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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2017 22:27:34 GMT
This thread starts quite meek....bear with me.......gathering 'background' pictures.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2017 22:34:18 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2017 22:46:48 GMT
This image taken not long before the drama.....with corrected red paint.  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2017 22:55:51 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2017 23:08:23 GMT
The red on my nose fairing was finally re-done by my painter.....and I bought it home on that fateful Saturday correctly matched and happy.....and this is when the drama began.
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Post by Somersetdreamer on Dec 3, 2017 9:36:21 GMT
It's like waiting for the next series on netfix to start..........
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2017 11:15:51 GMT
It's like waiting for the next series on netfix to start.......... I know, and I'm sorry. Got a bit on at the minute. This will be a long slowish thread (lot of info so far) but I will make it as quick and as clear and informative as possible.
If it saves at least one person the stress and suffering of going through a similar experience then it has done its job. Last night I had yet another dream (nightmare) about the bike being parked next to a bonfire of all things - and catching light yet again with the horror of trying to ensure the flames were out. This type of experience does affect you.
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Post by Somersetdreamer on Dec 4, 2017 16:56:52 GMT
In your own time Nick - no pressure
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Post by rsg75 on Dec 4, 2017 18:08:16 GMT
Look forward to it, i must admit i get a bit complacent these days, this should serve as a wake up call for me.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2017 21:54:43 GMT
So it was an overcast and slightly damp Saturday afternoon in early November. I’m in the garage and I’ve just got the repainted CBR600FL nose fairing back from the painters and I spent around an hour fitting it. This was the second time I had ‘refitted’ the fairing in the past four weeks. I had a spare pair of hands hanging around the house in the form of my son on the first re-fit and the job went like clockwork that day. Then after it was fitted, I stood back and saw a very noticeable difference in the reds between the nose fairing and the lower fairing on the bike (see below pic). It was no good, it had to come off and go back to the painter to be corrected. So move on three or four weeks and the fairing was back for a second time in the right red. The fitting of it just didn’t seem to flow as smoothly this time, probably as I was doing the job by myself. After around forty-five minutes of huffing, puffing and grunting and breaking off one of the lower fixing lugs, all came good. The lug was not a problem, some were previously repaired on this fairing anyway, and using the right epoxy glue, they can actually be stronger than they are from day one. After the nose was back on, it was time to apply three white NOS Honda stripes to the freshly painted left hand inspection panel I picked up from the painter at the same time as said nose fairing. This job went without hitch (having done the right hand side only a few weeks before). Things were literally coming together and as we headed into late afternoon / early evening I started to feel good. The wife was out, the radio was blaring out some good 80’s tunes…and I then cracked open a can of Red Stripe. Little did I know, that a nasty experience like I’ve never known in 30 years around motorcycles was shortly about to occur.  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2017 10:27:26 GMT
After I’d put all the bodywork on the bike, I stood back with my beer and admired the beauty of the Jelly Mould’s lines and HRC colours. This is one of those Honda models that people either love or hate. Personally, I believe the red, white and blue colour scheme makes this model, such was the importance of getting the colours spot on (again). I was feeling proud of the bike. I recalled she’d not been run for at least three weeks prior to this so decided to fire her up and give her a run. I turned the ignition on and that reassuring quality ‘click’ from the genuine ignition rang out. I turned the fuel tap to ‘on’, pulled the choke lever fully back and pressed the starter motor. She spluttered a little but would not run so I figured the tank might be low enough to require its reserve supply of fuel. I spun the tap around to ‘reserve’ and pressed the starter again. This time the bike started to burble nicely with no sign of splutter. I headed towards where my can of beer was at the end of the garage intending to take another sip, returning to admire her further with can in hand. Within ten seconds I noticed a strange orange shadow on the back of the garage wall. I turned around and looked on in disbelief. My brain could not quite comprehend the sight that was taking place before me.
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Post by listey on Dec 7, 2017 18:18:29 GMT
After I’d put all the bodywork on the bike, I stood back with my beer and admired the beauty of the Jelly Mould’s lines and HRC colours. This is one of those Honda models that people either love or hate. Personally, I believe the red, white and blue colour scheme makes this model, such was the importance of getting the colours spot on (again). I was feeling proud of the bike. I recalled she’d not been run for at least three weeks prior to this so decided to fire her up and give her a run. I turned the ignition on and that reassuring quality ‘click’ from the genuine ignition rang out. I turned the fuel tap to ‘on’, pulled the choke lever fully back and pressed the starter motor. She spluttered a little but would not run so I figured the tank might be low enough to require its reserve supply of fuel. I spun the tap around to ‘reserve’ and pressed the starter again. This time the bike started to burble nicely with no sign of splutter. I headed towards where my can of beer was at the end of the garage intending to take another sip, returning to admire her further with can in hand. Within ten seconds I noticed a strange orange shadow on the back of the garage wall. I turned around and looked on in disbelief. My brain could not quite comprehend the sight that was taking place before me. Was it a strange orange shadow or an strange orange glow?  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2017 18:28:33 GMT
I'd say a glow Listey....which was causing shadows. Although, not the musical kind.
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Post by listey on Dec 7, 2017 18:36:38 GMT
I'll bet it got you dancing though...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2017 18:37:49 GMT
I'll bet it got you dancing though... You can bet your ar*e on that mate. |
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