scootz
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| posted on 21/4/13 at 05:29 PM |
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It's Evolution Baby!
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perksy
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| posted on 21/4/13 at 06:50 PM |
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Credit where its due that is lovely 
Thanks for sharing, I've really enjoyed seeing it come together 
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flak monkey
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| posted on 21/4/13 at 08:29 PM |
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Thanks chaps
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mookaloid
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| posted on 21/4/13 at 08:45 PM |
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That is very
Lovely build David
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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flak monkey
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| posted on 11/5/13 at 07:41 PM |
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Thanks again guys.
Done about 100 miles or so on it now. Taking it fairly easy as it's got to be run in for 1000 miles. Even so, it's a real handful pulls
like a train from 2000rpm, wants to lift the front end up all the time and pushes you back off the pegs. And I've not really wound it right open
yet Reckon I'll need to get up the gym so I can hang onto the damn thing 
One thing that came as a pleasant suprise was that the vibration isn't half as bad as I thought it would be. Certainly good up to 4k rpm, not
had it any higher. Cruising at 80 ish it's fine, no worse than the Sportster. But it does get more noticeable if you open it up a bit. The
rubber mounts on the fuel tank get a good workout It's good enough that you can see clearly in the mirrors at any speed. No idea how it
compares to a HD big twin, never ridden one...
Seems to be doing about 35mpg, gives me an 75ish mile range until I hit reserve  Not going to be a long distance tourer, either that or I'll
be stopping at every gas station! Pulled the plugs and it looks about right. If anything it could do with a bit more fuel I think, sometimes feels
like its a bit lean, around 2200rpm. I have got the next size up main jet, so could change it fairly easily.
Overall really pleased with how it rides, need to get used to the riding position more than anything. Wasn't really sure to start with,
completely different to anything else I've had. But it's easy enough to ride in traffic at a crawling pace, the gearbox is brilliant,
shifts really nicely and the engine is well mannered on the street. The brakes actually work, more like the jap bikes I've had in the past. Need
to figure out how much clearance I've got on left handers before I scrape the belt drive, but have slung it around fairly sharpish and it
doesn't handle half bad either considering
Now all I need is some good weather again.... 
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big_wasa
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| posted on 11/5/13 at 08:07 PM |
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I had a look last weekend to see if I could see you at Hunstanton. A lot of bikes there
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flak monkey
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| posted on 11/5/13 at 08:17 PM |
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Yeah, we went down saturday, but I didnt have the chop on the road. Will be down there tomorrow weather permitting!
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