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Discussion in 'Hangout Lounge' started by StixForBrains, Apr 7, 2008.

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    That is a lovely, very clean-looking machine! Congratulations...

    *sniff* Reminds me of when mine looked that nice and shiny... *sniff* Same colour too. Yours even still has the Yamaha tank emblems. I think those were the first to fall off my bike and the rest was downhill. ;-)

    So, have you had a chance to take it out and experience the "X-Factor"? Run 3rd gear up to redline and you'll feel something really wonderful start to happen around 6000-6500 rpm. Be careful though, do it too many times and your shirts won't fit right anymore with those long stretched out arms.
     
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    What do they call that color?
     
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    Very nice!
     
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    Thanks. Nope, Max I haven't realy wound out the x-factor... during my test drive on a long straight I did try it a bit but I was in 5th and by the time I got up near 6500 rpm I was already going over 130km/h on somebody ELSES bike and an unfamiiar one, so I backed off right away.

    ya I'll have to try it in lower gears LOL. My only driving time today was in traffic and driving the kids around to-and-from stuff. this evening

    Maybe tomorrow on my way to work. See my mental-rpm-time-to-shift-headspace... is all messed up from the last couple of years on my dinky little 305 that frankly I couldn't get it above 120kph even down hill if my life depended on it... well i've gotten used to shifting at pretty low rpms (4000-ish) I'll do as you suggest in 3rd :) besides my shirts all need some stretching after the winter weight gain LOL
     
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    and...so tell me Max...you said yours USED to be nice and shiney. What didn't you do? or put it another way... whats your best advice to keep it as good looking as this. I assume there is some great threads here somewhere on cleaning and polishing and products etc etc
     
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    Hmmm... Well, what I didn't do was keep mine all nice and snug as a bug in a cozy garage. I think the weather took the biggest on the toll on the black engine paint too. So, overall, mine looks kinda dull. Ah well... It still runs nice. :)
     
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