I must be a giant sucker...

[Colonel Nikolai]

Love that bike. There are tricks to making it faster, much faster. But the question I always have for the R1 crowd is what's the "usable" power of it? You need an awesome suspension to even use most of the power you have. IMHO, concentrate on that and you'll have more fun anyway.

[Cos]

...the girl might be a bit old but she's still one hell of a road bike.
Like my Tiger, this one just might be a keeper.  :D

Who are you calling old? My 2004 955i is insulted.
When you need a long ride to clear your head do you have to ride around the island 3 times?

I resemble that last remark.

Two...i ride around the island 2 times. :lol:

Cyprus is big as far as islands go and there are a lot of twisty roads. Quality for quantity i guess, although i wouldn't mind having both. Still, the Continent is always an option, and Turkey is only a short ferry hop away.

[Bixxer Bob]

How much is a return ferry to Turkey then COS?

[Cos]

How much is a return ferry to Turkey then COS?

Mate went recently...2 people and a bike was 200 Euro both ways

[BruKen]

The North West of Cyprus has some of the best biking roads I have seen in my globe trotting. Especially those that lead in to the centre through the mountains and cultivated forests. Absolutely ace!!!

zoom in and see the plethora of twisties

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 04778&z=12 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=cyprus&aq=&sll=37.160317,-95.712891&sspn=42.324477,70.136719&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Cyprus&ll=35.089574,32.655144&spn=0.171645,0.404778&z=12)

[Cos]

And since i can't leave well enough alone...

Sourced a TOR high mount to get rid of the stock boat anchor/bazooka

Front flush mounts

2 teeth up on the rear

[Colonel Nikolai]

Sorry I'm still staring at the half nekkid Russian girl back there.

[John Stenhouse]

That's gorgeous! Want one!!!!

[Cos]

Been a while...

Got new clip-ons on the old girl...OEM were killing me. Also fitted a radial m/c from a GSX-R.








And here she is with her older sister.

[Sin_Tiger]

Nice, the clip on's look familiar, same as a set I bought for the Thruxton. How do they feel? I'm not 100% sold on the taper clamp.

[Cos]

Nice, the clip on's look familiar, same as a set I bought for the Thruxton. How do they feel? I'm not 100% sold on the taper clamp.

They're Tarozzi/Sprint mfg clip-ons. To be honest, I bought them used because they fit my budget. If I had the money I'd have bought Gilles, LSL or Cyclecat but they're pricier new and extremely difficult to find used.

So far they feel good. They had to be drilled for the controls which was a pain and because of the fairing and that they aren't Daytona specific, adjustability is a bit limited, especially when it comes to height. See where they are on the forks? We also had to McGuyver the bracket for the brake fluid pee cup. Also, we had to come up with an adapter for my existing bar ends.

Still, they seem to be ok for what they are. Wasn't sure about that clamp either so we tightened the poo out of it. Nothing has moved yet. I am definitely enjoying that they are a bit wider and flatter than OEM. I feel more secure, more comfortable and it's easier to throw the bike into a turn and change directions.

I hope that wasn't too wordy

 :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

[Sin_Tiger]

Nope, perfect feedback. Same units, similar reasons, thanks.

[Cos]

Nope, perfect feedback. Same units, similar reasons, thanks.

Pleasure. How are they working out for you on the Thruxton?

[Sin_Tiger]

That's phase 2 of the project. The engine is getting the treatment just now, followed by the front brake and forks.

Clip on's are sitting in the back room with the half fairing  

[Cos]

That's phase 2 of the project. The engine is getting the treatment just now, followed by the front brake and forks.

Clip on's are sitting in the back room with the half fairing  

My my, someone's been busy. Eagerly awaiting to see what comes of this.