pilninggas Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Just got a year's ticket on the Gamma. The bike feels superb. Before i couldn't bear riding it across town (cutting out at the lights, unrideable power delivery, feeble brakes etc). Now it pulls like it should, cleanly but slow low down and then like a small GP bike up top. Fresh fluid, braided hoses, pads and clean pistons have done wonders for stopping power too. One advisory on the print-out, rear tyre cracking, will need to do that at some point. Ended up shooting the shit with the MOT guy for a good 45 mins. He's a proper shite-ist himself, even if he doesn't know it. A workshop full of old superdreams, diversions, old honda trailies etc. He's got a C2 as a daily and a Sovereign in his garage. Dave_Q, John F, Jerzy Woking and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Have not seen haystackes like this for years so stopped to take a photo. Where is a sepia filter when you need it. 20170730_142616.jpg20170730_142606.jpg I hope mine looks that good when I rebuild it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Just dropped the busa off for a service. In years gone by I would have done it myself but now I cannot be arsed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Had call from guys doing work - sump may have to come off due to a loose sump plug and lots of PTFE tape - a gorilla had been there previously.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovylee Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 loaded up the R6 this morning with a three man tent, camp bed, sleeping bag, stove, chair and a few clothes. annual BCF BBQ begins this evening, so straight after work im off up north Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostnotFound Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Just dropped the busa off for a service. In years gone by I would have done it myself but now I cannot be arsed. Had call from guys doing work - sump may have to come off due to a loose sump plug and lots of PTFE tape - a gorilla had been there previously.... Hope you fessed up pilninggas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Hope you fessed up I have put fuel in it and had a tyre fitted. I have not touched it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostnotFound Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 I have put fuel in it and had a tyre fitted. I have not touched it.... Just pulling your leg sir! Are they going to retap the plug hole thingy or are they talking a new sump? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 loaded up the R6 this morning with a three man tent, camp bed, sleeping bag, stove, chair and a few clothes. annual BCF BBQ begins this evening, so straight after work im off up north Leephone cable phone wallet grundies t shirt 2 books fleece and over trousers pointing at wales for boaty mc boatface later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Just pulling your leg sir! Are they going to retap the plug hole thingy or are they talking a new sump?There was nothing wrong with thread - plug went straight back in.However on way home from picking bike up the front brake stuck on - the improved braided hoses had obviously pushed pistons out further than normal and filth stopped them from freeing off.So after having a service I had to strip and clean the front brakes - they just check the lining thickness nowadays. It needed it because MOT is due next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 That's pretty poor, brakes strip and clean was part of the service schedule when I was working in a dealership.Used to cause much moaning when a festery one came in but they had new pistons and seal kits stock for most common stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Not any more - even cars only get a visual check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Depends if it's a full service or just oil n filter that most people call a service? gtd2000 and DodgeRover 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 ^^^^ what he said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Knackered shitta abandoned in holyhead UltraWomble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted August 4, 2017 Author Share Posted August 4, 2017 Do Suzuki Gamma 125s fetch decent money these days? I've been offered one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Do Suzuki Gamma 125s fetch decent money these days? I've been offered one.I believe they can, but like everything - condition of the RG is paramount - the frame, engine and plastics need to be pretty good for them to get serious coin. warren t claim and srad34 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Gonna be a long 3 hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 ^^^^ Not as long as my two hours... Jerzy Woking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Actually, Mrs Honda came back, so it's my turn for my plus lounge freebies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 I'm doing that too PS it's 5 am and I've been up since 7 am yesterday I will fall asleep in the maccys in phibsboro Eddie Honda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Jaysis Mick Jerzy Woking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
They_all_do_that_sir Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Done a lap of the Ulster GP circuit at lunchtime, fantastic fun with all the haybales and numberboards up.... Got a bit wet on the way back to work, spent this afternoon looking like ive pissed myself Sent from my SM-A510F using Tapatalk LostnotFound, Fat_Pirate and Jerzy Woking 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Went for a roide wid some bad ass bikers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 God almighty I need a running bike againAnd soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Oi been Trim too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Busa shite. srad34, CGSB, Jazoli and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Less than 1k from getting new tyres fitted I've had one puncture repaired in the rear already & today I found a two inch screw in the back tyre again... ...Somehow it'd gone in flat so it was just through the tread block in line with the carcass. Pulled it out & no leak! I was amazed. John F and Bren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srad34 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Busas are great, they just look like they have been left near a radiator for too long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazoli Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 DSC_0697.JPGBusa shite. Nice, I was looking at these a couple of weeks ago whilst changing bikes, I very nearly bought one but then remembered why I sold my R1, lack of self control I will buy one one day though, one of the few bikes of that era I have never ridden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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