't know untill I'm there but anything will be better than Perth city and freeways , theirs also a couple of tracks , one a hour north and one 2+ hours south east ,
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djt77
Joined: 27 Feb 2008
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Location: Perth, Western Australia
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| Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 7:33 am Post subject: |
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| Any idea how much longer until its here? |
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mr-fabricator
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Location: Perth WA
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| Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 8:50 am Post subject: |
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Bloody good question , as far as I'm aware it's left Vic , en-route . Was hoping early this week but no calls .
Would be nice to finally see it by the end of the week and collect ASAP after that ......... Waiting game 
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mr-fabricator
Joined: 24 Feb 2014
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Location: Perth WA
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| Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 10:30 am Post subject: |
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The eagle has landed
Bike is now at causeway Ducati , Victoria park ..
un crated yesterday and wheeled into the showroom .
Off tomorrow to check everything is ok , owe the last few dollars deposit wich I will settle up on Tuesday and hopefully take her home
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djt77
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| Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2014 10:14 am Post subject: |
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| Will pop in for a look on Monday, might be some drool marks on it by then |
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mr-fabricator
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Location: Perth WA
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| Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2014 12:16 pm Post subject: |
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Ha ha , yeah go have a look , theirs sticky fingers all over it from me anyway !!
wend down today to have a look , very pleased , sounds awesome , looks amazing , should be picking it up tue
few pics from today , me and Mrs fabricator
roll on Tuesday
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spyv
Joined: 18 Jan 2012
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Location: Piraeus,Greece
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| Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2014 12:47 pm Post subject: |
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congratulations  ! |
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2bims
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| Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2014 2:08 pm Post subject: |
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You must be happy as Larry....or at least look it...even your Mrs seems pleased...I'm assuming that she's thinking the little pad on the rear is for pillions? and hasnt realised theres no footpegs for her yet?
And quite a crowd gathering to see it also.....that takes a bit of getting used to........Just how close were you to slotting it into gear and heading off down the road? The urge must have been incredible.....  |
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