Thanks mate....yeah...walking into my garage at the moment is brill....real earthy manly biking smell....argggghhh (beats hands on chest)
Duke is in stripped form at the mo, and once this weekend is over the proper clean up will begin. All the cleaning bits I ordered have arrived (degreaser, metal polish etc)...so can start in the evenings next week. New battery is here too so it should fire up and run a lot better.
Once thats done...gonna order some new fairing bolts from Pro-Bolt...some new air filters...Oil and Filter then off for a MOT then Dyno Tuning at Motrac. However my gut is telling me nothing is going to be straight forward. I have decided that I am to put either standard cans on or some new ones...see whats a cheap alternative to those Termi's...they're too fucking loud really...it'll never pass a mot like that!
I am learning a hell of lot by stripping, cleaning, and generally fiddling with the duke. I suppose I am a little less scared of breaking this one...and if I do...my good mates Chris, Andy and Dave will come round and fix it and clip me round the ear.
All good fun...I may start a diary thread in the Gallery board...from shit up to shiny clean! May be a long diary post though...Captains Log Star Date 2010