boboneleg

If Yamaha ask for it back I'm going to look a bit of a numpty giving back a new tank plus it was much easier to paint the new one , much less prep involved so quite a lot cheaper.

He's not shy, just plain fuckin ugly

So this bike was ridden to the campsite yeah ?? Please explain to me where that tent and all the other gear was stashed on that bike then ? What a load of hogwash

It's the O/E colour of the Matrix 998, personally I think it's hideous .

We had chicken and potatoes with peppers , I took a photo before it went in the oven as it looks so vibrant..........

I've still got it at the moment. The dealer is very laid back, he says that if they want it back they usually ask within 90 days, if they don't then he's fine if I keep it .

That's exactly what will happen. We have a few customers in work that have the Ducati 998 Matrix, they are kept immaculate but seldom ridden.

So earlier in the year I noticed surface rust on the tank of my Tenere 700. As the bike was still under warranty I took a trip to the dealer and he put a warranty claim straight in. Once the tank and all the small parts arrived I asked the dealer if I could collect the tank and fit it myself as my plan was to have it painted before fitting it. There were two reasons for this, 1. I figured that it would only have the same amount of paint on there as the original , 2. I wanted to change the colour from the manky grey O/E colour. The dealer was fine with that so I went and collected the parts. I am lucky that through work we have an ace painter, he does all our Ducati stuff as well as custom paint jobs on cars. He had done a Yamaha R1 a couple of months before and had found a colour from 'House of Kolor ' that was a great match and had enough left over to do my tank and the little side panels that were also manky grey. I managed to remove the tank from the bike a couple of weeks ago and then after I'd taken it into our workshop our mechanic removed the fuel pump and then it got painted. Old and new side by side............... and one of the small side panels........... On Tuesday my boss brought the finished items round to my house and I fitted it all yesterday. It's time consuming doing it all on one leg but it's not as if I'm doing anything else. Anyway, I'm really chuffed with the paint job and I think it looks much better that the O/E job............ Before ........... and after.............

Good to see you out on the KTM again, one of the best bikes EVER made

No, you're a twat that only rides on sunny days. If you move to the Netherlands you'll be fucked

So off the top of my head here are some of my favourite albums @XTreme, I'll take an educated guess that you've probably never listened to any of them

That's you grounded for the next 6 months then

I've been busy in the garage today so got a photo for @XTreme

It's all jitter shite apart from Tubular Bells and the Dark side ot the moon so I have no idea

This old saying about 'the rain in Spain stays mainly on the Plain' is an utter load of bollocks. Having been the recepient of many a sudden storm in the Pyrenees I can say that it rains anywhere it feckin likes in Spain.

BSA A10

Oh come on Dave, he has beautiful hair ...................

I think she's going to borrow @Six30 bike.......................