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shifty_steve

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New member, hello to all ;)
« on: February 03, 2007, 04:31:30 PM »
Just saying hello from the U.K
                                         Bought my k7 last year after wanting one for many years. Hope to go touring this summer, maybe to the Isle of Man T.T or up to Scotland. Keep the bike outside and have it in a sealed bag with an electric de-humidifier wired in ::) it really seems to work so far protecting the bike from the damp English weather. Right now I'm learning how to get the best from the ignition, also trying to improve front forks as this bike seems to bounce up and down a little at 30-40mph, tapered head bearings, wheel bearings, Hagon progressive rear shocks and Gold Valve fork Emulators are the upgrades so far, still got the bounce ??? Love the bike to bits and future wife loves it too :) I have to squeeze the bike through a 33inch gap, with a ramp to get it into the back yard, cripes these bikes weigh some! Great to see so many cb750's still going strong.

Cheers, Steve
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Re: New member, hello to all ;)
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2007, 05:42:18 PM »
Welcome from California.  Enjoy the rides out in the country, when I was there in 89 I really loved the roads..

One thing, becareful when you say things like the Isle of  "  Man TT " , it could be taken wrong here in Cali... :D
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Re: New member, hello to all ;)
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2007, 06:43:34 PM »
welcome from hot & sunny OZTRALIA  :)

you guys learnt to play cricket yet   ;D ;)
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Heironymous Josh

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« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2007, 06:46:40 PM »
Yeah, a quarter ton of steel isn't easy to move around manually!  I keep my bike outside under a cover with a Natural Colorado Climate Humidifier wired in.  It's seriously drier than a popcorn fart here.  I worry about things drying out, have to treat all plastics and hoses.  Welcome, good looking ride, my friend.

Heiro
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Re: New member, hello to all ;)
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2007, 07:00:58 PM »
Welcome from another K7 owner!  Let me say this before the other bike porn hounds do: any chance of some pics. ;)
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Re: New member, hello to all ;)
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2007, 07:44:19 PM »
Welcome Steve!
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Re: New member, hello to all ;)
« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2007, 09:52:53 AM »
Welcome from SoCal.  We used to have lots of country side to ride in over here. :'(
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shifty_steve

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Re: New member, hello to all ;)
« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2007, 12:06:35 PM »
Quote from: 750goes on February 03, 2007, 06:43:34 PM
welcome from hot & sunny OZTRALIA  :)

you guys learnt to play cricket yet   ;D ;)

Hi....and not only do you beat us silly at cricket, you happen to make the best heated motorcycle jackets on the planet, must be those cold arctic winters you get out there ;D

Cheers sport
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Re: New member, hello to all ;)
« Reply #8 on: February 04, 2007, 12:34:03 PM »
Winter??? it does not get that cold here in sydney, NSW. :)
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shifty_steve

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Re: New member, hello to all ;)
« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2007, 01:27:42 PM »
Quote from: burmashave on February 03, 2007, 07:00:58 PM
Welcome from another K7 owner!  Let me say this before the other bike porn hounds do: any chance of some pics. ;)

Hi, this K7 is still in standard paint scheme, probably keep it this way, ??? excel black???...i think its more of a brown personally, very 1977.
Well done with your bike, looks great, different                               
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shifty_steve

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« Reply #10 on: February 04, 2007, 01:29:34 PM »
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shifty_steve

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Re: New member, hello to all ;)
« Reply #11 on: February 04, 2007, 02:26:23 PM »
Quote from: Heironymous Josch on February 03, 2007, 06:46:40 PM
Yeah, a quarter ton of steel isn't easy to move around manually!  I keep my bike outside under a cover with a Natural Colorado Climate Humidifier wired in.  It's seriously drier than a popcorn fart here.  I worry about things drying out, have to treat all plastics and hoses.  Welcome, good looking ride, my friend.

Heiro
Thanks Heiro, our U.k summers are getting hotter, we have road surface melting from the summer heat last year:o but frost and ice outside tonight
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Re: New member, hello to all ;)
« Reply #12 on: February 04, 2007, 02:28:33 PM »
Another Colorado greeting. Still bouncing, huh?! May be time for a GOOD set of tires properly installed and balanced.
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Re: New member, hello to all ;)
« Reply #13 on: February 04, 2007, 03:00:25 PM »
Hi Steve and welcome to the forums from another Aussie (kind of) - I'm a Kiwi at heart.
Nice bike. My son has one just like it.
Here's one I thought you might enjoy.  :D

A policeman in Sydney pulled over a driver who'd been weaving in and out of the traffic.
He approached the car window and said, "Sir, I need you to blow into this breathalyser ."
The man reached into his pocket and produced a doctor's note. on it was written: "This man suffers from chronic asthma. Do not make him perform any action that may leave him short of breath."
The officer said, "OK then; I need you to come and give a blood sample."

The man produced another letter. This one read: "This man is a haemophiliac. Please do not cause him to bleed in any way."
So the police officer said, "Right, I need a urine sample then."

The man produced a third letter from his pocket. It read, "This man plays Cricket for the English Cricket Team. Please don't take the piss out of him."
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shifty_steve

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Re: New member, hello to all ;)
« Reply #14 on: February 04, 2007, 03:14:57 PM »
Quote from: RxmanGriff on February 04, 2007, 02:28:33 PM
Another Colorado greeting. Still bouncing, huh?! May be time for a GOOD set of tires properly installed and balanced.

Thank RxmanGriff, what a warm welcome you guys give. Tires, the bike bounced when I bought it, since then changed rear shocks, new bushes swing arm, tapered bearings, forks new oil, springs and Gold valves, then had new tires fitted...decided to go for Bridgestone battalax...directional tires...fitted the wrong way round, only spotted after doing many miles, mostly dry weather, sort of feel glad to be alive it can be very dangerous of course. Took the wheels with tires still on to a local specialist and he confirmed they could have killed me :'( he sorted the tires out after checking wheels, spokes and re balancing, he later took bike out for a ride and with many years experience of cb's thought it handled very nicely, however he said the new rear shocks where very sporty maybe too sporty for the old forks, he seemed to think the bounce was starting from the rear...I changed fork oil to 20wt, cut my spring and made the difference up with a spacer...improved but still here...checked forks for straightness and they are within tolerance using plate of glass...brilliant bike though even if I never get it sorted, had a cbr prior to this and felt a bit bored at times, never that way on these bikes ;D
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shifty_steve

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Re: New member, hello to all ;)
« Reply #15 on: February 04, 2007, 03:40:19 PM »
Quote from: turtle on February 04, 2007, 03:00:25 PM
Hi Steve and welcome to the forums from another Aussie (kind of) - I'm a Kiwi at heart.
Nice bike. My son has one just like it.
Here's one I thought you might enjoy.  :D

A policeman in Sydney pulled over a driver who'd been weaving in and out of the traffic.
He approached the car window and said, "Sir, I need you to blow into this breathalyser ."
The man reached into his pocket and produced a doctor's note. on it was written: "This man suffers from chronic asthma. Do not make him perform any action that may leave him short of breath."
The officer said, "OK then; I need you to come and give a blood sample."

The man produced another letter. This one read: "This man is a haemophiliac. Please do not cause him to bleed in any way."
So the police officer said, "Right, I need a urine sample then."

The man produced a third letter from his pocket. It read, "This man plays Cricket for the English Cricket Team. Please don't take the piss out of him."

Thanks mate ;D ;D spot on. Im not sure I should be joining in...but
There's a man in London who claims to have invented a game a bit like cricket.

What he doesn't know is that the England team have been playing it for years ;D ;D ;)


 Steve
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Re: New member, hello to all ;)
« Reply #16 on: February 04, 2007, 08:55:54 PM »
Quote from: shifty_steve on February 04, 2007, 01:27:42 PM
Quote from: burmashave on February 03, 2007, 07:00:58 PM
Welcome from another K7 owner!  Let me say this before the other bike porn hounds do: any chance of some pics. ;)

Hi, this K7 is still in standard paint scheme, probably keep it this way, ??? excel black???...i think its more of a brown personally, very 1977.
Well done with your bike, looks great, different                               

Looks very good, especially the 4-4's!  I like the dark brown.  It is 70's, but it looks good.  Glad to hear you've got some good rubber on 'er.
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Re: New member, hello to all ;)
« Reply #17 on: February 04, 2007, 11:51:08 PM »
welcome and greetings from lithuania. wanna snow ? i have plenty :)
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shifty_steve

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Re: New member, hello to all ;)
« Reply #18 on: February 05, 2007, 09:47:25 AM »
Quote from: juanclos on February 03, 2007, 05:42:18 PM
Welcome from California.  Enjoy the rides out in the country, when I was there in 89 I really loved the roads..

One thing, becareful when you say things like the Isle of  "  Man TT " , it could be taken wrong here in Cali... :D

Thanks Juanclos, in 89 did you a ride a bike over here, where did you get to, I live up near the Lake District if you know that area, some good mountain roads, Scotland has great wide open mountain roads and I enjoy the challenge of the weather too, went over to Europe a couple of years back and road down through France to Monaco then up through Italy and Swiss alps, Amazing trip fantastic roads and mountain passes, would love to try doing it on the K7...

Cheers Steve ;)
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shifty_steve

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« Reply #19 on: February 05, 2007, 09:58:03 AM »
Quote from: CerBeR on February 04, 2007, 11:51:08 PM
welcome and greetings from lithuania. wanna snow ? i have plenty :)

Thanks CerBer, good wishes to you friend :)

Cheers Steve (what bike 750?)
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shifty_steve

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Re: New member, hello to all ;)
« Reply #20 on: February 05, 2007, 10:04:50 AM »
Quote from: burmashave on February 04, 2007, 08:55:54 PM
Quote from: shifty_steve on February 04, 2007, 01:27:42 PM
Quote from: burmashave on February 03, 2007, 07:00:58 PM
Welcome from another K7 owner!  Let me say this before the other bike porn hounds do: any chance of some pics. ;)

Hi, this K7 is still in standard paint scheme, probably keep it this way, ??? excel black???...i think its more of a brown personally, very 1977.
Well done with your bike, looks great, different                               

Looks very good, especially the 4-4's!  I like the dark brown.  It is 70's, but it looks good.  Glad to hear you've got some good rubber on 'er.
The pipes are slip on's, sound is not too loud, had a run on a Dyno test machine the horsepower was 57 so maybe I drill the baffle to help them flow better since then I have put a K&N standard replacement filter and had the carbs balanced...Im not too bothered about speed, it's seems plenty fast though for me ;)
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Re: New member, hello to all ;)
« Reply #21 on: February 05, 2007, 11:10:34 AM »
welcome
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